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Champion Leccy The Kilter V2 LFO Texture Machine

The project of an Englishman from Newcastle, now based in Philadelphia, named Woolly, Champion Leccy has been churning out limited quantities of handmade, fun-sounding (and looking!) pedals since 2017, which have earned the company a reputation as one of the most interesting DIY boutique pedal builders in the US.... Click on the title for more

Champion Leccy The Kilter V2 LFO Texture Machine

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Browne Amplification Protein V3 Dual Overdrive

Browne Amplification ProteinKansas City's Browne Amplification has been very busy hand-building pedals since the introduction of their Protein Dual Overdrive.... Click on the title for more

Browne Amplification Protein V3 Dual Overdrive

New Pedal: Fredric Effects Silicon Harmonic Percolator

Fredric Effects Silicon Harmonic Percolator Building on their decade of experience recreating the iconic Interfax Harmonic Percolator, Fredric Effects presents the Silicon Harmonic Percolator - a modified version that replaces the original's germanium components with carefully selected vintage silicon transistors from 1980s East Germany. This revision maintains the circuit's characteristic aggressive voicing while improving reliability and consistency.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fredric Effects Silicon Harmonic Percolator

Red Panda Bitmap 2.1 Stereo Bitcrusher

Among the (not easy to navigate) content of Believe in Music 2021, we somehow missed that Detroit's experimental pedal maker Red Panda had released a version 2 of their Bitmap, a Stereo bit crusher with fractional bit reduction and sample rate modulation.... Click on the title for more

Red Panda Bitmap 2.1 Stereo Bitcrusher

New Pedal: Concrete Sound Lab Slab

The Concrete Sound Lab Slab is an all-transistor gain pedal designed to produce a range of tones from cleanish overdrive to saturated fuzz. ... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Concrete Sound Lab Slab

Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual ReverbFor guitarists and producers looking to expand their reverb options, the Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage offers an interesting approach with its dual-engine design. Unlike traditional reverb pedals, it provides two fully independent processors, each with access to 16 algorithms ranging from classic plate and spring sounds to more experimental textures like modulated shimmer and infinite sustain.... Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb

New Pedal: Thermion Power Vibe

Thermion Power Vibe The Spanish-built Thermion Power Vibe replicates UniVibe-style modulation via fully analog circuitry. Two selectable modes (Chorus/Vibe) provide either subtle spatial effects or intense harmonic pulsing, adjustable via Speed, Depth, and Level knobs. An internal switch toggles between sine and square waveforms for additional texture.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Thermion Power Vibe

New Pedal: Pet Symmetry + Damnation Audio BIG Pedal Fuzz

After years of development, Chicago-based rock band Pet Symmetry and Baltimore effects manufacturer Damnation Audio have unveiled BIG, a purpose-built bass pedal (that also works well on guitars) designed to deliver high-impact low-end tones in a single unit.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Pet Symmetry + Damnation Audio BIG Pedal Fuzz

New Pedal: Diamond Pedals F-Octave Fuzz

Diamond Pedals F-Octave Fuzz First introduced in 2017 as a homage to the iconic Foxx Tone Machine, the Diamond F-Octave has reclaimed its spot in the Canadian brand's lineup, delivering the same high-gain silicon fuzz that defined early '70s rock tones.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Diamond Pedals F-Octave Fuzz

KMA Machines Mandrake Octo Shrieker Fuzz

The KMA Machines Mandrake Octo Shrieker is the Berlin-based company refinement of the octave-up circuit found in the "Shriek" section of their popular Moai Maea octave-drone pedal.... Click on the title for more

KMA Machines Mandrake Octo Shrieker Fuzz

Chase Bliss Onward

Chase Bliss Onward Lately, every new Chase Bliss release feels like the unveiling of a new, magical (sonic) toy. The latest device to join this creative family of circuits is Onward and it's an evolution of an existing pedal by Cooper FX (whose owner Tom Majeski is now part of the Chase Bliss team), called Outward. It's a sampler featuring parameters that can be controlled directly through the dynamics of what you feed into it - or, to quote the manufacturer: "a sampler [that] moves when you do, capturing the sounds you make to create rich musical landscapes."... Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Onward