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Vertex Boost (+ Volume Exp)

Vertex focuses on two things: simplicity and tone. Their clean boost pedals, simply called Boost, covers all your volume basics by including clean boost, buffer and volume pedal in one, completely uncolored stompbox. Interestingly, if you connect an expression pedal to control the volume, it will work both when the pedal…Click on the title for more

Vertex Boost (+ Volume Exp)

JHS Mini Foot Fuzz V2

JHS just released the version 2 of their Mini Foot Fuzz, check out the demo by GearManDude! Although small, this pedal covers a lot of ground, thanks to the new +/- toggle switch: In the – mode, the toggle gives you a low-gain mode where you get vintage broken-speaker type…Click on the title for more

JHS Mini Foot Fuzz V2

Nanolog Audio Orbital Fuzz

Nanolog Audio is a Canadian company dedicated to exploring the new technology of carbon-driven clipping - read more about it in our profile. Carbon clipping - produced by the company's own Nanolog Device circuits - delivers a more dynamic, less squashed distortion than your regular silicon or germanium diodes. The…Click on the title for more

Nanolog Audio Orbital Fuzz

Fuzzrocious lunaReclipse Preamp/Boost/Overdrive

The lunaReclipse from Fuzzrocious Pedals, like the astronomical event it borrows its name from, is a unique stompbox that select between 12 (yes, 12!) different diode configurations to let you clip your signal in the best way that suits you. Needless to say, this all happens in the analog realm.…Click on the title for more

Fuzzrocious lunaReclipse Preamp/Boost/Overdrive

Seymour Duncan Silver Lake Dynamic Reverb

Seymour Duncan unveiled at NAMM 2018 their first take on the multi-mode, fully programmable digital reverb, called Silver Lake. The pedal's unique feature consists in the company's trademarked "Dynamic Expression" system, that allows the player to interact with the effect using the performance's dynamics. Here are a few videos of this…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Silver Lake Dynamic Reverb

Dwarfcraft Devices Witch Shifter Pitch Shifter/Echo/Fuzz

The folks at Dwarfcraft Devices have been on fire lately, releasing a pedal after another. Their Witch Shifter is an Octave Up/Down effect with built-in Fuzz and an under-the-hood Echo. But of course, like in all devices built by this manufacturer, there's a lot more to it: The Bend knob creates a detuned…Click on the title for more

Dwarfcraft Devices Witch Shifter Pitch Shifter/Echo/Fuzz

Ruach Amp Juice Boost / Drive

Ruach is an Irish company that builds all sorts of (very pretty) guitar products out of wood, including this Amp Juice Boost/Overdrive. This pedal's main function is to provide an easy way to balance volumes when switching guitars with unmatched outputs, while also offering extra punch for solos and choruses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utweeEq8ZQU The…Click on the title for more

Ruach Amp Juice Boost / Drive

Yellowcake Pedals Furry & Fried

Yellowcake Pedals unveiled a bright red stompbox that combines two of their fuzz, the Furry Burrito and the Fried Gold Fuzz, appropriately called Furry & Fried! It also feature a blue lit Starve button that creates wonderful sputtering tones. Check out the videos below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxub7ODsnPE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uV5Y6zE5U4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXs3L_tPjQI FURRY BURRITO A…Click on the title for more

Yellowcake Pedals Furry & Fried

Alexander Pedals Defender Stargate Drive

Alexander Pedals has been on a roll lately, with their new pedal line called "Neo Series" - which, now that we think about it, features graphic art and a moniker that may reference one of the most beloved sci-fi movie heroes. As a matter of fact, the pedals in this…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Defender Stargate Drive

Zeppelin Design Labs Quaverato Harmonic Tremolo (DIY Kit)

If, like us, you were born in Italy (or France) more than 3 decades ago, the images on the Zeppelin Design Labs product page will look familiar to you. They seem inspired by very tasteful vintage European posters from the '40/50s (the style was called Art Deco) which ended up becoming a…Click on the title for more

Zeppelin Design Labs Quaverato Harmonic Tremolo (DIY Kit)

Crazy Tube Circuits Echotopia Tape Echo

Greek pedal builder Crazy Tube Circuits presented their echo stompbox Echotopia at NAMM 2018 and it's now shipping. It's a mono in - stereo out, retro tape echo style delay with 4 heads, each with its own mix/feedback control. The video by Shawn Tubbs explains very well its functionality, more info about the…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Echotopia Tape Echo

Walrus Audio DEFCON4

In July, we reported the spotting of a "USO" (Unidentified Stomping Object) that we soon learned was the fruit of a collaboration between Walrus Audio and Ryan Adams. Even if we object's name was revealed (DEFCON4) there weren't many details about what it did - (in that July post we…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio DEFCON4