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IK Multimedia Amplitube Tonex

Those who were mixing records in the late '90s and early '00s will remember the awe generated by the first amp modeling plugins, which allowed producers to record a clean guitar and apply a choice of amps (and later also effects and mic placements) at the mixing stage. Italian company…Click on the title for more

IK Multimedia Amplitube Tonex

Marshall The Guv’nor reissue

Dating back to 1988, the Marshall The Guv'nor was one of the first “amp-in-a-box” pedal ever created, pioneering, at once, a massive trend that lasts to this day of overdrive pedals emulating specific guitar amps, but also a smaller niche inside that trend known as the "Plexi-style overdrives." This late…Click on the title for more

Marshall The Guv’nor reissue

Sonicake Wave Crush Bitcrusher

Bitcrusher Pedals are a lot of fun, but for most guitarists not a big priority on their board, which is why an affordable, mini effect of this kind like the Sonicake Wave Crush makes a lot of sense. This musical little device can bring your signal's sampling rate from 44100Hz…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Wave Crush Bitcrusher

MXR M305 Tremolo

The MXR M305 is a brand new, rather simple, multi-mode, Stereo tremolo with six algorithms and three knobs for Speed, Gain and Depth. As usual with the Dunlop-owned pedal subsidiary, God is in the (tone) details of these six recreation of the various takes on tremolo, delivered in stereo through…Click on the title for more

MXR M305 Tremolo

OCE Wrench FUZZ

The OCE Wrench Fuzz is a new pedal, now available for preorder, by an emerging Burbank, CA builder called Chris Evans (not the actor, but almost as good looking). The man's goal is to build "pedals with personality" and, from the sound and the looks of it, the Wrench meets…Click on the title for more

OCE Wrench FUZZ

Dreadbox Treminator Tremolo

Greek synth innovators Dreadbox have been expanding their pedal line, and one of their latest release is a dynamic tremolo. Like most of their pedals, the Dreadbox Treminator features CV in and out and VCA control to interface with other pedals and modular synths. Rather than using the classic tremolo…Click on the title for more

Dreadbox Treminator Tremolo

Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb

The Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb is the first stompbox by the renowned Californian builder with an almost compact case. Presented as a pedal "unlike anything you’ve ever heard or played before," the Cloudburst is a reverb effect with a particular effect that goes beyond modulation, referred to as an "Ensemble…Click on the title for more

Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb

Spaceman Redstone Preamp

The Spaceman Redstone Preamp is a redesign of the company's Mercury Harmonic Boost, which was also powered by a vintage NOS germanium transistor. This device, also handmade, adds a 3-band EQ section, higher headroom when run at 12v and up to 40dB of gain, all within a smaller case compared…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Redstone Preamp

Krozz Airborn Analog Flanger

The Krozz Airborn Analog Flanger comes out of Brazil from a company that prides itself on using the best component available on the market - in this case, Panasonic/Matsushita MN3207 NOS chips. This pedal's value is mostly in its sound, but it also features some unusual controls, besides the expected…Click on the title for more

Krozz Airborn Analog Flanger

Kernom Ridge Overdrive

The Kernom Ridge Overdrive is a new pedal concept devised by a French upstart that aims at offering a comprehensive palette of overdrive tones through a six-knob device. Like some sort of multi-mode overdrive without... modes. The central control here is the Mood knob, which is a continuous control that…Click on the title for more

Kernom Ridge Overdrive

The Best Envelope Filter Pedals, in 2023 | A Buyer’s Guide

If you are looking for the best envelope filter pedals for your budget and needs, you've come to the right place. This guide explains what this type of effect does while listing most of the pedals of this kind on the market, providing prices and a description of their features.…Click on the title for more

The Best Envelope Filter Pedals, in 2023 | A Buyer’s Guide

Red Panda Raster 2 Delay

The ingenious folks at Red Panda released a new version of their flagship pitch-shifting delay Raster at Summer NAMM 2021 and it looks... intense! Compared to the original, at first sight, we can see a slew of new knobs and toggle switches, while the press release highlights invisible new features…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Raster 2 Delay