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NativeAudio Wilderness V1.5 Delay + Modulation

The Wilderness delay is the latest creation by Dayton, Ohio's NativeAudio, a company that house found its voice in offering sophisticated yet simple looking analog and digital pedals decorated with stilish graphics inspired by owner Mike Trombley’s Blackfeet Native American ancestry. The Wilderness offers 1,000ms of delay and two modulation…Click on the title for more

NativeAudio Wilderness V1.5 Delay + Modulation

Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd Overdrive

Boston's Electronic Audio Experiments just unveiled a new flexible Overdrive called Halberd, in the words of the builder "a discrete transistor overdrive circuit designed for the greatest possible dynamic range and note clarity." Not to be filed under the "transparent ods", and based on a circuit blending silicon and germanium…Click on the title for more

Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd Overdrive

Vertex Effects Nyle Compressor Preamp

The Vertex Effects Nyle Compressor is the perfect stompbox for musicians looking to replicate the vibrant sounds produced by classic '70s and '80s studio compressor racks. The compressor-preamp hybrid is equipped with a vintage Mic Pre that produces the unconventional tones associated with '70s funk. The Mic Pre can be…Click on the title for more

Vertex Effects Nyle Compressor Preamp

Fender Bubbler Two Speed Stereo Chorus

For Fender, NAMM 2019 was the year of modulation pedals: they unveiled three of them, all sharing a few features with each other. Designed together with Bruce Egnater, the Bubbler is a Stereo chorus that applies a quirk found on rotary effects to chorus through the introduction of two separate, "footswitchable"…Click on the title for more

Fender Bubbler Two Speed Stereo Chorus

Seymour Duncan Polaron Phaser

Seymour Duncan just put out a multi-mode phaser pedal called Polaron that features a selectable number of stages, from two to 16. The signal path is fully analog but controlled digitally. The pedal can work as a regular modulation pedal (with tap tempo footswitch controlling the cycle's speed) or like…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Polaron Phaser

Champion Leccy The Skitter Reverb + Trem

With its charming DIY graphics and creative pedal designs, Champion Leccy has slowly carved out a niche in the ever-expanding universe of pedal circuits. The company's latest mode, named The Skitter, is an intriguing variation on the reverb & tremolo combo, with a unique routing section that (through the Kilter…Click on the title for more

Champion Leccy The Skitter Reverb + Trem

Engl Amplifiers Fuzzyhead

Engl continues to supplement its line of amplifiers with stompboxes that offer players versatility in sound. The Engl Amplifiers Fuzzyhead Fuzzyhead Custom Pedal is the latest addition to the lineup, and it has a lot of bite to it for sure. This ferocious little stompbox has the traditional gain and…Click on the title for more

Engl Amplifiers Fuzzyhead

True North Tweed Drive

Jay Leonard J is running a series on Canadian pedals this week, and since in 2018 we officially moved to Canada (to be precise, Montreal!) we want to praise this effort by giving it some exposure. The "all Canadian rig" he's put together is comprised in most part by pedal…Click on the title for more

True North Tweed Drive

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