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New Creative Pedals: Nunomo Grain

One of the coolest new pedals we were able to try at the latest L.A. Stompbox Exhibit was the Grain, a creation of California based manufacturer Nunomo, run by Japanese designer Ryosuke Kojima. This stompbox is an intriguing take on granular tremolo with added overdrive and pitch shifting circuits -…Click on the title for more

New Creative Pedals: Nunomo Grain

Cusack Music Tap-A-Delay Deluxe

Here's a video by the Pedal Zone about the fully loaded 750ms delay from Cusack Music, released early this year 2017. It's name is Tap-A-Delay! The Tap-A-Delay is a 750mS digital delay that mixes the original analog signal with the delayed signal. It is gritty, a bit noisy, and very…Click on the title for more

Cusack Music Tap-A-Delay Deluxe

Electro Faustus – Guitardämmerung

You'll be hard-pressed to find a pedal manufacturer whose products are crazier than the ones conceived by New York's Electro Faustus'. The two friends behind this company are actually coming from the synth world, as you can tell from their latest stompbox, the EF111 Guitardämmerung. The product doesn't seem to have…Click on the title for more

Electro Faustus – Guitardämmerung

L.A. Stompbox Exhibit 2017’s Best Emerging Manufacturer Contest Results

The results for the Best Pedal Emerging Manufacturer Contest at the L.A. Stompbox Exhibit 2017 are in! But, before we get to the results, a little explanation: WHAT IS THIS? The Stompbox Exhibit's "Best Emerging Pedal Manufacturer Contest" is an idea we launched in September of 2017 at the 7th…Click on the title for more

L.A. Stompbox Exhibit 2017’s Best Emerging Manufacturer Contest Results

Keeley Omni Reverb

Do you remember when reverb effects had two knobs? If you don't, Keeley's Omni Reverb is here to remind you that you don't need to lose your brain after a dozen settings to get a great sounding reverb. This pedal has just two knobs (Dwell and Level) and a toggle switch giving…Click on the title for more

Keeley Omni Reverb

Way Huge WH302 Drive

This limited edition pedal by Way Huge just came out, here's what the manufacturer's got to say about it. Video by Shnobel below. The Way Huge Drive is simply named with a simple three-knob control setup. But on the inside of this pedal is a custom circuit that creates potent,…Click on the title for more

Way Huge WH302 Drive

VFE Klein Bottle Preview – multipath + multiband looper/mixer

VFE Pedals has been a little quiet as of late, maybe because they were working on something truly special and kinda complicated... And as a matter of fact, the company recently unveiled an ambitious project called the Klein Bottle. The pedal can be preordered, but it won't ship until the…Click on the title for more

VFE Klein Bottle Preview – multipath + multiband looper/mixer

Seafoam Pedals Lowtide Overdrive

When you think about overdrive pedals these days, the word "clone" springs" to mind almost naturally: "Is that based on a Tube Screamer, a Klon or a Dumble?" Seafoam Pedals, with their Lowtide Overdrive, is instead offering a unique sounding transistor-based overdrive with some very peculiar characteristics - check out the…Click on the title for more

Seafoam Pedals Lowtide Overdrive

All the boards of the L.A. Stompbox Exhibit 2017

Here are all the boards of the 2nd L.A. Stompbox Exhibit, organized analphabetically according to an entirely subjective impulse - crowd pictures of the event here! Thanks to Sam Ash and all the manufacturers and the pedal lovers who participated in this event, fun times were had by all, see you…Click on the title for more

All the boards of the L.A. Stompbox Exhibit 2017

Subdecay Vector – Analog Preamp

Portland's Subdecay got us used to some pretty edgy effects with a "synthy" angle, so we weren't expecting their new release: a pedal dubbed as an "analog premp" called Vector. Scratching beyond the name's surface, you'll find that this digital pedal is actually a lot more than just a preamp, providing eleven…Click on the title for more

Subdecay Vector – Analog Preamp

Atomic Ampli-Firebox Amp Emulator Stompbox

Those familiar with our Stompbox Exhibits surely know Atomic Amps/Studio Devil's Amplifire, the (rather large) red amp emulator powering most of the boards participating in those events. This year the dual company came out with a more compact version of that unit and appropriately called it the Ampli-Firebox, - we feel…Click on the title for more

Atomic Ampli-Firebox Amp Emulator Stompbox

Death By Audio – Reverberation Machine (A Place To Bury Stranger Edition)

Here's a video by SofaJams about the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine (A Place To Bury Stranger Edition). For the unaware, APTBS is the noise rock band of DBA's owner Oliver Ackermann. This version of the pedal has increased gain and volume compared to the original. The Reverberation Machine is a synthetic…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio – Reverberation Machine (A Place To Bury Stranger Edition)