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Mattoverse AirTrash Fuzz

"The brand new AirTrash from Mattoverse Electronics is pedal for guitar or bass that sounds like absolute garbage."... Click on the title for more

Mattoverse AirTrash Fuzz

Back in Stock: Champion Leccy Divvy v3

The Champion Leccy Divvy WAS a one-knob fuzz, and now, with v3 (out in 2019), it's got two controls, Fuzz and Volume.... Click on the title for more

Back in Stock: Champion Leccy Divvy v3

All Pedal 1987 Distortion + Delay (Steel Panther Collab)

All Pedal 1987 Built for LA's comedic glam-metal band Steel Panther, the Allpedal 1987 is a dual delay + distortion pedal with the two effects placed in series (distortion first, delay after) and triggered by separate footswitches.... Click on the title for more

All Pedal 1987 Distortion + Delay (Steel Panther Collab)

Revelation Effects Revenant Preamp & Boost

The Revelation Effects Revenant is the first pedal by a Canadian company best known for its cables. It's a moderately tweakable, high-headroom preamp & boost circuit with a separate boost footswitch and a 3-band EQ.... Click on the title for more

Revelation Effects Revenant Preamp & Boost

Walrus Audio Slöer Stereo Ambient Reverb

The Walrus Audio Slöer is the third evolution of the Slö pedal, a compact, mono reverb designed to deliver a textural, rather than realistic, effect ideal for music with ambient and droney inclinations. It was such a resounding success, that the Oklahoma-based company soon followed it up with a version with presets, the Slötva. The Slöer goes even further: it's the stereo version of the Slotva, and adds two new algorithms.... Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Slöer Stereo Ambient Reverb

New Pedal: Bondi Effects Squish As VCA Compressor

Australian pedal builder Bondi Effect, well known for its Klon clone Sick As, somewhat harnessed the popularity of that stompbox in the name choice department for their new compressor, the Squish As.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Bondi Effects Squish As VCA Compressor

Reeves Electro Darlington Flyer Fuzz

Reeves Electro Darlington Fuzz The Reeves Electro Darlington is the first PCB-based pedal by a builder based in Northamptonshire, UK, known for its quality point-to-point designs. Hosted in a beautiful trapezoid blue enclosure, this is a fuzz with two very different voices both leveraging a different transistor.... Click on the title for more

Reeves Electro Darlington Flyer Fuzz

New Pedal: Umbrella Company Mayonaise

The Umbrella Company Mayonaise Fuzz seems to be the debut pedal by the Japanese distributor of Empress Effects. It's presented as a modern and multifaceted "fuzzstortion" inspired by many classic circuits of the past but not necessarily replicating any of them, although sonic references to the Muff are quite obvious.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Umbrella Company Mayonaise

Eventide Riptide Stereo Uni-Vibe / Overdrive

Templo Devices REEL DEALuxe

Those amoung our readers who suffer from "tape nostalgia" should take a look at the the Templo Devices REEL DEALuxe, a dirt box that emulates the saturation imparted to the tone by reel to reel machines of yesteryear.... Click on the title for more

Templo Devices REEL DEALuxe

Horrothia FX TEETH Discrete Low-Gain Overdrive

From the descriptions of its pedals, UK's Horrothia FX clearly devises its creations as tools for solving very specific sonic problems, coming from a distinct recording engineering angle.... Click on the title for more

Horrothia FX TEETH Discrete Low-Gain Overdrive

Tsakalis Nerve MkII

The Tsakalis Nerve MkII is a dual high-gain distortion pedal for guitarists with a heavy tone, featuring two matched JFETt stages that deliver an American-style distortion.... Click on the title for more

Tsakalis Nerve MkII