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Spaceman Meridian Modulator

Although delay by itself is a very popular effect for guitar, a very short delay also constitutes the core of a series of other effects in the modulation realm. With its delay range between 0.8 and 0.50 ms, the Spaceman Meridian represents an exploration of all these delay-based effects, that…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Meridian Modulator

BOSS DS-1w Distortion

The BOSS DS-1w Distortion was an expected update to what's in all likelihood the best-selling pedal ever, launched by the Japanese builder in 1978. Like other models in the Waza Craft, the DS-1w offers a new, Custom mode, next to the Standard one replicating the sound of the original circuit,…Click on the title for more

BOSS DS-1w Distortion

New Pedal: Moth Electric P. Isabella

Utilizing carefully selected parts and rigorous circuit design, the Moth Electric P. Isabella is a hand-built fuzz/distortion based on an old Russian classic (read, Russian Muff) by an emerging builder based in Portland, Oregon. As obvious from the control layout, the P. Isabella adds some extra features to the classic…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Moth Electric P. Isabella

Universal Audio UAFX Galaxy ’74 Tape Echo

The Universal Audio UAFX Galaxy '74 Tape Echo is a stereo pedal that encapsulates the essence of the ’70s Roland Tape Echo into an almost compact case, adding extra features like presets, dual stereo effects, tap tempo, a momentary footswitch function, and doubled delay times that allow creating rhythmic subdivisions…Click on the title for more

Universal Audio UAFX Galaxy ’74 Tape Echo

New Pedal: Kasleder Pipergate (Buzz Tone / Syd Barrett-Inspired)

Fans of Syd Barrett, the unstable but genius lead songwriter/guitarist of early Pink Floyd, should lend an eye and an ear to the Kasleder Pipergate, a tribute to that incredibly influential artist who presumably used a Selmer Buzz Tone (mixed with an assortment of delays and reverbs) for his palette…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Kasleder Pipergate (Buzz Tone / Syd Barrett-Inspired)

Now Shipping: Spooky Circuits Harm + Balance

The Spooky Circuits Harm + Balance is a unique interpretation of the Interfax Harmonic Percolator, a fuzz pedal with a signature clangy sound dear to the noise-seeking "indie-heads" familiar with the work of producer Steve Albini (who worked with Nirvana, Pixies, and PJ Harvey among others). Combining a variety of…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Spooky Circuits Harm + Balance

BOSS Dimension C DC-2w

Japanese pedal giant BOSS has been quiet on the compact series' front for more than a year, focusing instead on the bigger workstation-type 500 Series. That changed today, since they released the Dimension C DC-2w, a new, analog spatial effect hosted in their uber-familiar compact case format. This is a unit that…Click on the title for more

BOSS Dimension C DC-2w

Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE Compact

California's Origin Effects, makers of the most beastly overdrive to ever walk the face of the earth (the RevivalDrive) had the sensible idea of creating a more contained version of that 12-knob "monster." Enter the RevivalDrive Compact. About one third the size of its non-compact brother, and sporting only one…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE Compact

Solar Chug Preamp with Gate

The Solar Chug, a high gain preamp with gate, is the first pedal released by Ola Englund's Solar Guitars brand, and no name would have been more appropriate than that, since the guitarist hosts a popular YouTube series called "Will It Chug?" Created, as expected, with the heavy guitarist in…Click on the title for more

Solar Chug Preamp with Gate

Pigtronix Echolution 3 Multi-Tap Stereo Delay

NYC's Pigtronix has released a lot of different pedals since its launch, but none has gone through as many variations and evolutions as the appropriately named Echolution, a stereo Multi-Tap pedal with modulation and, in some versions, filter. Today the company announced the Pigtronix Echolution 3, which expands the delay…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Echolution 3 Multi-Tap Stereo Delay

Sitek Vixen Germanium Booster

Based out of Poland, husband and wife-run Sitek is a raising profile in the realm of stompboxes. Their Germanium booster Vixen is one of the standout pedals in a roster mostly focused on dirt boxes. Vixen is a Rangemaster-inspired Booster built with New Old Stock Germanium transistor and diodes with…Click on the title for more

Sitek Vixen Germanium Booster

Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction Plus Fuzz

The Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction Plus Fuzz is an evolution of the original pedal by the same name (minus the "+"!), which was a tribute to the fuzz tone featured in the Rolling Stones' evergreen '60s single "Satisfaction," which - as the legend wants it - was produced at least in part…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Satisfaction Plus Fuzz