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Van Diemens Red Ochre Deluxe Treblebooster

Inspired by the name of a secluded Tasmanian beach near the builder's house, the Van Diemens Red Ochre Deluxe is a high-quality, hand-built Treble-booster recreation available in two colors (Hammered Gold and Hammered Charcoal) with a 3 position rotary or toggle switch offering a few extra voices. No compromises were…Click on the title for more

Van Diemens Red Ochre Deluxe Treblebooster

Browne Amplification Carbon V2

A stompbox that made our Best New Pedals of 2021 list, the Browne Amplification Carbon is the Blue side of the company's Protein dual overdrive, a high-end Blues Breaker-inspired circuit. Released in 2023, V2 adds a toggle switch that offers a darker voice through a hi-cut filter. The Carbon was…Click on the title for more

Browne Amplification Carbon V2

Win an Arturia MiniFreak via the LA Synth Expo! [ENDED]

Hey synth freaks, Today are giving away a synth that's perfect for you, linked to our upcoming Los Angeles Synth & Pedal Expo 2024! Described as “a peculiar instrument that rewards the curious musician,” the Arturia MiniFreak is a polyphonic hybrid keyboard that unites dual digital sound engines with…Click on the title for more

Win an Arturia MiniFreak via the LA Synth Expo! [ENDED]

Trap Door Electronics Dot Dot Damage Distortion

Recently featured in the JHS Show, the Trap Door Electronics Dot Dot Damage is a fuzzstortion pedal built to sound - to quote the Brooklyn-based manufacturer - "grotesquely ugly and oddly beautiful." The tone reference is the massive but broken sound a fuzz pedal can produce for a few seconds…Click on the title for more

Trap Door Electronics Dot Dot Damage Distortion

DadShoeGazers Aurora Trails Delay

The awesomely named DadShoeGazers Aurora Trails is a delay pedal that was highlighted in a recent JHS pedal show. It combines the warmth of analog delay with the convenience of tap tempo. Made with top-notch components, it keeps your sound authentic with its analog signal path, while the digital time…Click on the title for more

DadShoeGazers Aurora Trails Delay

Neunaber Illumine Stereo Multi-Reverb

Californian company Neunaber built its reputation through the sound of their lush reverb pedals, gaining a certain amount of buzz in particular for their shimmer algorithms. Today they announced their new reverb pedal, ILLUMINE, a mid-size, stereo, multi-mode device with remarkably few knobs (two). The ILLUMINE offers 17 reverb modes…Click on the title for more

Neunaber Illumine Stereo Multi-Reverb

LPD Pedals Kokopelli V2 Overdrive

Originally released in 2017 as a two-knob overdrive with a fat switch aimed at enhancing the Boss OD-1 sound, the LPD Pedals Kokopelli Overdrive has undergone a significant evolution, incorporating modern features, that greatly widen its sonic palette. The new Green mode (V2) introduces a three-band EQ, significantly enhancing the…Click on the title for more

LPD Pedals Kokopelli V2 Overdrive

Cogmeister Dinosaural Drive + Double Boost

The Cogmeister Dinosaural is the flagship drive pedal designed by Dan Coggins, the engineer best known for the now rare and sought-after Lovetone Pedals. Now working for Thoprpy FX, Dan described the Cogmeister as his "Gain Masterpiece." Having closed Lovetone in 2008, Dan built this model under the new business…Click on the title for more

Cogmeister Dinosaural Drive + Double Boost

BOSS PH-3 Phaser

The BOSS PH-3 is a 7-mode phaser with tap tempo and simple controls offering classic-sounding 4, 8, 10 and 12-stage effects but also "Fall" and "Rise" modes (creating unidirectional phasing) and "Step" mode, which randomizes the LFO in steps synched to the tempo. The rate can be controlled through an…Click on the title for more

BOSS PH-3 Phaser

The Best Envelope Filter Pedals, in 2024 | A Buyer’s Guide

If you are looking for the best envelope filter pedals for your budget and needs, you've come to the right place. This guide explains what this type of effect does while listing most of the pedals of this kind on the market, providing prices and a description of their features.…Click on the title for more

The Best Envelope Filter Pedals, in 2024 | A Buyer’s Guide

Updated Pedal: EarthQuaker Spatial Delivery V3

A pedal that spans the spectrum of vintage funky or spaced-out and weird filtered tones, the EarthQuaker Spatial Delivery V3 is a vocaloid-sounding envelope filter with Range, Resonance, and Filter controls. v3 adds to it a 6-preset system and an assignable expression pedal input. The Resonance control affects both the…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: EarthQuaker Spatial Delivery V3

Flowers Pedals Dahila Dual/Stereo Analog Delay

It may looking rather unassuming, but the Flowers Pedals Dahila is an extremely powerful dual BBD-based modulated delay delivering up to 820ms of (digitally controlled) analog delay per channel. The amount of functionality is truly impressive, and, as far as we know, this is the first analog stereo delay pedal…Click on the title for more

Flowers Pedals Dahila Dual/Stereo Analog Delay