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BOSS PH-3 Phaser

BOSS PH-3 The BOSS PH-3 is a 7-mode phaser with tap tempo and simple controls offering classic-sounding 4, 8, 10 and 12-stage effects but also "Fall" and "Rise" modes (creating unidirectional phasing) and "Step" mode, which randomizes the LFO in steps synched to the tempo. The rate can be controlled through an Expression pedal.... Click on the title for more

BOSS PH-3 Phaser

The Best Envelope Filter Pedals, in 2024 | A Buyer’s Guide

Best Envelope Filter Pedals Jerry Garcia used his Mu-Tron to give his live solos energy and dynamism, while Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder employed the quacky synth-like sounds of the same pedal on Rhodes, Synth, and Clavinet in classic recordings. In Parliament, Bootsy Collins perfected the low-down sounds of funky envelope filter on bass.... Click on the title for more

The Best Envelope Filter Pedals, in 2024 | A Buyer’s Guide

Updated Pedal: EarthQuaker Spatial Delivery V3

EarthQuaker Spatial Delivery V3 A pedal that spans the spectrum of vintage funky or spaced-out and weird filtered tones, the EarthQuaker Spatial Delivery V3 is a vocaloid-sounding envelope filter with Range, Resonance, and Filter controls. v3 adds to it a 6-preset system and an assignable expression pedal input.... Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: EarthQuaker Spatial Delivery V3

Flowers Pedals Dahila Dual/Stereo Analog Delay

It may looking rather unassuming, but the Flowers Pedals Dahila is an extremely powerful dual BBD-based delay delivering up to 820ms of (digitally controlled) analog delay per channel. The amount of functionality is truly impressive.... Click on the title for more

Flowers Pedals Dahila Dual/Stereo Analog Delay

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Fjord Fuzz Sol Fuzz + Vibe

Fjord Fuzz Sol Fuzz + Vibe The Fjord Fuzz Sol is a fuzz + vibe pedal by a Norwegian, one-man pedal builder dedicated to the cult of fuzz who has recently expanded into the exploration of the uni-vibe circuit, with the FREI pedal, released in early 2023.  ... Click on the title for more

Fjord Fuzz Sol Fuzz + Vibe

Red Panda Particle V2 Multimode Granular Stereo Delay

At our November 2018 Los Angeles Stompbox Exhibit, on Red Panda's pedalboard we noticed a slightly different version of their renown Particle Granular Delay.... Click on the title for more

Red Panda Particle V2 Multimode Granular Stereo Delay

Pigtronix Cosmosis Stereo Reverb

Pigtronix Cosmosis Stereo Reverb The Pigtronix Cosmosis represents a rather unique take on the ambient stereo reverb, putting a big emphasys on "morphing" - i.e. gradually transitioning from an preset sound to another.... Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Cosmosis Stereo Reverb

9 of the Best Klon Clone Kits in 2024

Best Klon Clone Kits As you probably know, the original Klon Centaur is - and has been for several years now - not only the most expensive pedal out there but also the most cloned, its name becoming some kind of self-fulfilling prophecy.... Click on the title for more

9 of the Best Klon Clone Kits in 2024

Hagerman TUBEKLØN Pedal Kit

Walrus Audio Fable Granular Soundscape Generator

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

Caroline Arigato 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