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Vongon Solarfaze Multi-Band Overdrive/Chorus

The Vongon Solarfaze redefines stereo processing by merging surgical multi-band saturation with an expressive, dynamic chorus. More than just a drive or modulation pedal, it functions as a complete tonal workstation for guitarists and producers seeking to add depth, warmth, and complex harmonic character. At its core, the Saturate section provides…Click on the title for more

Vongon Solarfaze Multi-Band Overdrive/Chorus

DryBell The Engine Dual Preamp

Our Croatian friends at DryBell, who have built a super-solid reputation with their Uni-Vibe emulations and the more recent utility pedal Unit67, unveiled at our NAMM 2020 Stompbox Booth a prototype of their first preamp/overdrive, and it looked right away like something special. Sporting a "Foundation Preamp" subtitle, the DryBell…Click on the title for more

DryBell The Engine Dual Preamp

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Plus Tape Echo

Catalinbread has officially elevated its iconic tape echo emulation with the Belle Epoch+, a feature-packed compact delay that finally integrates full tap tempo. This isn't just a minor update; it's a comprehensive refinement designed to be the most versatile and user-friendly version of their flagship circuit. Musicians can easily sync…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Plus Tape Echo

Mask Audio Electronic Part Garden Dual Fuzz

In this era dense with pedal collaborations, videographers have joined celebrity guitarists in working with builders on new, exciting stompboxes. The first example of this kind was, of course, the Chase Bliss Audio / Knobs collaboration on the recently finalized Blooper. This week we got news of a second item…Click on the title for more

Mask Audio Electronic Part Garden Dual Fuzz

Normal Devices Decay Cascade

The Normal Devices Decay Cascade is a pedal that will make you step into a vortex of sonic alchemy, where reverb and analog amplification collide in a cosmic dance of texture and chaos. Inspired by the mind-bending idea of running reverb into distortion, it takes that concept and cranks it…Click on the title for more

Normal Devices Decay Cascade

JHS Flight Delay

With the new Flight modulated delay, the folks at JHS make a little step closer to complexity, perhaps pointing to a future less dominated by their extremely successful "less is more" approach to stompboxes. Its digital and reverse mode also indicate an attempt to expand the brand's appeal to a…Click on the title for more

JHS Flight Delay

Olinthus Earwig Fuzz

The Olinthus Earwig might be the most improbable fuzz pedal ever made. It defies the conventional wisdom that huge sounds require hefty enclosures, packing the entire sonic legacy of a classic American fuzz circuit into a stompbox smaller than a guitar pick. This isn't a miniaturized compromise; it's a full-throated…Click on the title for more

Olinthus Earwig Fuzz

Mad Professor Royal Blue Overdrive

The Mad Professor Royal Blue is engineered to be more than a simple gain pedal; it’s an expressive amplifier-in-a-box designed for dynamic response. Unlike heavily compressed drives, its circuit allows your guitar’s natural character and playing dynamics to shine through. The amount of breakup is directly controlled by your picking…Click on the title for more

Mad Professor Royal Blue Overdrive

TWA Ladditude Envelope Filter

Because of their unique sonic characteristics, including a smooth, warm low-pass filter sound with a pleasing "fat" character, particularly when pushed into overdrive, the so-called "ladder filters" found in vintage analog synths are still highly sought after, even by guitarists. The TWA Ladditude pedal puts that exact circuit at your…Click on the title for more

TWA Ladditude Envelope Filter

Heather Brown Darlene Compressor

In a market saturated with complex or sonically intrusive units, the Heather Brown Darlene Compressor stands out by championing a simple, yet often elusive, ideal: flawless execution. This pedal is designed not as an effect to be noticed, but as a foundational tool to be trusted. Its primary achievement is…Click on the title for more

Heather Brown Darlene Compressor

Asheville Music Tools ACV-1 Chorus/Vibrato

The Asheville Music Tools ACV-1 is a new high-end, Bucket Brigade Device-based mono chorus/vibrato by the North Carolina-based company and part of their Analoger series. What's peculiar about this circuit is that it lets you change the length of the small delay that's at the basis of the chorus effect…Click on the title for more

Asheville Music Tools ACV-1 Chorus/Vibrato

Warm Audio Tube Squealer Overdrive

Warm Audio has built a reputation on a simple but powerful mission: delivering faithful recreations of legendary studio gear and classic circuits at accessible prices. From microphones to outboard gear, they’ve become masters at capturing the magic of the originals. Now, they’ve turned their attention to the pedalboard with the…Click on the title for more

Warm Audio Tube Squealer Overdrive