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Strymon Ultraviolet Vintage Vibe

After the Cloudburst and the Brig, the Strymon Ultraviolet is the third "almost compact" release by the Californian builder, and its first take on the Uni-Vibe effect. Like the two previous pedals in this unnamed, smaller line of devices, the Ultraviolet is a rather streamlined device, but sports an entirely…Click on the title for more

Strymon Ultraviolet Vintage Vibe

Electronic Audio Experiments Sending V2 Analog Delay

Released in its first version in 2018, the Sending is Boston’s Electronic Audio Experiments' love letter to the Bucket Brigade Device, the chip that makes analog delay possible. Based, just like the original, on a pair of MN3005 reissues, this stompbox was completely redesigned with the goal of extending its…Click on the title for more

Electronic Audio Experiments Sending V2 Analog Delay

Hologram Electronics Chroma Console Multi-Effector

If you are a pedal lover and you are not familiar with Hologram Electronics, well, you aren't really a pedal lover. The Nashville-based company has been churning out incredibly creative pedals for over a decade now, with the latest (the Microcosm) becoming a stellar bestseller. They just unveiled their next device,…Click on the title for more

Hologram Electronics Chroma Console Multi-Effector

Noise Engineering Dystorpia Distortion

With the Dystorpia pedal, Eurorack brand Noise Engineering is entering the pedal market with a stompbox inspired by their modular line: it's a versatile and original fuzzstortion circuit that does - among other things - wavefolding. The circuit blends two distortion circuits: Fold is the wavefolding side of it that…Click on the title for more

Noise Engineering Dystorpia Distortion

Marshall Overdrive Pedal Collection

At NAMM 2025 British amp maker Marshall has unveiled the Overdrive Pedals Collection, distilling some of its most popular amp tones into five stompboxes. The lineup includes the 1959, DSL, JCM800, JCM900, and JVM, each capturing the tone of the namesake amplifier. Fully analog and designed to be played through…Click on the title for more

Marshall Overdrive Pedal Collection

Carl Martin Headroom Mini Stereo Reverb

The modern version of a classic real spring reverb that won many hearts a couple of decades ago, the HeadRoom Mini digitally recreates the lush, warm spring reverb of the original in a compact pedal. It covers everything from tight room ambience to vast cathedral-like spaces. This versatile reverb features dual…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin Headroom Mini Stereo Reverb

JHS 424 Gain Stage Preamp

The JHS 424 Gain Stage pedal delivers the unmistakable lo-fi character of the good ole' TASCAM Portastudio 424 in a compact, modern format. Designed to replicate the elastic clean tones, high headroom, and gritty fuzz that defined countless bedroom recordings, the pedal captures the sonic essence of direct-in guitar rigs…Click on the title for more

JHS 424 Gain Stage Preamp

Electro-Harmonix Ocean Abyss Reverb

The Electro-Harmonix Ocean Abyss is the NYC-based venerable pedal brand's next-generation DUAL reverb and multi-effects workstation designed for immersive sound design. Building on EHX’s legacy of innovative reverb algorithms, it features dual independently programmable engines with 10 stereo reverb effects such as Hall, Spring, and Shimmer. Beyond reverb, it includes…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Ocean Abyss Reverb

Universal Audio UAFX Starlight Echo Station

The Universal Audio UAFX Starlight Echo Station belongs to the series of the first three guitar pedals ever released by the US company, a dominant force in the pro audio peripherals but also in the DSP-powered plugins market. That kind of expertise must have come in handy when working on…Click on the title for more

Universal Audio UAFX Starlight Echo Station

IK Multimedia TONEX ONE

After the resounding success of the TONEX Amp/Cab Modeler (largish) pedal, the tiny IK Multimedia TONEX ONE is the natural evolution of that product, packing all of its power and tone in a mini enclosure. Oh and... it's in stereo! With the latest firmware update announced on October 3rd (and available…Click on the title for more

IK Multimedia TONEX ONE

Origin Effects Deluxe55 Tweed-Style Drive

From its form factor, the Origin Effects Deluxe55 looks like it should belong to the company's Halcyon series of overdrives, a line of pedals dedicated to perfecting the sound of classic overdrive such as the Tube Screamer, the Klon Centaur and the Marshall Blues Breaker. Alas, the Deluxe 55 doesn't…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects Deluxe55 Tweed-Style Drive

KMA Machines Geminus Stereo Double Tracker

The KMA Machines Geminus is a compact pedal that brings their unique True Double Tracker (TDT) technology, previously featured in their larger Endgame pedal, to a dedicated format. TDT is based on an algorithm that authentically simulates the sound of playing a riff twice, adding "fatness" and "width" to your…Click on the title for more

KMA Machines Geminus Stereo Double Tracker