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Walrus Audio Fable Granular Soundscape Generator

The Walrus Audio Fable, presented by the Oklahoma City builder as a "granular soundscape generator," is a pedal developed on the successful platform of the Lore, the company's reverse soundscape generator released in 2022.... Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fable Granular Soundscape Generator

Caroline Arigato Phaser Vibrato

The Caroline Arigato is a phaser/vibrato pedal approached the way the South Carolina-based company approaches each effect it builds: from a personal creative angle. It's not the replica of a "legendary" vintage unit, but rather the recreation of what circuit designer Philippe Herndon dreamed his very first pedal (a phaser) did and could do if it only had a few more knobs.... Click on the title for more

Caroline Arigato Phaser Vibrato

Win a Novation Bass Station II via the PDX Synth Expo [ENDED]

To celebrate our third Portland Synth & Pedal Expo, (RSVP here if you want to attend, it’s free!), we are giving away a radical piece of gear worth $499: a Novation Bass Station II!... Click on the title for more

Win a Novation Bass Station II via the PDX Synth Expo [ENDED]

Lichtlaerm Audio Untiefe Modulated Reverb

The Lichtlaerm Audio Untiefe is a compact ambient (mono) reverb by a new Berlin-based company that's distinguishing itself for creative and tweakable hand-made pedals with a strictly black and gold look.... Click on the title for more

Lichtlaerm Audio Untiefe Modulated Reverb

Soldano SLO Pedal High Gain Drive

The trend of (stomp)boxing guitar amps has been gaining momentum since the turn of the decade, and the Soldano SLO Pedal is the latest release in this direction, encapsulating the sound of one of the most sought-after (and expensive) modern high-gain amps.... Click on the title for more

Soldano SLO Pedal High Gain Drive

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Built by a US company that knows a thing or two about amplification, the Friedman IR-X is a guitar preamp that, thanks in part to the two high-voltage 12AX7 tubes embedded in its circuit, faithfully captures the harmonic richness and touch responsiveness associated with full-sized Friedman amplifiers.... Click on the title for more

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Bondi Effects Del Mar mk2 Overdrive

Jon Ashley of Bondi effects will tell you that the Del Mar mk2 is not a Klon nor a Tube Screamer or a Bluesbreaker, but a combination of the best elements of them.... Click on the title for more

Bondi Effects Del Mar mk2 Overdrive

Portland Synth & Pedal Expo

Delicious Audio, Control Voltage, and Hank's Music Exchange are thrilled to announce the fourth edition of the Portland Synth & Pedal Expo (aka the Synth Expo and Stompbox Exhibit merged into one show). This is a strictly in-the-headphones event!... Click on the title for more

Portland Synth & Pedal Expo

Milkman Sound F-Stop Tremolo + Reverb

The F-Stop brings the spring reverb and tremolo from the company's the Amp into a standalone small footprint 9VDC pedal. The reverb drips, and the VCA tremolo is pure creamy goodness.... Click on the title for more

Milkman Sound F-Stop Tremolo + Reverb

BOSS Tera Echo TE-2

The BOSS Tera Echo is a rather unique pedal that delivers something in between a delay and a reverb, with an added dynamic modulation/filter effect. ... Click on the title for more

BOSS Tera Echo TE-2

Updated Pedal: Death By Audio Octave Clang V2

The Death by Audio Octave Clang V2 is a re-engineered version of one of the earliest pedals by the noisy NYC-based builder, brought back to life after popular demand. It's a rather simple but uniquely gnarly octave-up fuzz.... Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Death By Audio Octave Clang V2

Keeley Super Rodent Ovedrive/Distortion

Dropped within a release including three pedals adopting the same form factor as the Noble Screamer (a dual overdrive with channels voiced after a TS and a Nobles ODR-1), the Keeley Super Rodent embeds in the same pedal two circuits inspired by two other classic stompboxes: the Rat and the BOSS SD-1.... Click on the title for more

Keeley Super Rodent Ovedrive/Distortion