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Carl Martin Honey Comp

The new Carl Martin Honey Comp is an update on the Danish company's popular (and now almost vintage) Compressor Limiter, with simplified controls and an added "Dry" knob that allows for parallel compression. The circuit is very similar to the one of the original, although the Threshold and Response controls…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin Honey Comp

VS Audio Pandora Fuzz

The Arbiter Fuzz Face is one of the most cloned and referenced fuzz circuits (no wonder we have an article about all the pedals it inspired). Pandora is the name of the first woman in Greek mythology, who dared to open a forbidden box that contained all the evils of…Click on the title for more

VS Audio Pandora Fuzz

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

The most popular pedal in the transistor-based overdrive category, the BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver features a circuit consisting of cascading gain stages, delivering natural and responsive dynamics. It famously delivers a creamy and crunchy drive tone that's perfect for blues-rock tones and it's more transparent than the - also extremely…Click on the title for more

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

JHS 3 Series Delay

The JHS 3 Series Delay is a simple 80ms to 800ms digital echo for everything from slapback to long ambient washes of pad-like delay. The Type toggle allows you to select between a clearer digital-voiced delay and a darker analog-voiced delay. It delivers classic bucket brigade-style runaway when you max…Click on the title for more

JHS 3 Series Delay

ThorpyFX Field Marshal Fuzz

The Field Marshal is another Thorpy take on a classic Lovetone pedal: this time the Big Cheese. Once again, Adrian Thorpy enlisted Lovetone's Dan Coggins for this third collaboration with the legendary circuit designer. This is a heavy fuzz with an option to activate/bypass the tone section, on the fly,…Click on the title for more

ThorpyFX Field Marshal Fuzz

Siren Pedals Etana Overdrive (Lindsay Ell signature)

Siren Pedals is a Nashville-based pedal company that's moving fast! Founder Scott Schwertly bought his first pedal in 2018, and became so obsessed by the format that in early 2020 he already had a company with a first pedal release! We stumbled upon them at Summer NAMM 2021 and heard…Click on the title for more

Siren Pedals Etana Overdrive (Lindsay Ell signature)

Demedash T-60 Stereo Multi-Modulation Pedal

Canadian boutique builder Demedash Effects is well-known for the T-120, a creative take on the lo-fi echo. The new T-60 is the company's first modulation pedal, an analog device with tap tempo hosted in a compact case delivering stereo Vibrato, Chorus & Flange. The builder's intro to the pedal instantly…Click on the title for more

Demedash T-60 Stereo Multi-Modulation Pedal

BOSS IR-200 Amp and IR Cabinet Simulator

The BOSS 200 series welcomes another member to its growing family, the IR-200 Amp and IR Cabinet Simulator, an uber-comprehensive stereo device for performing, rehearsing, and recording without the burden of real amp and cabinets for both guitar (8amp types) and bass (3 amp types). We could spend all day…Click on the title for more

BOSS IR-200 Amp and IR Cabinet Simulator

Mojo Hand FX Dream Mender Echo/Chorus/Vibrato

Introduced at NAMM 2020, the Mojo Hand FX Dream Mender is an Echo / Chorus / Vibrato based on the classic late ’70s DMM - but much smaller and with many other improvements: twice the delay time, blend knob, clearer repeats, longer feedback, and a more pronounced vibrato effect. It…Click on the title for more

Mojo Hand FX Dream Mender Echo/Chorus/Vibrato

Hotone Soul Press II Wah/Expression Pedal

The first generation of Hotone's mini, multi-function, multi-mode wah pedal Soul Press was one of the standout products of the Chinese company. MkII takes the concept even further, adding a series of new features: A Tone Mode switch selects Classic or Warm mode One extra function (besides acting as a…Click on the title for more

Hotone Soul Press II Wah/Expression Pedal

Boss FRV-1 ’63 Fender Reverb

The BOSS FRV-1 ’63 Fender Reverb is a digital recreation of the tube-driven 1963 Fender Spring Reverb, born from a collaboration between the two giants. Although it's out of production, it's still considered one of the best digital spring reverbs on the market and sells for anywhere between $200 and…Click on the title for more

Boss FRV-1 ’63 Fender Reverb

Hamstead Soundworks Comet Interstellar Driver

In the global race to build an overdrive pedal that's "versatile, transparent, dynamic and/or full of character" (those are the words that everyone's after in this niche) Cambridgeshire's Hamstead Soundworks is faring very well indeed, having released a couple of very well-received drive pedals. The brand new Comet can be…Click on the title for more

Hamstead Soundworks Comet Interstellar Driver