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Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive + Filter

If "Tube Screamer-inspired" overdrive is a soundbite that instantly turns you off, even just the looks of the Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive should make you reconsider your first instincts. A quick glance at the manufacturer's description of the pedal will likely trigger intrigue: King Spark is a highly modified…Click on the title for more

Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive + Filter

Caline Easy Driver Distortion + Graphic EQ

Tone connoisseurs know how powerful the combination of a drive followed (or preceded) by a graphic EQ is, and Chinese builder Caline had the good idea of offering a dual pedal that hosts both circuits in a single case: the Easy Driver Distortion EQ. This is a Mesa-style distortion with…Click on the title for more

Caline Easy Driver Distortion + Graphic EQ

Dr. Scientist The Atmosphere Digital Reverb

This blog was among the first pedal news outlets to announce that Dr. Scientist was about the launch a new digital reverb, and this week the Canadian builder did exactly that with The Atmosphere. Ryan at 60 Cycle Hum was the first videographer able to put his hands (or rather,…Click on the title for more

Dr. Scientist The Atmosphere Digital Reverb

Wren and Cuff Blue Caprid Muff

Vintage Muff replicas are something particularly inspiring for pedal builder, but Wren and Cuff has developed a particularly good reputation in this very specific niche. Their recently reissued Caprid (the one with red signs, first in production between 2012 and 2017) is an uber-authentic recreation of the highly sought after…Click on the title for more

Wren and Cuff Blue Caprid Muff

Cornerstone Gladio SC

The original Cornestone Gladio, a two-channel Dumble-Style overdrive pedal that quite literally took the electric guitar community by storm in 2020, placed in the top 10 of the most searched pedals in our blog. The Italian company started 2021 by unveiling a single channel version of that same pedal, the…Click on the title for more

Cornerstone Gladio SC

Fender The Trapper Dual Fuzz

Fender's The Trapper is a modern, flexible dual fuzz with an octave-up switch. The two channels can be alternated by pressing the Select footswitch. The first fuzz has a softer voice and the optional octave-up, while the second one is grittier-sounding and features an interactive automatic noise gate. Tone and…Click on the title for more

Fender The Trapper Dual Fuzz

Westminster Augsburg Deluxe Amp Sim

We spotted the Westminster Effects Augsburg at our Summer NAMM 2021 booth and it's now shipping. Built on the same concept as the company's recent Geneva Amp Sim, the Augsburg is a version of that pedal with a different character, since it recreates the sound of a Fender Silverface and…Click on the title for more

Westminster Augsburg Deluxe Amp Sim

BOSS V0-1 Vocoder Pedal

For those of you with sound design inclinations, few pedals are as creative as a vocoder, an effect that creates new sounds from the interaction between your instruments and your voice (although using rhythmic instrument instead of the voice can yield intriguing results). Thanks to its link to synth giant…Click on the title for more

BOSS V0-1 Vocoder Pedal

LPD Pedals Eighty7 Distortion/Overdrive

Guitarists inspired by the iconic distorted guitar sound of the '80s (think the modified Plexi tones and feel that Los Angeles recording studios were tracking in the 80's) have a new friend in the LPD Pedals Eighty7. It's a flexible overdrive/distortion pedal with a full three band + presence EQ…Click on the title for more

LPD Pedals Eighty7 Distortion/Overdrive

Flamma FS05 Stereo Multi-Modulation

After writing of the other Flamma stereo, multi-mode, extremely affordable pedals, we kind of saw this one coming: a multi-modulation unit with 11 modes (from the classic to the experimental) storable in 7 presets. The controls couldn't be simpler, with fixed Rate and Depth knobs and two extra controls whose…Click on the title for more

Flamma FS05 Stereo Multi-Modulation

TC Electronic Magus Pro High Gain Distortion

After the acquisition by Behringer's Music Group, Danish pedal builder TC Electronic has been slowly changing its focus from high-end, highly creative stompboxes to super-affordable, bread and butter releases, for the despair of the company's old fans and the joy of a wider demographic of guitar players. The new Magus…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Magus Pro High Gain Distortion

Ground Control Audio Locust Fuzz

We covered Montreal's Ground Control Audio back in 2017 in this manufacturer profile, but the company has been adding several new pedals since then. However, the Locust is one of the builder's earliest designs. This fuzz pushes discrete silicon amplification into loud and sluggish distortion territory. The two mid-notch depth…Click on the title for more

Ground Control Audio Locust Fuzz