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Poly Effects Josh Smith Flat V

Australian builder Poly Effects got us used to devices that challenge established pedal trends (as you can see from the company's previous releases). Their new pedal, the Flat V, was designed in collaboration with Florida's blues guitarist/producer Josh Smith, and it's the weirdest pedal you'll ever see on a blues…Click on the title for more

Poly Effects Josh Smith Flat V

NUX Queen of Tone

The NUX Queen of Tone is a naughtily named dual overdrive pedal partially inspired by the legendary Analogman King of Tone, which was a dual Blues Breaker-style overdrive. The Queen of Tone borrows the dual channel idea, but marrying the company's popular Klon-style circuit on the left channel (also available…Click on the title for more

NUX Queen of Tone

Fuzzlord Drone Master Distortion

The Fuzzlord Drone Master is a brutal high gain machine that takes the RAT and adds two toggles for more tonal versatility. The left switch controls a mid-scoop or boost while the right switch allows for silicon diode clipping or a much louder and compressed LED clipping mode. We added…Click on the title for more

Fuzzlord Drone Master Distortion

Malekko B:Assmaster Octave Fuzz

The B:Assmaster from Malekko Heavy Industry is a hand-built clone of the Maestro Bass Brassmaster harmonic octave fuzz. This updated version supplies the same classic fuzz tones as the original in a modern, rugged, and reliable package. Although aimed at bassists, this pedal performs equally well on guitars... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAwZ0E2fnco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N38PRLP1z24…Click on the title for more

Malekko B:Assmaster Octave Fuzz

NUX MG-400 Amp Modeler

Amp modelers in recent years have shrunk considerably in size, so much so that the race among competing builders is now not about how small you can make them, but how many features you can pack into them. In this optic, the NUX MG-400, with its gorgeous 2.8" color display and…Click on the title for more

NUX MG-400 Amp Modeler

Hudson Electronics Broadcast Preamp

Coming from UK builder Hudson Electronics, the Broadcast Preamp-Overdrive is a simple, three-knob preamp pedal based on the simple but sweet-sounding, Class-A germanium base technology behind broadcast consoles of the '60s. With four simple controls, three knobs for Low Cut, Gain Trim, and Level, and a toggle switch that changes…Click on the title for more

Hudson Electronics Broadcast Preamp

Neunaber Immerse Reverberator MkII

Brian Neunaber of Neunaber Audio might be based in Orange, California, but the rigor he puts into his pedal designs betrays the mitteleuropean origins of his last name (for the unaware, Germans seem to have a special gene for engineering). Over the past few years his company has built a…Click on the title for more

Neunaber Immerse Reverberator MkII

Lantern Manufacturing Meadowsweet Chorus

The Lantern Manufacturing Meadowsweet, which was just highlighted as one of the best pedals of 2022 by the JHS Show is a very peculiar chorus effect. Instead of using the typycal analog BBD chip or a digital circuit, it has at its core four PT2399 chips, used 99% of the…Click on the title for more

Lantern Manufacturing Meadowsweet Chorus

JHS 3 Series Flanger

Voiced after classic effects like the Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress, the Tycobrahe Pedalflanger, and the MXR M117 Flanger, the JHS 3 Series Flanger is a bread and butter, 3-knob pedal that can deliver the sound of those classics at a fraction of the cost. The traditional Blend, Rate and Intensity knobs…Click on the title for more

JHS 3 Series Flanger

AC Noises Respira Shimmer Reverb + Multi-Mode Tremolo

The Trem+Verb combination is quite literally the oldest of effect combos for electric guitar, but the Italian folks at AC Noise gave it a fresh new look in their new pedal Respira (Italian for "breath"), developed in collaboration with Luca Romanelli from Mastro Valvola. There's nothing traditional about this pedal,…Click on the title for more

AC Noises Respira Shimmer Reverb + Multi-Mode Tremolo

Fender Hammertone Reverb

The Fender Hammertone Reverb is a part of the new affordable line of pedals released by the electric guitar company in early 2022. The US company put out some interesting, more involved reverb pedals in the last few years but we don’t know if this $99 pedal inherits anything from those…Click on the title for more

Fender Hammertone Reverb

Electro-Harmonix Mel9 Tape Replay Machine

Upon hearing the capabilities of the new Electro-Harmonix Mel9 Tape Replay Machine Mellotron simulator pedal, the thought that immediately came to mind was that guitar players might finally have a fair shot at landing some film, TV, and video game scoring work. Historically, MIDI has always given an unfair advantage…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Mel9 Tape Replay Machine