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Hamstead Odyssey Intergalactic Driver

Based in Cambridge, UK, Hamstead Soundworks has built a solid reputation with their line of amps. The Odyssey Overdrive represents their debut in the realm of gain pedals (they also put out a tremolo some time ago). It's a pedal that will satisfy the "more is more" stompbox lovers since it can deliver a…Click on the title for more

Hamstead Odyssey Intergalactic Driver

Korora Audio Spira (Shepard Filter Modulation Effect)

A unique pedal inspired by a rather obscure sonic phenomenon investigated by Roger Shepard in 1964 (hence called the Shepard Tone), the Spira is the debut stompbox by Seattle-based builder Korora Audio. The effect is a filter modulation pedal that "uses a bank of resonant bandpass filters to create the illusion…Click on the title for more

Korora Audio Spira (Shepard Filter Modulation Effect)

LPD Pedals Seventy4 Distortion

Golden pedals are normally either Klon clones or Plexi-style distortions. The Lawrence Petross Design' Seventy 4 is the latter, an in-the-box recreation of the full distortion delivered by Marshall Plexi and Master Volume amps from the mid to late '70. This box offers an extra dose of gain for good…Click on the title for more

LPD Pedals Seventy4 Distortion

EarthQuaker Devices Aqueduct Vibrato

It's a busy week for pedal releases: it's only Wednesday and Seymour Duncan, Mooer and JHS announced new pedals. Today, it's EarthQuaker Devices' turn. The Akron, Ohio based manufacturer unveiled a new "vintage-inspired pitch vibrato" pedal called Aqueduct, which by the company's standards looks like a fairly simple device, with two…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Aqueduct Vibrato

MXR Dookie Drive V3

The MXR Dookie Drive is an overdrive pedal celebrating the 25th anniversary of Green Day's legendary album Dookie, and the band's "dirty and punchy with the perfect amount of articulation to express the musicality of his fast, melodic riffs." Billie Joe Armstrong’s guitar tone on Green Day’s groundbreaking album Dookie sounded dirty…Click on the title for more

MXR Dookie Drive V3

Hotone Mojo Attack Nano Legacy Floor Amp

Reviews for musical gear have always been riddled with conflicts of interest - let's just say that a reviewer writing for a publication that runs an ad about the product he's reviewing is not in the ideal position to be objective... This is why videos like the ones streaming below…Click on the title for more

Hotone Mojo Attack Nano Legacy Floor Amp

Horizon Devices Flux Echo + Reverb

Horizon Devices, founded by Periphery's Misha Mansoor, is well known for its devices designed specifically for artists playing Prog Metal, Prog Rock and other similar punchy yet adventurous genres. The Flux Echo is their first foray into non-gain-related effects. A Stereo delay/reverb with Tap Tempo and Freeze function, the Flux…Click on the title for more

Horizon Devices Flux Echo + Reverb

Pettyjohn Rous Distortion

The RAT Distortion belongs to that very exclusive pedal circuit "elite" that provides seemingly infinite inspiration to stompbox builders. We know something about it, since we've been working for over a year on a comprehensive article about RAT clones, and each and every time we try to finalize it we…Click on the title for more

Pettyjohn Rous Distortion

JHS Pedals Supreme Fuzz

The JHS Pedals Supreme, from the Legends of Fuzz Series, is a faithful recreation of the Univox Super Fuzz. Read the story of the pedal at the bottom of the page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDJyt09xmz8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MTSY2q0vDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kGWOlf_--E In the late 1960’s, Japan was bursting at the seams with amazing guitar pedal companies and…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals Supreme Fuzz

Hotone Ampero Multi-Effect

The multi-effect pedal Hotone Ampero was announced at Music China 2018 and then unveiled in the US at the NAMM 2019 show. Driven by the company's CDCM HD (Comprehensive Dynamic Circuit Modeling High Definition) and F.I.R.E. (Field Impulse Response Enhancement) systems, the Ampero is a stereo, dual-core modeling digital pedal featuring…Click on the title for more

Hotone Ampero Multi-Effect

Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 Dual Stereo Reverb

Electro-Harmonix showcased a few prototypes at NAMM 2020 and the Oceans 12 Dual Stereo Reverb is probably the most exciting of the bunch. It's a stereo digital reverb with presets that take the Ocean 11 one step further (hence the name) by adding an extra reverb engine. The two reverbs…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12 Dual Stereo Reverb

JHS Pedals Crimson Fuzz

The JHS Pedals Crimson, from the Legends of Fuzz Series, is a faithful recreation of the "Mike Matthews' Red Army Overdrive" Read the story of the pedal at the bottom of the page and check out the videos, below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLXtMCMcu6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eVeqEIn2Yc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MPpoOs9hu4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNdZ4hz601Y In 1969, Electro Harmonix released the first…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals Crimson Fuzz