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Benson Germanium Boost

Out-of-the-box thinking can lead to more than one ideas or discoveries. Chris at Benson Amps stumbled upon the circuit for the new Germanium Boost while working on his temperature-controlled Face Fuzz clone, also Germanium-based. Both pedals deliver uniquely consistent performance thanks to different ways to address the same issue: the…Click on the title for more

Benson Germanium Boost

Sonicake Tone Group Graphic EQ

The Sonicake Tone Group EQ is a new, sub-$50 entry in the world of graphic EQ pedals. There isn't much to say about this device, besides that it's fully analog and offers ±15dB of boost or cut for a total of 1- frequency bands, and an overall volume knob placed…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Tone Group Graphic EQ

Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo Reissue

The JHS Show has become so influential that if Josh Scott declares in it that a vintage pedal should be reissued, it really makes little sense, for the original builder, NOT to reissue it. Enter the Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo Reissue, the re-release, in mini format, of a vintage design from…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo Reissue

Jackson Audio New Wave Stereo Chorus

A multi-mode, fully Midi integrated analog chorus based on a MN3007 BBD chip, the Jackson Audio New Wave is the first non-gain pedal by a Houston-based builder that is widely considered one of the most interesting (and successful) new boutique pedal companies to emerge in the '2020s. While the market…Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio New Wave Stereo Chorus

Way Huge Red Llama MkIII (Smalls)

The original Way Huge Red Llama was the first pedal released by the Californian company in 1992, a mid-gain, crunchy, Tweed-style drive that found a solid fan base after it ended up becoming Tom Petty's go-to overdrive. After being discontinued for more than a decade, the company resurrected it in…Click on the title for more

Way Huge Red Llama MkIII (Smalls)

Marshall The Guv’nor reissue

Dating back to 1988, the Marshall The Guv'nor was one of the first “amp-in-a-box” pedal ever created, pioneering, at once, a massive trend that lasts to this day of overdrive pedals emulating specific guitar amps, but also a smaller niche inside that trend known as the "Plexi-style overdrives." This late…Click on the title for more

Marshall The Guv’nor reissue

MXR M305 Tremolo

The MXR M305 is a brand new, rather simple, multi-mode, Stereo tremolo with six algorithms and three knobs for Speed, Gain and Depth. As usual with the Dunlop-owned pedal subsidiary, God is in the (tone) details of these six recreation of the various takes on tremolo, delivered in stereo through…Click on the title for more

MXR M305 Tremolo

Dreadbox Treminator Tremolo

Greek synth innovators Dreadbox have been expanding their pedal line, and one of their latest release is a dynamic tremolo. Like most of their pedals, the Dreadbox Treminator features CV in and out and VCA control to interface with other pedals and modular synths. Rather than using the classic tremolo…Click on the title for more

Dreadbox Treminator Tremolo

Spaceman Redstone Preamp

The Spaceman Redstone Preamp is a redesign of the company's Mercury Harmonic Boost, which was also powered by a vintage NOS germanium transistor. This device, also handmade, adds a 3-band EQ section, higher headroom when run at 12v and up to 40dB of gain, all within a smaller case compared…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Redstone Preamp

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp and EQ Pedal

The Ibanez Pentatone is a new, analog Preamp and EQ pedal by an electric guitar builder that, notwithstanding having manufactured the most popular stompbox of all times, hasn't been particularly active in the pedal realm in the last few years. The Pentatone is an entirely new product in the Japanese…Click on the title for more

Ibanez Pentatone Preamp and EQ Pedal

Digitech Whammy Ricochet

The Whammy Ricochet wasn't met with lots of excitement when it came out earlier this year, but it has slowly found its share of fans, also making the list of Tone Report's the Best Pedals of 2016. Considering that it's about half the price of a regular Whammy, and for some…Click on the title for more

Digitech Whammy Ricochet

Discomfort Designs Riemann’s Grave

Those interested in a king of gnarliness that goes beyond the one produced by fuzz pedals should check out the Discomfort Designs Riemann's Grave, which combines three filters with a sample rate crusher and 4 toggles that modify the way the signal is handled. To quote Jamie of Harsh Tones,…Click on the title for more

Discomfort Designs Riemann’s Grave