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Collector//Emitter visited the Stompbox Booth at NAMM 2019…

We weren't familiar with the videos of pedal videographer Ian Pritchard, aka Collector//Emitter - we'll start aggregating his videos from now on! He came over by our NAMM 2019 Stompbox Booths and took a lot of videos of the participating manufacturers' pedals. Out of the 11 boards he highlighted in…Click on the title for more

Collector//Emitter visited the Stompbox Booth at NAMM 2019…

New Prototypes at NAMM 2019: Poly Effects Morph and Digit

Poly Effects is a company that's working on taking the stompbox format into the future, betting on the idea that touchscreens will one day replace 3D "triggers." The concept is bold and opens up possibilities precluded to knobs, like, for example, the ability to easily change two parameters at once…Click on the title for more

New Prototypes at NAMM 2019: Poly Effects Morph and Digit

Amptweaker Swirlpool Jr Tremolo

The Amptweaker Swirlpool Jr. is a mini version of the company's popular (and fairly large) SwirlPool. It uses the same all-analog circuitry, which is reminiscent of the synchronized Tremolo and Vibrato circuits common in some vintage amplifiers from the '60s, but it can slightly shift the LFOs to create a…Click on the title for more

Amptweaker Swirlpool Jr Tremolo

Robert Keeley Aria Compressor + Drive

Robert Keeley’s new Aria Compressor Drive combines two essential guitar effects in one versatile pedal. The Area Compressor Drive combines the tone and blend features of Keeley’s Compressor Plus pedal with a two-mode overdrive. The order of the compressor and drive can be swapped instantly with a flick of a…Click on the title for more

Robert Keeley Aria Compressor + Drive

Mythos Pedals Runestone Overdrive

In just a few years, Nashville's Mythos Pedals was able to build a solid reputation for their roster dirt boxes and gain pedals, so much so that Riff City Guitar asked them to collaborate on an exclusive overdrive to be launched at NAMM 2019 - you'll be able to see…Click on the title for more

Mythos Pedals Runestone Overdrive

Tech 21 SansAmp YYZ (Geddy Lee signature)

The Tech 21 SansAmp YYZ is a two channel (clean - overdriven) stompbox voiced after bassist Geddy Lee's rackmount. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkvudJkkKR8 All analog SansAmp technology enables you to record directly and enhance previously recorded tracks. For live performances, the YYZ can drive a power amp and speakers, augment your existing amplifier…Click on the title for more

Tech 21 SansAmp YYZ (Geddy Lee signature)

Reverb.com’s Best Pedals at NAMM 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--91itgY54w Andy from Reverb.com beat all other pedal publications in posting a Best of NAMM 2019 Pedal list - here it is, with our unmissable interactive gallery!Click on the title for more

Reverb.com’s Best Pedals at NAMM 2019

NON-GAIN Pedals Released at NAMM 2019

GO HERE FOR GAIN AND COMPRESSOR PEDALS Here's the Aggregate Shortlist of the Best Guitar Pedals Presented at NAMM 2019 ATTENTION! Not all pedals have a video link! We will keep adding pedals and videos during the 4 days of NAMM (and beyond). NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS: On Desktop Devices: 1. Mouseover…Click on the title for more

NON-GAIN Pedals Released at NAMM 2019

Seymour Duncan Diamondhead Distortion and Boost

Seymour Duncan may be famous for its guitar pickups, but it has always been manufacturing also guitar pedals, and in the last few years the builder has put a lot of resources in this niche, coming up with interesting devices that push the stompbox format's standard features in ways that…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Diamondhead Distortion and Boost

The Best Gain Pedals Released at NAMM 2019

GO HERE FOR NON-GAIN PEDALS --- ATTENTION! Not all pedals have a video link! We will keep adding pedals and videos during the 4 days of NAMM (and beyond). NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS: On Desktop Devices: 1. Mouseover gets you the pedal's description. 2. Click gets you streaming video or larger…Click on the title for more

The Best Gain Pedals Released at NAMM 2019

Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2

Since the early aughts, NYC's Death By Audio has been on the forefront of a trend that has since then picked up a lot of steam: the one of stompboxes offering extreme sonic features (and apocalyptic names). We discussed this in depth in this 2017 interview with owner Oliver Ackermann,…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2

Meris Enzo is the Best Pedal of 2018 (according to the internet)

As usual, the Winter NAMM show unleashed on us a tsunami of new pedals (see our coverage here and here). However, we shouldn't miss the opportunity given to us by the first month of 2019 to see what devices stood out from the crowd during the previous twelve months. Since…Click on the title for more

Meris Enzo is the Best Pedal of 2018 (according to the internet)