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Delicious Audio’s Stompbox Booth (#3231 and #3424) hosts 24 pedal builders

Sponsored by: After a rather mind-blowing NAMM 2018, the Delicious Audio's Stompbox Booth will return at NAMM 2019, bigger and better in Hall D at booth #3231 - the same spot you found us in the 2018 edition - with an extension on booth #3424! This year we'll have our biggest space to…Click on the title for more

Delicious Audio’s Stompbox Booth (#3231 and #3424) hosts 24 pedal builders

Keeley unveils 10 new limited edition X-Pedals

Robert Keeley just announced in this Facebook post the release of 10 new limited edition pedals under the series "X-Pedals." The stompboxes share simple graphics, red power leds (instead of the traditional blue ones) - only 30 copies of each will see the day of light. Currently there isn't any…Click on the title for more

Keeley unveils 10 new limited edition X-Pedals

Electro-Harmonix Sovtek Deluxe Big Muff Pi

Another device belonging to the never-ending Muff saga, the Sovtek Deluxe Big Muff Pi is presented by Mike Matthews as a pedal that “delivers the devastating low end, crisp highs and non-scooped mids players love in the Civil War and Tall Font Green Russian with the powerful sound shaping control of…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Sovtek Deluxe Big Muff Pi

Blac Rabbit’s Pedals and Creative Process

Psych rock is a genre that can encompass a spectrum of sounds ranging from pop-oriented songs to less-defined and at times downright chaotic jams. Risen to semi-celebrity status in NYC through busking in the subway to the tune of songs by the Beatles, Rockaway Beach, New York's Blac Rabbit create music that…Click on the title for more

Blac Rabbit’s Pedals and Creative Process

Electro-Harmonix Flatiron Fuzz

The Flatiron Fuzz/Distortion Flatiron is an op-amp style fuzz/distortion in a compact enclosure (adorned with an attractive orange illustration of one of the most beautiful NYC landmark buildings). It’s presented as a RAT-inspired circuit, delivering symmetrical hard clipping and integrated with a low pass filter that allows to tame the highs…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Flatiron Fuzz

Mad Professor Loud’n Proud Overdrive + Fuzz

The mid-gain Mad Professor Loud'n Proud is an amp-in-the-box style overdrive based on the classic 4 input Marshall amp with an interesting twist: it features a second footswitch that can alternatively engage a boost OR a fuzz circuit! Besides the obvious flexibility of having all the three gain effects inside one…Click on the title for more

Mad Professor Loud’n Proud Overdrive + Fuzz

Chase Bliss Audio Dark World Reverb

We woke up this morning to an invasion of videos of the new Chase Bliss Audio Dark World, a two channel digital reverb pedal created in collaboration with Keeley and Cooper FX. As feature-rich as any other stompbox by this manufacturer, the Dark World features a "World" channel created by Keeley…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Dark World Reverb

The Pedal Zone’s Best 10 Pedals of 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQxWaerYzRk&t=40s December, for most people, is the month when big decisions are made about what stood out in the previous eleven months of our lives... Stefan from The Pedal Zone just went through that difficult yet rewarding process to give birth to his "Best Pedals of 2018" video, a gift to…Click on the title for more

The Pedal Zone’s Best 10 Pedals of 2018

Glou Glou Pralines Filter/Modulation Synth Pedal

We covered French manufacturer Glou Glou in the past for their truly remarkable Rendez Vous pedal, and therefore we are eager to see what kind of sonic magic their new device Pralines can deliver. With its name and color inspired by a classic dessert from southern France, this effect consists…Click on the title for more

Glou Glou Pralines Filter/Modulation Synth Pedal

Caroline Guitar Co. Hawaiian Pizza

Caroline Guitars just unveiled a new pedal called Hawaiian Pizza - we guess they aren't targeting guitarists with fresh Italian roots with it, since the Hawaiian variety is considered nothing short of heresy among the "fathers" of pizza. It doesn't really matter though because the first run of this Drive/Fuzz is…Click on the title for more

Caroline Guitar Co. Hawaiian Pizza

BestGuitarEffects.com’s Best 5 Pedals of 2018

Gabriel at BestGuitarEffects.com unveiled the list of his favorite pedals of 2018, and, as expected, it features some darn edgy devices. You can read the full reviews here and check out our favorite video of each in our interactive gallery below. (photo by BestGuitarEffects.com)Click on the title for more

BestGuitarEffects.com’s Best 5 Pedals of 2018

Vertical Hybrid Fuzz Factory

A vertical version of the ZVex Hybrid Fuzz Factory (with Silicon and Germanium diodes). This limited edition pedal utilizes a NOS 1960s 2N404 germanium transistor and modern PNP silicon transistor which, when combined, provide a more aggressive tone than our standard Fuzz Factory model. Packed with knobs that let you control…Click on the title for more

Vertical Hybrid Fuzz Factory