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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

320 Design Sunakake Gain Booster & Overdrive

Brett Kingman introduces us to this obscure pedal by Japanese manufacturer 32o Design, called the Sunakake Gain Booster & Overdrive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qMAFpjjxYA 320Design is a Japanese company run by a graphic designer who also doubles as a pedal builder. Here's their description (courtesy Reverb.com) of the Sunakake Boost/OD: "The Sunakake by 320design…Click on the title for more

320 Design Sunakake Gain Booster & Overdrive

Daredevil Pedals – Silver Solo Boost

$159 - a treble booster/gain boost based on the old Dallas Rangemaster circuit from the 60’s. It accentuates dynamics and texture while increasing volume, pushing your tone through the mix when you need that extra cut.Click on the title for more

Daredevil Pedals – Silver Solo Boost

Quimper Electronics Roadtripper Warm Glow

The Quimper Electronics Roadtripper Warm Glow is an overdrive and boost pedal emulating tube amplifier tone using a proprietary SST (Solid-State-Tube) technology. It can be used in several different ways, check out the manufacturer's suggestions under this video by Shnobel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCa2E64E9BQ There are several ways to use the "Warm Glow"™…Click on the title for more

Quimper Electronics Roadtripper Warm Glow

Union Tube & Transistor Snap Boost

Canadian dirt box makers Union Tube & Transistor (who have the luck of enjoying Jack White's unconditional love) were part of our NAMM 2018 Stompbox Booth. They presented two new pedals at NAMM, and we managed to shoot a demo of one of them, the Snap (the other one is the…Click on the title for more

Union Tube & Transistor Snap Boost

First Demo of the Coppersound Broadway Preamp

Tris from Coppersound Pedals suggests placing the Broadway at the end of your pedal chain, which is why he calls it a "Preamp/Postamp." It has three modes emulating the three different pickup combination you get from the Fender Telecaster. Check out the demo he did for us at our NAMM…Click on the title for more

First Demo of the Coppersound Broadway Preamp

Amptweaker announces CurveballTM Jr EQ

It looks like Cumming, GA pedal builder Amptweaker will have a busy NAMM show this year. The company just announced the release of the CurveballTM Jr EQ, a three way EQ with boost featuring three options for Mid (US, UK and Trash) and also the company's popular boost circuit from their Tight…Click on the title for more

Amptweaker announces CurveballTM Jr EQ

SoundBrut VA Boost

Swedish pedal manufacturer SoundBrut, who got their first magazine award a few weeks ago, didn't waste any time and unveiled a new stompbox, the VA, a Mosfet based clean boost. Check out Mike Hermans' video below and read more info about it at the bottom of this post or here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL_4b2z_TGw A…Click on the title for more

SoundBrut VA Boost

Wilson Effects Stoned Grasshopper Fuzz/Overdrive/Boost

Wilson Effects is a Guilford, Indiana based pedal builder with a noteworthy number of pedals under its belt (we are talking about 20+!), mostly gain related. Many of this manufacturer's most recent offerings are centered on circuits featuring multiple gain stages. Just Nick picked up one of these, the Stoned Grasshopper…Click on the title for more

Wilson Effects Stoned Grasshopper Fuzz/Overdrive/Boost