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CREATIVE GUITAR PEDALS

SubDecay Octave Theory Octave Modulator / Synthesizer

Portland Oregon's Subdecay was one of the first boutique manufacturers to predate the "synthification" of guitar pedals in the beginning of the decade with models like the Octasynth and the Promotheus DLX filter. After a few years spent on focusing on more "normal" effects (although always approached in very personal ways),…... Click for more

SubDecay Octave Theory Octave Modulator / Synthesizer

Daredevil Bootleg Dirty Delay

The Daredevil Bootleg is analog, self-oscillation prone delay designed to give classic tones that sound similar to vintage tape machines, increasingly more lo-fi and dirty when driven at intense or longer settings. The Dirt section of the circuit adds gain to the repeats. The decay will become brighter as it tails…... Click for more

Daredevil Bootleg Dirty Delay

Dirge Electronics Slowly Melting Glitch/Fuzz/Chorus/Delay

Here's a new pedal for the wild experimenter! The Slowly Melting by Baltimore based Dirge Electronics is an out there pedal that combines several circuits like fuzz, starving circuit and modulation to give adventurous guitarists a heavy handed tool of sonic disintegration - or rather, fusion, hence the name. Described as…... Click for more

Dirge Electronics Slowly Melting Glitch/Fuzz/Chorus/Delay

Spaceman Effects Mission Control Expressive Audio System

Portland's own Spaceman Effects returns to the game with the Mission Control, featuring a fresh concept: sit as the central nervous system of your pedalboard and operate everything around it. Dialing in the Mission Control and stomping the Activate footswitch triggers attack and release times that you set. The built-in…... Click for more

Spaceman Effects Mission Control Expressive Audio System

Damnation Audio Ugly Twin Octave Fuzz + Boost

Damnation Audio’s newest release is called the Ugly Twin, but that name seems to be fairly ironic because it is actually a trio of circuits that can be used separately or stacked for utter sonic destruction. It’s an octave fuzz (courtesy of a fantastic take on Dan Armstrong’s Green Ringer),…... Click for more

Damnation Audio Ugly Twin Octave Fuzz + Boost

Hungry Robot – The Wardenclyffe LoFi Ambient Modulator

Hungry Robot Pedals is one of the few new pedal manufacturers who's been able to catch the attention of both guitarists and synth players through a growing range of imaginative stompboxes that are at once musical and edgy. The company just unveiled a new Lo-Fi modulation pedal called the Wardenclyffe, after…... Click for more

Hungry Robot – The Wardenclyffe LoFi Ambient Modulator

3 Leaf Audio returns with the Chromatron variable filter

Edgy stompbox manufacturer 3 Leaf Audio has been quiet for a while as far as new pedals are concerned, which is why we are excited to see it return with an intriguing take on the filter pedal: the Chromatron. This effect was probably one of the reasons behind the small…... Click for more

3 Leaf Audio returns with the Chromatron variable filter

Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal

Gamechanger Audio is certainly living up to its name, with the Plus,Plasma, and now the Motor. The Motor is a wild synth pedal that fuses your signal with motor-driven oscillators in real time. The Motor Pedal is absolutely pro at synth-like portamento sounds and some inspiring envelope effects, along with…... Click for more

Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal

Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2

Since the early aughts, NYC's Death By Audio has been on the forefront of a trend that has since then picked up a lot of steam: the one of stompboxes offering extreme sonic features (and apocalyptic names). We discussed this in depth in this 2017 interview with owner Oliver Ackermann,…... Click for more

Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2

MOD Devices Duo X

Germany's MOD Devices bring us the Duo X, an intensely customizable effects unit that puts the controls at your fingertips rather than your feet. This unit is indispensable for the studio, tabletop musician or DJ. A near-infinite amount of effects reside within the Duo X, with almost as many routing…... Click for more

MOD Devices Duo X

Electro-Harmonix Bass Mono Synth

New York City's own Electro-Harmonix has birthed the pedal that synth geeks have been waiting for: the Bass Mono Synth. Featuring 11 different huge mono synth emulations, the Bass Mono Synth will add some deep, pulsating rhythm to any band that lacks it. The biggest addition to the Bass Mono…... Click for more

Electro-Harmonix Bass Mono Synth

Chase Bliss Audio Dark World Reverb

We woke up this morning to an invasion of videos of the new Chase Bliss Audio Dark World, a two channel digital reverb pedal created in collaboration with Keeley and Cooper FX. As feature-rich as any other stompbox by this manufacturer, the Dark World features a "World" channel created by Keeley…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Audio Dark World Reverb