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BOSS SY-200 Synth Pedal

The BOSS 200 series welcomes another member to its growing family, the SY-200, a rather compact yet fully-featured latency-free synth pedal built on the successful polyphonic circuit of its little sibling SY-1, offering an expanded sound set, more tone-shaping possibilities, 128 memories for storing your presets, and two footswitches for…Click on the title for more

BOSS SY-200 Synth Pedal

Tsakalis MultiCab MK4 Amp and Cab Emulation

The niche of pedals emulating amp and cabs has been getting rather hot in 2020, with several new players coming out with very interesting products. Athens (Greece)'s Tsakalis Audioworks, a company that's been turning more and more ears as of late, is not new at this game, since their brand…Click on the title for more

Tsakalis MultiCab MK4 Amp and Cab Emulation

Benevale Colt 45 Overdrive

Built by a boutique NYC-based company, the Benevale Colt 45 was designed with recording in mind - to achieve that perfect level of touch-sensitive breakup when playing through a tube amp. It can also work as an always-on foundational pedal pushing other overdrives and fuzzes to higher gain levels. If…Click on the title for more

Benevale Colt 45 Overdrive

NUX ‘6ixty5ive Overdrive

The NUX ‘6ixty5ive Overdrive is the latest amp-in-a-box by a Chinese builder that's getting an increasing number of fans in the US of A. Just like the overdrive pedal it takes inspiration from (in tone and color), the Vemuram Jan Ray, it's voiced after the Black Panel Fender amps of…Click on the title for more

NUX ‘6ixty5ive Overdrive

Wampler Ego 76 Compressor

The Wampler Ego 76 Compressor is the builder's take on the Urei 1176-style compressor in pedal form, built on the solid foundation of the Ego compressor, and tweaked to recreate the sought-after character of a studio rack classic. Just like the vintage original, the Ego 76 is based on a…Click on the title for more

Wampler Ego 76 Compressor

Eventide H90 Stereo Multi-FX

The highly anticipated new Eventide upgrade to the popular H9 Multi-FX harmonizer is finally out: it's the H90. The most important detail about the H90 is that it can run two H9 effects at once. Another obvious and important upgrade is the number of hardware controls: five knobs vs 1…Click on the title for more

Eventide H90 Stereo Multi-FX

NUX Verb Core Deluxe Stereo Multi-Reverb

The new frontier of multi-algorithms pedals is managing to fit a full stereo signal inside a compact pedal, and the NUX Verb Core Deluxe does just that - for $99! Although not a small feat engineering-wise, that's not that surprising from a company that was able to create a line…Click on the title for more

NUX Verb Core Deluxe Stereo Multi-Reverb

Old Blood Noise Dark Light Stereo Reverb

Enclosed in a beautiful case featuring an illustration by Jon Carling, the Old Blood Noise Dark Light is a versatile reverb pedal that combines the unique features of the company's Dark Star and Sunlight. Offering various routing options like separate stereo, parallel mono, and series mono, Dark Light merges Dark…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Dark Light Stereo Reverb

Van Diemens Red Ochre Deluxe Treblebooster

Inspired by the name of a secluded Tasmanian beach near the builder's house, the Van Diemens Red Ochre Deluxe is a high-quality, hand-built Treble-booster recreation available in two colors (Hammered Gold and Hammered Charcoal) with a 3 position rotary or toggle switch offering a few extra voices. No compromises were…Click on the title for more

Van Diemens Red Ochre Deluxe Treblebooster

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe

The Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe Echo is "an exact reproduction of the iconic 1970’s Maestro Echoplex EP-3 – the only difference is that there is no tape!" - check it out! From the 22 volt power rail, to the JFET preamp, to the mixer stage, to the high gain silicon…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe

BOSS FZ-1w Fuzz

Since the beginning of the new decade (the "twenties") BOSS seems to have been focusing on refreshing their gain pedal roster, and the new FZ-1w Fuzz - sporting an original circuit that's not directly inspired to existing vintage ones - confirms this effort. Presented as a modern reinterpretation of vintage fuzz,…Click on the title for more

BOSS FZ-1w Fuzz

Browne Amplification Carbon V2

A stompbox that made our Best New Pedals of 2021 list, the Browne Amplification Carbon is the Blue side of the company's Protein dual overdrive, a high-end Blues Breaker-inspired circuit. Released in 2023, V2 adds a toggle switch that offers a darker voice through a hi-cut filter. The Carbon was…Click on the title for more

Browne Amplification Carbon V2