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Win a Noise Engineering Dystorpia! [ENDED]

With the Dystorpia, the folks at Noise Engineering have created a really cool and innovative pedal distortion (their debut in the stompbox realm and inspired by their Eurorack modules) and what's probably the best-named pedal of the decade so far.Click on the title for more

Win a Noise Engineering Dystorpia! [ENDED]

New Pedal: Caroline Kilobyte 2000 Lo-Fi Delay

The Caroline KILOBYTE-2000 is the ultimate evolution of the company's lo-fi delay pedal, initially introduced as the Kilobyte in 2013. In the pedal's circuit, which is based on the infamous yet awesome PT-2399 chip, the usual Drive, Level, Time and Feedback knobs are joint by three new controls in the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Caroline Kilobyte 2000 Lo-Fi Delay

Cornerstone Colosseum Dual Overdrive (Klon + BB)

Emilio at Cornerstore Gear has released a fair number of dual overdrive pedals but for the Cornerstone Colosseum he wanted to do something to please his company's most involved fans, letting them choose the two types of drive included in the circuit. The response was overwhelming: they wanted a Klon…Click on the title for more

Cornerstone Colosseum Dual Overdrive (Klon + BB)

Portland Stompbox Exhibit Giveaway!

To celebrate the upcoming Portland Synth & Pedal Expo, we are hooking up three lucky winners with pedals + a power supply—no strings attached!Click on the title for more

Portland Stompbox Exhibit Giveaway!

Danelectro Spring King Junior Reverb

Looking at a picture of the Danelectro Spring King Junior can be misleading. Without a spatial contest, it may look like a mini pedal, but the size of the footswitch is an obvious clue that this is no small stompbox, and for a straightforward reason: it's a real spring reverb…Click on the title for more

Danelectro Spring King Junior Reverb

New Pedal: Summer School Spring Break Reverb

The Spring Break by Syracuse's Summer School Electronics takes the simplicity of a one-knob reverb and elevates it with a hidden twist—a delay circuit that only affects the reverb tails. In its standard mode (delay off), the silver knob adds spring-style reverb to any signal, making it intuitive and versatile for…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Summer School Spring Break Reverb

Jackson Audio Modular Fuzz + Octave

"Modular" is a word we are accustomed to associate with synths more than pedals, although stompboxes are a format that's as modular as it gets! We witnessed several attempts by pedal builders to extend this concept to the actual circuit, allowing different modules to be inserted inside a pedal "platform"…Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio Modular Fuzz + Octave

Win a Jam Pedals Rattler Distortion

With the rigorously hand-built Rattler, Greek pedal artisans JAM Pedals released one of the most sought-after RAT evolutions ever. This week one of our readers can win one!Click on the title for more

Win a Jam Pedals Rattler Distortion

New Pedal: Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz Deluxe

An expanded version of the popular Focus Fuzz, the Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz Deluxe is designed to deliver a variety of high-quality tones spanning from boost to fuzz with additional focus and clarity controls. It takes the core vintage-style (yet original design) fuzz circuit and supercharges it with pro-level…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz Deluxe

Endorphines Ghost Multi-Dimensional FX

To further remind us that pedals are a modular format just like Eurorack, the Endorphines Ghost is a rare example of a synth company venturing into the stompbox format (there are plenty of reversed cases including EQD, Strymon, and Empress Effects, just to mention a few). While the original Ghost…Click on the title for more

Endorphines Ghost Multi-Dimensional FX

New Pedal: Blammo! Electronics Payola Drive

The Blammo! Electronics Payola Drive redefines the coveted concept of versatile overdrive, blending transparent clarity with harmonically rich grit. Its secret? A hybrid soft/hard clipping design that outperforms standard low-gain pedals. With Tube Screamer-inspired mids and Timmy-esque voicing (but fixed EQ), this pedal offers everything from clean boosts to saturated…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Blammo! Electronics Payola Drive

Win 4 Boutique Pedals via the London Synth & Pedal Expo 2025

Oy, UK stompboxers! We've got a glorious pedal giveaway linked to our London Synth & Pedal Expo, coming up on March 22-23! Click on the image for more info.Click on the title for more

Win 4 Boutique Pedals via the London Synth & Pedal Expo 2025