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JHS PackRat Distortion

We were wondering if the novel YouTube star Joshua Scott of JHS Pedals was still actively working on new stompbox designs, considering how important (and presumably, time-consuming) the video channel appears to have become for him and his team. The release of the PackRat multi-mode distortion answers that wonderment with…Click on the title for more

JHS PackRat Distortion

Bleak District Electric Miraj

The Bleak District Electric Miraj is a dual-mode, tap-tempo enabled, analog modulation pedal hand-made in the UK that can recreate the sound of two classic vintage effects: The Uni-Vibe and the Phase 90, with the great added benefit of letting you chose out of eight LFO wave shapes. The knob…Click on the title for more

Bleak District Electric Miraj

Big Ear Slice of Pie Fuzz

In case you are wondering whether this is a real pedal, yes it is, but it ain't edible (unless you enjoy bent steel, which is what the enclosure is made of)! A collaboration between Newyorker company turned Nashvillian Big Ear Pedals and guitar podcast The Tone Mob, the Slice of…Click on the title for more

Big Ear Slice of Pie Fuzz

Two Notes Torpedo C.A.B. M+

Carrying around an amp, a cabinet, or a combo unit is one of the daily pains of any gigging guitarist who does not yet have the luxury of the roadies's helping hand. French pedal builder Two Notes has been among the most proactive in trying to provide guitarists with portable…Click on the title for more

Two Notes Torpedo C.A.B. M+

Cornerstone Aquarium Uni-Vibe

Cornerstone, the makers of the lauded Gladio, has released their first modulation pedal: the ultra-boutique Aquarium vibe. This is a uni-vibe pedal that uses the same rotating bulb technology of the original Shin-ei Uni-vibe, but has been updated to modern specs to ensure no volume loss or tonal change. The…Click on the title for more

Cornerstone Aquarium Uni-Vibe

Mad Professor The Green Wonder

An updated version of the popular Little Green Wonder, the Mad Professor The Green Wonder is a high-output overdrive/boost pedal optimized to sound great with single coil and humbucking pickups and different amplifiers no matter if clean, overdriven, or distorted. It delivers the uncompressed and touch-sensitive tones of the predecessors…Click on the title for more

Mad Professor The Green Wonder

Surfy Industries SurfyTrem Deluxe

Surfy Industries, which is mainly known for their analog spring reverb units, has updated their SurfyTrem pedal to a deluxe version in a slightly bigger casing. The Surfy Industries SurfyTrem Deluxe features the same analog amplitude and harmonic tremolo circuits (black panel fender and brown panel Fender modes) with some…Click on the title for more

Surfy Industries SurfyTrem Deluxe

Keeley Caverns V2 Delay/Reverb

Keeley Electronics' version 2 of their take on the Tape Echo style Delay with Reverb, called Caverns, blends their two most popular time-based circuits. V2 builds on the old Caverns pedal by giving players a more open and logical control layout and more space between the foot switches. For an…Click on the title for more

Keeley Caverns V2 Delay/Reverb

Zero G IOD Honey Coma Fuzz

There are a number of fuzz circuits that lost the tone wars to the 7 kings of fuzz, but are still sought after by the pedal-obsessed. The '70s Roland Bee Baa fuzz is such a device, and the Zero G IOD Honey Coma Fuzz is a variant of it. The…Click on the title for more

Zero G IOD Honey Coma Fuzz

Pedal Pawn Chicken Quiff Tremolo

UK builder Pedal Pawn is one of the most buzzworthy new companies in that niche of manufacturers that could be called "classic refiners." Their new tremolo Chicken Quiff is a faithful clone of the rare Cesar Diaz Texas Tremodillo, a legendary, discontinued pedal that sells used for around $1k…Click on the title for more

Pedal Pawn Chicken Quiff Tremolo

Fender Hammertone Distortion

The Fender Hammertone Distortion is one-ninth of the new affordable line of pedals released by the electric guitar giant in early 2022. The US company's 2018 Pugilist distortion was very well received (and it's currently on top of our article about the best distortion pedals) but we don't know if…Click on the title for more

Fender Hammertone Distortion

Tape Audio Co. ONE Fuzz

Tape Audio Co. ONE is a new pedal company run by folks who've been working on guitar effects for over 15 years, and ONE is the builder's debut stompbox, a stylish-looking original fuzz circuit with two faders and one old-style button switch. Although the two Silicon SE4010 transistors in the…Click on the title for more

Tape Audio Co. ONE Fuzz