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TEFI Vintage Lab GainOver

The GainOver Overdrive by Italian TEFI Vintage Lab was designed "for the musician who needs to move from a soft crunch to pushed overdrive tones during the execution of a song, always preserving the same sound but with different gain and volume using a single stompbox."... Click on the title for more

TEFI Vintage Lab GainOver

Born less than a year ago (late 2017), Gadsden, Alabama's Deep Space Devices has been able to catch the attention of many pedal lovers by producing effects that can deliver great sounding... sonic mayhem.... Click on the title for more

Manufacturer Profile: Deep Space Devices

Mozztronics TD-1 Tube Driver

The guys at the SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show are a big fans of the TD-1 Tube Driver, a stompbox featuring a real 12AX7 tube (used in the gain stages of the circuit) manufactured by Australian builder Mozztronics.... Click on the title for more

Mozztronics TD-1 Tube Driver

Dr. Scientist The Atmosphere Reverb

A few weeks ago Canadian pedal builder Dr.Scientist posted two videos of a new multi-mode digital reverb bound to replace their Reverberator, which was recently featured in our Best Multi-Mode Reverb Pedal Guide.... Click on the title for more

Dr. Scientist The Atmosphere Reverb

Aclam Guitars debuts its first pedal: Cinnamon Drive

Here's a dual stage drive pedal pedal blogs and publications are writing about. It's called the Cinnamon Drive and it's an homage to the open and dynamic overdriven tones of the tube amps of the '60s and '70s through a combination of soft and hard clipping circuits. ... Click on the title for more

Aclam Guitars debuts its first pedal: Cinnamon Drive

RPS Effects Red Sun Distortion

Hailing from Pittsburg, PA, RPS effects is a brand new pedal manufacturer whose goal is to "produce a quality instrument that can be picked up and played by anyone, while at the same time providing nuanced and deep possibilities that reward exploration."... Click on the title for more

RPS Effects Red Sun Distortion

Alexander Pedals Colour Theory Spectrum Sequencer

In the last couple of years Alexander Pedals has been churning out some truly exciting stompboxes. ... Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Colour Theory Spectrum Sequencer

Massive FX Illusionist Fuzz

Brand new Californian company Massive FX Pedals is laser-focused on producing fuzz boxes for heavy rock genres like doom and metal.... Click on the title for more

Massive FX Illusionist Fuzz

Spaceman Effects unveil the Nebula Fuzz/Octave Blender

Portland's Spaceman Effects, a boutique pedal company we covered a few weeks ago with this profile, just announced a brand new pedal called Nebula.... Click on the title for more

Spaceman Effects unveil the Nebula Fuzz/Octave Blender

Sentimental Bob Electronics Screaming Bat

Those who can't live without their Tube Screamer and Rat tones should take a look at the Sentimental Bob Electronics Screaming Bat, a dual overdrive/distortion pedal that recreates several version of the two venerable gain pedals, also adding clipping options.... Click on the title for more

Sentimental Bob Electronics Screaming Bat

Pics of Walrus Audio / Ryan Adam collaborative pedal DEFCON4 emerege

We are a little late with this (file under: vacation interference!) but Ryan Adams in early July posted an Instagram picture of the board he is using for his new record. The photo made pedal geeks balk, since it features the unidentified stomping object pictured above.... Click on the title for more

Pics of Walrus Audio / Ryan Adam collaborative pedal DEFCON4 emerege

Haunted Labs Witch Hammer Overdrive

Here's a demo of the Witch Hammer Overdrive by emerging NC manufacturer Haunted Labs.... Click on the title for more

Haunted Labs Witch Hammer Overdrive