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JPTR FX Warlow Fuzz

Built by German boutique pedal maker JPTR FX the Marlow is a high-gain Op-amp Muff perfect for 90s grunge and alt-rock.... Click on the title for more

JPTR FX Warlow Fuzz

Win a PRS Guitar + 3 Pedals [ENDED]

We have one more giveaway for guitarists linked to our Portland Synth & Pedal Expo, and a rather awesome one at that, worth over $2,000!!!... Click on the title for more

Win a PRS Guitar + 3 Pedals [ENDED]

New Pedal: Catalinbread Carbide Distortion

The Catalinbread Carbide is the Portland company's take on the "Chainsaw-style Distortion," an effect used and abused by some metal bands who downtune their guitars to add a sense of dread to their tone.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Carbide Distortion

Sonicake Octaver

The Sonicake Octaver is an incredibly affordable, analog mini pedal that creates two low-octave voices (at one and two octaves down) with separate level knobs and also provides a knob for the dry channel.... Click on the title for more

Sonicake Octaver

New Pedal: Asheville Music Tools AFG-1 Flanger

The Asheville Music Tools AFG-1 is a rather unique take on flanger by a US company that's establishing itself as an innovator in the high-end analog pedal realm.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Asheville Music Tools AFG-1 Flanger

Readbeard Effects Hairy Squid

The Readbeard Effects Hairy Squid is a modern take on the rare but semi-obscure vintage Barnes and Mullins 70s Fuzz, currently selling used on Reverb.com for just under one grand USD.... Click on the title for more

Readbeard Effects Hairy Squid

The Li’l Tooter (Fart Pedal mini) will do its thing at the PDX Pedal & Synth Expo!

While most pedal builders get into effect engineering as a way of chasing the "sound that's in their head," Steve Gadlin took an entirely subversive approach to pedal-making: he wanted to create a stompbox that recreated the sound that's in everyone's... rear end. He succeeded big time.... Click on the title for more

The Li’l Tooter (Fart Pedal mini) will do its thing at the PDX Pedal & Synth Expo!

Win 5 Eurorack Modules via the PDX Synth Expo!

The Portland Synth & Pedal Expo is just a few days away (this upcoming weekend!) and we have a giveaway linked to it dedicated to Eurorack lovers, a modular format that's not too dissimilar from the one used for guitar pedals!... Click on the title for more

Win 5 Eurorack Modules via the PDX Synth Expo!

TC Electronic Infinite Mini Sample Sustainer

The TC Electronic Infinite Mini is the reduced version of a pedal the Danish-born, but Switzerland-owned (via Behringer) company unceremoniously "recreated" from an original idea by the folks at Gamechanger Audio. We are referring to the Plus pedal, a circuit that loops the tail end of your long notes creating infinite sustain. The Infinite does the same thing, with an added reverb.... Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Infinite Mini Sample Sustainer

Win 5 Synths via the Portland Synth & Pedal Expo!

The upcoming Portland Synth & Pedal Expo (scheduled for the weekend of June 17-18) will feature a high number of boutique synth companies, and this is reflected in this bundled giveaway, featuring 4 unique synthesizers and one drum machine by a major builder.... Click on the title for more

Win 5 Synths via the Portland Synth & Pedal Expo!

New Pedal: Mythos Hephaestus Mini Variable Voltage Fuzz

The Mythos Hephaestus Mini, is the reduced-in-size version of a fuzz circuit Zach from the Nashville-based company stumbled upon while working on a variant of the Jordan Boss Tone.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mythos Hephaestus Mini Variable Voltage Fuzz

Electro-Harmonix Crayon Overdrive

Electro-Harmonix has added yet another signature overdrive to their lineup, a transparent design they're colorfully calling the Crayon. The pedal features a unique EQ section that focuses on the high and low frequency ranges, instead of the mid-range which is common with many overdrive pedals. ... Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Crayon Overdrive