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Acorn Amps ADHD – Adaptive Droning Hyperfuzz Device

Guitarists in need of their monthly dose of sonic wickedness should take a hard look at the Acorn Amps ADHD, which is an acronym for Adaptive Droning Hyperfuzz Device, described by the builder as a "glitch, filter, bit crushing, octave, square wave guitar synth oscillator disguised as a fuzz pedal."…Click on the title for more

Acorn Amps ADHD – Adaptive Droning Hyperfuzz Device

DOD Carcosa Fuzz

The DOD Carcosa is a popular fuzz inspired by the dual-voiced evolution of the Maestro FZ-1 (the first fuzz pedal ever built, released in the early ’70s and named FZ-1S). This is a modern, silicon fuzz that can do a lot more than the other pedals on this list, thanks…Click on the title for more

DOD Carcosa Fuzz

Thermion Outlaw Delay

For those looking for a delay with a boost feature, the Thermion Outlaw can help you rise above the band. The sound falls between the warm, decaying repeats of an analog delay with the features of a digital delay. There are standard controls for Time, Feedback, and Mix with a Boost…Click on the title for more

Thermion Outlaw Delay

Haunted Labs & Dirty Haggard Hell Horse Fuzz/EQ/Delay

Boutique pedal builders Haunted Labs & Dirty Haggard (respectively from Charlotte, NC and Portland, OR) just unveiled a very original take on the fuzz + delay pedal, called the Hell Horse. The fuzz circuit is extremely aggressive, and the delay is powered by the ubiquitous PT2399 chip, often used for…Click on the title for more

Haunted Labs & Dirty Haggard Hell Horse Fuzz/EQ/Delay

ThorpyFX Scarlet Tunic

Syd Barret was not your regular electric guitarist - or human being for that matter. His songwriting and guitar work in Pink Floyd's 1967 debut album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" represent some of the most imaginative and "out there" work in Rock'n'Roll history, and ended up defining…Click on the title for more

ThorpyFX Scarlet Tunic

Danelectro Eisenhower Octave Fuzz

Danelectro certainly enjoys doing things in quirky ways and we like that. The line of affordable but sleek-looking pedals it unveiled at NAMM 2017 was ironically called "BILLIONAIRE" - a word that certainly resonates with struggling musicians! - while at this year's Anaheim convention it presented two new pedals under…Click on the title for more

Danelectro Eisenhower Octave Fuzz

Pedal Update: T-Rex Replica Stereo Delay

In the early aughts, Danish brand T-Rex was highly regarded among pedal lovers, in particular for their delays. They were among the first (if not THE first) to blend analog and digital technologies - an approach that was destined to be a game-changer in the stompbox world and that was…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: T-Rex Replica Stereo Delay

MXR FOD Drive

MXR has been releasing a string of well-received overdrive pedals in the last couple of years, and the FOD Drive shows a continued interest in continuing this trend. The company presents this pedal as a dual mode overdrive modeled after "a pair of heavily customized guitar amplifiers of legendary make…Click on the title for more

MXR FOD Drive

Jam RetroVibe Mk3

The Jam Retrovibe Mk3 is a two-knob Uni-Vibe recreation featuring original NOS 2SC828 transistors and carbon comp resistors. Like the vintage unit, it offers both Vibrato and Chorus modes and lets you dial in anything from slow-rate wavy sounds all the way to fast Leslie-speaker effect, which can be controlled…Click on the title for more

Jam RetroVibe Mk3

Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword Drive

The Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword is an op-amp based drive circuit where cascaded gain stages allow for tones ranging from clean boost to dynamic distortion to massively clipped fuzz, all with serious output volume available for driving the front end of an amp. The equalizer combines bass and treble shelving…Click on the title for more

Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword Drive

NativeAudio Makoyii Drive

Deceptively simple-looking, the NativeAudio Makoyii Drive hides sophistication under its three-knob layout: it's an amp-like overdrive/distortion with adaptable compression able to deliver a variety of tones including sustained cleans, tight crunch, and wooly distortion - sometimes even bordering on fuzz. With its circuit delivering asymmetrical clipping, it features a unique…Click on the title for more

NativeAudio Makoyii Drive

Flamma FC02 Mini Reverb

Flamma is an up-and-coming builder from China that has released some interesting multi-mode pedals in 2020 and it's now focused on the mini-format market, with a new series of stompboxes as affordable as $39. The Flamma FC02 is their new Mini Reverb pedal, featuring three modes (Studio, Church and Plate)…Click on the title for more

Flamma FC02 Mini Reverb