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Distortion Pedals

Roger That Distortion MKII

It's always interesting when an established pedal video maker like GearManDude posts a video about a stompbox by a lesser known manufacturer. In this case, the dude focused his camera on the Distortion MKII, a pedal by Dutch boutique manufacturer Roger That Electronics. Here's some info about the pedal directly from the…Click on the title for more

Roger That Distortion MKII

AnalogMan Mods: BOSS MT-2 Pro

Isn't it awesome how a super-affordable BOSS pedal can be tranformed into a borderline-Ferrari of tone by some extremely clever engineers? New England's stompbox pioneer Analog Mike aof Analogman was one of the first pedal makers (if not the first!) to mod the Japanese compact series devices(and resell them at a 3X…Click on the title for more

AnalogMan Mods: BOSS MT-2 Pro

Insanity is something we value when applied to musical instrument engineering. Confined within that realm, it's a fun, entertaining feature, particularly so when matched with infinite curiosity. Swedish circuit bender Simon the Magpie fits the "crazy scientist" profile fairly and squarely: his flair and accent are somewhat reminiscent of Dr. Strangelove, and many of his creations…Click on the title for more

Pedal Modder profile: Simon the Magpie

Cusack Music Orthrus

Here's a Dennis Kayzer demo of Cusack Music's latest creation, the Orthrus, a Distortion with extra boost. From the manuifacturer's website: This distortion pedal features all of the crank and some interesting options not available on most pedals of the like. Just like the two-headed dog from mythology, this snarling…Click on the title for more

Cusack Music Orthrus

Review: Old Blood Noise Fault OD/Distortion [by Gearphoria]

The Fault overdrive/distortion is the latest straightforward entry from Old Blood Noise Endeavors. OBNE started by taking commonplace effects and twisting them to do unusual things. Lately, though, they’ve been slowly building a toolkit they call their Utility Line: a few simple tools, like an EQ Buffer pedal, a headphone…Click on the title for more

Review: Old Blood Noise Fault OD/Distortion [by Gearphoria]

Seymour Duncan Palladium Gain Stage

We saw this baby on the Seymour Duncan Palladium Gain Stage board at our recent Summer NAMM 2017 Stompbox Booth and were impressed. Check out this video by Guitar Interactive Magazine. From the manufacturer's website: Palladium features three gain stages: a gain stage to control the overall saturation, a resonance control…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Palladium Gain Stage

Z.Vex’s latest limited edition pedals (2016-2017)

Minneapolis based pedal builder Z.Vex Effects features some true and tried classics among its colorful and quirky looking line of stompboxes. Their Fuzz Factory turned twenty in 2015 and has been a best seller for years - it recently placed second in this list of best selling fuzz pedals compiled by Reverb.com. Other popular models include…Click on the title for more

Z.Vex’s latest limited edition pedals (2016-2017)

With its cosmic approach to feature-rich stompboxes, Wisconsin based Mattoverse builds self-described "handmade tools for new sonic adventures." Since we are fond of adventures - and adventurous art - we couldn't help but dig a little deeper, after noticing these intriguing boxes at the latest Summer NAMM. TIME BASED EFFECTS The pedals from…Click on the title for more

Manufacturer Profile: Mattoverse Electronics

Best of SNAMM 2017: a RAT-in-the-Jack!

By far the most mind blowing thing we saw at Summer NAMM 2017 was... a guitar jack by ProCo. Yes, because in that guitar jack there is actually the distortion circuit of a RAT pedal!!! The RAT doesn't have a complicated circuit, but stuffing it in such a tiny enclosure is no…Click on the title for more

Best of SNAMM 2017: a RAT-in-the-Jack!

Outlaw Effects Deputy Marshal Distortion and Rocker Box Tremolo

New Pro Guitar Shop / ToneReport.com demo of the new mini pedals Outlaw FX Deputy Marshal Distortion and Rocker Box Tremolo. From the manufacturer's website: "The Deputy Marshal Captures the undeniable sound of British Plexi tube amps that defined the era of classic rock. The "Gain", "Tone" and "Volume" controls allow you…Click on the title for more

Outlaw Effects Deputy Marshal Distortion and Rocker Box Tremolo

Emerson Custom Pomeroy – Boost, Overdrive & Distortion Pedal

Here's the Living Room Gear demo of the Emerson Custom Pomeroy! "The Emerson Pomeroy is a Boost, Overdrive & Distortion Pedal featuring a 100% Analog Signal Path. It's jammed packed with an immense amount of features that allow the player ultimate control over their tonal palate and shaping needs. The…Click on the title for more

Emerson Custom Pomeroy – Boost, Overdrive & Distortion Pedal

Pedal Manufacturer on the Rise: 6 Degrees FX

We recently stumbled upon one of the videos at the bottom of this post, and something unexpected happened. We suddenly realized that... we still like toy cars - A LOT! We will spare you the details of the coolest toy cars we owned in our early years, suffice to say that the most special…Click on the title for more

Pedal Manufacturer on the Rise: 6 Degrees FX