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New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Oceans 3-Verb

The smallest sibling of the Oceans family of multi-mode reverbs, the Electro-Harmonix Pico Oceans 3-Verb is a mini pedal offering the three most popular algorithms found on those pedal (Spring, Plate and Hall) at a low price point. Everything is pretty straighforward here, with controls for Blend, Time (i.e. decay),…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Oceans 3-Verb

Schu-Tone Luna Obscura Multi-FX

If you're seeking a convenient pedalboard solution or have an affinity for the iconic sounds of Dark Side of the Moon, you may want to consider the Schu-Tone Luna Obscura. This device consolidates a complete pedalboard into a single, 4-footswitch pedal inspired by David Gilmour's setup during the Dark Side…Click on the title for more

Schu-Tone Luna Obscura Multi-FX

Strymon Deco v2 | Tape Saturation & Doubletracker

Fans of vintage tape emulating effects should immediately take note of the new update to the Deco from Strymon. The Californian manufacturer just updated their all-encompassing mad scientist of a tape effect capable of tackling a whole host of vintage mid-century analog tape tones. This Deco V2 is a rabbit…Click on the title for more

Strymon Deco v2 | Tape Saturation & Doubletracker

UAFX Evermore Studio Reverb

Unveiled as part of Universal Audio's latest Compacts series, the UAFX Evermore pedal stands alongside three other effects, embodying a tribute to the legendary early digital reverbs that resonated throughout the late '70s and early '80s music landscape, and that were recently embraced by shoegaze bands. The extra (fixed speed)…Click on the title for more

UAFX Evermore Studio Reverb

JHS Artificial Blonde Stereo Vibrato (Madison Signature)

The JHS Artificial Blonde is a stereo vibrato custom-created for two-Grammy nominated songwriter Madison Cunningham. It produces a subtly 3 dimentional pitch vibrato effect. Like most if not all pedal designs by the Kansas City builder, the Artificial Blonde sticks to tone, quality components, and a streamlined set of bread-and-butter…Click on the title for more

JHS Artificial Blonde Stereo Vibrato (Madison Signature)

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Triboro Bridge

These days it really feels like we write something along the lines of "a pedal that can deliver anything from overdrive to distortion to fuzz" on a daily basis. However, with the Electro-Harmonix Pico Triboro Bridge, we believe it's first time we write those words for a mini pedal. The…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Triboro Bridge

New Pedal: Tone For Punk Trebled Youth

The many punk-leaning guitarists among our readers might have found a stompbox that suits their nihilistic tendencies. Enter the Tone For Punk (name of the company) Trebled Youth (name of the pedal), a tweakable dirt box that can deliver anything from mildly dirty tones to the uncompromising fuzz that's at…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Tone For Punk Trebled Youth

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe

The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is all the sizzle and spice and everything you love about Plexis in a cool-looking pedal - with a few crucial improvements over its smaller yet older sibling. The Preamp and Master gain act like they would on your favorite old British amp and…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Rerun Tape Delay

Part of the growing family of the Pico series, the Electro-Harmonix Pico Rerun is a tape-style echo in mini format delivering delay from 8ms to 3s. It doesn't only emulate the warmth of the vintage tape delays of yesteryear, but also the saturation those units' preamp imparted to the tone,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Rerun Tape Delay

All-Pedal Microdose Phaser

Following on the success of their filter pedal Macrodose, the folks at All-Pedal just released a similar looking, equally deep, and rigorously hand-made phaser circuit called Microdose, designed in collaboration with Spaceman Effects. The approach here is to offer every possible phaser sound via its 3 stages modes (2, 4…Click on the title for more

All-Pedal Microdose Phaser

New Pedals: 7 Electro-Harmonix NYC DSP Pico Pedals

Today Electro-Harmonix in all likelihood broke their record for number of pedals released on the same day, unveiling seven new, DSP-powered stompboxes under the Pico Platform series of mini pedals, debuted earlier in 2023 with the Pico POG and the Pico Platform. With a price range varying between $119 and…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: 7 Electro-Harmonix NYC DSP Pico Pedals

29 Pedal JFET Boost

Boost pedals are a necessary, if not wildly exciting, necessity for pretty much any electric guitar player. The 29 Pedal JFET is presented as a reimagining of the most humble of stompboxes, by a company that has proven uber-competent in the realms of tone-preservation and enhancement. The JFET's circuit gives…Click on the title for more

29 Pedal JFET Boost