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DOD Looking Glass Overdrive

Looking-Glass-Top_large[1] Here at Delicious Audio we really, really dig this new trend in the pedal world consisting in bigger manufacturers commissioning pedals to talented boutique stompbox designers. After releasing the Black Arts Toneworks-enginnered DOD Boneshaker at NAMM 2015, at this year's edition of the Anaheim convention, DigiTech unveiled a new class-A FET Overdrive called DOD Looking Glass, built under the supervision of Christopher Venter of SHOE Pedals - a manufacturer who participated in our Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit in 2014.... Click on the title for more

DOD Looking Glass Overdrive

Walrus Audio R1 MkII Multi-Mode Stereo Reverb

The Walrus Audio R1 MkII is the updated version of the company's high-end multi-algorythm, compact reverb from the Mako series.... Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio R1 MkII Multi-Mode Stereo Reverb

Not Limited Anymore: Thorpy FX Six Zero Fuzz + Trem

OPFXS Electric Vibe Phaser/Vibrato

OPFXS Electric Vibe Hailing from La Spezia, Italy, the OPFXS Electric Vibe is a peculiar (and neat-looking) take on the Uni-Vibe and the phaser, at once.... Click on the title for more

OPFXS Electric Vibe Phaser/Vibrato

Tubesteader Lightkeeper V2 D-Style Boost/Overdrive

Tubesteader Lightkeeper V2 Sometimes it feels like the world is giving birth to at least one drive pedal per day, but a quick glance at the new Tubesteader Lightkeeper - now updated to a compact V2 - was enough to understand that this is no regular overdrive.... Click on the title for more

Tubesteader Lightkeeper V2 D-Style Boost/Overdrive

Discomfort Designs Phantom Limb Dual Delay/Looper

Discomfort Designs Phantom Limb The Discomfort Designs Phantom Limb is an interesting and creative dual effect sporting separate delay and looper channels, built by a boutique company out of Tucson Arizona. ... Click on the title for more

Discomfort Designs Phantom Limb Dual Delay/Looper

New Pedal: Matthew Effects The Technician

Matthew Effects The Technician Described by some as a (Chase Bliss) MOOD "killer," the Matthews Effect The Technician is a rather complex but intuitive dual channel stereo delay+reverb with added modulation effects, and looper functionality. Aka - as per the subtitle - an "Auditory Manipulator." The pedal was released without fanfare at the end of 2024, but it's sure a major accomplishment for this boutique US builder.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Matthew Effects The Technician

New Pedal: BLAMMO! Electronics Fuzz Banger

BLAMMO! Electronics Fuzz Banger Hand built in Portland OR, the BLAMMO! Electronics Fuzz Banger is a modern reimagining of the rare and notoriously wild Sam Ash Fuzz-Stainer MK II. ... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: BLAMMO! Electronics Fuzz Banger

Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe

The Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe expands on the popular non-deluxe version of the pedal by adding delay and distortion to the modulated reverb + shimmer algorithms offered by the original version based on a recreation of a patch found on the Yamaha FX500, a digital rack effect of the late ’80s that was commonly used by shoegaze bands, mostly famously Slowdive.... Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe

NUX Amp Academy Amp+Cab Sim

NUX Amp Academy It seems like amp and cab modelers have been getting better and more feature-rich by the day since the turn of the decade. The next challenge is to keep that quality and features and bring down the price, which is what the NUX Amp Academy, a $189 fully-featured device, is here to do.... Click on the title for more

NUX Amp Academy Amp+Cab Sim

Sinvertek N5 MGAT-1 Preamp

Sinvertek N5 MGAT-1 Preamp The Sinvertek N5 MGAT-1 Preamp is the latest release by a Chinese boutique company that might be the best-kept secret in the pedal realm - in particular for those guitarists who enjoy gain pedals that allow for a variety of tonal options.... Click on the title for more

Sinvertek N5 MGAT-1 Preamp

Silktone Overdrive+