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JPTR FX Katastrophe Octave Up Distortion

German buitique pedal builder JPTR FX likes to make its devices big and noisy and also original, and the Katastrophe finds its originality angle in being an octave overdrive/distortion (as opposed to an octave fuzz). This is a pedal that allows you to radically tweak your tone through two gain…Click on the title for more

JPTR FX Katastrophe Octave Up Distortion

Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop V2 Overdrive

Fairfield Circuitry is an oddball, boutique audio effects company from Canada. I note the canadian heritage in that the physical aesthetic choices as well as the functions of the effects are reminiscent of a backwoods experiment by bearded men with too much time and whiskey on their hands. Fairfield…Click on the title for more

Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop V2 Overdrive

New Pedal: Beautiful Noise Exploder Distortion + White Noise

Handmade in Newcastle, Australia, the Beautiful Noise Exploder is a distortion pedal for the heavy yet tweaking-inclined guitarist, with a couple of interesting twists. Besides the expected (white) Gain and Master knob and a 3-way EQ section with (smaller black) Low Mid, and Hi controls, the Exploder offers a 3-way…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Beautiful Noise Exploder Distortion + White Noise

Orange Guitar Butler Dual Preamp

The Orange Guitar Butler is a two-channel preamp pedal that offers a Clean and a Dirty channel voiced after the UK builder's popular guitar amps, and that can work in conjunction with any amp or PA to provide the unmistakeable character of the Orange amplifiers. The trick in the sleeve…Click on the title for more

Orange Guitar Butler Dual Preamp

Latent Lemon Audio Hurts Fuzz V2

Based in Luton, UK, Latent Lemon is a boutique pedal builder laser-focused on building quality gain (and fuzz) devices. Inspired by the tones of legendary noise rock producer Steve Albini, the company's latest creation, simply named Hurts, is a take on the Germanium based Percolator fuzz, with added tone sculpting…Click on the title for more

Latent Lemon Audio Hurts Fuzz V2

Spaceman Saturn VI Harmonic Boost

The stompboxes by Portland's Spaceman Effects always have something special about them, and we are not surprised that their version of what's argualby the least "special" of effects (a booster) turns out to be a lot more than what its name implies. Introduced as a "Harmonic Booster," the Spaceman…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Saturn VI Harmonic Boost

Earthquaker Devices Afterneath V3

The EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath is an otherworldly reverberation machine that uses a cluster of short delays to create wild and cavernous reverberations with scattered, rhythmic reflections, offering fine-grained control over the reverberations it produces. More than a simple emulator of acoustic reverb, this pedal lets the player design the character…Click on the title for more

Earthquaker Devices Afterneath V3

Jam Pedals Delay Llama mk3

Greek builder Jam Pedals has established itself as one of Europe's most trusted makers of boutique stompboxes, and the analog Delay Llama was undeniably the pedal line that helped this company come to the forefront of the guitar effects scene. The Delay Llama mk3 is the latest evolution of the…Click on the title for more

Jam Pedals Delay Llama mk3

New Pedal: Westminster Piper Drive V3

The Westminster Piper Drive V3 is a high-gain pedal inspired by the Fulltone OCD but optimized for metallic musical genres. The simple control layout allows to dial in tones ranging from open and transparent to fully distorted with a mid-push. A two-voice toggle switch delivers two different tone flavors, one…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Westminster Piper Drive V3

Subdecay M3 – 3 oscillator guitar synth pedal

The slim group of synth pedals featuring one or more tracking oscillators has just gained a new member: the Subdecay M3. This monophonic stompbox efficiently tracks your signal, triggering three digitally controlled oscillators in a circuit inspired by the legendary Korg MS-20. Here's the pedal's path, also immortalized in the…Click on the title for more

Subdecay M3 – 3 oscillator guitar synth pedal

Teisco Fuzz

In early 2018, Singapore-based BandLab Technologies (also owner of MONO) announced the resurrection of legendary Japanese guitar and amp manufacturer Teisco through the release of three new guitar pedals. We are excited to finally see the first third party demo of them, starting with the Teisco Fuzz. This is a stylish…Click on the title for more

Teisco Fuzz

Ritual Devices Rainmaker Tremolo/Virbato

Hand-built in the UK, the Ritual Devices Rainmaker is an analog trem / vibrato that can do standard tremolo or more pitchy vibrato at higher Texture (blend) settings. The Texture control blends in the effect with your dry signal to achieve Magnatone-esque vibrato sounds. The Tilt knob controls the tone…Click on the title for more

Ritual Devices Rainmaker Tremolo/Virbato