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DOD 250 Overdrive Preamp

The new DOD 250 is a faithful reissue of an evergreen classic first released in the early '70s by circuit designer David Oreste Defrancesco (aka, DOD) as an attempt to create a pedal that could deliver a range of tones from boost to slightly saturated to distorted, something few pedals…Click on the title for more

DOD 250 Overdrive Preamp

New Pedal: Spiral Electric Octina Octave Fuzz

The Spiral Electric Octina is an octave-up fuzz inspired by several vintage circuits that can produce a variety of tones thanks to the unusual Scramble knob, which will gradually morph your base fuzz into tones reminiscent of classic pedals like the Fuzzrite, the Superfuzz and the Tone Machine. The pedal…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Spiral Electric Octina Octave Fuzz

Chase Bliss & Meris CXM 1978 Reverb

At NAMM 2021 Chase Bliss Audio and Meris unveiled the prototype of a pedal adaption of the venerable Lexicon 224 studio reverb, built on the moving-fader format of Chase Bliss Audio's Automatone series and featuring three algorithms (Hall, Room, Plate). The pedal was named CXM 1978 after the year of…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss & Meris CXM 1978 Reverb

New Pedal: Fowl Sounds Concrete Cliffs Distortion

The Fowl Sounds Concrete Cliffs is a distortion pedal with a separate, foot-switchable Boost featuring a range of intuitive controls designed to offer extensive tonal shaping. The clear knobs set the Gain and Volume for the base distortion and the number of decibels for the Boost, which can either increase or decrease…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fowl Sounds Concrete Cliffs Distortion

TC Electronic Plethora X1 Stereo TonePrint Loader

The TC Electronic Plethora X1 shrinks the format of their stereo TonePrint file loader bringing together the full range of TonePrint pedals in a compact stompbox format. This little box has 7 memory slots that can "become" any of these classic TC pedals by just loading their respective software and algorithms:…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Plethora X1 Stereo TonePrint Loader

Best Tape Delay Pedals 2025 | A Buyer’s Guide

Welcome to our comprehensive buyer's guide to the best tape delay pedals organized by features. For a more comprehensive article about delays organized by type, see our Best Delay Pedals article. While many multi-mode delay pedals also offer a "tape echo mode," this article focuses exclusively on stompboxes that were designed…Click on the title for more

Best Tape Delay Pedals 2025 | A Buyer’s Guide

New Pedal: Marshall JCM800 Overdrive

Inspired by the ubiquitous namesake Marshall amplifier, the JCM800 pedal brings the iconic roar and raw energy of the '80s to your pedalboard, delivering the amp's beloved dynamic, responsive tones that defined so many rock and metal records. The JCM800 amp is revered for its clarity, power, and sustain, qualities…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Marshall JCM800 Overdrive

Dawner Prince Boonar Tube Deluxe Echo

Handmade in Croatia by a boutique brand enjoying some sort of cult status in the pedalsphere, the Dawner Prince Boonar Tube Deluxe is an enhanced version of the company's most successful design, a pedal rendition of the 1960s Binson Echorec 2, an Italian device utilizing four multi-head drums to create…Click on the title for more

Dawner Prince Boonar Tube Deluxe Echo

Alabs Novadrift Stereo Multi-Modulation Pedal

Built by a pro audio Singapore-based company, the Alabs Novadrift is a $99, compact, stereo, DSP-powered multi-modulation pedal from the company's new line of stompboxes, currently comprising four models sold mostly through Amazon. There are 9 modulation modes (Vibe, Chorus, Multi-Chorus, Phaser, Filter, Rotary, Flanger, Tremolo, and Ring Mod) and,…Click on the title for more

Alabs Novadrift Stereo Multi-Modulation Pedal

Jam Pedals Wahcko Multi-Voiced Wah

The Jam Pedals Wahcko is a high-end, tension adjustable, Fasel-based wah offering a 6-position rotary switch for 6 different frequency sweep ranges and an internal trimmer for adjusting the input gain. There's also an optional Seagull effect that can be requested when ordered. We added it to our article about…Click on the title for more

Jam Pedals Wahcko Multi-Voiced Wah

Using Distortion Pedals with Drum Machines and Synths

Synth enthusiasts often overlook the effects falling under the "Distortion" or "Saturation" umbrella. Truth is, these are effects that can do a variety of things to any sound they are fed, and have a powerful and almost unique secret weapon: they create harmonics of the upper kind, as exemplified in…Click on the title for more

Using Distortion Pedals with Drum Machines and Synths

Win an Arturia MicroFreak via the London Synth & Pedal Expo!

Oy, UK-based synth wizards and knob-twiddling witches, This week, through the looming London Synth & Pedal Expo, we’re throwing a giveaway that’s so freaky, it might just make your neighbors question your life choices. Introducing the Arturia MicroFreak—a synth so weird, it’s basically the lovechild of a mad scientist and…Click on the title for more

Win an Arturia MicroFreak via the London Synth & Pedal Expo!