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Hailing from the Wales, the Holy Island Audio Deforming is a delay built around the PT2399 chip with a peculiar, footswitch-triggered "warp" function that links the delay's time to an envelope, generating the classic "sound warping" effect you get when you turn the time knob while the guitar strings are vibrating.... Click on the title for more
It looks like 2023 is going to be the year of the chorus! The EarthQuaker Devices Aurelius is the fifth effect of that type released this year by an established US boutique builder (after Jackson Audio, Beetronics, Old Blood Noise, and Walrus Audio, with the last two launched just yesterday!).... Click on the title for more
It looks like 2023 is going to be the year of the chorus! The 
With a circuit inspired by the Klon Centaur, the 
Hosted in a green suede enclosure reminiscent of the Foxx Tone Machine, the JAM Pedals Custom Octaurus is a limited edition, point-to-point fuzz by the established Greek company inspired by the sound of the legendary octave-up circuits of the '60s and '70s, but not necessarily voiced after any one of them.... Click on the title for more
It's quite rare to stumble upon a fuzz pedal that's crazy enough to make it into our article about the 
Chase Bliss Audio announced that the Generation Loss mkii is available for pre-order. This is an entirely new pedal compared to the limited edition released in 2019.... Click on the title for more
November is normally a month full of exciting new releases, due to the impending shopping season, and this year was no exception.... Click on the title for more
After the Germanium Fuzz, the Benson Stonk Box Fuzz is the 2nd fuzz pedal by the Portland builder featuring their proprietary temperature technology that allows the diodes at the core of the circuit to behave more consistently, solving a problem that has afflicted many pedal builders dedicated to the development of fuzz pedals.... Click on the title for more
Name after the word signifying "an overwhelming sensation or strong emotional response triggered by specific aural stimuli", the 
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