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New Pedal: TomKat Super Heavy Reverb

We are happy to learn that our ex-fellow NYC citizen Tom of TomKat pedals is still churning out pedals, since this new Super Heavy stompbox appears to be his first release in five years. Alas, at first glance, it looks and sounds like something that would take a long time to develop: it's a rather complex stereo delay>drive>reverb device inspired—to quote the builder—"by the most powerful rocket ever launched by humans."... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: TomKat Super Heavy Reverb

Chase Bliss Clean Stereo Compressor

Can what's arguably the most creative pedal maker of this decade make the most boring effect ever exciting? Enter the Chase Bliss Clean and find out.... Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Clean Stereo Compressor

Frost Giant Soma V2 Heavy Fuzz

The Frost Giant Soma V2 is the new, updated, and improved version of this fuzz pedal made for Doom and Metal aficionados, a variant of the company's popular Massif Fuzz.... Click on the title for more

Frost Giant Soma V2 Heavy Fuzz

NuX TimeCore Deluxe MkII Stereo Delay

Among the many Chinese brands manufacturing guitar pedals, NuX (aka Nu>X) emerged in the early 2020s as one of the most reliable and innovative, with a varied roster of affordable stereo products in compact and even mini cases. The Time Core Deluxe MkII is their compact, stereo, multi-algorithm delay priced at just $99 USD.... Click on the title for more

NuX TimeCore Deluxe MkII Stereo Delay

Non-Human Audio Night Creatures

The Non-Human Night Creatures is a rather simple dual channel, hand-built delay. The two effects have slightly different voices and delay times, one darker than the other, and one slightly modulated.... Click on the title for more

Non-Human Audio Night Creatures

One Control Dyna Red 4k Plexi Drive now shipping

The One Control Dyna Red Distortion is an upgrade to the previous Barefoot version of this full-on Plexi pedal, featuring an extra filter knob that tames some of the hard mid-range.... Click on the title for more

One Control Dyna Red 4k Plexi Drive now shipping

Glou-Glou Flancher Stereo Pedals

From awesomely quirky French builder Glou-Glou comes a new series of stereo pedals that blur the line between stompbox and Eurorack (hey, they are both modular formats, after all!). Enter Flancher.... Click on the title for more

Glou-Glou Flancher Stereo Pedals

Line 6 HX Stomp Multieffect Processor

Line 6, the company that introduced amp, effect and even guitar modelling to the masses, just unveiled their latest product in the Helix line, the HX Stomp, which packs all of the Helix line's amps, cabs, and effects into a stompbox roughly the size of a BOSS Space Echo.... Click on the title for more

Line 6 HX Stomp Multieffect Processor

$Diffractor Soundings Chromatic Journey Stereo Analog Phaser$

$Diffractor Soundings Chromatic Journey$ Designed by a French one-man company based in beautiful Toulouse, the Diffractor Soundings Chromatic Journey is an analog stereo phaser with digital controls that really looks like the mother of all phaser pedals, just like their previous release, the Arboretum, looked like the mother of all tremolos.... Click on the title for more

Diffractor Soundings Chromatic Journey Stereo Analog Phaser

Spruce Effects Acadia Fuzz (Junior Ranger)

The Spruce Effects Acadia Fuzz is the smaller (and much more affordable) brother of the company's unit bearing the same name from the Americana Series - which is almost three times as expensive. It's an uber-tweakable fuzz with multiple gain stages. ... Click on the title for more

Spruce Effects Acadia Fuzz (Junior Ranger)

Chaos Audio Stratus

Available for pre-order after a successful Kickstarted campaign, the Chaos Audio Stratus is a do-it-all pedal that can load any kind of effect through your smartphone.... Click on the title for more

Chaos Audio Stratus

Beetronics Whoctahell Low Octave Fuzz

Hailing from the Los Angeles-based workshops of a bunch of Brazilian bee (and pedal) lovers, the Beetronics Whoctahell is a renewed take on the company's first pedal, in a more compact and versatile format. It's a two-octave-down fuzz available in only 300 units (including 40 Custom Shop and 20 Limited Edition units).... Click on the title for more

Beetronics Whoctahell Low Octave Fuzz