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Beetronics Swarm Fuzz Harmonizer

Brazil via Los Angeles pedal builder Beetronics surely had a buzzworthy NAMM 2019 show. The company introduced a new device called Swarm - described as a "fuzz harmonizer" - which seems to have ended up on every stompbox geek's shortlist (hey it came in at #1 on our Best of NAMM 2019…... Click for more

Beetronics Swarm Fuzz Harmonizer

Rainger FX Echo X v2

The Rainger FX Echo X v2 is David Rainger's take on the mini-echo format, and those familiar with this London-based pedal designer know there are sonic surprises to be expected inside this little device. In this effect offering up to 540ms of delay time, you get the "normal" controls found…... Click for more

Rainger FX Echo X v2

Keeley Caverns V2 Delay/Reverb

Keeley Electronics' version 2 of their take on the Tape Echo style Delay with Reverb, called Caverns, blends their two most popular time-based circuits. V2 builds on the old Caverns pedal by giving players a more open and logical control layout and more space between the foot switches. For an…... Click for more

Keeley Caverns V2 Delay/Reverb

Otis Audio Love Beams Cosmic Echo

Hailing from a small builder based in Mittagong, Australia, the Otis Audio Love Beams Cosmic Echo Unit is a quirky and super-creative take on the multi-mode pedal, offering four delay modes, two filter modes, and two "?" modes - which are mostly reverb-based. The pedal controls are divided in three…... Click for more

Otis Audio Love Beams Cosmic Echo

Leyland Head Full Delay

Built by caring English hands, the Leyland Head Full is a creative lo-fi echo based on what's probably the most inspiring chip for delays, the PT2399. This device can create ethereal atmospheres, haunting soundscapes, and full-on walls of noise, but also more subtle analog-style delays replicating tape-style artifacts (aka wow…... Click for more

Leyland Head Full Delay

Pedal Update: Industrialectric Incinerator Deluxe

Now, some pedals have better names than others, but... "Incinerator"? We are tempted to say that's the best name ever given to a stompbox. That's how this beast by Canadian manufacturer Industrialectric is called. Built by hand in Toronto, the incinerator is a dual-channel Silicon fuzz integrated by two oscillators…... Click for more

Pedal Update: Industrialectric Incinerator Deluxe

Audiostorm Quad Screamer Overdrive

The Audiostorm Quad Screamer is a fascinating Tube Screamer variant made in the UK. It gives you four push buttons that allow you to mix and match LED, MOSFET, Silicon and Germanium diodes, and then alter the resulting overdrive through 5 controls, including two unusual "Bright" and "Dirty" switches placed…... Click for more

Audiostorm Quad Screamer Overdrive

15 Inspiring/Wild New Boutique Pedals

In the pedalverse we cover daily in this blog, small builders, often comprised of just one person or a family, represent the pulsating heart of circuit experimentation. Unlike bigger operations with dozen of employees, these small enterprises don't have the pressure to deliver devices that will sell in big numbers…... Click for more

15 Inspiring/Wild New Boutique Pedals

Gecko Geckoplex EP-5 V2 Delay/Reverb

The Echoplex tape delay machine has inspired a lot of echo pedals - as a matter of fact, most of the ones included in our guide to the best tape-style delays on the market. The Geckoplex EP-5 by Eugene, OR's Gecko Pedals, is a high-end reinterpretation of that circuit, with…... Click for more

Gecko Geckoplex EP-5 V2 Delay/Reverb

Rainger FX Drone Rainger Delay

Featuring one full second of delay time, the Rainger FX Drone Rainger Digital Delay gives you a boatload of options from one of the craziest minds in the game: the UK's David Rainger. Two individual drone voices can be spliced into the signal at intervals you select, with plenty of…... Click for more

Rainger FX Drone Rainger Delay

Old Blood Noise Minim Reverb Delay and Reverse

The Rêver, a delay/reverb born out of a collaboration between Old Blood Noise and Datachoir, was one of the most attention-grabbing devices at our 2019 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit. The latest sonic creation by the Oklahoma based builder, called Minim, draws direct inspiration from that design, updating the circuit's foundation with...…... Click for more

Old Blood Noise Minim Reverb Delay and Reverse

Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude Analog Delay Demo

The Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude is a high end, unusual, and full of character analog take on the "colored" delay type, featuring a random delay time modulation (top toggle switch) to add a true tape feel to it and an added compressed option (bottom toggle switch). It sounds glorious to our…... Click for more

Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude Analog Delay Demo