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Electrofoods Nepenthes V2 Distortion

The Electrofood Nepenthes is a distortion pedal built around a custom discreet LM308 op-amp fine-tuned for a thicker mid-range and clangy high end defined high-end. It features a toggle switch that adds extra clipping and an extra boost stage that does this: Nectar: This left-side footswitch changes the gain structure…... Click for more

Electrofoods Nepenthes V2 Distortion

JHS Pedals “Legends of Fuzz”

JHS Pedals unveiled a new series of guitar pedals that's likely to trigger spontaneous geargasms in vintage pedal lovers. The Legends of Fuzz are - for now - four faithful recreations of classic, extremely rare fuzz pedals. In the presentation YouTube video (streaming below) the company is asking suggestions for…... Click for more

JHS Pedals “Legends of Fuzz”

Jackson Audio Golden Boy Programmable Overdrive

The Jackson Audio Golden Boy is a signature Bluesbreaker clone designed with guitarist Joey Landreth using Jackson Audio's popular Broken Arrow Overdrive (a TS evolution) as a template, including the separate boost footswitch and three-way EQ. Unlike most pedal overdrive, it's fully MIDI controllable. The pedal features a unique 4-preset…... Click for more

Jackson Audio Golden Boy Programmable Overdrive

Screwed Circuitz Flip Out Fuzz + Resonant Filter

If you are a fuzzhead and don't fear humongous pedals, you owe it to yourself to check out the Flip Out Fuzz, a fuzz with resonant filter by Montreal one-man pedal (and synth) company Screwed Circuitz. With its massive and gorgeous Mahogany enclosure, the Flip Out Fuzz is entirely hand…... Click for more

Screwed Circuitz Flip Out Fuzz + Resonant Filter

Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol 3 Delay

The Alexander Pedals History Lesson is a deceivingly simple pedal that incorporates three decades of delay with added modulation and Tap Tempo + 3 Subdivisions controllable directly through the left footswitch. With Vol 3 the delay modes increase from three to six (the three new ones are at the bottom…... Click for more

Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol 3 Delay

JPTR FX Fernweh Multi Echo Module

The Fernweh Multi Echo Module is a rather bizarre, vintage style double analog delay by German manufacturer JPTR FX with lots of features and three footswitches, two of which are providing momentary self-oscillation and time alerting effects. The two delays are stacked on top of each other, and each delay's…... Click for more

JPTR FX Fernweh Multi Echo Module

Paradox Effects Obsidiana Octave Layering Engine

Octave pedals are extremely effective in creating otherworldly ambient tones and are used by many creative players as a more subtle alternative to synth pedals. The brand new Paradox Effects Obsidiana is a take on the format that adds several extra features that will intrigue the more adventurous guitarists. In…... Click for more

Paradox Effects Obsidiana Octave Layering Engine

Keeley Dark Side Multi-Effect Pedal

Robert Keeley Engineering's Dark Side packs a lot of effects in one pedal: Multi Head Tape Delay Modulation section featuring Rotary/Flanger U-Vibe/Phaser Fuzz Here are a few videos that take another look at this 2016 pedal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt7aVkvYxDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4l4QQCjrOA Here's Mike Herman's take. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MswbldPxn9A The individual pieces that make up the Dark…... Click for more

Keeley Dark Side Multi-Effect Pedal

Tsakalis Galactic Multi-Modulation Pedal

The Tsakalis Galactic is a multi-modulation pedal offering five basic modulation effects (Phaser, Univibe, Vibrato, Rotary and Flanger) that lets you combine and blend them in pairs, delivering new textures and great potential for sonic exploration. We added it to our list of the Best Multi-Modulation Pedals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDpeQXzV7Js https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MKHroG7ZbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1QzppFOuUw…... Click for more

Tsakalis Galactic Multi-Modulation Pedal

Crazy Tube Circuits Memphis Vibrato

Guitar geeks can go on for hours discussing the subtle differences between vibrato, chorus and tremolo, but they all seem to agree that the vintage Magnatone amps' modulation effect had something truly magic to it. Greek pedal builder Crazy Tube Circuits just unveiled a new pedal that recreates that magic…... Click for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Memphis Vibrato

Greer Amps Royal Velvet Overdrive/Preamp

We are in full overdrive blooming season, folks! It feels like all we've been blogging about, in the last few weeks, is: new overdrives. Greer Amps, a company with a pretty darn good track record in this niche, just announced the Royal Velvet, an amp-in-a-box with preamp inspired in equal…... Click for more

Greer Amps Royal Velvet Overdrive/Preamp

Mesa Boogie’s New Overdrives: Cleo, Dynaplex and Gold Mine

California-based amp builder Mesa/Boogie announced the release of three new overdrive pedals, built by the team who worked on their Mark Five and Dual and Triple Rectifier amps. Here's the info about each one of them: Cleo: transparent, responsive, low to medium gain boost/overdrive with vintage amp-like voicing. Dynaplex: as the…... Click for more

Mesa Boogie’s New Overdrives: Cleo, Dynaplex and Gold Mine