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Filter Pedals

Carl Martin Ottawa Optical Envelope Filter

Denmark's veteran boutique pedal builder Carl Martin released Ottawa, a 3-mode envelop filter powered by an optical circuit. A redesign of the company's previous auto-wah, the Ottawa offers deep control over the filters affected frequencies not only through the three-way filter toggle (High-Pass, By-Pass and Low Pass), but also through…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin Ottawa Optical Envelope Filter

Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive + Filter

If "Tube Screamer-inspired" overdrive is a soundbite that instantly turns you off, even just the looks of the Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive should make you reconsider your first instincts. A quick glance at the manufacturer's description of the pedal will likely trigger intrigue: King Spark is a highly modified…Click on the title for more

Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive + Filter

Spaceman Effects Artemis Modulated Filter

Portland's Spaceman Effects just came out with a new filter pedal that will catch the interest of the synthesis and psych-inclined guitarists out there: the Artemis. Featuring a 2-pole state-variable design, which allows to mix, at once, high-pass, band-pass, and low-pass filters, the Artemis can deliver both envelope or LFO…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Effects Artemis Modulated Filter

Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher + Filter

Despised by tone connoisseurs, Lo-Fi pedals are fun devices reserved for those guitarists invested in playful and creative musical genres. Electro-Harmonix has plenty of creative pedals in its arsenal - as a matter of fact, they pioneered the similarly quirky ring modulator - but the Mainframe is their debut in…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher + Filter

Fairfield Circuitry Long Life EQ

Quebec-based pedal maker Fairfield Circuitry has built a solid following thanks of a line of stompboxes that's at once stylishly minimalistic and inspiringly creative. Today the company released not one but two pedals! The Long Life is in its essence an analog, parametric, resonant EQ channel with extra controls to…Click on the title for more

Fairfield Circuitry Long Life EQ

Death By Audio Apocalypse Fuzz

For years Death By Audio have built their reputation on providing some of the gnarliest heavy distortion pedals. It's a distinct sound you can hear on albums by bands like A Place to Bury Strangers, Sisters or Grooms, who are part of the Brooklyn-based collective/venue/pedal company. After numerous variations, DBA…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio Apocalypse Fuzz

Glou Glou Loupe` Creative Stereo Looper

Those who like imaginative pedals and have no problem with complexity and seriously BIG stompboxes, should already be familiar with French builder Glou Glou, a company that has embraced the idea that pedals can be full-fledged synths (without keys). They just announced a new pedal and, once again, it's an…Click on the title for more

Glou Glou Loupe` Creative Stereo Looper

Shift Line Prism II Stereo Filter Pad

First of all, let us say that this new stereo version of the Prism by Russian builder Shift Line looks rad, and gorgeous-looking devices brighten our day. But that brightness fades in comparison to the blinding beam of creativity it might inspire in the adventurous/unconventional guitarist. The Prism is a…Click on the title for more

Shift Line Prism II Stereo Filter Pad

Cooper FX Generation Loss V2

Cooper FX is a pedal that focuses on quirky and textural pedal designs that - we may add - are constantly sold out and rather pricey when you find them. The Cooper FX Generation Loss is presented as a simulator of cheap tape machines, i.e. a lo-fi "character adder" for…Click on the title for more

Cooper FX Generation Loss V2

Awol Flow Autowah

We have all grown to love (or at least like) mini pedals for an effect or another on our board, but one of the format's obvious limitations isthat it doesn't give builders much space to be imaginative... Awol Pedals is a Nashville, TN based company that has embraced the format's…Click on the title for more

Awol Flow Autowah

Dreadbox Kinematic Envelope Filter + Overdrive

Those of you looking for an envelop filter pedal with some serious filter may want to check out the new KINEMATIC by Greece's Dreadbox, a company with an extensive and very successful background in desktop synthesizers. The Dreadbox Kinematic is actually a lot more than that, featuring a two-mode circuit…Click on the title for more

Dreadbox Kinematic Envelope Filter + Overdrive

New Pedals: Folktek Alter Y CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

Based out of Oregon, Eurorack builder Folktek announced their entry into the guitar pedal niche with stompbox versions of two existing Eurorack modules. The Folktek Alter Y sports the same circuit as the Eurorack Alter 2, retaining CV compatibility through a series of 1/8 inch ins. Just like its sister…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Folktek Alter Y CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX