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Mr. Black JDD-3000+ Digital Delay

While the word "digital," when applied to delay, made some musicians and producers of the '80s run away in horror, the shoegazer movement embraced those rather primitive rack effects, making their artifacts part of their sound. The Mr. Black JDD-3000+ is a pedal that recreates one of the most sought-after…... Click for more

Mr. Black JDD-3000+ Digital Delay

MXR Poly Blue Octave – Fuzz + 4 Octaves

Fuzz and octave (up or down) is a match made in Rock'n'Roll Hell (in a good way!) - yes because the results aren't exactly heavenly, are they? The MXR Poly Blue Octave takes this combo to the next level, with a circuit that offers not one, not two but FOUR…... Click for more

MXR Poly Blue Octave – Fuzz + 4 Octaves

Old Blood Noise BL-82 Chorus/Delay

The Old Blood Noise BL-82 Chorus is a take on everyone's favorite modulation circuit by an American boutique company that has emerged as a mainstay in the pedal realm through the release of creative stompboxes with a quirky angle ambient/textural leanings. The love for quirkiness can be seen first-hand on…... Click for more

Old Blood Noise BL-82 Chorus/Delay

TWA Krytical Mass Fuzz

Unveiled at the NAMM 2023 show, the TWA Krytical Mass is an octave fuzz pedal based on the legendary Maestro Bass Brassmaster. The pedal is now shipping. Delivering the original's signature synth-like tone with a hint of an octave down, this pedal produces an organic and warm tone that's also…... Click for more

TWA Krytical Mass Fuzz

UAFX Evermore Studio Reverb

Unveiled as part of Universal Audio's latest Compacts series, the UAFX Evermore pedal stands alongside three other effects, embodying a tribute to the legendary early digital reverbs that resonated throughout the late '70s and early '80s music landscape, and that were recently embraced by shoegaze bands. The extra (fixed speed)…... Click for more

UAFX Evermore Studio Reverb

JHS Artificial Blonde Stereo Vibrato (Madison Signature)

The JHS Artificial Blonde is a stereo vibrato custom-created for two-Grammy nominated songwriter Madison Cunningham. It produces a subtly 3 dimentional pitch vibrato effect. Like most if not all pedal designs by the Kansas City builder, the Artificial Blonde sticks to tone, quality components, and a streamlined set of bread-and-butter…... Click for more

JHS Artificial Blonde Stereo Vibrato (Madison Signature)

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe

The Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe is all the sizzle and spice and everything you love about Plexis in a cool-looking pedal - with a few crucial improvements over its smaller yet older sibling. The Preamp and Master gain act like they would on your favorite old British amp and…... Click for more

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret Deluxe

Source Audio Collider Delay + Reverb

The Ventris Reverb and Nemesis Delay are two of the most popular pedals built by Boston's Source Audio, so the idea to mix and match algorithms of both devices in a single Delay+Reverb stompbox seems like a no-brainer recipy for success. Enter the Source Audio Collider, a pedal offering two…... Click for more

Source Audio Collider Delay + Reverb

OCE Wrench FUZZ

The OCE Wrench Fuzz is a new pedal, now available for preorder, by an emerging Burbank, CA builder called Chris Evans (not the actor, but almost as good looking). The man's goal is to build "pedals with personality" and, from the sound and the looks of it, the Wrench meets…... Click for more

OCE Wrench FUZZ

Alexander Pedals Rewind Stereo Delay

The Alexander Pedals Rewind is the new, compact, digital, stereo, multi-mode echo by a company that already has a noteworthy number of delays under its belt. It's the new flagship multi-mode delay in the builder's pedal line, replacing the History Lesson, which featured 6 modes versus the 10 of the…... Click for more

Alexander Pedals Rewind Stereo Delay

Oneder Effects Red Ryder Distortion

The Oneder Effects Red Ryder is a RAT-inspired, made-in-Michigan distortion pedal with a few tricks up its sleeve. Hosting the LM308 chip found in the vintage RAT pedals, its compact case sports a series of controls that allow expanding the venerable distortion's tone in various ways. The pedal has a…... Click for more

Oneder Effects Red Ryder Distortion

Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz (Germanium/Silicon)

The Great Eastern Focus Fuzz is a Germanium, and now also Silicon-based pedal by the UK company whose two first releases (the Design-a-Drive and the Smal Speaker Overdrive) were very well received by the community of stompbox lovers. It's also their first foray into fuzz territory. Company owner and engineer…... Click for more

Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz (Germanium/Silicon)