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Jackson Audio Modular Fuzz + Octave

"Modular" is a word we are accustomed to associate with synths more than pedals, although stompboxes are a format that's as modular as it gets! We witnessed several attempts by pedal builders to extend this concept to the actual circuit, allowing different modules to be inserted inside a pedal "platform"…Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio Modular Fuzz + Octave

Win a Jam Pedals Rattler Distortion

With the rigorously hand-built Rattler, Greek pedal artisans JAM Pedals released one of the most sought-after RAT evolutions ever. This week one of our readers can win one!Click on the title for more

Win a Jam Pedals Rattler Distortion

New Pedal: Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz Deluxe

An expanded version of the popular Focus Fuzz, the Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz Deluxe is designed to deliver a variety of high-quality tones spanning from boost to fuzz with additional focus and clarity controls. It takes the core vintage-style (yet original design) fuzz circuit and supercharges it with pro-level…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz Deluxe

Endorphines Ghost Multi-Dimensional FX

To further remind us that pedals are a modular format just like Eurorack, the Endorphines Ghost is a rare example of a synth company venturing into the stompbox format (there are plenty of reversed cases including EQD, Strymon, and Empress Effects, just to mention a few). While the original Ghost…Click on the title for more

Endorphines Ghost Multi-Dimensional FX

New Pedal: Blammo! Electronics Payola Drive

The Blammo! Electronics Payola Drive redefines the coveted concept of versatile overdrive, blending transparent clarity with harmonically rich grit. Its secret? A hybrid soft/hard clipping design that outperforms standard low-gain pedals. With Tube Screamer-inspired mids and Timmy-esque voicing (but fixed EQ), this pedal offers everything from clean boosts to saturated…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Blammo! Electronics Payola Drive

Win 4 Boutique Pedals via the London Synth & Pedal Expo 2025

Oy, UK stompboxers! We've got a glorious pedal giveaway linked to our London Synth & Pedal Expo, coming up on March 22-23! Click on the image for more info.Click on the title for more

Win 4 Boutique Pedals via the London Synth & Pedal Expo 2025

New Pedal: Catalinbread Talisman Ghost Plate Reverb

The Catalinbread Talisman Ghost is a new version of the popular Catalinbread Talisman reverb pedal, a plate reverb emulation inspired by the lush, ambient sounds of vintage plate reverb units like the EMT 140. The Talisman Ghost retains the same core functionality but features a unique aesthetic design, featuring two…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Talisman Ghost Plate Reverb

Walrus Audio Qi Etherealizer

The Walrus Audio Qi is a stereo multi-effects pedal designed for immersive atmospheric soundscapes, created in collaboration with the truly amazing guitarist/influencer Yvette Young. It's a creative stompbox that offers creative flexibility and inspiration through an organic blend of effects including Chorus, Delay, Granular effects, and Reverb. Powered by the…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Qi Etherealizer

Milkman The Amp Stereo

The Milkman The Amp Stereo is quite simply the stereo version of the very popular and extremely well-received The Amp series, two top-notch mono power amps in pedal form. The Amp Stereo responds to a growing trend among guitarists for both stereo and dual-channel setups, since it can be configured…Click on the title for more

Milkman The Amp Stereo

Updated Pedal: NEON EGG Planetarium v3

The Planetarium, from UK builder Neon Egg, recently updated to V3, is an adorably vintage-synth-shaped, non-reroutable creative multi-effect. It consists of a stereo modulated reverb running into an echo (with stereo modulation) and then into a compressor (with external sidechain). As abundantly clear from its form factor, this is a…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: NEON EGG Planetarium v3

Jam Pedals Rattler Mk.2 Distortion

The Jam Pedals Rattler Mk.2 is an updated version of the company's highly regarded RAT-style distortion pedal. While Mk 1 featured the legendary (and now almost impossible to find) LM308 chip found in the vintage RATs, for this new version the Jam team designed their own custom op-amp that delivers…Click on the title for more

Jam Pedals Rattler Mk.2 Distortion

Whimsy Machines Sweet Tooth Distortion + EQ

The Whimsy Machines Sweet Tooth, whose prototype was seen at our 2024 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit, is a distortion pedal as peculiar as the name of its maker. In a few words, it's a LED-induced distortion that can do all sorts of things from subtle to radical (including wavefolding!), followed by…Click on the title for more

Whimsy Machines Sweet Tooth Distortion + EQ