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Fairfield Circuitry Randy’s Revenge

Hailing from Hull, Quebec Canada, pedal manufacturer Fairfield Circuitry specializes in edgy stompboxes. The company's founder, Guillaume Fairfield, is a very talented designer and a pleasure to deal with. Check out my review of his Four Eyes Fuzz here. The subject of this review is his highly coveted ring modulator…Click on the title for more

Fairfield Circuitry Randy’s Revenge

Shnobel Tone Frank Simes Overdrive

The Shnobel Tone Frank Simes Overdrive is a collaboration between Shnobel Tone and guitarist, songwriter, composer and record producer Frank Simes. Frank Simes is a session and touring guitarist who has played with the likes of Stevie Nicks, The Who, and Don Henley. The Frank Simes Overdrive is a derivative…Click on the title for more

Shnobel Tone Frank Simes Overdrive

Mile End Effects Julep Stereo Tremolo/Phaser

Some pretty sweet effects pedals are coming out of Montreal these days (and also this very blog, for that matter!). The Mile End Effects JULEP is the latest creation of Justin Cober, the one-man-stompbox-maker whose pedals sell out within days of release - and yes, the same can be said…Click on the title for more

Mile End Effects Julep Stereo Tremolo/Phaser

Haunted Labs Old Ruin Distortion

North Carolina's scariest boutique pedal company Haunted Labs just unleashed their first distortion pedal, the Old Ruin, which delivers a variety of tones from low-gain overdrive to terrifying howling distortion. The ubiquitous Gain and Volume knob are joined by a Texture knob that - to quote the builder - "summons sonic…Click on the title for more

Haunted Labs Old Ruin Distortion

Caline Nightwolf Drive + Fuzz

The Caline Nightwolf is a very affordable dual drive+fuzz pedal that combines a Timmy-style circuit with a Fuzzface-style one. Handily, the order of the pedals can be changed through the middle footswitch, while the side ones activate the two effects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BlIso9NswY https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=139&v=x3TIZ2SexSo Based on CP-46+CP-12 Pure sky (Caline best seller)…Click on the title for more

Caline Nightwolf Drive + Fuzz

Demedash T-120 V2 Videotape Echo

The Demedash T-120 is a quirky tape-style echo that, instead of using a revered vintage machine as a reference for its voicing, emulates the lo-fi sound of VHS tapes, described as "low bandwidth tape being fed haphazardly through a magnetic read head by an uncalibrated, unbalanced feed mechanism." The Tape…Click on the title for more

Demedash T-120 V2 Videotape Echo

PastFX Elastic Mattress Flanger

Those who miss the Electro-Harmonix late '70s 18-volt "V2" Electric Mistress flanger, will be happy to know that the PastFX Elastic Mattress Flanger, hailing from Australia, is a modern take on that device. This pedal recreates the legendary "swoosh" of the original while expanding the spectrum on sonic possibilities thanks…Click on the title for more

PastFX Elastic Mattress Flanger

Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil (with Third Man Records)

Everyone closely following the stompbox "scene" should be aware of Latvian builder Gamechanger Audio's intriguing devices. The Plasma Distortion is an original design that employs "a series of continuous high-voltage discharges within a xenon-filled tube" to create distortion. Third Man Record owner Jack White, of The White Stripe fame, evidently…Click on the title for more

Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil (with Third Man Records)

Flamma FC03 Mini Digital Delay

Flamma Innovation is a new, solid Chinese player in the digital pedal realm and they have been churning out new pedals as if there's no tomorrow. The Flamma FC03 is the first pedal in mini format, offering three delay flavors at just about $40. Analog: Warm and smooth classic analog…Click on the title for more

Flamma FC03 Mini Digital Delay

Wampler Dual Pantheon Deluxe

The Wampler Pantheon is an overdrive voiced after the ultra-transparent vintage Marshall Blues Breaker with a series of tone sculpting and cab-matching features that allow optimization for any amp or ear, including Bass/Treble knobs, a presence control, a 3-way Gain Level switch and a 3-position Overdrive Voice switch lets you…Click on the title for more

Wampler Dual Pantheon Deluxe

JHS Screamer 3 Series

The JHS Screamer 3 Series is the latest addition to the Kansas City-based company line of $99, 3-knob + 1 toggle stompboxes. In case you are still left to wonder, YES, it's a Tube Screamer-inspired overdrive. The idea behind the JHS 3 Series, now comprising a total of 11 different…Click on the title for more

JHS Screamer 3 Series

Source Audio Ultrawave Multiband Distortion

After an initial limited batch sold directly through the manufacturer, The Source Audio Ultrawave is now widely available through all the shops that carry the Boston company's pedals. We also learned that there is a bass version of it. This is a multi-mode, multi-band distortion pedal presented as a "Stereo…Click on the title for more

Source Audio Ultrawave Multiband Distortion