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New Pedal: Muir Silicon Steel Boost

The Muir Silicon Steel Boost brings a fresh take on the boost stompbox format with a transformer-based gain stage, giving it a unique warmth. While based in part on the company's Silicon Steel Overdrive, this is a brand-new circuit optimized to work as a boost, although it does offer some…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Muir Silicon Steel Boost

Malaise Forever/Mask Audio Clubber Lang Fuzz V2

Columbus, Ohio's Malaise Forever is a one-person pedal builder that hopefully chose its name before the 2020 pandemic, and that specializes in hand-made dirt boxes. The Clubber Lang V1 was their take on the Harmonic Percolator, although the circuit's V2 was reworked in collaboration with Mask Audio Electronics, and adds…Click on the title for more

Malaise Forever/Mask Audio Clubber Lang Fuzz V2

Champion Leccy The Dunsh Distortion/Fuzz

The Champion Leccy The Dunsh is a new release by the British via Philly builder that started as a modification made to one section of the company's own Gett and the Bloody Gett fuzzes, two Black Russian Big Muff variants. That mod was named "Dunsh" and added a "loud, noisy…Click on the title for more

Champion Leccy The Dunsh Distortion/Fuzz

BOSS RC-10R Rythm Loop Station

The BOSS RC-10R Rythm Loop Station, is a flexible, user-friendly interface and powerful integrated stereo drum machine and looper that facilitates creativity, songwriting and loop-based live performances. It also features 280 preset rhythm styles to get you inspired right away, playable through 16 different drum kits. It's an incredibly deep…Click on the title for more

BOSS RC-10R Rythm Loop Station

New Pedal Kit: StewMac International House of Overdrive

Buying a great sounding overdrive pedal is one of the simple pleasures in the life of an electric guitarist. Building one from scratch is not as simple, but a lot cheaper and - when the device is finished - source of immense pride. The $69 StewMac International House of Overdrive…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Kit: StewMac International House of Overdrive

Joyo Aquarius Multi-Mode Delay

The Joyo Aquarius is a very affordable Mono digital delay with 8 modes including classic and creative modes and a separate Looper with 5 minutes of recording time. Tap Tempo enabled, unlike other similar devices it allows Looper and Delay to be used simultaneously. Here's the full list of modes:…Click on the title for more

Joyo Aquarius Multi-Mode Delay

NUX Mod Core Deluxe MkII

The NUX Mod Core Deluxe mkII is an update that adds a different set of algorithms and a few useful features to an already solid and affordable stereo multi-modulation pedal concept. Like in mkI, there are 8 different modulation effects, but the algorithms in this new version are inpsired by…Click on the title for more

NUX Mod Core Deluxe MkII

New Pedal: Electric Love FX and EarthQuaker Devices Norrsken Fuzz

The Electric Love FX Norrsken, designed by the New York brand in collaboration with EarthQuaker Devices, is a modern interpretation of a rare and rather unique Swedish fuzz pedal from the '70s: the Carlin Compressor. The circuit offers an array of squishy fuzz tones and an active 3-band EQ to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electric Love FX and EarthQuaker Devices Norrsken Fuzz

Chase Bliss Billy Strings Wombtone Phaser

A discontinued Chase Bliss pedal, the (regular) Wombtone was a wildly flexible digitally controlled analog phaser pedal, thanks to its 6 knobs, 3 toggle switches, two footswitches, and 12 DIP switches in the back panel. The Minneapolis-based company reissued a Billy Strings limited edition featuring some variations on the original,…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Billy Strings Wombtone Phaser

Universal Audio UAFX Enigmatic 82 D-Style Pedal

Overdrive and amp fanatics are surely familiar with the unattainable Dumble amps (the Overdrive Special model, in particular), the most expensive guitar amplifiers on earth, hand-built and customized on order for stars of the caliber of Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Mayer. There's a not-too-small niche of pedal builders dedicated…Click on the title for more

Universal Audio UAFX Enigmatic 82 D-Style Pedal

Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient

The Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient is the first new addition to the 8-pedal series released by the Oklahoma-based builder in 2023, and fills a rather crucial gap, since the company produces some of the most popular ambient reverb pedals. Like its siblings, the Ambient is a streamlined and affordable stompbox.…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient

Warm Audio Pedal76 Compressor

The urei 1176 is one of the TWO evergreen compressors engineers have been using to record all sorts of tracks since the '60s (the other one being the Teletronix LA2A). The Warm Audio Pedal76 puts the sound of that versatile studio unit at your toe tips for an amount that's…Click on the title for more

Warm Audio Pedal76 Compressor