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Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Built by a US company that knows a thing or two about amplification, the Friedman IR-X is a guitar preamp that, thanks in part to the two high-voltage 12AX7 tubes embedded in its circuit, faithfully captures the harmonic richness and touch responsiveness associated with full-sized Friedman amplifiers. Its two fully…Click on the title for more

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Bondi Effects Del Mar mk2 Overdrive

Jon Ashley of Bondi effects will tell you that the Del Mar mk2 is not a Klon nor a Tube Screamer or a Blues Breaker, but a combination of the best elements of them. The two gain voicings can be switched via a central toggle, with the lower position delivering…Click on the title for more

Bondi Effects Del Mar mk2 Overdrive

This Weekend! Portland Synth & Pedal Expo 2024

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This Weekend! Portland Synth & Pedal Expo 2024

Milkman Sound F-Stop Tremolo + Reverb

The Milkman Sound F-Stop brings the spring reverb and tremolo from the company's the Amp into a standalone small footprint 9VDC pedal. The reverb drips, and the VCA tremolo is pure creamy goodness, offering an increeased headroom thanks to its 18v design and separate footswitches to trigger the effects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEak-ZfoO6g…Click on the title for more

Milkman Sound F-Stop Tremolo + Reverb

BOSS Tera Echo TE-2

The BOSS Tera Echo is a rather unique pedal that delivers something in between a delay and a reverb, with an added dynamic modulation/filter effect. It can produce original echo and ambiance effects. The freeze function holds the ambient sound for lead backing and sound effects. The BOSS Tera Echo…Click on the title for more

BOSS Tera Echo TE-2

Wonderful Audio Fuzz Lands

The Wonderful Audio Fuzz Lands is an original circuit comprising a combination of JFET, germanium, and silicon transistors and features two knobs and three toggles to provide a wide range of fuzzy options, with a knack for keeping the performance's dynamics, something fuzz pedals are notorious for squashing to death.…Click on the title for more

Wonderful Audio Fuzz Lands

Chase Bliss Audio MOOD MkII

Chase Bliss has just announced an update to its popular supercreative, granular ambient loop + reverb pedal: the Chase Bliss MOOD MkII, which will start shipping in late April but can be ordered now. The original version, the product of a collaboration with Old Blood Noise and Drolo, was very…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio MOOD MkII

Updated Pedal: Death By Audio Octave Clang V2

The Death by Audio Octave Clang V2 is a re-engineered version of one of the earliest pedals by the noisy NYC-based builder, brought back to life after popular demand. It's a rather simple but uniquely gnarly octave-up fuzz. V2 adds a footswitch to toggle the octave circuit and refined the…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Death By Audio Octave Clang V2

Keeley Super Rodent Ovedrive/Distortion

Dropped within a release including three pedals adopting the same form factor as the Noble Screamer (a hybrid overdrive mixing the character of a TS and a Nobles ODR-1), the Keeley Super Rodent embeds in the same pedal two circuits inspired by two other classic stompboxes: the Rat and the…Click on the title for more

Keeley Super Rodent Ovedrive/Distortion

New Pedal: Catalinbread Sinkhole Ethereal Reverb

The Catalinbread Sinkhole is another take of the Portland-based company at the ethereal, modulated reverb sought by ambient and shoegaze guitarists, after the very successful release of the Soft Focus. But while the latter was inspired by a preset of an old digital rack unit from the '90s, the Sinkhole…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Sinkhole Ethereal Reverb

Bolt & Forge Appaloosa Germanium Overdrive

Bolt & Forge is the on-man project of Jason Lily, an ex newspaper editor with a big passion for guitar pedals. The Appaloosa Germanium overdrive is one of the four pedals currently offered by his company, three dirt boxes and an optical compressor. It's a low-to mid-gain overdrive that's very…Click on the title for more

Bolt & Forge Appaloosa Germanium Overdrive

Keeley Blues Disorder Overdrive/Distortion

Dropped within a release including three pedals adopting the same form factor as the Noble Screamer (a hybrid overdrive mixing the character of a TS and a Nobles ODR-1), the Keeley Blues Disorder embeds in the same pedal two circuits inspired by two other classic dirt boxes: the Blues Breaker…Click on the title for more

Keeley Blues Disorder Overdrive/Distortion