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Vertex Effects T-Drive

A pedal designed with the motto "less is more" in mind, the two knob Vertex Effects T-Drive is a recreation of the Trainwreck Express amplifier, an ultra-rare vintage unit famous for its ultra sensitive pick attack and response but also capable of delivering Plexi-like overdrive. Check out the demo by Brett Kingman.…Click on the title for more

Vertex Effects T-Drive

XOTIC Effects Soul Driven Overdrive

Mike Hermans revisited, in this demo video, this great sounding overdrive from Xotic, the Soul Driven Overdrive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOf0oGJM0eM Add “Soul” to your sound by producing creamy boost and overdriven tones that enhance harmonics while maintaining the transparency of your guitar tone. The pedal is equipped with incredibly flexible tone shaping…Click on the title for more

XOTIC Effects Soul Driven Overdrive

JHS Pedals ProCo RAT2 Pack Rat mod

Launched back in 1978, the ProCo RAT is one of those classic pedals that inspired a wave of stompbox designers, probably only second to the Tube Screamer and the Muff. JHS Pedals makes a mod of the RAT2 called "Pack Rat," featuring an extra toggle switch with three clipping options…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals ProCo RAT2 Pack Rat mod

Death By Audio Absolute Destruction Fuzz

Those who like the pedals by NYC's Death by Audio know that anything can be expected from these boxes, apart from tone subtleties. Their latest stomping device called Absolute Destruction simply features a Volume knob and two horizontal sliders (Overload and Gain) that interact with each other in explosive and/or implosive…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio Absolute Destruction Fuzz

Animals Pedal Rust Rod Fuzz

The Animals Pedal Rust Rod Fuzz is a new take on the classic Ram's Head fuzz circuit (typical of the Muff). Thick fuzz with a mid-70's liquid response and a toothy, aggressive distortion. The pedal is manufactured in Japan but the circuit was designed by Nevada based Skreddy Pedals - you…Click on the title for more

Animals Pedal Rust Rod Fuzz

Orange Bax Bangeetar Pre-EQ

Back in 2015 British amp manufacturer Orange announced at Musik Messe its re-entry into the wonderful world of guitar pedals (they used to make them already back in the 60s). Unsurprisingly, the stompbox in question is a preamp/EQ - it's called the Bax Bangeetar. Handmade in the Orange's custom shop…Click on the title for more

Orange Bax Bangeetar Pre-EQ

Electro-Harmonix Cock Fight Plus

The Electro-Harmonix Cock Fight Plus transfers the circuit of the original Cock Fight (a talking wah with also formant filter option) into the traditional wah enclosure so that the filters' frequency can be controlled with your foot. It features most but not all the features of the original (for example, the "Tone"…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Cock Fight Plus

Wampler Equator Double Parametric EQ

There's a heck of a lot that you can do to your tone just with EQ and frequency filter, and the Equator by Wampler is here to give you even more EQ options than your regular EQ pedal, with two mid parametric equalizers. Bass and Treble are at fixed frequencies. Mike Hermans…Click on the title for more

Wampler Equator Double Parametric EQ

Ernie Ball Expression Tremolo

Ernie Ball has introduced the Expression Tremolo pedal, the latest addition to its Expression Series. Like other pedals in the series, it’s housed in the Expression chassis, which lets you blend in the effect via the unit’s rocker pedal. Expression Tremolo has controls for Depth, Rate, Waveshape and Reverb. The five…Click on the title for more

Ernie Ball Expression Tremolo

Wampler Reflection Reverb

Wampler Pedals introduced a few designs at this past NAMM show and the Reflection is one of them. This is an intuitive reverb that offers both plate and spring options with an extra, often overlooked feature: Pre-Delay. Here's the video by Mike Hermans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEbA8FGo_0s Brian Wampler came in person to…Click on the title for more

Wampler Reflection Reverb

Fender Mirror Image Delay

The new line of Fender stompboxes was one of the most intriguing surprises of NAMM 2018, so we were looking forward to the first demos. The Fender Mirror Image Delay ($149.99) is one of the units that got the most attention. More info about the pedal here and in the notes…Click on the title for more

Fender Mirror Image Delay

Joe ParkerBooshy Box Jetsun Fuzz

Our friend Eric Merrow just posted this video about the tone bender inspired Joe Parker Jetsun Fuzz, check it out! Gear used: Guitar - MJT Jazzmaster (Musikraft neck, Mastery Vibrato, Brandonwound Pickups) Bass - Fender Jazz Bass Amp - Boss Katana 100 (Rec out into interface) Mic: Oktava Mk 012 (voice)…Click on the title for more

Joe ParkerBooshy Box Jetsun Fuzz