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Chase Bliss Bad Mood

The MOOD MKII, released a couple years back, became one of those pedals people either bonded with immediately or spent months trying to figure out. The Chase Bliss BAD MOOD is the third pedal in the company's Small Batch Bliss collection — a limited-run, made-to-order special edition that takes the…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Bad Mood

Engineered to inject performance-oriented chaos into a traditional BBD circuit, the DOD DRAG pushes analog delay far beyond simple, predictable repeats. Providing up to 750ms of natural analog delay time that stretches to 1.5 seconds in Rubberneck mode, it ranges effortlessly from crisp, punchy slap-back echoes to expansive, self-evolving ambient…... Click for more

DOD Drag Delay

Sitek Vixen Germanium Booster

Based out of Poland, husband and wife-run Sitek is a raising profile in the realm of stompboxes. Their Germanium booster Vixen is one of the standout pedals in a roster mostly focused on dirt boxes. Vixen is a Rangemaster-inspired Booster built with New Old Stock Germanium transistor and diodes with…... Click for more

Sitek Vixen Germanium Booster

Asheville Music Tools Analoger APH-12 Phaser

The Asheville Music Tools Analoger APH-12 is the North Carolina company's take on Jimi Hendrix's favorite modulation effect. True to its name, this fully analog phaser with the unique feature of offering up to 12 stages of phase-shifting, selectable via a 12-position rotary knob. Designed by the brain behind the…... Click for more

Asheville Music Tools Analoger APH-12 Phaser

NUX Mod Core Deluxe MkII

The NUX Mod Core Deluxe mkII is an update that adds a different set of algorithms and a few useful features to an already solid and affordable stereo multi-modulation pedal concept. Like in mkI, there are 8 different modulation effects, but the algorithms in this new version are inpsired by…... Click for more

NUX Mod Core Deluxe MkII

MXR EVH Modern High Gain Distortion

Let's talk Van Halen tone, folks! The old MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive is the black-and-yellow classic. MOSFET clipping, three-band EQ, that legendary boost that doesn't just push your amp - it becomes your amp. It's the brown sound in a box. The history of Van Halen from "Eruption" to "Right…... Click for more

MXR EVH Modern High Gain Distortion

Positive Grid Spark Pedal

Before shrinking their ecosystem down to the floor, Positive Grid built a massive reputation on software modeling and desktop practice amplifiers, most notably pioneering the BIAS amp-building software and the wildly popular Spark series of smart practice amps. Folding that same powerful technology into a portable floor processor, the Positive…... Click for more

Positive Grid Spark Pedal

Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine

Strymon, an effect builder that will be remembered for breaking the guitarists' skepticism about digital technology applied to guitar pedals, unveiled their delay/looper pedal Volante in early 2019 - their first pedal release in two years. Featuring four delay playback heads with individual feedback, panning, and level controls, the Volante…... Click for more

Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine

Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder BBD-based Reverb

Quebec prides itself with being different, and the province's most prominent pedal maker has always done things a little sideways, with devices that don't sound quite like anybody else's. The Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder keeps that streak alive. It's an analog reverb built around BBD chips, but it's not trying to…... Click for more

Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder BBD-based Reverb

TWA Source Code Overdrive

For decades, the TubeScreamer has been a staple on pedalboards worldwide. Now, prepare for its ultimate evolution. Totally Wycked Audio has unveiled the Source Code, a next-generation soft-clip overdrive designed by none other than Susumu Tamura, the original creator of the legendary TS808. This isn't just another clone; it's a…... Click for more

TWA Source Code Overdrive

EAE Scattering Stereo Reverb

Stepping away from traditional, diffuse ambient washes, the Electronic Audio Experiments Scattering approaches spatial processing through a complex multi-tap delay network that feels refreshingly alive. Tracing its spiritual roots back to EAE’s earlier Hypersleep - which was ultimately limited by exhausted supplies of the rare MN3011 bucket brigade chip -…... Click for more

EAE Scattering Stereo Reverb

BLAMMO! Electronics Shrew V2

The BLAMMO! Electronics Shrew V2 is a modern take on the classic opamp-based distortion featuring improvements granting more tonal flexibility both in the clipping and frequency domains. Hardwire-wise, this 2nd version fits the circuit in a smaller, compact case, improving power filtering and upgrading the footswitch to a relay-based mechanism…... Click for more

BLAMMO! Electronics Shrew V2