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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

Legendary Pedals: Analogman King of Tone Dual Overdrive

In a market (the pedal one) where more and more companies seem to focus exclusively on growth and margins while giving up craftmanship for industrial assembly and replacing real-life connection with YouTube videos, it's refreshing to know that there are still a helluva lot of guitarists who value what companies…Click on the title for more

Legendary Pedals: Analogman King of Tone Dual Overdrive

Demedash Effects Spidola Germanium Fuzz

Winnipeg, Manitoba's Demedash Effects got us used to original pedal circuits that defy tradition, and the company's first fuzz pedal keeps faith to this approach, with more subtlety than their other designs. The company's new Spidola Fuzz uses the same Germanium transistors found in the vintage fuzzes of the '70s,…Click on the title for more

Demedash Effects Spidola Germanium Fuzz

Eventide Blackhole Reverb

Eventide just released a stompbox version of their popular reverb plugin - the Blackhole! The pedal is presented as an ambient device and features six knobs, all offering an alternate function. Gravity is the most original control here, affecting the direction of the decay (forward or inversed), and replacing in…Click on the title for more

Eventide Blackhole Reverb

Wampler Tumnus V2 Overdrive

In the seemingly neverending competition to build the best Klon Centaur Klone, the Wampler Tumnus, with its mini format and tone remarkably faithful to the original, has been one of the most successful pretenders. There's also a Tumnus Deluxe version with extra sculpting options. Here are the demos of the…Click on the title for more

Wampler Tumnus V2 Overdrive