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Gecko Pedals O-Face

The Gecko Pedals O-Face is the second device released by a Eugene, OR-based builder after the very well received Geckoplex tape-style echo. The O-Face is an analog drive circuit with unique soft-clipping diodes delivering tube-like clipping, integrated with something the builder presents as an entirely origina design (and he might…Click on the title for more

Gecko Pedals O-Face

BOSS Slicer SL-2

A generator of rhythmic patterns, the BOSS Slicer SL-2 is the new little brother of one of the most creative pedals in the Japanese brand's arsenal of pedals, the BOSS SL-20, which is more than twice the size. More or less like a step sequencer applied to your input, this…Click on the title for more

BOSS Slicer SL-2

Mojo Hand FX Stylus Lofi Modulator

The Mojo Hand FX Stylus is one of the simplest lo-fi effects you may stumble upon, but with its three knobs, it can do all kinds of... "lo-fi damage," including vinyl and tape style warmth, warble, and other anomalies and artifacts. It has Hi-Fi and a Lo-Fi modes accessible via the…Click on the title for more

Mojo Hand FX Stylus Lofi Modulator

Flamma FS08 Polyphonic Octave

The Flamma FS08 is a compact polyphonic octave pedal by one of the newer, most popular Chinese makers of affordable pedals. It delivers four octaves (-1, -2, +1, +2) each with its volume knob, plus a Dry control and seven presets. The perfect tracking and simple but flexible control layout allow…Click on the title for more

Flamma FS08 Polyphonic Octave

Winnipeg Electrical Co Blues Overdrive

Handmade in the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba, the Winnipeg Electrical Co. Blues is, a Blues Driver variant with extended tonal controls, including an (unexpected this time) "fuzz mode." It made the best of 2023 list of YouTuber Megan L. Compared to the BOSS original, it features Low and…Click on the title for more

Winnipeg Electrical Co Blues Overdrive

Idiotbox Redrum V2 Distortion

Born as a one-knob hybrid Rat/HM-2 circuit (with the distortion of the former running into the tone stack of the latter), the Idiotbox Redrum - with its Kubrick-inspired name and graphics - was recently updated to V2, which provides more control without losing any of the original murderous tone. The Drive…Click on the title for more

Idiotbox Redrum V2 Distortion

New Pedal: Bleak District Electric Sun V2

The Bleak District Electric Sun V2 belongs to the restricted niche of pedals voiced after the Sunn O Model T, a tube amp that was adopted by stoner and doom metal bands, to the point of inspiring the name of those genres' pioneers: Sunn O))). The circuit employs both op-amp…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Bleak District Electric Sun V2

Master Effects Martyr Distortion V2

Built by a Calgary-based company specializing in guitar and bass pedals for loud rock genres, the Master Effects Martyr is a pedal voiced after the sound of the Marshall Valvestate 8100 from the '90s, a guitar amp that defined the sound of death metal. This is V2 of this circuit,…Click on the title for more

Master Effects Martyr Distortion V2

Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl HiFi

Chase Bliss Audio just unveiled a new, "HiFi" version of their popular Warped Vinyl pedal (we blogged about the old version here). This is an analog vibrato/chorus with an unthinkable amount of switches (dip, toggle, button, you name it). At $379, it may be a little pricey, but it will…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl HiFi

EarthQuaker Devices Ledges Reverb

The EarthQuaker Devices Ledges represents the Ohio company's entry product in what could be referred to as the "streamlined, multi-algorithm bread-and-butter reverb pedal niche" - which is a pretty popular niche since most guitarists commonly use traditional reverbs like Room, Plate, and Hall. By EQD's standard, this looks like a…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Ledges Reverb

Blammo! Electronics Blues Blaster

It doesn't look like this new hand-made Blues Breaker evolution by the dudes at Blammo! Electronics is officially out yet, but since there's a video of it, it must exist! Enter the Blues Blaster. The circuit is an updated version of that venerable overdrive, that fixes all the known limitations…Click on the title for more

Blammo! Electronics Blues Blaster

Palmer The Solarist Fuzz

With two channels based on the venerable Fuzz Face and Rangemaster, the Palmer The Solarist is a bona fide fuzz + boost on steroids. The pedal offers 3 clipping options per channel: on the Fuzz side you can choose between a pair of Germanium diodes (GT404B transistor), Silicon ones (NTE123),…Click on the title for more

Palmer The Solarist Fuzz