gear giveaway

Boost Pedals

Thermion Breakthru and Uprising

Spain's Thermion has burst onto the scene with four pedals at this year's NAMM, two of which are gain-based---the Breakthru and the Uprising. The Breakthru is based on fiery, cranked British combo amps, delivering a one-two punch of classic crunch that can be manipulated in any way you choose. Featuring…Click on the title for more

Thermion Breakthru and Uprising

Taurus Stomp-Head 1.VT

The Stomp-Head 1.VT, by Polish amp builder Taurus Amplification, is a pedalboard guitar amp dedicated to supporters of single-purpose amplifiers who prefer a vintage type of sound. It is an amplifier with extremely small dimensions, technologically based on the company's own Master Tube Design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTe2E-cPJlM Until today, guitarists could only choose…Click on the title for more

Taurus Stomp-Head 1.VT

JHS Pedals The Milkman Echo + Boost

The JHS Milkman is a collaborative idea between Josh Scott of JHS Pedals and Tim Marcus of custom amp builder Milkman Sound. The concept is simple; a single pedal that offers up an echo/slap delay and a boost that can be used as an always-on enhancer or as an overdrive for…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals The Milkman Echo + Boost

Mod Kits DIY Tone Attack Kit Active Tone Stack

Stacking gain stages on top of each other is the name of the pedal game these days, and the folks at DIY Mod Kits are now giving those of you interested in exploring effect circuits the opportunity to build a useful "active tone stack" pedal - the Tone Attack - for…Click on the title for more

Mod Kits DIY Tone Attack Kit Active Tone Stack

Spaceman Mercury IV Germanium Harmonic Boost

The four generation of the Spaceman Mercury IV Germanium Harmonic Boost has arrived, a new version of a popular pedal that was last updated in 2010. Check out the videos below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NImDGFAc1ro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKfrfQCQX4c The Mercury IV is a dynamic tone enhancer, created to bring out additional harmonic character from instruments and…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Mercury IV Germanium Harmonic Boost

Vertex Boost (+ Volume Exp)

Vertex focuses on two things: simplicity and tone. Their clean boost pedals, simply called Boost, covers all your volume basics by including clean boost, buffer and volume pedal in one, completely uncolored stompbox. Interestingly, if you connect an expression pedal to control the volume, it will work both when the pedal…Click on the title for more

Vertex Boost (+ Volume Exp)

Fuzzrocious lunaReclipse Preamp/Boost/Overdrive

The lunaReclipse from Fuzzrocious Pedals, like the astronomical event it borrows its name from, is a unique stompbox that select between 12 (yes, 12!) different diode configurations to let you clip your signal in the best way that suits you. Needless to say, this all happens in the analog realm.…Click on the title for more

Fuzzrocious lunaReclipse Preamp/Boost/Overdrive

Ruach Amp Juice Boost / Drive

Ruach is an Irish company that builds all sorts of (very pretty) guitar products out of wood, including this Amp Juice Boost/Overdrive. This pedal's main function is to provide an easy way to balance volumes when switching guitars with unmatched outputs, while also offering extra punch for solos and choruses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utweeEq8ZQU The…Click on the title for more

Ruach Amp Juice Boost / Drive

Walrus Audio DEFCON4

In July, we reported the spotting of a "USO" (Unidentified Stomping Object) that we soon learned was the fruit of a collaboration between Walrus Audio and Ryan Adams. Even if we object's name was revealed (DEFCON4) there weren't many details about what it did - (in that July post we…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio DEFCON4

Greenchild Mr. Boost

Greenchild Amplification's Mr Boost is a clean boost designed with a boot-strapped power supply that delivers 27dB of boost and up to 12Vpp of clean output signal from a regular 9V supply. Mr. Boost plays well at any point in the signal chain and will nicely compliment your favorite tube amp.…Click on the title for more

Greenchild Mr. Boost

Tech 21 unveils the Paul Landers PL1 Signature Fly Rig

For the unaware US readers, alternative rock in Germany is something else entirely. The European nation has a fascination for goth and darkness (not just in music, but in all art forms) and it's home to the largest industrial rock scene in the world. East Berlin band Rammstein is the group…Click on the title for more

Tech 21 unveils the Paul Landers PL1 Signature Fly Rig

Fender Engager Boost

The Engager is Fender's very versatile boost pedal delivering up to 20db of clean gain and featuring a three band EQ including a toggle switch that selects two different frequencies for the mids. A switch on the back panel lets you select true or buffered bypass. Here's the video demo…Click on the title for more

Fender Engager Boost