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Tefi Vintage Lab Maccheroni Bros Mk2 Dual Overdrive

Finally, a pedal that allows us to remind Americans how to spell MACCHERONI properly - it's not "macaroni," folks! Italian-based TEFI Vintage Lab stands out from the crowd of pedal makers because of their hilarious cases that depict Italian "characters" inspired by the tonal character of the pedals they ornate.…Click on the title for more

Tefi Vintage Lab Maccheroni Bros Mk2 Dual Overdrive

Flamma FS02 Stereo Reverb

We stumbled upon this reverb pedal by the new Chinese company Flamma on Amazon just a couple of days ago, and videos of it started popping up on YouTube a few days later. The FS02 sells for an unbelievable $65.99, which is a lot of bang for your bucks for…Click on the title for more

Flamma FS02 Stereo Reverb

Third Man Coppersound Triplegraph Octaver

Mr. Jack White of The White Stripes' fame is known for loving noisy and sometimes quirky pedals, so much so that, in the last few years, he's been commissioning selected builders to create custom-tweaked stompboxes to sell exclusively through his label Third Man Records - previous examples include pedals by…Click on the title for more

Third Man Coppersound Triplegraph Octaver

Donner Ultimate Comp Mini Compressor

The Donner Ultimate Comp is a surprisingly subtle, great-sounding mini compressor. Best for a spanky sound, not so much for sustain. Works well for country, blues, funk, and jazz rhythm tones. Also sold under the Rowing and VSN brands. We added this pedal to our article about the best mini…Click on the title for more

Donner Ultimate Comp Mini Compressor

Walrus Audio Iron Horse V3

We wrote just last week about the Walrus Audio Iron Horse, in the context of our article about RAT Pedals and their clones and evolutions. Today the company announced V3 of this LM308-based high-gain distortion pedal, featuring an intriguing new knob replacing the 3-way clipping toggle found in the previous…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Iron Horse V3

Gibson Maestro Pedal Line

Gibson reissued, in partnership with Reverb.com, an updated version of their Maestro line of pedals, which were the first pedals ever released and are almost impossible to find in their original version, dating back as far as 1962. The 5 line of stompboxes includes distortion (Invader), overdrive (Ranger), delay (Discoverer),…Click on the title for more

Gibson Maestro Pedal Line

Earthquaker Devices Night Wire V2 Harmonic Tremolo

The Earthquaker Devices Night Wire V2 does what classic harmonic tremolos do, but adds an envelope tremolo option that is quite unheard of. When both toggles are set to Manual mode, the circuit splits your signal into high and low-frequency ranges and then applies an LFO to each that is…Click on the title for more

Earthquaker Devices Night Wire V2 Harmonic Tremolo

Black Mass Electronics 1312 V3 Multi-Voice Distortion

Released in May of 2020, the Black Mass Electronics 1312 was something very close to the JHS Packrat, one of the most hyped pedals of the winter of 2022: a multi-mode RAT distortion pedal. Now in its 3rd version, the 1312 has the same identical layout as its illustrious descendant,…Click on the title for more

Black Mass Electronics 1312 V3 Multi-Voice Distortion

Cornerstone Antique Classic Drive V2

Fans of blues legend John Mayer should lend their expert ears to this preview demo of the Cornerstone | Antique Classic Drive V2, a Tube Screamer evolution engineered to replicate the tone of the Connecticut-born guitarist, known for using both a Klon-style pedal and a TS together. In the early…Click on the title for more

Cornerstone Antique Classic Drive V2

Sonicake Rude Mouse Distortion

The Sonicake Rude Mouse is an incredibly affordable RAT-style distortion with two modes: Classic and Hot, which adds extra gain. It's available on Amazon and reverb and gets an average of 4.6 out of five stars, which is very good for products this affordable. We added it to our article…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Rude Mouse Distortion

Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost

Part of the Dept 10 series, the Blackstar Boost is a high voltage boost circuit that, when plugged in your pedal chain, is like adding two extra hot valve stages to your amp. It also features a 2-way passive James-Baxandall EQ for Low and High frequencies and a Built-in Buffer…Click on the title for more

Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost

ThorpyFX Peacekeeper Overdrive

The ThorpyFX Peacekeeper is not exactly a Klon clone, but the sound and specs of the Klon Centaur were certainly in engineer Adrian Thorpe's mind when he designed this low-gain overdrive circuit. The circuit places an active treble and bass EQ after the overdrive and a Mids/presence control before the…Click on the title for more

ThorpyFX Peacekeeper Overdrive