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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 that have made it a favorite of guitarists like Kerry King, Lzzy Hale, and Robin Trower. Part of the company’s Overdrive Pedal Collection, unveiled at NAMM 2025, this pedal captures that same spirit, delivering the unmistakable character of the original in a compact, pedalboard-friendly format. With its straightforward controls, it offers a range of tones full of clarity, power, and sustain. Hear it in action in the videos below.... Click on the title for more
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 vintage Binson Echorec 2, an Italian device utilizing four multi-head drums to create multitap-style echo.... Click on the title for more
Built by a pro audio 
Synth enthusiasts often overlook the effects falling under the "Distortion" or "Saturation" umbrella.... Click on the title for more
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"Lo-Fi" is a term loved by many guitarists who grew up in the '90s to the sound of early Ween, Sebadoh, Guided by Voices, and - of course - Pavement and even early Beck. It's a word that's only superficially pejorative: the "low fidelity" of the recordings and slight sloppiness of the performances (that's what the terms refers to) reflected those musicians' slacking attitude, but somehow ended up also becoming a "plus factor," adding a peculiar character to their songs, while also implicitly conveying that truly great songwriting can't be ruined by under par production values.... Click on the title for more
Filter pedals, when paired with saturation or distortion, can become multi-faceted "tone sculptors." That's precisely what the Land Devices Moonbow does, opening up a lot of sonic possibilities by elegantly mixing an overdrive with a classic voltage-controlled dual-mode filter.... Click on the title for more
Centered around a pair of rare new-old stock Mullard OC201 transistors, the 
Presented as a Wide Range Boost, the 
The Rangemaster came about due to necessity. In the 1960s, British guitarists such as Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton enjoyed pushing their large Marshall and Vox amps into overdrive. But the more you turned these amps up, the more the mid-low frequencies dominated, creating muddiness and loss of definition.... Click on the title for more
Designed and released in collaboration with the Burbank based pedal company, the 
