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Name after the word signifying "an overwhelming sensation or strong emotional response triggered by specific aural stimuli", the 
The Universal Audio OX Stomp represents the American company's entry in the growing market of cab simulator pedals, although the company already had a similar desktop product with speaker modeling technology simply called OX. This stompbox unit inherits some of that technology and adds a lot more features.... Click on the title for more
The Strymon Brig dBucket Delay is the (almost) compact evolution of the Californian company's Brigadier. They are both digital pedals featuring a proprietary chip (dBucket) created with the declared intent of replicating the character of the Bucket Brigade Device, the beating heart of any analog delay pedal, without its flaws.... Click on the title for more
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The Anasounds Dystopia is a delay pedal for adventurous musicians who enjoy pushing their gear beyond its conventional use: as suggested by its name, it can transform your guitar into a noisy, unconventional tool, while pushing sonic boundaries and venturing into noise territory when pushed to the extreme.... Click on the title for more
Croatian pedal builder 
Amp and cab simulators in the shape of a pedal have been gaining momentum in the last decade, but we have never seen something quite like the 
The Tube Screamer and the Nobels ODR-1 have less in common than most people may expect: they are both green and they are both overdrives. But the color of the latter has often led to the misguided assumption that it was a clone of the former, while it's not. The Keeley Noble Screamer, in a way, is a testament to the differences between these two circuits, since it blends the character of the two circuits to create something new.... Click on the title for more
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Hailing from London, UK, the Intensive Care Audio Life Support is - to quote the manufacturer's playful description mocking medical language - an "all analogue overdrive and distortion pedal for the treatment of Bland Guitar Syndrome and Excessive Aural Dryness." Or, to put things into perspective, an overdrive + boost.
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