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Mastro Valvola OFF1 – Octave Fuzz Filter

Italian pedal maestro Mastro Valvola has gotten us used to some very elegant and flexible devices, and the OFF1, an octave fuzz with filter, sits neatly within this tradition. Intriguingly, this fully analog pedal can deliver both octave up and down, which is quite unique for a fuzz. Two footswitches…Click on the title for more

Mastro Valvola OFF1 – Octave Fuzz Filter

BOSS / JHS JB2 Angry Driver

We celebrated collaborative pedals in our 2016 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit issue of The Deli Magazine with this article written by the guys at Gearphoria. in the fall of 2017, two extremely relevant pedal companies that hadn't previously participated in this sort of cross-pollination (BOSS and JHS) rather unexpectedly came out…Click on the title for more

BOSS / JHS JB2 Angry Driver

Nordvang Gravity Drive V2

Nordvang is a Danish pedal company that launched in 2020 and quickly turned ears with a series of dual-channel pedals featuring two different flavors of overdrive each. The Gravity Drive (whose name is inspired by John Mayer's namesake song) offers a Tube Screamer-style circuit on side A (left side) and…Click on the title for more

Nordvang Gravity Drive V2

Walrus Audio Eras Multi-Mode High-Gain Distortion

Are you buying this pedal, now? You can support our blog at no expense to you by using our affiliate links with Sweetwater or Perfect Circuit! Dirt box lovers have the inclination to collect dozens of pedals that do the same thing in slightly different ways, whether it's distortion, overdrive,…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Eras Multi-Mode High-Gain Distortion

NativeAudio Ghost Ridge Reverb V1.5

Red House Electronics recently changed their name to NativeAudio, here are a few demos of their Ghost Ridge, a multi-function digital reverb. It's a two knob/two footswitch multi-function reverb (Hall, Spring, Plate, and Room) with modulation and preset capabilities in a compact case. Check out the videos below and the notes…Click on the title for more

NativeAudio Ghost Ridge Reverb V1.5

Blue Colander GT420 – Pre/Power Amp Distortion

Blue Colander Stompboxes is a Poland-based builder of guitar pedals. Their GT420 is presented as an "emulation of some desirable vintage amp that’s actually never existed," which is somewhat refreshing. It features a Rangemaster-style boost (left side) followed by a two gain stages distortion circuit: the first one is a…Click on the title for more

Blue Colander GT420 – Pre/Power Amp Distortion

Redbeard Effects Angry Rhubarb MkII Overdrive

Guitarists were seldom faced with the words "parametric" and "EQ" in the same sentence since that's a kind of EQ that is normally found on pro audio consoles and equalizers, rather than effects and amps. However, in the last few years, we've seen that kind of circuit in an increasing…Click on the title for more

Redbeard Effects Angry Rhubarb MkII Overdrive

Malekko Polyamorator Harmonizing Delay

In recent years, the pedal output of Portland's Malekko Heavy Industry has become somewhat spotty - and arguably underpromoted - but their new releases never cease to intrigue. We just stumbled upon the video of the Polyamorator, their new, three stage harmonizing/arpeggiating delay, which is a signature pedal for The…Click on the title for more

Malekko Polyamorator Harmonizing Delay

Sunnaudio NU-1 Nucleus Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

The Sunnaudio NU-1 Nucleus is an elegantly designed, compact and versatile boost/overdrive featuring a two-gain channel circuit. The different gain stages have different levels (Hi/Lo) but can also be controlled through separate knobs and toggled through the HI/LO Gain footswitch. LO gain setting ranges from crystal clear to overdrive while…Click on the title for more

Sunnaudio NU-1 Nucleus Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

Crazy Tube Circuit Golden Ratio Phi V2 Multi-Mode Compressor

Crazy Tube Circuit's Golden Ration Phi V2 updates the Greek company's flagship compressor by shrinking it into a compact case and adding an extra compression mode, for a total of three: FET, Opto and OTA. Here's what each mode does to your signal: FET uses a FET transistor for gain…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuit Golden Ratio Phi V2 Multi-Mode Compressor

Haunted Labs Frostbite Fuzz

The Haunted Labs Frostbite is a silicon fuzz that can go from icy cleans to thick, classic fuzz tones via its analog design. As with many fuzz pedals, the tone is set with 3 controls - Fuzz, Level, and Tone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEOhGz4443w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap6eTErqgIg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6R8f4Z_-Lw&list In any season, the time is right…Click on the title for more

Haunted Labs Frostbite Fuzz

Pigtronix Moon Pool Tremvelope Phaser

The Pigtronix Moon Pool Tremvelope Phaser (or how about TremveloPhaser?) was announced during NAMM's Believe in Music 2021 together with two other rather spacey looking mini pedals, but it was the only one lacking a video, which is now available. As you know, a pedal (or any other musical device)…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Moon Pool Tremvelope Phaser