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BOSS DD-8 Digital Delay

BOSS has been at the forefront of digital delays since the early days, and even now that the field is crowded with many excellent competitors, the Japanese company doesn't miss a beat with updates and new, powerful designs (see the recent DD-200). If the DD-200 was a brand new, fully-featured…Click on the title for more

BOSS DD-8 Digital Delay

Caline Multimod Modulation Pedal

The Caline Multimod, presented as a "modulation multitool" is a simple, incredibly affordable digital multi-mode pedal with seven modulation modes made in China. It gets you seven very usable effects, all the classics (Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Vibrato, and Tremolo) plus two not-so-classic but still very useful: Pitch modulation and Doubler.…Click on the title for more

Caline Multimod Modulation Pedal

Bixonic Axentrix A1 Distortion/Fuzz

Released as part of the relaunch of the Japanese Bixonic brand (creator of the cult pedal Expandora), the Axentrix A1 is a digital gain pedal with a series of innovative features that can deliver the entire spectrum of saturated tones, including fuzz. The fully analog Expandora, released in the mid…Click on the title for more

Bixonic Axentrix A1 Distortion/Fuzz

JAM Pedals Ripply Fall Chorus/Phaser/Vibrato

The Jam Pedals Ripply Fall is a Chorus/Phaser/Vibrato that combines the company's WaterFall and Ripple circuits and that gained an Editor's Choice recognition from Premier Guitar. The circuits are embedded in a bigger enclosure side by side and have dedicated footswitch, but the pedal features these added features: The middle…Click on the title for more

JAM Pedals Ripply Fall Chorus/Phaser/Vibrato

Horrothia Triage Preamp

From a UK-based builder of high-end effects with a less-is-more approach comes the Horrothia Triage Preamp, a discrete transistor pre-amplifier. Born from a rib of the company's low-gain overdrive Teeth, with which it shares some circuit and tonal similarities, the Triage is both a front-end preamp and an overdrive, featuring…Click on the title for more

Horrothia Triage Preamp

Land Devices HP-2 Harmonic Percolator

Here's a pedal clone for Steve Albini fans! It's the Land Devices HP-2 Harmonic Percolator, a fuzz powered by Germanium diode clipping and hand-built in Oakland, CA. The left knob controls harmonics, the right one controls the output, and the switch on the right lets you choose between the stock…Click on the title for more

Land Devices HP-2 Harmonic Percolator

TC Electronic Vibraclone Rotary-Vibe

The TC Electronic Vibraclone is an "old school" Rotary Vibe belonging to the Danish manufacturer series of more affordable pedals. Let's see how it sounds in this video by GearManDude. The old rotating speaker designs were designed for organ players and was powered by an internal tube amp. When guitar player's…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Vibraclone Rotary-Vibe

PRS Horsemeat Transparent Overdrive

Although the name might suggest Klon references, the PRS Horsemeat is an overdrive sporting an original circuit that adds harmonic midrange richness without affecting the tone's high-end. Designed by Paul Reed Smith himself to satisfy his own ear, the Horsemeat can work both as an overdrive or a clean boost…Click on the title for more

PRS Horsemeat Transparent Overdrive

Intensive Care Fideleater V1 Lo-Fi Chorus/Vibrato/Delay

London's Intensive Care Audio is one of the most interesting emerging boutique makers of the new decade, and the Fideleater, just released in a more compact version, is their take on the lo-fi modulation chorus/delay. This is primarily a chorus with selectable LFO (you can pick from 8 waveforms) and…Click on the title for more

Intensive Care Fideleater V1 Lo-Fi Chorus/Vibrato/Delay

Keeley Loomer Modulated Reverb + Fuzz

The Keeley Loomer is a Modulated Reverb + Fuzz pedal made with the shoegazer genre in mind. Reverb modes include Focus, Hall and Reverse, while the fuzz channel offers Flat, Full or Scoop modes. Hall mode has an octave generation placed in a feedback loop for “ascension shimmer” effects, while…Click on the title for more

Keeley Loomer Modulated Reverb + Fuzz

Lang Amps Overdrive/Boost

The Lang Amps Overdrive/Boost is the debut stompbox by the Las Vegas-based amp builder and sports an original circuit based on a novel approach to clipping. While four (Level, Tone, Drive and Boost) out of the 6 knobs on the pedal do what's expected in any overdrive with an extra…Click on the title for more

Lang Amps Overdrive/Boost

Asheville Music Tools Analoger ADG-1 Analog Delay

The Asheville Music Tools Analoger ADG-1 is an analog Bucket Brigade Delay with modulation that offers repeats from 16mS to 700mS. The modulation is very pleasant while, for those who like to get a little "dirty", the Drive knob allows to create some saturation reminiscent of a tape echo pushed to…Click on the title for more

Asheville Music Tools Analoger ADG-1 Analog Delay