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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

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

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

Folktek Alter X CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

Portland Eurorack builder Folktek just announced their entry into the stompbox niche with two pedal versions of their existing Eurorack modules. The Alter X is the Eurorack Alter 1 in pedal format and, as you can see, retains CV compatibility through a series of 1/8 inch connections. It's an experimental…Click on the title for more

Folktek Alter X CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

Screwed Circuitz Flip Out Fuzz + Resonant Filter

If you are a fuzzhead and don't fear humongous pedals, you owe it to yourself to check out the Flip Out Fuzz, a fuzz with resonant filter by Montreal one-man pedal (and synth) company Screwed Circuitz. With its massive and gorgeous Mahogany enclosure, the Flip Out Fuzz is entirely hand…Click on the title for more

Screwed Circuitz Flip Out Fuzz + Resonant Filter

Paradox Effects Obsidiana Octave Layering Engine

Octave pedals are extremely effective in creating otherworldly ambient tones and are used by many creative players as a more subtle alternative to synth pedals. The brand new Paradox Effects Obsidiana is a take on the format that adds several extra features that will intrigue the more adventurous guitarists. In…Click on the title for more

Paradox Effects Obsidiana Octave Layering Engine