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MXR's take on the Klone mania! (Yes, we can say it because we are press and we have power conferred to us by being the fourth estate!).... Click on the title for more
Fuzz pedals come in many different flavors. After tackling the most famous circuits (like the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, Sola Sound Tone Bender, Electro Harmonix Big Muff, and Univox Super Fuzz) it's time to take a look at the best Foxx Tone Machine clones and evolutions currently on the market.
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Handmade in Spain, the 
German pedal builder 
Released on Christmas Eve 2024, the 
Krozz Devices is a rather young pedal company from Brazil that turned heads in the early '20s with two intriguing analog modulation pedals. The Royalbreaker is their first foray into the realm of dirt boxes, a distortion with a wide tonal range that can also deliver borderline fuzz sounds.... Click on the title for more
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Alabs is a new Chinese pedal brand that was able to take the "affordable compact pedal" concept to the next level by releasing a series of multi-algorithms stereo stompboxes chock-full of features. The Alabs Timeslip, mostly sold through Amazon, is the delay in this line.... Click on the title for more
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
Can what's arguably the most creative pedal maker of this decade make the most boring effect ever exciting? Enter the 
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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 
