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Electro Faustus – Guitardämmerung

You'll be hard-pressed to find a pedal manufacturer whose products are crazier than the ones conceived by New York's Electro Faustus'. The two friends behind this company are actually coming from the synth world, as you can tell from their latest stompbox, the EF111 Guitardämmerung. The product doesn't seem to have…Click on the title for more

Electro Faustus – Guitardämmerung

Keeley Omni Reverb

Do you remember when reverb effects had two knobs? If you don't, Keeley's Omni Reverb is here to remind you that you don't need to lose your brain after a dozen settings to get a great sounding reverb. This pedal has just two knobs (Dwell and Level) and a toggle switch giving…Click on the title for more

Keeley Omni Reverb

Way Huge WH302 Drive

This limited edition pedal by Way Huge just came out, here's what the manufacturer's got to say about it. Video by Shnobel below. The Way Huge Drive is simply named with a simple three-knob control setup. But on the inside of this pedal is a custom circuit that creates potent,…Click on the title for more

Way Huge WH302 Drive

VFE Klein Bottle Preview – multipath + multiband looper/mixer

VFE Pedals has been a little quiet as of late, maybe because they were working on something truly special and kinda complicated... And as a matter of fact, the company recently unveiled an ambitious project called the Klein Bottle. The pedal can be preordered, but it won't ship until the…Click on the title for more

VFE Klein Bottle Preview – multipath + multiband looper/mixer

Seafoam Pedals Lowtide Overdrive

When you think about overdrive pedals these days, the word "clone" springs" to mind almost naturally: "Is that based on a Tube Screamer, a Klon or a Dumble?" Seafoam Pedals, with their Lowtide Overdrive, is instead offering a unique sounding transistor-based overdrive with some very peculiar characteristics - check out the…Click on the title for more

Seafoam Pedals Lowtide Overdrive

Subdecay Vector – Analog Preamp

Portland's Subdecay got us used to some pretty edgy effects with a "synthy" angle, so we weren't expecting their new release: a pedal dubbed as an "analog premp" called Vector. Scratching beyond the name's surface, you'll find that this digital pedal is actually a lot more than just a preamp, providing eleven…Click on the title for more

Subdecay Vector – Analog Preamp

Atomic Ampli-Firebox Amp Emulator Stompbox

Those familiar with our Stompbox Exhibits surely know Atomic Amps/Studio Devil's Amplifire, the (rather large) red amp emulator powering most of the boards participating in those events. This year the dual company came out with a more compact version of that unit and appropriately called it the Ampli-Firebox, - we feel…Click on the title for more

Atomic Ampli-Firebox Amp Emulator Stompbox

Death By Audio – Reverberation Machine (A Place To Bury Stranger Edition)

Here's a video by SofaJams about the Death By Audio Reverberation Machine (A Place To Bury Stranger Edition). For the unaware, APTBS is the noise rock band of DBA's owner Oliver Ackermann. This version of the pedal has increased gain and volume compared to the original. The Reverberation Machine is a synthetic…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio – Reverberation Machine (A Place To Bury Stranger Edition)

Pettyjohn Electronics Filter EQ

Here's a new demo by Shawn Tubbs about the Pettyjohn Filter, an EQ shaping utility pedal. The FILTER is a simple but powerful semi-parametric guitar equalizer featuring three individual bands to cover the range of a guitar effectively. The circuit has been carefully designed with high headroom for low noise,…Click on the title for more

Pettyjohn Electronics Filter EQ

Danelectro Pride of Texas OD and Big Spender Spinning Speaker

We blogged about the new Danelectro pedals a few weeks ago, here's a first third-party demo of two of them, the Pride of Texas OD and the Big Spender Spinning Speaker. You'll be able to try these pedals at the upcoming L.A. Stompbox Exhibit at Sam Ash! PRIDE OF TEXAS OD Aces…Click on the title for more

Danelectro Pride of Texas OD and Big Spender Spinning Speaker

Old Blood Noise Endeavors – Haunt Fuzz & Buffer+EQ

Our friend Eric Merrow just posted this video of the Old Blood Noise Endeavors - Haunt Fuzz & Buffer+EQ, not for the faint of ears! Here's more info about the pedals from the manufacturer's site: Haunt Fuzz The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Haunt is a gated fuzz that is capable…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Endeavors – Haunt Fuzz & Buffer+EQ

Ernie Ball Volume Tuner Mod

Pedal videographer Shnobel came out with this super neat mod of a volume pedal, it's the Ernie Ball Volume Tuner Mod, check it out! t’s 3 pedals in one, Buffer, Tuner and Volume. It has separate ins and outs for the tuner section and the volume section, they can be…Click on the title for more

Ernie Ball Volume Tuner Mod