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Volta Black Tweed Plus Dual Drive

The Volta Black Tweed Plus is the deluxe/dual version of what was once known as the Nabla Black Tweed overdrive. This is due to the fact that the Italian company that manufactures this pedal recently renamed itself after Alessandro Volta, inventor of something crucial to pedals: the electric battery. As…Click on the title for more

Volta Black Tweed Plus Dual Drive

MXR Reverb

With its 20 volts of headroom, the MXR Reverb ha been one of the most popular reverb pedals since its release in 2016. The manufacturer was able to pack a lot in this compact unit: not only 6 different reverb algorithms but also stereo in and out capabilities thanks to …Click on the title for more

MXR Reverb

Updated Pedal: Cusack Resound V2 Stereo Reverb

Cusack Music first unveiled its stereo reverb Resound at Summer NAMM 2018. At the 2023 Winter NAMM show it unveiled a revamped version of the original with new algorithms, Expression output, and a slightly different look but similar functionality. Sporting eight modes, the Resound includes all the features you expect…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Cusack Resound V2 Stereo Reverb

Cornerstone Imperivm

The Cornerstone Imperivm is a new dual overdrive by an Italian company that has built a super solid reputation mostly through one of the best D-Style overdrives on the market, the Gladio. The new release marries that very circuit with the company's take on the Tube Screamer, aka the Antique…Click on the title for more

Cornerstone Imperivm

New Pedal Kit: Korg Nu:Tekt HS-2 Harmonic Distortion

Developed by Fumio Mieda, the original designer of many legendary KORG pedals and synths like the Univibe and the MS-20 Mini, the Nu:Tekt HS-2 Harmonic Distortion is a new DIY kit pedal by the Japanese builder's subsidiary. The pedals in the kit series, which was launched a few years ago…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Kit: Korg Nu:Tekt HS-2 Harmonic Distortion

Pedal Update: Electronic Audio Experiments Dude Incredible V2

The Electronic Audio Experiments Dude Incredible V2 is a redesign of one of the early circuits by the Boston-based pedal company, a dual gain pedal inspired by the work of indie rock producer Steve Albini. On the right is a Harmonic Percolator clone, and on the left is an IVP…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Electronic Audio Experiments Dude Incredible V2

SolidGoldFX Surf Rider IV Spring Reverb

The SolidGoldFX Surf Rider IV is a spring reverb hand made in Montreal, QC, that recreates the lush sounds of 2 vintage spring reverbs and one... fantasy unit, adding several controls for extra versatility, including a modulation effect (Flutter) that can be turned on via the on/off footswitch. The pedal…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX Surf Rider IV Spring Reverb

Beautiful Noise When The Sun Explodes – Reverb+Distortion+Tremolo

Handmade in Newcastle, Australia, the Beautiful Noise When The Sun Explodes is a reverb/distortion/tremolo pedal for space explorers. The device, hosted in a rather large case with three footswitches for Boost, Feedback and Bypass, features two sections: the first one, under the Reverberation grouping, includes a master volume and spring-voiced reverb with…Click on the title for more

Beautiful Noise When The Sun Explodes – Reverb+Distortion+Tremolo

Summer School Science Fair

The Summer School Science Fair is an overdrive-distortion pedal based on a simple but innovative idea: you've got a RAT-stile distortion (black knobs) and a TS-style overdrive (green knobs) in parallel, and two extra knobs to control for master volume and bland control. Each gain channel has a knob for…Click on the title for more

Summer School Science Fair

Pigtronix Disnortion Micro

This new micro version of the Pigtronix Disnortion Micro improves on the original’s broad palette of touch-responsive dirt sounds by including the ability to switch from a parallel routing to a new, super-saturated series routing where the 6-stage CMOS overdrive circuit is cascaded into unique Pigtronix diode-clipping fuzz, and then…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Disnortion Micro

J. Rockett Archer Select Klon-style Drive

The J. Rockett Archer Select is an evolution of what has been an extraordinarily popular line for the Nashville-based pedal builder. Constantly in the top three of our article about the best Klon clones, the original Archer (in its two gold and silver iterations) is in all likelihood the best-selling…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Archer Select Klon-style Drive

Strymon Riverside Multistage Drive

Strymon, a company that built its name on clean, warm and lush tones, has finally entered the "dirty" pedal distortion market with Riverside, described as "the culmination of a thorough analysis of numerous analog and vacuum tube circuits." The company's goal was to deliver a new world of harmonically rich, versatile,…Click on the title for more

Strymon Riverside Multistage Drive