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The Walrus Audio Melee, a distortion + reverb combo pedal, represents for the Oklahoma-based company both a step forward and a tribute to its past, reminiscent as it is of its early stompbox Janus, which similarly blended two different effects (fuzz and tremolo), sporting not one but two joysticks.... Click on the title for more
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Although delay by itself is a very popular effect for guitar, a very short delay is also at the core of a series of other effects in the modulation realm. With its delay range between 0.8 and 0.50 ms, he Spaceman Meridian is an exploration of all these delay-based effects, that are not perceived as delay.... Click on the title for more
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Utilizing carefully selected parts and rigorous circuit design, the 
The Universal Audio UAFX Galaxy '74 Tape Echo is a stereo pedal that encapsulates the essence of the '70s Roland Tape Echo into an almost compact case, adding extra features like presets, dual stereo effects, Tap Tempo, a momentary footswitch function, and doubled delay times and tap tempo that allow to create rhythmic subdivisions not possible on the original hardware.... Click on the title for more
Fans of Syd Barrett, the unstable but genius lead songwriter/guitarist of early Pink Floyd, should lend an eye and an ear to the Kasleder Pipergate, a tribute to that incredibly influential artist who presumably used a Selmer Buzz Tone (mixed with an assortment of delays and reverbs) for his palette of tones that all but defined the psychedelic sound of the '60s.... Click on the title for more
Now available for preorder, the Spooky Circuits Harm + Balance is a unique interpretation of the Interfax Harmonic Percolator, a fuzz pedal with a signature clangy sound dear to the noise-seeking "indie-heads" familiar with the work of producer Steve Albini (who worked with Nirvana, Pixies, and PJ Harvey among others).... Click on the title for more
Japanese pedal giant BOSS has been quiet on the compact series' front for more than a year, focusing instead on the bigger workstation-type 
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