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Fortin Natas Distortion

The Fortin Natas Distortion is a pedal version of one the company's now disontinued, but very popular in the mid aughts, Natas guitar amp.... Click on the title for more

Fortin Natas Distortion

Strymon Flint V2 Tremolo + Spring Reverb

The Strymon Flint is a thorough (and incredibly successful) Stereo exploration of vintage spring reverb and tremolo tones, with three Tremolo types (emulating '61 Harmonic, '63 Power Tube and '65 Photocell) and three Reverb types ('60s Spring, '70s Electronic Plate and '80s Hall Rack).... Click on the title for more

Strymon Flint V2 Tremolo + Spring Reverb

TC Electronic Plethora X3 Stereo Multi-FX

The TC Electronic Plethora X3 is a stereo multi-effect pedal with looper, tuner and cab sim, with three slots where can be inserted a selection of virtual recreations of existing TC pedals employing the original algorithms.... Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Plethora X3 Stereo Multi-FX

Pedal Pawn Texas Twang

Pedal Pawn Texas Twang Inspired by a steady aural diet of Steve Ray Vaughan, the Pedal Pawn Texas Twang is a  combo boost/overdrive is a two-knob device built to interact with your guitar and amp, cleaning up nicely at low guitar output. The right knob is a three-way rotary switch that produces glassy and bite on the Hi setting, tube-like warmth in the Mid setting and punchy growl in the Lo one.... Click on the title for more

Pedal Pawn Texas Twang

MXR Hybrid Fuzz

The entire fuzz pedal niche is mostly based on variations on five or six vintage fuzz circuits (as you can read in our super comprehensive article about fuzz types). Considering the sheer yearly output of fuzz pedals, it seems like there's an underground world of engineers constantly modding those circuits in the hopes to come up with something that's at once classic and new: the MXR Hybrid Fuzz is a noteworthy child of this process.... Click on the title for more

MXR Hybrid Fuzz

Electro-Harmonix Superego Synth Engine

Electro Harmonix's latest creation, the Superego pedal is a sustain and synth engine stomp box. It follows in the footsteps of their beloved Freeze sound retainer pedal. The Freeze pedal itself is a very innovative sustain pedal. It is essentially a very short duration sampler and looper. You could also think of it as an infinite delay pedal (though it never feeds back into itself like analog delays). The Super Ego takes that same concept, but WAY to another level, letting you blend and transform your sustained notes in a number of ways - therefore earning without any doubt the “synth engine” attribute. ... Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Superego Synth Engine

VS Audio Platinum Plexi Overdrive

Surfy Industries Surfyfuzz

The prototype of the Surfy Industries SurfyFuzz was unveiled at NAMM 2024 by the Swedish builder best known for its real spring reverbs, and we shot a video of it (at the bottom of this post). It is now shipping.... Click on the title for more

Surfy Industries Surfyfuzz

New Pedal: Electric Love Aquatone Drive

The Electric Love Aquatone is a BOSS Blues driver variant built in collaboration with Brian Wampler of Wampler Pedals. In addition to serving up great tone, the Aquatone pedal serves a bigger purpose: raising funds for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electric Love Aquatone Drive

Win 4 Awesome Synth Devices worth over $2,500! [ENDED]

Win Three Pedals and a PSU via the Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo [ENDED]

Here's yet another giveaway linked to our upcoming Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo, and this one is open to anyone from anywhere!... Click on the title for more

Win Three Pedals and a PSU via the Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo [ENDED]

Victory V1 The Duchess Preamp

Victory V1 The Duchess One-fifth of the UK company's V1 series of compact preamp pedals, the Victory V1 The Duchess is a little bit like the child with double passport in that family of stompboxes, since it can deliver both American-styled cleans and breakup with a British accent.... Click on the title for more

Victory V1 The Duchess Preamp