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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

Chase Bliss & Meris CXM 1978 Reverb

At NAMM 2021 Chase Bliss Audio and Meris unveiled the prototype of a pedal adaption of the venerable Lexicon 224 studio reverb, built on the moving-fader format of Chase Bliss Audio's Automatone series and featuring three algorithms (Hall, Room, Plate). The pedal was named CXM 1978 after the year of…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss & Meris CXM 1978 Reverb

DSM & Humboldt ClearComp Compression

The DSM & Humboldt ClearComp is the new compressor pedal by a company that, a couple of years ago, made a big splash with their Simplifier cab simulator. The ClearComp is a studio-grade, incredibly quiet and transparent compressor featuring all the imaginable controls a compressor can have, including knobs for…Click on the title for more

DSM & Humboldt ClearComp Compression

Joyo AC Tone Vox-Style Overdrive

Not all cheap pedals disappoint! The Joyo AC Tone is a well-regarded and insanely affordable take on the Vox-style amp-in-a-box. Surprisingly feature-rich, it can be used as a normal drive / EQ pedal or as an amp sim at the end of your pedal chain into a PA or direct…Click on the title for more

Joyo AC Tone Vox-Style Overdrive

REVV Tilt Overdrive + Boost (Shawn Tubbs Signature)

Canadian amp and pedal maker REVV has teamed up with Nashville's guitarist and popular YouTuber Shawn Tubbs (whose videos we aggregate in this blog) to release the REVV Tilt, an overdrive + boost pedal with a peculiar EQ section. Hailing from Music City, Shawn cares about tone very much, and…Click on the title for more

REVV Tilt Overdrive + Boost (Shawn Tubbs Signature)

Mojo Hand FX Octaverse Reverse Octave Delay

We somehow missed the release of the Mojo Hand FX Octaverse earlier this year, and it's a shame because it looks like one of the coolest pedals released by the Michigan-based company in some time: it's a reverse delay with an added up-or-down octave circuit. The idea is quite unique…Click on the title for more

Mojo Hand FX Octaverse Reverse Octave Delay

Warm Audio Foxy Tone Box Fuzz

The tone produced by vintage devices has a special place in the heart of guitarists, and several pedal companies are entirely dedicated to recreating and improving on that magic. Texas-based Warm Audio is a relatively new pro audio company that's specializing in that exercise on many fronts, including guitar pedals.…Click on the title for more

Warm Audio Foxy Tone Box Fuzz

New Pedal: NUX Voodoo Vibe Stereo Mini Uni-Vibe/Chorus

Although there are plenty of mini Uni-Vibe pedals with three knobs, the NUX Voodoo Vibe is a new DSP-based stereo redesign of the Dunlop Uni-Vibe featuring both Vibe and Chorus modes (just like in the original) and a smart footswitch that does both on/off duties and Tap Tempo. Although…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: NUX Voodoo Vibe Stereo Mini Uni-Vibe/Chorus

New Pedal: Valco KGB Dist JR

The Valco KGB Dist JR is a more compact version of the versatile 4-mode distortion KGB Dist, with the only difference that the latter sports a Blend fader. The rest of the circuit is the same, with the 1-Pole Low-Pass Filter knob shaping the tone, the signature 6-settings Variable Impedance rotary…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Valco KGB Dist JR