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Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry

It's always great to discover new devices thanks to Knobs' state-of-the-art videos. The Torontonian videographer was among the first ones to coverof the Black Hole Symmetry by French builder Collision Devices. This is a hand-built Delay with Modulation/Reverb with Pitch Shifting/Fuzz combo that is bound to intrigue those with shoegazing…Click on the title for more

Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry

New Pedal Line: UAFX Compacts (Orion, Evermore, Heavenly and 1176)

Universal Audio entered the stompbox market at the beginning of the decade with a series of multi-algorithm pedals priced between $280 and $300. Today they introduce a new, more affordable line named "UAFX Compacts" with four pedals smaller in size and price ($199-220). This new series includes the following stompboxes,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Line: UAFX Compacts (Orion, Evermore, Heavenly and 1176)

Beetronics OctaHive V2 Octave-Up Fuzz

The Beetronics FX OctaHive V2 is the improved version of a super high gain fuzz with chaotic leanings and a switchable octave-up manufactured by a (quite literally) buzzworthy company based in Los Angeles (via Brasil). Inspired by the early octave-up pedals of the '70s, and in particular the Tycobrahe Octavia, this…Click on the title for more

Beetronics OctaHive V2 Octave-Up Fuzz

PastFX New Division Chorus/Flange/Vibrato

Like all the other stompboxes by the Australian builder, the PastFX New Division is heavily inspired by a classic circuit (in this case two early version of the EHX Clone Theory, famously used by Joy Division's basssist Peter Hook) but updated with useful features not found in the original. The…Click on the title for more

PastFX New Division Chorus/Flange/Vibrato

Electro-Harmonix Pico POG

The Electro-Harmonix Pico POG is one of those pedals we could see coming, in light of the popularity of the NYC's company POG family, and of the miniaturizing trend that's been affecting the stompbox realm for over a decade now. In the POG's case, this is the 3rd increasingly smaller…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Pico POG

MTL KnobSession 2023 Synth + Pro Audio Giveaway! (Canada Only)

To celebrate the upcoming, FREE Montréal Pedal Expo called Knob-Session (RSVP here to attend), we put together a nice little pedal giveaway with an aggregate prize worth over $2000!Click on the title for more

MTL KnobSession 2023 Synth + Pro Audio Giveaway! (Canada Only)

LCO Industries Ours & Hours Lo-Fi Reverb

The LCO Industries Ours & Hours is an intriguing take on the lo-fi reverb by an emerging pedal builder based in Aberdeen, MD. Presented as a lo-fi reverb calculator, this device gives you a variety of reverb (and delay) effects, from the traditional to the adventurious, with just five knobs and…Click on the title for more

LCO Industries Ours & Hours Lo-Fi Reverb

Subdecay TremCoder MkII Stereo Tremolo

Veteran US builder of creative guitar pedals (that work great with synths as well) Subdecay just posted a teaser of their upcoming tremolo's 2nd version: the Subdecay Tremcoder MkII. The new version, larger than the previous one with an almost square footprint, has preset functionality and is fully MIDI compatible.…Click on the title for more

Subdecay TremCoder MkII Stereo Tremolo

New Pedal: Atomic Tone Saturation Triptych

The Atomic Tone Saturation Triptych is the debut, hand-made circuit by an emerging California-based builder, founded this very year 2023 AD. It can be described as a hybrid dirt box. As hinted by the name (for the unaware, the word "triptych" means "trio"), this pedal offers three modes via the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Atomic Tone Saturation Triptych

JET Pedals Eternity Delay

The JET Pedals Eternity Delay is the latest release by an emerging Kansas City-based builder that, with this circuit, has joined the small club of pedal companies able to fit a stereo, multi-mode delay circuit inside a compact stompbox case. Although that's an understatement since this device also features full…Click on the title for more

JET Pedals Eternity Delay

Jam Boomster Mk2 Boost

As simple as it may look, the Jam Boomster Mk2 Boost is the result of thorough research conducted by the Athen (Greece) based builder to deliver the best fidelity and tone lushness possible. Based around hi-fi-grade Texas Instruments OPA 2132 chips, the Boomster Mk2's circuit offers the following features: 3…Click on the title for more

Jam Boomster Mk2 Boost

R2R Electric MKI Pro Fuzz

Sporting not one but three Germanium transistors (for the circuit geeks, the OC75, 2G308, 2G378B) the R2R Electric MKI Pro Fuzz is a compact version of the company's MKI Tone Bender clone, the MKI Fuzz, with a few extra features, made entirely using vintage and NOS parts hand-wired point to…Click on the title for more

R2R Electric MKI Pro Fuzz