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Empress Effects Drive

Empress Effects, a Canadian builder known for making pedals for people who read manuals for fun, hasn't entirely shied away from dirt boxes: their Heavy Menace is a precision kill box. But a loose, interactive overdrive? That seemed beneath them. Until they patched a discontinued Germ Drive circuit into the…... Click for more

Empress Effects Drive

Milkman Sound Benson The Amp

For years, players have coveted the rich, responsive tones of Benson amplifiers. Now, in a landmark collaboration with Milkman Sound, that coveted sound is available in its most versatile form yet: Milkman Sound Benson The Amp. This hand-built unit places the exact signature preamp from Chris Benson's legendary Chimera and…... Click for more

Milkman Sound Benson The Amp

Beetronics Pollinator Hazee Multi-Modulated Delay

Beetronics finally went digital. After years of building analog dirt boxes in those signature hand-painted enclosures, the California-via-Brazil hive unleashed the Pollinator Hazee Delay—their first fully digital pedal . And thank fuck. Because you can't do what this does with bucket brigades and capacitors. Here's the twist: most modulated delays…... Click for more

Beetronics Pollinator Hazee Multi-Modulated Delay

Asheville Music Tools Analoger ADG-1 Analog Delay

The Asheville Music Tools Analoger ADG-1 is an analog Bucket Brigade Delay with modulation that offers repeats from 16mS to 700mS. The modulation is very pleasant while, for those who like to get a little "dirty", the Drive knob allows to create some saturation reminiscent of a tape echo pushed to…... Click for more

Asheville Music Tools Analoger ADG-1 Analog Delay

DigiTech Drop Polyphonic Drop Tune Pedal

The Black Keys and The White Stripes - there are some suspicious similarities. Both are two-piece acts. Both have "the color + plural noun" band names. Both went from Midwestern garage rock roots to become bands that your mom downloads from iTunes. There is another similarity that musicians may notice:…... Click for more

DigiTech Drop Polyphonic Drop Tune Pedal

Hologram Electronics Chroma Console Multi-Effector

If you are a pedal lover and you are not familiar with Hologram Electronics, well, you aren't really a pedal lover. The Nashville-based company has been churning out incredibly creative pedals for over a decade now, with the latest (the Microcosm) becoming a stellar bestseller. They just unveiled their next device,…... Click for more

Hologram Electronics Chroma Console Multi-Effector

JHS Bit Cusher, Glitch Delay and Ring Modulator

JHS has expanded its 3 Series line with three new pedals: the Bit Crusher, the Glitch Delay, and the Ring Modulator. Each follows the 3 Series formula of three knobs, one toggle, and a $99 price tag, but the sounds inside are anything but basic. Bit Crusher The Bit Crusher…... Click for more

JHS Bit Cusher, Glitch Delay and Ring Modulator

Butterfly Effects Dobbo Granular Pedal

In a world of predictable effects, sometimes your sound needs a collaborator—not just a tool. Enter the Butterfly Effects Dobbo, a stereo granular effect pedal designed not just to process your sound, but to play with it. This isn't merely a delay or a reverb; it's an ecosystem of sound…... Click for more

Butterfly Effects Dobbo Granular Pedal

Polyend Endless Stereo AI-Powered Pedal

We saw this "thing" at NAMM 2026. The booth was crowded with similarly looking pedals with a varying range of graphics. Guitarists were frantically typing things like "reverse reverb that pitches up an octave" into a laptop and then stepping on a pedal that actually did it. People were losing…... Click for more

Polyend Endless Stereo AI-Powered Pedal

Greer Southland Harmonic Overdrive

You want overdrive that doesn't sound like you plugged your guitar into a blender full of bees. The Greer Southland Harmonic Overdrive walks that line. It's been kicking around for a while now and has earned its reputation through sheer reliability and good tone. It started as a modded version…... Click for more

Greer Southland Harmonic Overdrive

ThorpyFX Kudu Overdrive

How many different types of overdrives can one Englishman churn out? Adrian Thorpy seems determined to find out. The ThorpyFX Kudu started as a modified circuit gifted to Thorpy by Dan Coggins—the legendary Lovetone wizard who's been making guitarists poor since the 90s. Coggins handed over a tweaked classic at…... Click for more

ThorpyFX Kudu Overdrive

Kinotone Sparks Overdrive/Wavefolder/Filter/Synth

Kinotone is a relatively new boutique US pedal brand that is grabbing attention for designing unusual and creative compact stompboxes that work well with guitar, synths or any instrument with an output. The Sparks, mostly a filter + distortion pedal, is their second product after the very well-received Ribbons. The…... Click for more

Kinotone Sparks Overdrive/Wavefolder/Filter/Synth