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Echo Fix EF-P2 Real Spring Reverb

The Echo Fix EF-P2 is the latest release in the rather restricted niche of real spring reverb pedals, i.e. stompboxes utilizing the spring + tank technology found in the reverbs embedded in vintage amps like the Fender Deluxe. The Australian company was already well-known for its authentic (and not exactly…Click on the title for more

Echo Fix EF-P2 Real Spring Reverb

UAFX Orion Tape Echo

The UAFX Orion, probably the most interesting among the four pedals released by Universal Audio in the launch of their Compacts line, encapsulates the Echoplex-inspired EP-III algorithm taken from the UAFX Starlight, with expanded voicing thanks to a three-way toggle and a more affordable price tag. The three modes simulate the…Click on the title for more

UAFX Orion Tape Echo

Beetronics Seabee Harmochorus

The Beetronics Seabee Harmochorus is a creative (and intensely deep!) take on the chorus effect designed and assembled in LA by those mad geniuses at Bettronics FX. The Seabee is presented as a multi-chorus delivering analog bucket brigade chorus tones that goes a few steps farther than your regular modulation…Click on the title for more

Beetronics Seabee Harmochorus

New Pedal: Rainger FX Dr. Freakenstein Chop Fuzzz

The Rainger FX Dr. Freakenstein Chop Fuzzz (with three zs) belongs to a family of appropriately monstrous fuzz devices built by London-based mad pedal scientist David Rainger. One of those was the Chop Fuzz with just two zs, the predecessor of the Chop Fuzzz, which is a rather deep, still…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Rainger FX Dr. Freakenstein Chop Fuzzz

Ross Effects (via JHS)

In its early days and for years after, the Ross Compressor seemed unimpressive among Bud Ross' accomplishments. This was the same mind behind Kustom Amps' success and its iconic cabinets on stages for Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Jacksons 5 among others. Ross, even when not mingling with '60s and…Click on the title for more

Ross Effects (via JHS)

Old Blood Noise Beam Splitter

The Old Blood Noise Beam Splitter marks the return of the Oklahoma-based company to larger, more tweakable and creative "organic" multi-effect pedals, after a 3-pedal foray into quirky compact releases (aka the BL Series). Although "quirky" and "creative" are part of this builder's identity. This very "knobby" unit consists of…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Beam Splitter

PRS Guitars Wind Through The Trees

In the video below, Paul Smith Reed himself premiered the first PRS Guitar pedals on the market: the Wind Through The Trees, a dual analog flanger. The two flanger circuits are placed in parallel and each feature controls for Manual, Depth and Rate, and are then sent to a Mix…Click on the title for more

PRS Guitars Wind Through The Trees

NUX Mod Core Deluxe mkII

The NUX Mod Core Deluxe mkII is an update that adds a different set of algorithms and a few useful features to an already solid and affordable stereo multi-modulation pedal concept. Like in mkI, there are 8 different modulation effects, but the algorithms in this new version are inpsired by…Click on the title for more

NUX Mod Core Deluxe mkII

Dunlop Cry Baby DareDevil Fuzz Wah

The Dunlop Cry Baby DareDevil is a hand-built combo wah/fuzz developed in collaboration with Johnny Wator, owner and designer of Daredevil Pedals and frontman of Chicago's hard rockers The Evictions. A fan of aggressive fuzz tones, Wator forged a circuit that marries a modded Cry Baby Wah with a gnarly…Click on the title for more

Dunlop Cry Baby DareDevil Fuzz Wah

All Pedal Slamurai Overdrive Kit

The All Pedal Slamurai is an overdrive pedal that comes either fully built or a as DIY kit. With its 3-band EQ, soft footswitch, top-mounted jacks and sleek graphics, this is no rudimentary pedal, but a fully-fledged modern high gain overdrive that gets good reviews from metal tone connoisseurs. It…Click on the title for more

All Pedal Slamurai Overdrive Kit

Vongon Polyphrase Stereo Echo

We were very proud to host the launch of the new Vongon Polyphrase at our 10th Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit (yeah, after all what happened since our 2019 edition we kind of forgot that this was the event's ten year anniversary!). The Polyphrase is a stereo echo with an infinite feedback loop,…Click on the title for more

Vongon Polyphrase Stereo Echo

Catalinbread CBX Gated Reverb

The Catalinbread CBX is the second pedal released this year that does something quite unusual for a stompbox: gated reverb. This is a type of reverb derived from a studio trick consisting in cuttin out the tail end of the effect abrubtly, creating an interesting angular reflection that works particularly…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread CBX Gated Reverb