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We are always intrigued when we see a demo of a pedal by a manufacturer we are not aware of - in particular if the effect looks cool and has something different to it.
Not much info can be found about SSD Devices, but it sounds like a UK/US collaboration (the pedal was soldered in the UK and enclosure printed in the US.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/q1WzABL7I-c... Click on the title for more
This press release just came in from Electro-Harmionix, it sounds intriguing...
The SYNTH9 Synthesizer Machine transform your guitar sound into classic electronic synthesizers and features nine of the most distinctive vintage synth type sounds: OBX, PROFIT V, VIBE SYNTH, MINI MOOD, EHX MINI, SOLO SYNTH, MOOD BASS, STRING SYNTH and POLY VI.
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We had this baby in our NAMM 2017 Stompbox Booth and we thought you may want to check out the brand new demo video, since Empress FX's previous pedal Reverb (belonging to the same line) did extremely well.
The pedal's name is Empress FX EchoSystem, and it's a dual delay.... Click on the title for more
Japanese engineers excel at many things, but seem to have a knack for musical instrument circuits. If they certainly outshine the rest of the world at manufacturing synthesizers (think Korg, Roland and Yamaha!), nobody can fault them for their guitar pedal creations either. BOSS (also part of Roland) is a brand known to the masses, but the real connoisseurs will also point to some legendary distortion pedals manufactured in the '60s by legendary Japanese stompbox pioneer Shin-ei.... Click on the title for more
The Strymon Riverside was certainly one of the most anticipated pedals of 2016, if anything because it represented the first take on distortion from a manufacturer that was able, in recent years, to redefine the stompbox format for pretty much any other kind of effect, from modulation to delay to reverb.... Click on the title for more



Based out of Durham, NC,
We are always intrigued when we see a demo of a pedal by a manufacturer we are not aware of - in particular if the effect looks cool and has something different to it.
Not much info can be found about
We saw this pedal by NJ based
This press release just came in from Electro-Harmionix, it sounds intriguing...
The
Fuzz, as an effect, seems to inspire pretty gruesome names, and fuzz lovers, who play musical genres that tend to sublimate violence through heavy hitting music, love that.... Click on the title for more
The first videos of the new
We had this baby in our
Japanese engineers excel at many things, but seem to have a knack for musical instrument circuits. If they certainly outshine the rest of the world at manufacturing synthesizers (think Korg, Roland and Yamaha!), nobody can fault them for their guitar pedal creations either. BOSS (also part of Roland) is a brand known to the masses, but the real connoisseurs will also point to some legendary distortion pedals manufactured in the '60s by legendary Japanese stompbox pioneer
The
We got to meet Eric and his
This just came in from JHS's Youtube Channel. The 500 Series is a studio format that has the advantage of allowing more voltage (i.e. more headroom) and also more space for knobs. The JHS team adapted several of their signature pedals into this new format, including the ever popular 






