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WMD Geiger Counter Distortion/Bitcrusher

When I first took a look at the WMD Geiger Counter pedal I thought for sure that the WMD stood for Weapons of Mass Destruction and thought , "OK, these guys are no joke". Come to find that WMD actually stands for William Mathewson Devices and that he is actually...…... Click for more

WMD Geiger Counter Distortion/Bitcrusher

Fairfield Circuitry Roger That RF Distortion

The Fairfield Circuitry Roger That, a distortion inspired by FM radio communication, is another intriguing and imaginative pedal by a Canadian company with an uncanny ability to design original yet rather intuitive effect circuits, outside all trends. Using an "FM modulation and demodulation scheme," the Roger generates tones ranging from…... Click for more

Fairfield Circuitry Roger That RF Distortion

EarthQuaker + Death by Audio Time Shadows II

Released in limited numbers in 2021 as a marketing stunt to promote Reverb.com’s The Pedal Movie, the Time Shadows is a filter pedal engineered by two of the edgiest stompbox brands in the US: Ohio’s EarthQuaker Devices and NYC’s Death By Audio. The two companies are now unveiling an update, Time Shadows II, which adds welcome features such…... Click for more

EarthQuaker + Death by Audio Time Shadows II

Rounder Sounds Zebra Trem

Tremolo enthusiasts who like to sculpt their own modulation waveform should take a look at the Rounder Sounds Zebra-Trem, allegedly "the only tremolo pedal with on-pedal waveform editing," - and the handy ability to store your creation in presets. Things are pretty straightforward with controls for Level, Depth and BPM,…... Click for more

Rounder Sounds Zebra Trem

StoneDeafFX Rise & Shine Fuzz + Tremolo

The StoneDeafFX Rise & Shine is an octave fuzz that blends vintage tone with modern technology, with a twist. A digitally controlled fuzz pedal, it is at its heart a classic octave-up fuzz, but integrated with a dynamic octapulse tremolo that allows it to go well beyond your typical fuzz…... Click for more

StoneDeafFX Rise & Shine Fuzz + Tremolo

Gamechanger Audio Bigsby Pedal

Once again, the talented team at Gamechanger Audio fulfilled the mission statement implicit in their company's name. The Latvian designers came up with a stompbox that shifts the vibrato action of the Bigsby lever from hand to foot: it's the Gamechanger Audio Bigsby Pedal! That, in our book, qualifies as…... Click for more

Gamechanger Audio Bigsby Pedal

EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny Octave Reverb

Ohio's EarthQuaker Devices is one of the pedal companies that pioneered the "creative" stompbox trend that has taken over the field in the last decade. In the last few years, they have been focused on more traditional "tone" pedals (like their incredibly successful Tube Screamer-style overdrive Plums or the Metal-inclined…... Click for more

EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny Octave Reverb

Pladask Elektrisk Feber Ring Modulator

Combining several types of modulation can result in very interesting sounds, and the Pladask Elektrisk Feber is a pedal that facilitates that kind of experimentation by applying amplitude- and phase-based modulation to your signal at both high and low frequencies, producing effects like tremolo, phaser, ring modulation and also a…... Click for more

Pladask Elektrisk Feber Ring Modulator

Dr. Scientist Phreak Ring Mod

Ring modulators are a type of effect that only the more daring guitarist can tolerate which had a surge in popularity in the middle part of the last decade (the 2010s). The Dr. Scientist Phreak updates that format with some neat new, DSP-powered features. The most important feature of this…... Click for more

Dr. Scientist Phreak Ring Mod

New Pedal: Subdecay Noise Theory Fuzz

From a veteran boutique pedal manufacturer that built its name on tweakability comes one of the most feature-rich and unique fuzz pedals on the market: the Subdecay Noise Theory. Presented as a "Parallel Waveshaper Fuzz," the noise theory combines an analog and a digital fuzz circuit placed in parallel, and…... Click for more

New Pedal: Subdecay Noise Theory Fuzz

Haunted Labs Shadow Winds Delay

Unveiled at the NAMM 2023 show, the Haunted Labs Shadow Winds is a delay pedal with three modes and a trick up its sleeve. The builder isn't sharing the modes' names or functions yet, but from the video, we gather that the Invoke knob adds extra "haunted" effects like pitch…... Click for more

Haunted Labs Shadow Winds Delay

Warm Audio RingerBringer

The Warm Audio RingerBringer continues the US company's series of pedals inspired by discontinued (or supposedly so) stompboxes brought to you at a lower price point than the original and with very minor sonic compromises, if any. The RingerBringer, as many of you may have guessed, is a clone of…... Click for more

Warm Audio RingerBringer