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Xotic Effects BB Preamp Andy Timmons

Xotic Effects' BB Preamp had already a stellar reputation, this version tweaked by guitar legend Andy Timmons (Danger Danger, Pawn Kings, Andy Timmons Band) adds an extra aura of prestige to it.... Click on the title for more

Xotic Effects BB Preamp Andy Timmons

Best Stompboxes of 2017 according to Dennis Kayzer

Ladies and gentlemen, we've got one more "Best of 2017" list of pedals for you, this time coming from stompbox videographer Dennis Kayzer, who is obviously a kind of guy who enjoys weird sounding shtuff (and heavy distortion).... Click on the title for more

Best Stompboxes of 2017 according to Dennis Kayzer

KHDK – Dark Blood Distortion

The KHDK Dark Blood is a distortion that will satisfy evil tone seekers (read: metalheads). Check out Dennis Kayzer's new video below.... Click on the title for more

KHDK – Dark Blood Distortion

Top 10 Stompboxes of 2017 according to The Pedal Zone

Hey, hey we are not done quite yet with the "Best of 2017" lists! Stefan from The Pedal Zone just posted this uber-intriguing list of edgy stompboxes!... Click on the title for more

Top 10 Stompboxes of 2017 according to The Pedal Zone

Best Selling Overdrive Pedals of 2017

Those wondering why there are so many emulations of the Ibanez Tube Screamer should find a final explanation in this chart of the best selling overdrive pedals of 2017.... Click on the title for more

Best Selling Overdrive Pedals of 2017

Nanolog Audio The WaveFunction Overdrive

The WaveFunction is a new stompbox by a young and ambitious Canadian company called Nanolog Audio, which presents its products as revolutionary devices ("It's nanotechnology - the product of years of research and patents. It is the first commercialized example of molecular electronics."). ... Click on the title for more

Nanolog Audio The WaveFunction Overdrive

MAK Crazy Sound Technology – Chocoslayc

Here's an obscure pedal demoed by Dennis Kayzer, a stompbox by MAK Crazy Sound Technology designed by metal guitarist Chocoslayc.... Click on the title for more

MAK Crazy Sound Technology – Chocoslayc

Best 10 Pedals of 2017 according to Livingroom Gear Demos

One cool thing about Livingroom Gear Demos' year-end "Best of Pedals" lists is that they always feature more than one unexpected stompbox - overdrives in particular.... Click on the title for more

Best 10 Pedals of 2017 according to Livingroom Gear Demos

Radial ToneBone Hot-British V9 Distortion

Radial's updated V9 amp-in-a-box stompboxes from the Tonebone series are getting a really good reception from the community of pedal lovers. Here's a new video by the Tone Report about the updated plexi-style V9 Hot British unit.... Click on the title for more

Radial ToneBone Hot-British V9 Distortion

Rock Fabrik Effects AQUA LUNG Transparent OD/Clean Boost

Well, it turns out somebody is making guitar pedals even in Turkey! Here's Brett Kingman's demo of the Rock Fabrik Effects' Aqua Lung Transparent OD/Clean Boost.... Click on the title for more

Rock Fabrik Effects AQUA LUNG Transparent OD/Clean Boost

Husbandry’s Gear and Creative Process

Brooklyn's post-hardcore/metal quartet Husbandry sounded pretty darn heavy on 2016's debut full length "Fera," but the 2017's "Bad Weeds Never Die" EP takes things to an entirely new level, with metal influences seemingly taking over emo and post-punk ones. Their distorted guitars, in the latest record, are a lot more explosive and dynamic, so we thought we'd ask them a few questions about it.... Click on the title for more

Husbandry’s Gear and Creative Process

MXR Booster Mini

Boost pedals should really give you as much gain as possible and take as little space on your board as possible, and the MXR Booster Mini does just that. Let's see also how it sounds in this video by the Living Room Gear.... Click on the title for more

MXR Booster Mini