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Alexander Pedals Sugarcube Stereo Chorus/Rotary

In our Best Pedals of 2020 year-end summary, we stated that the Stereo/compact case combo was one of the new stompbox trends of the decade, and the Alexander Pedals Sugarcube seems to confirm it. This is the first Stereo pedal in the company's Neo Series, which is in compact case…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Sugarcube Stereo Chorus/Rotary

Eventide Tricerachorus Pedal Stereo Chorus

On Saturday, October 2nd at our LA Stompbox Exhibit, Eventide unveiled a new member of its new family of stereo pedals inspired by their established line of pro audio plugins: the Tricerachorus. The pedal's algorithm will tempt guitarists interested in genres originating from the '80s (shoegazers in particular) and in…Click on the title for more

Eventide Tricerachorus Pedal Stereo Chorus

Spiral Electric FX White Spiral/Secret Chord Dual Boost/Distortion

The Spiral Electric FX White Spiral is a dirty boost with 18v internal operation that exploits a dual JFET circuit inspired by Jimmy Page’s use of the Barcus Berry Preamp. It uses a dual JFET for amplification and the Grit, which is a combination of JFET and Silicon clipping found…Click on the title for more

Spiral Electric FX White Spiral/Secret Chord Dual Boost/Distortion

Electrofoods Nepenthes V2 Distortion

The Electrofood Nepenthes is a distortion pedal built around a custom discreet LM308 op-amp fine-tuned for a thicker mid-range and clangy high end defined high-end. It features a toggle switch that adds extra clipping and an extra boost stage that does this: Nectar: This left-side footswitch changes the gain structure…Click on the title for more

Electrofoods Nepenthes V2 Distortion

JHS Pedals “Legends of Fuzz”

JHS Pedals unveiled a new series of guitar pedals that's likely to trigger spontaneous geargasms in vintage pedal lovers. The Legends of Fuzz are - for now - four faithful recreations of classic, extremely rare fuzz pedals. In the presentation YouTube video (streaming below) the company is asking suggestions for…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals “Legends of Fuzz”

Jackson Audio Golden Boy Programmable Overdrive

The Jackson Audio Golden Boy is a signature Bluesbreaker clone designed with guitarist Joey Landreth using Jackson Audio's popular Broken Arrow Overdrive (a TS evolution) as a template, including the separate boost footswitch and three-way EQ. Unlike most pedal overdrive, it's fully MIDI controllable. The pedal features a unique 4-preset…Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio Golden Boy Programmable Overdrive

Empress Effects Zoia Modular Multi-Effects Pedal

After its introduction at NAMM 2018, it took Canadian builder Empress Effects more than a year to finalize their noteworthy modular stompbox Zoia, but it was worth the wait: this is a pedal like no other, with truly infinite potential. This page gathers all the news about the Zoia in…Click on the title for more

Empress Effects Zoia Modular Multi-Effects Pedal

Screwed Circuitz Flip Out Fuzz + Resonant Filter

If you are a fuzzhead and don't fear humongous pedals, you owe it to yourself to check out the Flip Out Fuzz, a fuzz with resonant filter by Montreal one-man pedal (and synth) company Screwed Circuitz. With its massive and gorgeous Mahogany enclosure, the Flip Out Fuzz is entirely hand…Click on the title for more

Screwed Circuitz Flip Out Fuzz + Resonant Filter

Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol 3 Delay

The Alexander Pedals History Lesson is a deceivingly simple pedal that incorporates three decades of delay with added modulation and Tap Tempo + 3 Subdivisions controllable directly through the left footswitch. With Vol 3 the delay modes increase from three to six (the three new ones are at the bottom…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol 3 Delay

JPTR FX Fernweh Multi Echo Module

The Fernweh Multi Echo Module is a rather bizarre, vintage style double analog delay by German manufacturer JPTR FX with lots of features and three footswitches, two of which are providing momentary self-oscillation and time alerting effects. The two delays are stacked on top of each other, and each delay's…Click on the title for more

JPTR FX Fernweh Multi Echo Module

Paradox Effects Obsidiana Octave Layering Engine

Octave pedals are extremely effective in creating otherworldly ambient tones and are used by many creative players as a more subtle alternative to synth pedals. The brand new Paradox Effects Obsidiana is a take on the format that adds several extra features that will intrigue the more adventurous guitarists. In…Click on the title for more

Paradox Effects Obsidiana Octave Layering Engine

Keeley Dark Side Multi-Effect Pedal

Robert Keeley Engineering's Dark Side packs a lot of effects in one pedal: Multi Head Tape Delay Modulation section featuring Rotary/Flanger U-Vibe/Phaser Fuzz Here are a few videos that take another look at this 2016 pedal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt7aVkvYxDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4l4QQCjrOA Here's Mike Herman's take. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MswbldPxn9A The individual pieces that make up the Dark…Click on the title for more

Keeley Dark Side Multi-Effect Pedal