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Kinotone Ribbons Magnetic Tape Emulator

Those who love the sonic character of the old reel-to-reel tape recording machines should look at the Kinotone Ribbons, a stereo magnetic tape emulator (with many extra features) in the shape of a compact pedal - and also the first release by the Minneapolis boutique company. At its heart, the…... Click for more

Kinotone Ribbons Magnetic Tape Emulator

Rainger FX Break Box

Guitar pedals can do a lot more than what we are used to, and London-based David Rainger has always shown an interest in expanding the stompboxes' functionality (and shape) in new and intriguind directions. Enter the Rainger FX Break Box, an asymmetrical fuzz pedal that does a bunch of crazy…... Click for more

Rainger FX Break Box

Glowfly Hymnosis Octave / Delay / Reverse / Freeze

The Glowfly Hymnosis is a new stompbox by a UK-based builder specializing in creative effects with a psychedelic angle - perfectly reflected in the company's gorgeous pedal graphics. This handmade circuit integrates a series of effects including octave up/down, forward/reverse delay and freeze, to allow the creation of inspiring…... Click for more

Glowfly Hymnosis Octave / Delay / Reverse / Freeze

Bleak District Electric Antistatic Fuzz + Micro-Looper

The Bleak District Electric Antistatic is a quirky compact pedal hailing from the UK that blends a fuzz circuit with a micro-looper more apt at crating glitchy effects than actual loops. The design is simple but fun. The fuzz, of the gated kind in all its spittiness, is engaged via…... Click for more

Bleak District Electric Antistatic Fuzz + Micro-Looper

Malekko Goatkeeper – 2-Stage Polyrhythmic Tremolo

We somehow missed the release of the Malekko Goatkeeper last year (probably because the company didn't send the pedal to any of the YouTubers we follow!) so we need to send a YUGE thank you to Dennis Kayzer for posting a video of it on his channel, because this is…... Click for more

Malekko Goatkeeper – 2-Stage Polyrhythmic Tremolo

Dreadbox Disorder Fuzz

The Dreadbox Disorder isn't a new pedal (the video of the original version dates back to 2014), but the Greek company, after focusing for almost a decade on its line of synths, in the early '20s has switched its attention back to stompboxes, triggering new attention to their old designs.…... Click for more

Dreadbox Disorder Fuzz

Laney Black Country The Difference Engine Delay

The Laney Black Country The Difference Engine is a 3-mode delay pedal by a British builder that had made a name for itself through quality amps and stompboxes since 1967. It's the company's first pedal to feature more than one mode, to have presets, stereo in/out and an LCD screen, and…... Click for more

Laney Black Country The Difference Engine Delay

Catalinbread Csidman

Although it can function as a standard digital delay pedal, the Catalinbread CSIDMAN — which, apparently, should be pronounced “Discman”— is a glitch/stutter device with Cuts and Latch controls that lets you create the sound of a skipping portable CD player. Though its behavior is pseudo-random, the CSIDMAN gives you…... Click for more

Catalinbread Csidman

New Pedal: Mr Black Heaven’s Gate Gated Reverb

Music producers have been using gated reverb on drums (snare and toms in particular) for fast-tempo pop songs since the '80s (first adopted in Peter Gabriel's 1979 self-titled album). The Mr. Black Heaven's Gate brings that effect to guitarists in the pedal format. Gated reverb works well on uptempo snares…... Click for more

New Pedal: Mr Black Heaven’s Gate Gated Reverb

Chase Bliss Audio Thermae Delay + Pitch Shifter

Chase Bliss Audio, who did extremely well with their highly regarded Tonal Recall delay units, is taking analog delay to a new place with the Thermae, a pedal based on 4 re-issued versions of the MN3005 bucket-brigade delay chips, but controlled by a "digital brain" that triggers a wide range…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Audio Thermae Delay + Pitch Shifter

Blind Panic Devices Super Nintendecho

Built by a small UK builder without a website (yet), the Blind Panic Devices Super Nintendecho is a delay to be released in 2023 based on the PT2399 chip with some quirky and original features obviously inspired by everyone's favorite vintage gaming console. Just like that console's controller, the Super…... Click for more

Blind Panic Devices Super Nintendecho

Pedal Update: Coppersound Telegraph V2

The circuit of the original Coppersound Triplegraph v2 (an autostutter and killswitch pedal) is embedded in the company's monster Triplegraph pedal released in collaboration with Jack White of Third Man Records. The new version of the Telegraph is a full redesign with some nifty new features. While the new design…... Click for more

Pedal Update: Coppersound Telegraph V2