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Pigtronix Star Eater Jumbo Fuzz

Pigtronix has announced a new fuzz pedal, the Star Eater, a dual-footswitch fuzz sculptor with lots of tweakable options. On one footswitch is a creamy vintage-style fuzz switchable between Germanium and Silicon diodes. The other side features a boost that drives into a filter, which can be modified using the…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Star Eater Jumbo Fuzz

New Pedal: Mythos SUSMARYOSEP! v2

Nashville-based Mythos has updated their SUSMARYOSEP! RJ Ronquillo signature 3-in-1 pedal, featuring a treble booster, Herculean overdrive, and slapback echo. The name comes from a Filipino saying, slang for "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!" The pedal includes RJ's "desert island" effects all in one pedal, making it a swiss army knife…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mythos SUSMARYOSEP! v2

New Pedal: LPD Pedals Lucent Overdrive

Arizona-based builder LPD pedals has put out their take on the venerable Bluesbreaker style OD, called the Lucent. Featuring the classic tone/gain/level controls as well as a clipping diode toggle that switched between the classic Marshall Bluesbreaker voicing and a custom voicing with more headroom, gain, and smoother EQ. The…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: LPD Pedals Lucent Overdrive

New Pedal: Fjord Fuzz FREIA

In tandem with their new Uni-Vibe release, Norway's Fjord Fuzz has put out the new FREIA Fuzz. Created by simply tuning a resistor in the FREI Uni-Vibe, the FREIA can go from clean warm preamp tones to fully blown out fuzz. The controls are bias, volume, and gain. It is…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fjord Fuzz FREIA

New Pedal: Fjord FREI Uni-Vibe

Boutique Norwegian builder Fjord Fuzz have released their first modulation pedal, the FREI Uni-Vibe. It uses an incandescent light bulb and photosensitive resistors, the same technology that was used in the original Uni-Vibes from the 1960s. The large center knob controls time, while the smaller left and right knobs control…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fjord FREI Uni-Vibe

Walrus Audio Lore Reverse Soundscape Generator

For those interested in experimenting with ethereal ambiance sounds, the Walrus Audio LORE Reverse Soundscape Generator represents something quite unique: the first multi-mode reverse pedal. The pedal has five different programs, each utilizing different combinations of delay and reverb that feed into each other for time-warping ambient creations. Using two…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Lore Reverse Soundscape Generator

New Pedal: Wampler Metaverse Multi-Delay

The list of feature-packed delay pedals keeps growing as Brian Wampler has released his second digital multi-mode pedal, the Metaverse, which features 11 delay algorithms, which are: ANLG - Analog delay WET - Modulated analog BBD - ‘Bucket Brigade’ delay JET - Analog flanger delay DOC - Wampler ‘The Doctor’…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Wampler Metaverse Multi-Delay

New Pedal: Flower Pedals Sunflower Deluxe Tremolo

Flower Pedals has unveiled their most advanced pedal yet, the Sunflower Deluxe Tremolo. Taking the digital brain / analog heart approach pioneered by Chase Bliss and Robert Keeley, the Sunflower features a full analog signal path, stereo in and out, tap tempo, blendable amplitude / harmonic tremolo, tempo ramping,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Flower Pedals Sunflower Deluxe Tremolo

Best Vox-Style Pedals & Vox-In-a-Box Overdrives in 2022

Welcome to our comprehensive guide to the best Vox-Style pedals and Vox-in-a-Box overdrives! If you are interested in pedals inspired by other classic amps, you may want to check out our articles about the best Plexi-Style pedals, Dumble-style drives, and Fender-in-a-box pedals. Coverage of similar stompboxes can be found in…Click on the title for more

Best Vox-Style Pedals & Vox-In-a-Box Overdrives in 2022

Collision Devices Nocturnal Ambient Multi-FX

The Collision Devices Nocturnal is a three-in-one effect, designed in collaboration with artist Noli, combining Modulated Delay ("DUSK"). Dynamic Tremolo ("NIGHT"). and Shimmer Reverb ("DAWN") together to make an all-encompassing nighttime-themed ambient texture pedal. The DUSK delay is a vintage echo with fluttery modulation reminiscent of tape echo units. The…Click on the title for more

Collision Devices Nocturnal Ambient Multi-FX

The Best Octave Pedals in 2022 | A Buyer’s Guide

Welcome to our guide to the best octave pedals. This article focuses on clean octavers - not octave-up-style fuzzes. If you are looking for the latter, please check out our guides to the Octavia, Super Fuzz and Foxx Tone Machine, and the list of all the new releases in the…Click on the title for more

The Best Octave Pedals in 2022 | A Buyer’s Guide

Shnobel Tone Frank Simes Overdrive

The Shnobel Tone Frank Simes Overdrive is a collaboration between Shnobel Tone and guitarist, songwriter, composer and record producer Frank Simes. Frank Simes is a session and touring guitarist who has played with the likes of Stevie Nicks, The Who, and Don Henley. The Frank Simes Overdrive is a derivative…Click on the title for more

Shnobel Tone Frank Simes Overdrive