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BOSS SY-1000 Guitar Synth Pedal

Pedal companies in the last couple of years have been frantically competing to make synth guitar pedals more compact and feature-heavy. BOSS, by all measures the leading manufacturer in this niche, just came out with a new, polyphonic synth pedal (the SY-1000) that looks and sounds like a bold statement:…Click on the title for more

BOSS SY-1000 Guitar Synth Pedal

Shift-Line’s A+ Astronaut III Reverb/Delay/Sampler

The A+ Astronaut is an intriguingly deep and surprisingly small reverb by Russian manufacturers Shift-Line, a company that's been around for ten years and has built a cult-like following around the world. The new V3, hosted in a slightly wider case, offers 22 different reverb, delay and sampling algorithms, compared to the 11…Click on the title for more

Shift-Line’s A+ Astronaut III Reverb/Delay/Sampler

Diezel VH4-2 Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

The first version of the Diezel VH4 Preamp/Overdrive pedal (based on the company's high-gain VH4 tube amplifier' Mega channel) was launched in 1994 and became an instant classic for metal guitarists. Recently, the German company has unveiled a 2nd version of the pedal, called VH4-2, featuring two separate channels of that same circuit…Click on the title for more

Diezel VH4-2 Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

Digitech Freqout feedback creator

Here's a pedal that's totally unique and intriguing: the DigiTech FreqOut. DigiTech came up with a new technology to create (and control) feedback at low volume. Check out the video by HP42, below, and a bunch of other ones under it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFRDiWDsHTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU-hLhMQHg8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puXTs6zclT4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cc_MCzQoiQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4O3rJZPrNk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJVJf_uxb5U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3gwsjEDbtgClick on the title for more

Digitech Freqout feedback creator

Keeley Electronics Fuzz Bender

One of four new pedals Keeley presented at NAMM 2019, the Fuzz Bender was probably the most hyped of the bunch - at least according to our readers, since it placed 11th in our poll about the best stompboxes of 2019. It's a three-transistor hybrid fuzz utilizing the higher gain…Click on the title for more

Keeley Electronics Fuzz Bender

Solo Dallas Storm Boost + Limiter – 2019 Version

Californian company Solo Dallas surfaced in 2015 with a 1:1 hand-built recreation of the preamp circuit of the Schaffer–Vega wireless guitar system of the '70s, called the Schaffer Replica. That circuit had a particular color that AC/DC Angus Young was very vocal in praising (apparently that was the only device…Click on the title for more

Solo Dallas Storm Boost + Limiter – 2019 Version

Farm Pedals – Fly Agaric Phaser

Designed with the vibe of the classiest vintage phasers, the Farm Pedals Fly Agaric sports dual low frequency oscillators and a four-stage design controlled by two separate speed knobs. It can get into cross-phased Uni-Vibe territory via the additional footswitch, which changes the direction of the first LFO. This dual…Click on the title for more

Farm Pedals – Fly Agaric Phaser

Tsakalis AudioWorks Phonkify Envelope Filter + Wah + Octave

The envelope filter has been an essential effect in funk and soul, creating vocal-like sounds that drip with attitude. Phonkify takes it to a new extreme by adding an octave up and/or down feature. Tsakalis AudioWorks' Phonkify features controls for Volume, Octave selection, Frequency, Sensitivity and In(put) Gain. There’s also…Click on the title for more

Tsakalis AudioWorks Phonkify Envelope Filter + Wah + Octave

Spiral Electric FX Yellow Spiral Overdrive

At the end of 2018 we interviewed Tom Cram about his new company Spiral Electric FX as he launched its debut device, the Black Rose Fuzz. The Yellow Spiral Overdrive is the second stompbox Tom previewed at our NAMM 2019 Stompbox Booth, and we finally have the first official video of…Click on the title for more

Spiral Electric FX Yellow Spiral Overdrive

Birmingham Sounds FX twentyseventeen overdrive

Birmingham Sounds FX launched its first pedal at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2019, the twentyseventeen overdrive. Designed to be a "wide range" overdrive and distortion, this is a “Swiss Army Knife” kind of pedal, offering a variety of tones, from a slight hint of crunch all the way up to…Click on the title for more

Birmingham Sounds FX twentyseventeen overdrive

New For NAMM 2020: Poly Effects Bebo Multi-Effect Unit

The Poly Effects Bebo is a multi-effect unit that allows for different combinations, and orders, in series or parallel. “Turntable” style stop effect. Includes Eurorack style effects, like slew limiters and LFO applications, all conveniently programmable by touch screen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJwPjX4GSxc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9x1uM-CC-I https://www.polyeffects.comClick on the title for more

New For NAMM 2020: Poly Effects Bebo Multi-Effect Unit

Electro-Harmonix MOD 11 Modulator

Brand new from NYC's Electro-Harmonix is the MOD 11 Modulator, which could be seen as the third stompbox in a mini-series of digital pedals with 11 modes, following the Canyon Delay and the Oceans 11 Reverb. Hosted in your regular compact case, the MOD 11 gives you access to all…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix MOD 11 Modulator