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Crazy, Cool and Weird Delay Pedals in 2024: the Best Psychedelic Echo Stompboxes

Atomic Tone Saturation Tryptic Fuzzstortion

Hand-built by a husband and wife team based in Fresno, California, the Atomic Tone Saturation Tryptic is an analog dirt box that's mostly an overdrive but adheres to modern standards by being able to shine also as a boost, sagged fuzz and everything in between, shining as an overdrive/distortion when run at 18v.... Click on the title for more

Atomic Tone Saturation Tryptic Fuzzstortion

New Pedal: Muir Silicon Steel Boost

Muir Silicon Steel Boost The Muir Silicon Steel Boost brings a fresh take on the boost stompbox format with a transformer-based gain stage, giving it a unique warmth.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Muir Silicon Steel Boost

Champion Leccy The Dunsh Distortion/Fuzz

Champion Leccy The Dunsh The Champion Leccy The Dunsh is a new release by the British via Philly builder that started as a modification made to one section of the company's own Gett and the Bloody Gett fuzzes, two Black Russian Big Muff variants. That mod was named "Dunsh" and added a "loud, noisy and bottom-endy fuzziness" to the signal.... Click on the title for more

Champion Leccy The Dunsh Distortion/Fuzz

BOSS RC-10R Rythm Loop Station

BOSS RC-10R Rhythm Loop Station Although you'll find many "live at SNAMM 2009" videos of the BOSS RC-10R Rythm Loop Station, no pedal videographer has gotten one to review just yet.... Click on the title for more

BOSS RC-10R Rythm Loop Station

New Pedal Kit: StewMac International House of Overdrive

Joyo Aquarius Multi-Mode Delay

NUX Mod Core Deluxe MkII

The NUX Mod Core Deluxe mkII is an update that adds a different set of algorithms and a few useful features to an already solid and affordable stereo multi-modulation pedal concept.... Click on the title for more

NUX Mod Core Deluxe MkII

New Pedal: Electric Love FX and EarthQuaker Devices Norrsken Fuzz

Electric Love FX and EarthQuaker Devices Norrsken The Electric Love FX Norrsken, designed by the New York brand in collaboration with EarthQuaker Devices, is a modern interpretation of a rare and rather unique Swedish fuzz pedal from the '70s: the Carlin Compressor. The circuit offers an array of squishy fuzz tones and an active 3-band EQ to expand its sonic range.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electric Love FX and EarthQuaker Devices Norrsken Fuzz

Chase Bliss Billy Strings Wombtone Phaser

A discontinued Chase Bliss pedal, the (regular) Wombtone was a wildly flexible digitally controlled analog phaser pedal, thanks to its 6 knobs, 3 toggle switches, two footswitches, and 12 DIP switches in the back panel. The Minneapolis-based company reissued a Billy Strings limited edition featuring some variations on the original, implemented in partnership with the established bluegrass guitarist.... Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Billy Strings Wombtone Phaser

Universal Audio UAFX Enigmatic 82 D-Style Pedal

Universal Audio UAFX Enigmatic 82 Overdrive and amp fanatics are surely familiar with the unattainable Dumble amps (the Overdrive Special model, in particular), the most expensive guitar amplifiers on earth, hand-built and customized on order for stars of the caliber of Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Mayer.... Click on the title for more

Universal Audio UAFX Enigmatic 82 D-Style Pedal

Warm Audio Pedal76 Compressor

Warm Audio Pedal76 Compressor The urei 1176 is one of the TWO evergreen compressors engineers have been using to record all sorts of tracks since the '60s (the other one being the Teletronix LA2A). The Warm Audio Pedal76 puts the sound of that versatile studio unit at your toetips for an amount that's a fraction of both the original and the Universal Audio reissues.... Click on the title for more

Warm Audio Pedal76 Compressor