gear giveaway

Demos
Guitar Pedal Demos

Lantern Marigold Phaser

Recently highlighted in the JHS Show, the Lantern Marigold Phaser is described by its creator as a "daydream phaser," thanks to its ability to recreate a variety of more or less dreamy, phasey effects beyond your regular phaser tones, thanks to its variable stages (from 4 to 12) and feedback…Click on the title for more

Lantern Marigold Phaser

Acorn Amps Migfet 50P V2 Preamp

Introduced in 2023, the Acorn Amp Migfet 50p is the company's take on the Sovtek MIG50 guitar tube amplifier in a compact pedal format. After popular demand, this V2 adds more gain to the circuit by swapping 12AX7 preamp tubes (found in the original amp circuit) with JFETs. JFETs can…Click on the title for more

Acorn Amps Migfet 50P V2 Preamp

Browne Amplification Gritador

The Browne Amplification Gritador is a take on the Tube Screamer overdrive by a Kansas City-based company that was able to earn the trust of tone connoisseurs thanks to a series of simple but great-sounding devices inspired by classic circuits - the Protein above them all. The clue is in…Click on the title for more

Browne Amplification Gritador

Walrus Audio Monumental Stereo Tremolo

The Walrus Audio Monumental Stereo Tremolo builds on its predecessor's warm tones while offering additional controls and features to enhance the sonic experience for musicians across all genres. Inspired by the rugged beauty of Monument Valley, the Monumental retains the qualities that made the original mono version so popular while…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Monumental Stereo Tremolo

J. Rockett Audio Archer Overdrive

The J. Rockett Archer is one of the most popular "Klones," i.e. that category of pedals trying to emulate the tone of the famously expensive Klon Centaur (here's our extensive list of Klon Clones, by the way!). J. Rockett went to painstaking lengths to design their take on the Centaur,…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Audio Archer Overdrive

Science Amplification Mother Preamp

The Science Amplification Mother Preamp is the first pedal released by the Washington-state-based company, the labor of love of amp builder Alex Gaziano. It's a recreation of the company's Mother MkIII amp, a dual-channel take on the vintage high-wattage sounds of the early '70s featuring an analog FET signal path…Click on the title for more

Science Amplification Mother Preamp

Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose BB-Style Drive

The Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose is a refined yet affordable rendition of the Bluesbreaker-style OD, of which it delivers the renowned smooth breakup, with all the clarity and dynamics you get from a driven tube amp. This enhanced version comes with 3 input gain options (LIFT toggle), extended EQ, and increased…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Spruce Goose BB-Style Drive

Haunted Labs Shadow Winds Delay

Unveiled at the NAMM 2023 show, the Haunted Labs Shadow Winds is a delay pedal with three modes and a trick up its sleeve. The builder isn't sharing the modes' names or functions yet, but from the video, we gather that the Invoke knob adds extra "haunted" effects like pitch…Click on the title for more

Haunted Labs Shadow Winds Delay

Caroline Guitar Somersault LoFi Chorus/Vibrato

The Caroline Guitar Somersault is an '80s inspired, wide-ranging and creative Chorus/Vibrato with two LFO waves (the classic Triangle the glitchy and pulsing Square) and a Tone knob that can dial in lo-fi tones. Modulation can get extreme at high depth settings, approaching pitch-bended slapback chorus territory. A momentary footswitch…Click on the title for more

Caroline Guitar Somersault LoFi Chorus/Vibrato

Jam Pedals Double Dreamer Overdrive

The Jam Pedals Double Dreamer Overdrive houses the Greek company's two overdrives: the Lucy Dreamer and the Tube Dreamer, but also incorporates an extra high gain circuit that can be triggered through the central footswitch, which can be assigned to either overdrive or both. Internal dip switches allow you to…Click on the title for more

Jam Pedals Double Dreamer Overdrive

Reeves Electro Facet IZ and FF

Hand-built in a workshop in a garden workshop in Northamptonshire, UK, the Reeves Electro Facet IZ is a (gorgeous-looking) Fuzz Face variant built around a pair of Micro Electronics C1016Y yellow dot silicon transistors. The case is screen-printed using glossy enamel ink. Adding a Tone control to the typical Fuzz Face…Click on the title for more

Reeves Electro Facet IZ and FF

T-Rex Binson Echorec

The gorgeous take on the Binson Echorec echo by Danish company T-Rex was unveiled about six years ago at the 2017 Winter NAMM show. The company went through a complicated time immediately after that announcement and no news of its release were share until the unit re-emerged at the NAMM…Click on the title for more

T-Rex Binson Echorec