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Polyend Press Stereo Compressor

At SuperBooth 2024, Polish synth brand Polyend unveiled its first pedal, a high-end stereo analog compressor called Press. The Polyend Press is now shipping. At the intimidating price point of $399 USD (and €399), this circuit offers a little more than just studio-quality compression and limiting. That extra value can be…Click on the title for more

Polyend Press Stereo Compressor

Champion Leccy The Dunsh Distortion/Fuzz

The Champion Leccy The Dunsh is a new release by the British via Philly builder that started as a modification made to one section of the company's own Gett and the Bloody Gett fuzzes, two Black Russian Big Muff variants. That mod was named "Dunsh" and added a "loud, noisy…Click on the title for more

Champion Leccy The Dunsh Distortion/Fuzz

BOSS RC-10R Rythm Loop Station

The BOSS RC-10R Rythm Loop Station, is a flexible, user-friendly interface and powerful integrated stereo drum machine and looper that facilitates creativity, songwriting and loop-based live performances. It also features 280 preset rhythm styles to get you inspired right away, playable through 16 different drum kits. It's an incredibly deep…Click on the title for more

BOSS RC-10R Rythm Loop Station

Joyo Aquarius Multi-Mode Delay

The Joyo Aquarius is a very affordable Mono digital delay with 8 modes including classic and creative modes and a separate Looper with 5 minutes of recording time. Tap Tempo enabled, unlike other similar devices it allows Looper and Delay to be used simultaneously. Here's the full list of modes:…Click on the title for more

Joyo Aquarius Multi-Mode Delay

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

Chase Bliss Billy Strings Wombtone Phaser

A discontinued Chase Bliss pedal, the (regular) Wombtone was a wildly flexible digitally controlled analog phaser pedal, thanks to its 6 knobs, 3 toggle switches, two footswitches, and 12 DIP switches in the back panel. The Minneapolis-based company reissued a Billy Strings limited edition featuring some variations on the original,…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Billy Strings Wombtone Phaser

Universal Audio UAFX Enigmatic 82 D-Style Pedal

Overdrive and amp fanatics are surely familiar with the unattainable Dumble amps (the Overdrive Special model, in particular), the most expensive guitar amplifiers on earth, hand-built and customized on order for stars of the caliber of Stevie Ray Vaughan and John Mayer. There's a not-too-small niche of pedal builders dedicated…Click on the title for more

Universal Audio UAFX Enigmatic 82 D-Style Pedal

Warm Audio Pedal76 Compressor

The urei 1176 is one of the TWO evergreen compressors engineers have been using to record all sorts of tracks since the '60s (the other one being the Teletronix LA2A). The Warm Audio Pedal76 puts the sound of that versatile studio unit at your toe tips for an amount that's…Click on the title for more

Warm Audio Pedal76 Compressor

Empress Effects Reverb

The Empress Effects Reverb is a multi-mode pedal stacked with tweakable features including some standard ones AND bizarre ones like “beer”, “sparkle”, and “ghost”. The combinations are nearly endless as there are four settings for the standard plate, room, hall, and spring reverb and then another 8 less conventional settings. The…Click on the title for more

Empress Effects Reverb

Beetronics Tuna Fuzz

California via Brazil brand Beetronics built a pedal empire on devices with names playing around the "bee" theme. And then came the... Tuna Fuzz? Although the Tuna fuzz is a new release, it draws back to the days when company founder Felipe was living in Brazil, while teaching kids how…Click on the title for more

Beetronics Tuna Fuzz

Origin Effects Halcyon Blue Overdrive

The Origin Effects Halcyon Blue Overdrive is the third release in the British company's Halcyon series, a line of pedals inspired by evergreen classics utilizing a proprietary system called Adaptive Circuitry that automatically tweaks the effect’s voicing in real-time in response to pick attack and volume changes, improving dynamics and…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects Halcyon Blue Overdrive

Meris Enzo Synth Pedal

Born from a rib of Strymon, LA pedal manufacturer Meris has been getting a lot of traction in the last year or so with imaginative stompbox designs (we wrote a profile about them here), and we are thrilled to find out that they have launched a brand new pedal called Enzo.…Click on the title for more

Meris Enzo Synth Pedal