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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

Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Deluxe

Brand new video by Sweetwater of the Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Deluxe, the supercharged version of their very well regarded 1176-style compressor, featuring a Dry blend control. The Cali76 Compact Deluxe is an 1176-style studio-grade FET compressor Featuring high-current, low-noise, discrete Class-A circuitry and a dedicated parallel compression control… all contained…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Deluxe

Warm Audio RingerBringer

The Warm Audio RingerBringer continues the US company's series of pedals inspired by discontinued (or supposedly so) stompboxes brought to you at a lower price point than the original and with very minor sonic compromises, if any. The RingerBringer, as many of you may have guessed, is a clone of…Click on the title for more

Warm Audio RingerBringer

Colortone RoundHouse Multi-Mode Tremolo

From our North American vintage point, Australia almost feels like a separate world as far as pedal releases are concerned - and we are sure that pedal builders based in Oceania wish they were just a little closer to us. Luckily, Melbourne-based YouTuber Brett Kingman keeps us up to date…Click on the title for more

Colortone RoundHouse Multi-Mode Tremolo

Browne Amplification Carbon X Dual Bluesbreaker

Pedal connoisseurs - in particular those deeply invested in the quest for the best overdriven tone - should be familiar with Kansas City's own Browne Amplification, a boutique builder of high-end dirt boxes. The Carbon, a Blues Breaker variant, was the pedal that put them on the map; the Carbon…Click on the title for more

Browne Amplification Carbon X Dual Bluesbreaker