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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

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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

Land Devices EP-5 Preamp

The EP-5 by Land Devices is a boost/preamp pedal based on the preamp unit of the Echoplex featuring also a buffer. It can add warmth and sparkle to your cleans and fatten up your dirt or single coils with the EP5 button engaged to maximum gain - the three settings…Click on the title for more

Land Devices EP-5 Preamp

Danelectro Billion Dollar Boost

The Billion Dollar Boost is part of the Billionaire line of pedal effects that marked Danelectro’s 2017 return to the stompbox arena, after a break lasting more than a decade. The company presents it as a reissue of rare 1980’s “hidden gem” that boosts all frequencies through a clean pre-amp with gobs of gain…Click on the title for more

Danelectro Billion Dollar Boost

Black Arts Toneworks Skyboost

Delivering anything "from a gentle full range boost, gritty treble boost, gassing up to a full aggressive fuzz," the Black Arts Toneworks Skyboost is one of the more flexible pedals from a manufacturers known for heavy gain effects. Check out the demo video by Mike Hermans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGxILyMVw34 You’ll find sounds from…Click on the title for more

Black Arts Toneworks Skyboost

Walrus Audio Emissary Parallel Boost

Walrus Audio has announced the Emissary Parallel Boost, a new two-in-one boost featuring bright- and mid-boost circuits. The company says the pedal is named for the veins “that pass through the skull and connect the venous sinuses inside with the veins outside.” Like the veins its named after, the Emissary…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Emissary Parallel Boost

Dusky Mandorla gets Premier Gear Award + goes to BK Stompbox Exhibit

We are happy to report that our friends at Dusky Electronics just got rewarded with a Gear Award by Premier Guitar for their new, "non-clean" boost pedal called Mandorla - we blogged about it a few weeks ago here. Impressively, the pedal got 5 out of 5 ratings for "Tone"…Click on the title for more

Dusky Mandorla gets Premier Gear Award + goes to BK Stompbox Exhibit

RealtoneFx Solo Booster Clean Boost

Well, you all know what a clean boost does by now, right? Mike Hermans seems to like this one by RealtoneFx called Solo Booster, which also features a saturation knobs that adds tube saturation emulation. Check out the video and find more info below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM-NfZrU1x8 The Solo Booster is a clean boost pedal…Click on the title for more

RealtoneFx Solo Booster Clean Boost

J. Rockett Audio Designs Releases Mini JET Series Pedals

J. Rockett Audio Designs has just released four new limited-edition mini JET Series pedals as a thank you to its customers after 10 years in business. “We wanted to create a limited run series of pedals that all of our players would appreciate as Pro Quality products” says company cofounder…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Audio Designs Releases Mini JET Series Pedals

Echopark Instruments FQ12 Dual Range-Bastard

Echo Park is the area in L.A. where most musicians live, but also the home of Echopark Instruments, a company that handcrafts vintage looking and sounding guitars, amps and pedals. The FQ12 Dual Range-Bastard is their second pedal, a double effect with a boost/drive on the right and an EQ boost featuring a…Click on the title for more

Echopark Instruments FQ12 Dual Range-Bastard