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New Pedal: Catalinbread Fuzzrite Mini

The iconic, splattery sound of the 60s is now available in a perfectly petite package. The Catalinbread Fuzzrite Mini packs the exact same circuit that defined psychedelic classics like "Incense and Peppermints" into a rugged, pedalboard-friendly enclosure. This isn't a smooth, singing fuzz. The Fuzzrite is all about buzzy, spitty,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Fuzzrite Mini

New Pedal: EAE Glaive Octave Up Fuzz

The Electronic Audio Experiments (aka EAE) Glaive is an ultra-high-gain op-amp fuzz pedal, distinguished as the most dangerous gain device in the company's lineup. Capable of delivering an immense +80dB of gain, it offers a spectrum of sounds from articulate, metallic grind to overwhelming sonic destruction. Beyond its raw power,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: EAE Glaive Octave Up Fuzz

Win 4 Awesome Pedals via the Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo

The pedal giveaway fever reaches its full peak this week, thanks to this radical raffle linked to our Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo!Click on the title for more

Win 4 Awesome Pedals via the Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo

Discomfort Designs Riemann’s Grave V2

The Discomfort Designs Riemann's Grave is not a simple distortion pedal; it's a powerful, self-contained workstation for timbral sculpting, combining multimode distortion, a state-variable filter, and deep random modulation in a single compact unit. The pedal operates as a dual-engine system. On the right, the "Zeta Function" section acts as…Click on the title for more

Discomfort Designs Riemann’s Grave V2

Upcoming Pedal: Non-Human Audio KimChi Fuzz

Dave Jordan of Non-Human Audio is a circuit explorer, the kind who looks at a schematic and asks the questions others overlook. In mid-2024, he fixated on one: why was a specific method of transistor biasing—a key factor in creating distortion—never made adjustable in pedal designs? Theorizing it could unlock…Click on the title for more

Upcoming Pedal: Non-Human Audio KimChi Fuzz

29 Pedals Toki Fuzz

The 29 pedals toki fuzz is a rather small, industrial-looking square box that can primarily deliver a variety of warm fuzz tones, but also some clean and insane sounds. Based on a hybrid design of discrete and IC gain stages, the toki offers a rather simple but unusual interface that…Click on the title for more

29 Pedals Toki Fuzz

Butterfly Effects Dobbo Granular Pedal

In a world of predictable effects, sometimes your sound needs a collaborator—not just a tool. Enter the Butterfly Effects Dobbo, a stereo granular effect pedal designed not just to process your sound, but to play with it. This isn't merely a delay or a reverb; it's an ecosystem of sound…Click on the title for more

Butterfly Effects Dobbo Granular Pedal

Color Audio Cassette Preamp

Chasing that warm, saturated, and beautifully imperfect tape sound? The Color Audio Cassette Preamp distills the soul of a vintage Japanese cassette recorder (reportedly, the Porta 2) into a rugged, tour-ready pedal. This isn't just an emulation—it's a part-for-part reproduction of the original circuit, right down to the prized NJM2068…Click on the title for more

Color Audio Cassette Preamp

Third Man Hardware & Eventide The Knife Drop

Jack White is at it again with the Third Man Hardware & Eventide The Knife Drop, a stereo combination of sub/high-octave fuzz and analog synth created in collaboration with one of the most established pedal companies in the US, presented through playful graphics inspired by the classic Giallo movies (that…Click on the title for more

Third Man Hardware & Eventide The Knife Drop

New Pedal: Moth Electric M. stellatarum Multi-Mode Tremolo

From the meticulous workshop of its boutique builder comes the Moth Electric M. stellatarum, a tremolo pedal that treats modulation as a true art form. A hand-soldered, through-hole device built in the USA for players who crave both vintage warmth and modern versatility, this pedal boasts an all-analog signal path…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Moth Electric M. stellatarum Multi-Mode Tremolo

Marshall BluesBreaker (aka Blues Breaker) Reissue

It looks like with the new reissue of the original 1991 Blues Breaker overdrive, Marshall has decided to surrender to the common misspellings of this pedal's name, as in "BluesBreaker" (without a space), since their entire online literature spells it that way. However, if our friends at Pedaltown are correct,…Click on the title for more

Marshall BluesBreaker (aka Blues Breaker) Reissue

Keeley Hydra Stereo Reverb & Tremolo

Keeley just unveiled a new, multi-mode Stereo Reverb + Tremolo called Hydra, devised as a perfect companion to their well-received stereo delay Eccos, with which it shares the controls and in/out configuration. The Keeley Hydra features 3 Reverb modes (Spring, Plate or Room) and tap-tempo enabled Harmonic, Vibrato, or Sine…Click on the title for more

Keeley Hydra Stereo Reverb & Tremolo