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Drybell Module 4 Compressor

The Drybell Module 4 is a two-mode compressor pedal by a Croatian company that, after perfecting one of the best Uni-Vibe replicas on the market has shifted its focus to tone-shaping tools inspired by legendary vintage units. In this case, the source of inspiration is the Dan Armstrong’s Orange Squeezer,…Click on the title for more

Drybell Module 4 Compressor

Source Audio ZIO Analog Preamp/Boost

Boston's pedal builder Source Audio in the last few years has seemed intent in focusing on products that take the most purely "tonal" effects to the next level. After the EQ2, a programmable equalizer, comes Zio, a multi-voice analog preamp/boost designed in collaboration with Christopher Venter, the owner and sole…Click on the title for more

Source Audio ZIO Analog Preamp/Boost

Wampler Germanium Tumnus

The Wampler Germanium Tumnus is the third variant of one of (if not THE) best-selling pedal by the Indiana-based pedal builder, a device voiced after the infamous Klon Centaur. As you may have guessed, this versiuon differs from the previous two because of it uses a Germanium diode - but…Click on the title for more

Wampler Germanium Tumnus

Empress ParaEQ mkII (+ Deluxe Version)

When we put together this article about the best EQ pedal earlier in 2022, we couldn't believe how much interest there was in a discontinued pedal by Empress Effects, the ParaEQ, and wondered why it was out of production... enter the new Empress ParaEQ mkII and mkII Deluxe, two compact…Click on the title for more

Empress ParaEQ mkII (+ Deluxe Version)

Thorpy FX ER-2 Univibe

The fully analog Thorpy FX ER-2 is the British company's take on the Uni-Vibe circuit, and, being familiar with the high engineering standards Adrian Thorpe strives for, we expect this pedal to become a big player in an effect-type niche followed almost obsessively by many true tone connoisseurs. The builder…Click on the title for more

Thorpy FX ER-2 Univibe

MXR Wylde Audio Chorus

Released by the Californian builder together with an overdrive and a phaser, the MXR Wylde Audio Chorus is an analog pedal that commemorates the two-decade partnership between Dunlop and Zakk Wylde, guitarist of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society. Zakk uses the chorus to enhance his distorted tones and introduce…Click on the title for more

MXR Wylde Audio Chorus

Decibelics Golden Royale Double Klone

Hailing from Barcelona, Spain, the Decibelics Golden Horse is one of the most sought-after Klon Centaur Clones. The newly released Golden Royale is a dual version of that circuit, with two separate channels that can be used either individually or stacked. Built to order, it comes at over $500 but…Click on the title for more

Decibelics Golden Royale Double Klone

BOSS GM-800 Guitar Synthethizer

The BOSS GM-800 is the ultimate machine for guitarists who are into exploring not only synth tones, but ANY sound from acoustic to orchestral, since today's synthesizers can replicate pretty much any instrument. The first thing you need to know about this pedal is that it comes with its own…Click on the title for more

BOSS GM-800 Guitar Synthethizer

Gecko Pedals O-Face

The Gecko Pedals O-Face is the second device released by a Eugene, OR-based builder after the very well received Geckoplex tape-style echo. The O-Face is an analog drive circuit with unique soft-clipping diodes delivering tube-like clipping, integrated with something the builder presents as an entirely origina design (and he might…Click on the title for more

Gecko Pedals O-Face

BOSS Slicer SL-2

A generator of rhythmic patterns, the BOSS Slicer SL-2 is the new little brother of one of the most creative pedals in the Japanese brand's arsenal of pedals, the BOSS SL-20, which is more than twice the size. More or less like a step sequencer applied to your input, this…Click on the title for more

BOSS Slicer SL-2

Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl HiFi

Chase Bliss Audio just unveiled a new, "HiFi" version of their popular Warped Vinyl pedal (we blogged about the old version here). This is an analog vibrato/chorus with an unthinkable amount of switches (dip, toggle, button, you name it). At $379, it may be a little pricey, but it will…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl HiFi

EarthQuaker Devices Ledges Reverb

The EarthQuaker Devices Ledges represents the Ohio company's entry product in what could be referred to as the "streamlined, multi-algorithm bread-and-butter reverb pedal niche" - which is a pretty popular niche since most guitarists commonly use traditional reverbs like Room, Plate, and Hall. By EQD's standard, this looks like a…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Ledges Reverb