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Poly Digit Multi-Delay/Reverb

Australian Poly Effects has been making a splash with its unique touchscreen-based guitar pedals and at NAMM 2020 introduced a new one, called Digit, (Loki Davidson came to our NAMM Stompbox Booth to shoot a video of it, at the bottom of this post). The touchscreen, of course, opens up…Click on the title for more

Poly Digit Multi-Delay/Reverb

GFI System Specular Reverb V3

Based in Indonesia, GFI System manufactures some rather impressive pedals, and has built a solid reputation for its time-based effects. Their Specular Reverb V3 builds on the strength of the previous version's lush algorithms while simplifying the preset system, and adding an Expression/Tap Tempo input and a Kill Dry function that triggers…Click on the title for more

GFI System Specular Reverb V3

Wampler Euphoria V2 D-Style Overdrive

The Wampler Euphoria is a popular pedal inspired to the Dumble Overdrive amps (aka D-Style) featuring a Bass knob functioning pre-gain, allowing you to dial in low-end that sounds thick, without muddying up your tone. A toggle switch lets you choose between three different styles of clipping: Smooth is low-gain, with…Click on the title for more

Wampler Euphoria V2 D-Style Overdrive

Way Huge Supa-Lead MKIII

Jeorge Tripps dug deep into the vault for this one: Based on the original Supa-Lead which was manufactured exclusively for a Japanese music store and limited to 40 pieces, the Way Huge Supa-Lead is a highly-modified take on one of Tripps's most unsung units; the Pork Loin. The Supa-Lead MKIII…Click on the title for more

Way Huge Supa-Lead MKIII

BECOS CIQ-5 Compiq Pro Stella Compressor

Those of you who like their compressor fully featured should take a look at the CIQ-5 Compiq Pro Stella from Romanian company BECOS. Hosted in your regular compact case, the CIQ-5 is a VCA-style analog compressor that packs a truly impressive amount of features, including: True RMS-level detector Ratio 1:1…Click on the title for more

BECOS CIQ-5 Compiq Pro Stella Compressor

Dwarfcraft Devices Ghost Fax Phase Computer

After a couple of decades of declining "fashionability," phaser pedals seem to be all the rage again, although the new models present twists that make them a lot more interesting and multi-faceted than your classic old-style phasers. Dwarfcraft Devices is not a company interested in rehashing what's done before, and…Click on the title for more

Dwarfcraft Devices Ghost Fax Phase Computer

Dwarfcraft Devices Eau Claire Thunder Gold Standard

The Eau Clair Thunder fuzz may as well be the pedal that put Wisconsin's pedal builder Dwarfcraft Devices on the map in the early aughts. It's a Muff-style fuzz box with three footswitches and some pretty unusual controls (in particular for those years, when the "stompbox madness" was just about to…Click on the title for more

Dwarfcraft Devices Eau Claire Thunder Gold Standard

BOSS DD-3T Digital Delay

BOSS has been at the forefront of digital delays since the early days, and even now that the field is crowded with many excellent competitors, the Japanese company doesn't miss a beat with updates and new, powerful designs (see the recent DD-200). If the DD-200 was a brand new, fully-featured…Click on the title for more

BOSS DD-3T Digital Delay

Dwarfcraft Devices Hax 2 Ring Modulator

During NAMM 2018 Ben from Dwarfcraft Devices came to see us at our Stompbox Booth to shoot the video of the Hax 2 you can see at the bottom of this post (we kept the blurb we wrote at the time, under this one). The pedal is finally officially out and…Click on the title for more

Dwarfcraft Devices Hax 2 Ring Modulator

The Friedman BE-OD is a popular and highly regarded emulation of a high-gain JCM amp, from a builder that's grown a stellar reputation for manufacturing great-sounding Marshall-style amps (the pedal is said to be a compact version of the Friedman BE100 amp). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtks9lbq5FM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVotKbmlDic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yx3KkT63uI The BE-OD overdrive pedal captures…Click on the title for more

Friedman BE-OD

Catalinbread Blood Donor Fuzz

An updated mod of the company's Katzenkonig, the Catalinbread Blood Donor is the fuzzy circuit marriage of a Tone Bender MKII and a Pro Co Rat, reimagined. Besides improving the pedal's noise floor compared to the original, the company mostly focused on making it more extreme and flexible at once:…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Blood Donor Fuzz

Electrofoods ULTD Germ Warfare Germanium Boost

We'll let the expert YouTube demo-man Ryan describe what this new germanium boost from Electrofoods does and how it sounds: The Germ Warfare is a germanium boost that does a lot more than just slam your signal and add distortion. You can use the intuitive EQ to brighten a muddy…Click on the title for more

Electrofoods ULTD Germ Warfare Germanium Boost