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Way Huge Swollen Pickle Jumbo Fuzz MK II

Jeorge Tripps’ flagship fuzz, the Way Huge Swallen Pickle, now in its MkII version, uses a Muff as its blueprint but adds more tone-shaping possibilities. Instead of the standard Muff tone control , the typical Loudness and Sustain controls are integrated with a high-end roll-off Filter. The Scoop miniknob can add extra…... Click for more

Way Huge Swollen Pickle Jumbo Fuzz MK II

Rabbit Hole FX ‘Merkin Fuzz

This is a demo video of the 'Merkin Fuzz effects pedal from Rabbit Hole FX, performed and produced by Pedal of the Day. Read the Full Review here. ------------ Recorded with: Paul Reed Smith CE 24 loaded with Porter Pickups (http://porterpickups.com/) Smooth Alnico 2 and Classic Alnico 5 pickups Benson…... Click for more

Rabbit Hole FX ‘Merkin Fuzz

Black Cat Monster K-Fuzz

The Kay Fuzztone was a quirky, cheap looking, treadle-based fuzz pedal from the 60’s. It sounded quite unique though, and Black Cat pedals has ushered this idea into the modern era (and developed it further) with their Monster-K, an octave fuzz that is capable of complete sonic mayhem. The pedal's first…... Click for more

Black Cat Monster K-Fuzz

New Pedals: Caroline’s Shigeharu Octave Up Fuzz

Based in Columbia, South Carolina, Caroline Guitar Company is not exactly a new face in the stompbox realm (they were founded in 2010), but offers products that have the "freshness" (of ideas and execution) of a startup, combined with the quality and sturdiness of a veteran in the field. One…... Click for more

New Pedals: Caroline’s Shigeharu Octave Up Fuzz

By Living Room Gear: Hiero Effects Heretic Fuzz

We love it when we get to know a new stompbox manufacturer through a YouTube demo of one of their pedals! No information can be found about the company (at least not written in English - the company appears to be Russian) but Hiero Effects' specializes in gain pedals, with an…... Click for more

By Living Room Gear: Hiero Effects Heretic Fuzz

James Supercave’s favorite pedal and synth

After winning The Deli's Best of 2015 LA Poll for Emerging Artist, in 2016 James Supercave went on to deliver on that "promise" with their perfect 2016 full length debut 'Better Strange.' This is one of those bands able to marry, in their songs, utter catchiness with a tense darkness and an overall enigmatic aura. We…... Click for more

James Supercave’s favorite pedal and synth

Dusky Electronics: More Me Boost, Toasted Drive and Octomotron Fuzz

Based out of Durham, NC, Dusky Electronics is a relatively new manufacturer of pedals, amplifiers and speaker cabinets - incidentally, their D?O amp looks absolutely delicious and won Premier Guitar's "Premier Gear" label in 2016. But we ain't interested in amps over here, pedals only (or "petals" like our terrible intern from…... Click for more

Dusky Electronics: More Me Boost, Toasted Drive and Octomotron Fuzz

Mixed Distortion board at the ATX Stompbox Exhibit 2017

If you are in Austin this week, bring your guitar to the Lewis Carnegie Gallery (hosting the ATX Stompbox Exhibit 2017) and give these bad babies a try!... Click for more

Mixed Distortion board at the ATX Stompbox Exhibit 2017

SSD Devices EVA Fuzz (demo)

We are always intrigued when we see a demo of a pedal by a manufacturer we are not aware of - in particular if the effect looks cool and has something different to it. Not much info can be found about SSD Devices, but it sounds like a UK/US collaboration (the…... Click for more

SSD Devices EVA Fuzz (demo)

New (Crazy) Pedals: TWA Dynamorph

We saw this pedal by NJ based TWA (an acronym for "Totally Wicked Audio") at our NAMM 2017 mixed booth and it looked intriguing indeed, if anything for the name of its controls - there's a Kafka/Ovid switch, and a "Gestation" mini-knob! The effect's presentation is also interesting: "Distortion? Fuzz? Filter? Synth?…... Click for more

New (Crazy) Pedals: TWA Dynamorph

New Pedals: Jellyfish Electronics Murder By Fuzz (demo)

Fuzz, as an effect, seems to inspire pretty gruesome names, and fuzz lovers, who play musical genres that tend to sublimate violence through heavy hitting music, love that. On the heel of names like Death by Audio and Fuzzrocious, New Hampshire based boutique manufacturer Jellifish Electronics - which offers religiously gain related, original…... Click for more

New Pedals: Jellyfish Electronics Murder By Fuzz (demo)

Best of NAMM 2017: Chase Bliss Audio’s Brothers Analog Gain Stage Pedal

With regular sized pedals featuring incredibly deep functionality (but still holding on to - as they like to say - an "analog heart"), in just a few years Chase Bliss Audio (established in 2013) has been able to create a new standard for the beloved stompbox format. At the NAMM 2017 show,…... Click for more

Best of NAMM 2017: Chase Bliss Audio’s Brothers Analog Gain Stage Pedal