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Hand-built in Los Angeles, CA, the Hangman FX Meteoric Echo Monster, depicted here in the (gorgeous) limited pink edition but normally available in white, is an analog-voiced delay with dual modulations, a boost, a momentary mode, and a host of noisy tricks up its sleeve.... Click on the title for more
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
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
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
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


At SuperBooth 2024, Polish synth brand Polyend unveiled its first pedal, a high-end stereo analog compressor called Press. The
If you’re looking for a cool delay pedal that can take your sound into another dimension, chances are you’ll find what you want among the machines listed in this article.... Click on the title for more
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Buying a great sounding overdrive pedal is one of the simple pleasures in the life of an electric guitarist. Building one from scratch is not as simple, but a lot cheaper and - when the device is finished - source of immense pride.... Click on the title for more
Overdrive and amp fanatics are surely familiar with the unattainable Dumble amps (the 






