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Fender Hammertone Overdrive

The Fender Hammertone Overdrive is one of the units from the new series of affordable pedals released by the guitar giant that's getting the best reviews.... Click on the title for more

Fender Hammertone Overdrive

Best Jordan Boss Tone Clones and Evolutions in 2023

The Jordan Boss Tone came onto the scene in California in 1966 and was one of the first guitar effects (and the first fuzz) that could be plugged right into your guitar jack (yep, it wasn't originally a pedal!). It had an on/off switch that needed to be toggled by hand to activate the effect.
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Best Jordan Boss Tone Clones and Evolutions in 2023

New Pedal: BLAMMO! Electronics Jordan Bosstone

The Jordan Boss Tone is a vintage fuzz from 1966 that was originally (and curiously) developed as a plug-in device rather than a pedal. The BLAMMO! Electronics Jordan Bosstone is a point-to-point, hand-wired recreation of that unit, in pedal form.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: BLAMMO! Electronics Jordan Bosstone

New Pedal: JHS Berkeley (Legends of Fuzz Fresh Fuzz Replica)

The JHS Berkley is a tribute to the rare single op amp 741 version (Version 1) of the Fresh Fuzz, a semi-obscure pedal released in 1973 by Seamoon Inc, founded by Craig Anderton (inventor of the Funk Machine) and John Lang.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: JHS Berkeley (Legends of Fuzz Fresh Fuzz Replica)

Best New Pedals 2023 | May Edition

It’s always interesting to look back at what happened in the recent past to take stock of the state of the “pedalverse,” and that’s exactly what this monthly appointment focused on new releases is here for.... Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals 2023 | May Edition

1981 Inventions LVL

The 1981 Inventions LVL is the much anticipated second release by a company that made a huge splash with their first pedal, a RAT-inspired drive/distortion with its own character.... Click on the title for more

1981 Inventions LVL

Win 5 Pedals through the Portland Synth & Pedal Expo!

The soon-approaching Portland Synth & Pedal Expo comes with a host of gear giveaways.... Click on the title for more

Win 5 Pedals through the Portland Synth & Pedal Expo!

Heather Brown Electronicals Spirit in the Sky Fuzz/Tremolo

The Heather Brown Electronicals Spirit in the Sky is the third release (a Fuzz + tremolo pedal with a clean blend) by the New Jersey-based stompbox builder who goes under the God's Mom nickname.... Click on the title for more

Heather Brown Electronicals Spirit in the Sky Fuzz/Tremolo

Diamond Pedals Tremolo

Of all the new effects released by the new (SolidGoldFx-driven) team behind the venerable Candian pedal brand, the Diamond Pedal Tremolo is probably the most intriguing - with the exclusion, of course, of the legendary Memory Lane delay.... Click on the title for more

Diamond Pedals Tremolo

Gamma Cumulus Reverb

Sold exclusively through Guitar Center, the Gamma Cumulus Reverb belongs to a bread-and-butter new line of 6 compact pedals focused on providing great tone at reasonable prices.... Click on the title for more

Gamma Cumulus Reverb

JHS Mary-K Fuzz (Legends of Fuzz Boss Tone Replica)

The JHS Mary-K Fuzz is a replica of an under-the-radar Japan-made fuzz circuit of the '60s known as Key Fuzz Tone. Its maker, Kay Musical Instruments, released a series of streamlined pedal effects in the late '60s that didn't have any knobs, but that allowed one parameter of the effect to be modified via foot through a treadle, just like a wah pedal.... Click on the title for more

JHS Mary-K Fuzz (Legends of Fuzz Boss Tone Replica)

New Pedal: Daredevil Ten Tone Anniversary Fuzz

Chicago's Daredevil is celebrating a decade of existence with the Ten Tone Anniversary Fuzz, a one-knob fuzz with a rich and complex tone, hosted in a beautiful vintage-style wedge aluminum enclosure by Hammond Mfg.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Daredevil Ten Tone Anniversary Fuzz