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LCO Industries Ours & Hours Lo-Fi Reverb

The LCO Industries Ours & Hours is an intriguing take on the lo-fi reverb by an emerging pedal builder based in Aberdeen, MD. Presented as a lo-fi reverb calculator, this device gives you a variety of reverb (and delay) effects, from the traditional to the adventurious, with just five knobs and…Click on the title for more

LCO Industries Ours & Hours Lo-Fi Reverb

Subdecay TremCoder MkII Stereo Tremolo

Veteran US builder of creative guitar pedals (that work great with synths as well) Subdecay just posted a teaser of their upcoming tremolo's 2nd version: the Subdecay Tremcoder MkII. The new version, larger than the previous one with an almost square footprint, has preset functionality and is fully MIDI compatible.…Click on the title for more

Subdecay TremCoder MkII Stereo Tremolo

JET Pedals Eternity Delay

The JET Pedals Eternity Delay is the latest release by an emerging Kansas City-based builder that, with this circuit, has joined the small club of pedal companies able to fit a stereo, multi-mode delay circuit inside a compact stompbox case. Although that's an understatement since this device also features full…Click on the title for more

JET Pedals Eternity Delay

Jam Boomster Mk2 Boost

As simple as it may look, the Jam Boomster Mk2 Boost is the result of thorough research conducted by the Athen (Greece) based builder to deliver the best fidelity and tone lushness possible. Based around hi-fi-grade Texas Instruments OPA 2132 chips, the Boomster Mk2's circuit offers the following features: 3…Click on the title for more

Jam Boomster Mk2 Boost

R2R Electric MKI Pro Fuzz

Sporting not one but three Germanium transistors (for the circuit geeks, the OC75, 2G308, 2G378B) the R2R Electric MKI Pro Fuzz is a compact version of the company's MKI Tone Bender clone, the MKI Fuzz, with a few extra features, made entirely using vintage and NOS parts hand-wired point to…Click on the title for more

R2R Electric MKI Pro Fuzz

Heather Brown Blessed Mother Overdrive/Boost V2

Heather Brown Electronicals is a new pedal builder founded by Heather Brown, a pupil of Robert Keeley and Mike Matthews. The Blessed Mother is the company's first pedal, a light gain/transparent overdrive with boost featuring a combination of germanium and silicon diodes. On top of the expected Volume/Drive/Treble/Bass knobs, the Immaculator…Click on the title for more

Heather Brown Blessed Mother Overdrive/Boost V2

Spruce Effects The Arborist V2 Overdrive

California's Spruce Effects has been very active in 2020 with a new series of pedals called "Americana Series," but the Arborist is actually an evolution of one of their older designs - and, more precisely, the silicon side of their now discontinued Giganteum Drive. While the original version had three…Click on the title for more

Spruce Effects The Arborist V2 Overdrive

Caline Mariana Modulated Reverb

The Caline Mariana is the ideal pedal for the ambient guitarist on a budget. For just $79.99, this Chinese pedal will give you seven different types of modulated reverbs, and three knobs that control different parameters depending on the selected mode. The modes include modulated reverbs with different types of…Click on the title for more

Caline Mariana Modulated Reverb

Dr. Scientist Sunny Day Delay V2

The Dr. Scientist Sunny Day Delay is a compact update of the Canadian builder's analog-voiced (but actually based on the PT2399 chip) modulated delay design, whose original version, dating back to 2005, was almost twice as big. Built using almost exactly the same parts as the original (according to GuitarPedalX),…Click on the title for more

Dr. Scientist Sunny Day Delay V2

Old Blood Noise BL-37 Reverb

The Old Blood Noise BL-37 Reverb is the third pedal in the company's inspiringly quirky BL line, after the BL-44 Reverse and the BL-82 Chorus/Delay. Just like those two pedals, the BL-37 features a slightly unusual approach mostly delivered by a diagonal Clock Fader, that in this circuit affects the timing…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise BL-37 Reverb

New Pedal: BOSS SDE-3000D and SDE-3000EVH Dual Digital Delay

The new BOSS SDE-3000D and the slightly more expensive SDE-3000EVH are stereo stompbox recreations of the vintage (and mono) Roland SDE-3000 rack unit from 1983 - actually, of a pair of them, since each unit offers two delay channels. The latter (pictured below) also offers 8 exact settings from Eddie…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: BOSS SDE-3000D and SDE-3000EVH Dual Digital Delay

TC Electronic Ampworx Combo Deluxe 65, DC 30 and Jims 45

Achieving realistic amp-like tones in compact pedal enclosures has recently become a reality, and the abundance of options for customizing your sound-shaping tools within your physical, virtual, or hybrid setups has made it easier and cheaper than ever for guitarists to achieve the much sought-after "sound in their head." The…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Ampworx Combo Deluxe 65, DC 30 and Jims 45