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Audio Disruption Devices – transformations.

If you were to do some research about Mooresville, Indiana's pedal builder Audio Disruption Devices (aka ADD Pedals), you'd be hard pressed to find anything more than this soundbite: "I build small quantities of weird things." And that's really all our weird pedal-loving followers need to know, isn't it? Our…... Click for more

Audio Disruption Devices – transformations.

SolidGoldFX introduces two new Fuzz prototypes: Communication Breakdown and 76 Plus

This past weekend, Montreal's SolidGoldFX unveiled two new prototypes at our Sonic Circuits' Stompbox Exhibit - they are both fuzz pedals. The Yellow 76 Plus seems to be an evolution of their 76 Octave Fuzz with an extra Filter Footswitch and several extra controls - to be precise: new Mode, Clip…... Click for more

SolidGoldFX introduces two new Fuzz prototypes: Communication Breakdown and 76 Plus

Walrus Audio Kangra Filter Fuzz

Filter fuzz pedals - often counterfeited by manufacturers as "Synth pedals" - are all the rage these days, with Keeley, Seymour Duncan, and SolidGoldFX having unveiled a bunch of similar devices since the 2019 Winter NAMM show. The guys at Walrus Audio, who've released their fair share of "synthy" and…... Click for more

Walrus Audio Kangra Filter Fuzz

KMA Audio Machines Minos Germanium Fuzz

The Pedal Zone is obviously fond of fuzz and of Germany's own KMA Audio Machines, after the Fuzzly Bear demo, here's the one of the Minos Germanium Fuzz More from the manufacturer's site: Minos is a germanium based fuzz pedal derived from the legendary Tonebender MKII and the unique hard…... Click for more

KMA Audio Machines Minos Germanium Fuzz

Fulltone Custom OCD-Ge Germanium

The Fulltone OCD is one of the few overdrives out there to deserve the label of "evergreen classic." The Los Angeles based company hasn't been active with new pedals in years (they don't need to, since this is still selling like candy) but they just released a custom Germanium version…... Click for more

Fulltone Custom OCD-Ge Germanium

Glou-Glou Moutarde

French company Glou-Glou will be one of the synthiest additions to our NAMM 2019 Stompbox Booth, a 250 square feet pedal lovers' paradise shared by 23 emerging effect manufacturers. After releasing the filter/modulation pedal Pralines at the end of 2018, the builder has begun the new year with a bang, unveiling another new…... Click for more

Glou-Glou Moutarde

Wren and Cuff De La Riva BM20-Ultra Fuzz

Wren and Cuff came out with a new, deep take on the Big Muff called De La Riva BM20-ULTRA, and we have to say that the device looks and sounds impressive. The concept is rather unique: a Muff emulation that lets you design the gain stages of the pedal through…... Click for more

Wren and Cuff De La Riva BM20-Ultra Fuzz

Rabbit Hole FX Chaosmic Fuzz

The Chaosmic Fuzz from North Carolina’s Rabbit Hole FX is a modern take on the obscure Scrambler guitar pedal design. While most fuzz pedals tend to be one trick ponies, the Chaosmic Fuzz is a flexible octave fuzz stompbox capable of producing some really “out there” sounds. Six knobs allow the…... Click for more

Rabbit Hole FX Chaosmic Fuzz

Deep Space Devices Trigonaut Octave/Glitch/Stutter/Drive

Alabama based Deep Space Devices is one of the most promising new US pedal manufacturers, and we can say that with proof to support the claim, since they won our 2018 contest reserved to the emerging manufacturers participating in the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit. That's why we couldn't be more excited to…... Click for more

Deep Space Devices Trigonaut Octave/Glitch/Stutter/Drive

Deep Trip – The Bog Fuzz

Deep Trip is a Brazilian manufacturer out of Sao Paolo that specializes in nuanced fuzz pedals based on tireless research of classic analog circuits, and thoroughly dedicated to troubleshooting out all the nuisances of vintage boxes like noise, instability and power supply inconsistencies. All units are overseen, fine-tuned and signed by…... Click for more

Deep Trip – The Bog Fuzz

New at the Brooklyn SBE 2019: Adventure Audio Thaw Fuzz

Edgy upstate New York pedal builder Adventure Audio unveiled a new fuzz called Thaw at our 2019 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit, and it sounds monstrous. The Push knob is the fuzz's gain while the Shift toggle switch adds an interesting "octave-y" quality to the tone. We got the expo's official videographer collector//emitter…... Click for more

New at the Brooklyn SBE 2019: Adventure Audio Thaw Fuzz

New Pedal: TWA Mini Morph, Dynamic Waveshaper

At our NAMM 2018 Stompbox Booth, the guys at Totally Wicked Audio (aka TWA), showed us the prototype of an then-upcoming pedal called Mini Morph - see video at the bottom of this post. Almost one year later, the pedal is finally ready for shipping. This is a stripped down…... Click for more

New Pedal: TWA Mini Morph, Dynamic Waveshaper