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Horrothia Berkeley Uni-Vibe

After dropping pictures and videos of it in advance, British pedal builder Horrothia is finally shipping their Uni-Vibe clone, the Berkeley. This is a classic, 3-knob take on the beloved effect found in many immortal records from the '60s, with a signal path almost identical to the original; Carbon film…Click on the title for more

Horrothia Berkeley Uni-Vibe

Empress Effects Compressor MKII

Steve A significant update to their 2010 Compressor, this MkII is the result of a direct interaction of the Canadian company Empress Effects with its users and their requests. It features the same circuit and sound but with a new tone knob, top-mounted jacks, side chain high pass filter built-in…Click on the title for more

Empress Effects Compressor MKII

Old Blood Noise Float Dual Filter

A dual filter pedal packed with creative features, the Old Blood Noise Float is a breath of fresh air in an effect niche that too often only caters to funk guitarists - while historically filters are at the basis of electronic music. OBNE's first digitally controlled analog pedal, Float is…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Float Dual Filter

Beetronics Royal Jelly Fuzz/OD Blender

Uber-cool Brazilian manufacturer Beetronics unveiled the Royal Jelly pedal at NAMM 2018. The company portrays this pedal as a unique "Fuzz/OD blender," since it can run both effects in parallel, and also offers blending features, so that instead of switching sounds you just layer them - you can even blend in…Click on the title for more

Beetronics Royal Jelly Fuzz/OD Blender

Sonicake Sonic Ambience Delay + Reverb

The Sonicake Sonic Ambience is an affordable mini delay+reverb pedal with tap tempo and four modes per effect offering repeats up to 2 seconds. The Reverb modes are Room, Hall, Cathedral and Plate, but there's no size knob to change the length, only a Mix knob. The Delay has more…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Sonic Ambience Delay + Reverb

Beetronics Swarm Fuzz Harmonizer

Brazil via Los Angeles pedal builder Beetronics surely had a buzzworthy NAMM 2019 show. The company introduced a new device called Swarm - described as a "fuzz harmonizer" - which seems to have ended up on every stompbox geek's shortlist (hey it came in at #1 on our Best of NAMM 2019…Click on the title for more

Beetronics Swarm Fuzz Harmonizer

MXR Deep Phase M279

Any pedal connoisseur will instantly link an orange MXR pedal with the company's renown Phase 90, the pedal that pretty much defined the sound of phaser since its release in 1974. The company's new phaser, the MXR Deep Phase, is also orange, but represents another take on phaser, in all…Click on the title for more

MXR Deep Phase M279

Beetronics Vezzpa Octave Stinger Fuzz

Buzzworthy Brazil via L.A. Beetronics has been rather quiet during the pandemic period, so seeing one of their colorful bug-inspired pedals appear in this 2021 "spring of reopening," in a way, accentuates the feeling of a return to life. Their new fuzz out of their custom shop is named Vezzpa,…Click on the title for more

Beetronics Vezzpa Octave Stinger Fuzz

Emerald Ox Kronos Fuzz

The Emerald Ox Kronos is an extreme fuzz with a wide sonic palette that somehow manages to maintain a fair amount of touch sensitivity. Besides the Volume and Gain knobs, the pedal features two 3-way toggle switches simply named "!" and "?," which are interactive and produce a total of…Click on the title for more

Emerald Ox Kronos Fuzz

Montréal Assembly Count to 5 Granular Delay

The Montréal Assembly Count to 5 is a unique delay/sampler with three modes that can create sped-up and slowed-down—as well as forward and backward—tape effects, audio slicing, looping and overdubbing. Quantized pitch-shifting makes it possible to create tones that are harmonized chromatically or in perfect fifths and octaves, or you…Click on the title for more

Montréal Assembly Count to 5 Granular Delay

Source Audio Atlas Multi-Mode Compressor

The Source Audio Atlas Compressor is a pedal that, with its modes replicating various types of classic compressors, will satisfy the studio gear connoisseurs while doing the job just right for anyone who just needs some help with their performance's dynamics - whether they play guitar or bass. This little…Click on the title for more

Source Audio Atlas Multi-Mode Compressor

Rainger FX Echo X v2

The Rainger FX Echo X v2 is David Rainger's take on the mini-echo format, and those familiar with this London-based pedal designer know there are sonic surprises to be expected inside this little device. In this effect offering up to 540ms of delay time, you get the "normal" controls found…Click on the title for more

Rainger FX Echo X v2