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TC Electronic Brainwaves Pitch Shifter

TC Electronic didn't participate directly in the NAMM 2019 show (they haven't "partied" since Behringer bought the company in 2017), but they synchronized the launch of a new pedal with the Anaheim convention: the Brainwaves, a new, all-in-one polyphonic stereo pitch shifter that joins the popular Toneprint series. The effect…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Brainwaves Pitch Shifter

Stomping Stones Virus Fuzz

If obscure noisy pedals are your kinda thing, look no further than the Stomping Stones Virus Fuzz: we could find exactly ZERO information about this device online or the company that manufactures it, but somehow this video by Collector Emitter popped up to showcase its monstrous fuzziness! Here's the videographer's…Click on the title for more

Stomping Stones Virus Fuzz

LuckDuck Pedals NU-TRON II Optical Phaser

A faithful take on the now out of production MuTron Phase Shifter, the LuckDuck Pedals' Nu-Tron II is a 6-stage optical phaser that replicates the original's liquid tone and functionality while updating it with higher quality components. GearManDude seems to dig it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFLIJr5uSpg LDP's take on the classic optical phaser effect.…Click on the title for more

LuckDuck Pedals NU-TRON II Optical Phaser

Mr. Black Shepard’s End – Infinite Flanger

Collector//Emitter took a fresh look at the Mr. Black's Shepard's End, presented as an "infinite flanger" because of its peculiar behavior of going up (or down) continually, rather than cycling through up and downs. There is no cycle, just a stairway to heaven - or hell! Also: As if that…Click on the title for more

Mr. Black Shepard’s End – Infinite Flanger

Spaceman Orion Spring Reverb

The Spaceman Effects Orion is the smallest reverb pedal with real springs in it, fitting two springs in a case that's only 6 ¼' wide by 4 ¾' deep. Entirely hand soldered in Portland Oregon, the Orion features three standard controls like Tone, Mix, and Volume, while the Dwell knob…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Orion Spring Reverb

Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 Tape-Emulation Delay

Hungry Robot’s Moby Dick is well known for its chimey, tape-emulating delay line. With its slightly lo-fi imperfections and subtle modulation, the pedal is a “back-to-basics” effect in the world of multimode DSP delays. The newly updated Moby Dick V2 brings a number of improvements to this celebrated pedal.…Click on the title for more

Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 Tape-Emulation Delay

JHS Pedals The Clover Peramp/Boost

Another boost pedal from JHS, the Clover is a preamp based on the rare BOSS FA-1. It is a FET design with some added features that JHS included to make the circuit even better. It has a Volume control and 3 band EQ, as well as a rotary switch that selects…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals The Clover Peramp/Boost

Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX (Neo)

The Radical Delay DX is an '80s flavored delay from Garner, North Carolina's Alexander Pedals - the "neofied" version of the previous model (Neo is the company's series of pedals with high connectivity features and preset function). Time (8 D. Q) — Changes the delay time from 0-920ms. In Tap mode, this…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX (Neo)

SubDecay Octave Theory Octave Modulator / Synthesizer

Portland Oregon's Subdecay was one of the first boutique manufacturers to predate the "synthification" of guitar pedals in the beginning of the decade with models like the Octasynth and the Promotheus DLX filter. After a few years spent on focusing on more "normal" effects (although always approached in very personal ways),…Click on the title for more

SubDecay Octave Theory Octave Modulator / Synthesizer

Orange Getaway Driver Overdrive

Known for their guitar amps (very dear to early Oasis, among others), UK manufacturer Orange has entered the stompbox market a few years ago and keeps churning out new gain pedals on a regular basis. The latest one is the Getaway Driver, an amp-in-a box kind of pedal with 18v of headroom and cab sim output.…Click on the title for more

Orange Getaway Driver Overdrive

Lounsberry Tall Fat & Wide Stereo Boost and Drive

The Lounsberry Tall Fat and Wide is a stereo boost pedal based on a FET design. It is not just designed for guitar players, integrating very well in a keyboard, organ, or bass guitar setup. There are only two controls with Fat setting the amount of drive, while Tall sets…Click on the title for more

Lounsberry Tall Fat & Wide Stereo Boost and Drive

Mastro Valvola Area Multi Reverb

It turns out Italian "tube master" Mastro Valvola (that's what the company's name means) excels also at designs lacking tubes, like the Area Reverb, a digital reverb featuring 4 mono reverb flavors: Reverb (Room, Plate, or Hall), Mod (chorus with reverb), Shimmer 8th (2 octaves higher) and Shimmer 8th/5th (higher…Click on the title for more

Mastro Valvola Area Multi Reverb