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New Pedal: Kjams Rotary 2

When building the KJams Rotary 2, the goal was simply to see if careful study and rigorous testing against an original vintage rotary speaker could yield something genuinely authentic in a compact stompbox. Handcrafted in Holland, Michigan, each unit features a solid wood faceplate to ensure every pedal has its…... Click for more

New Pedal: Kjams Rotary 2

Chase Bliss Lost + Found Multi-FX

Chase Bliss has unveiled Lost + Found, its first true (dual, stereo) multi-effect pedal, marking a bold step into new sonic territory. As the second release in the company’s Small Batch Bliss series, this made-to-order pedal is a curated collection of rare and experimental effects designed to inspire musicians and…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Lost + Found Multi-FX

New Pedal: Death By Audio & Rainger FX Amp Crash

When NYC's noise-mongers Death By Audio and London’s imaginative mad scientists Rainger FX cross paths, the result was always going to be wonderfully unhinged. Both builders share a relentless passion for pushing stompbox design past the edge of convention, favoring wild textures, raw industrial aesthetics, and circuits that feel…... Click for more

New Pedal: Death By Audio & Rainger FX Amp Crash

New Pedal: Summer School Double Major Dual Klone

When Mark from Summer School Electronics set out to design the Double Major, his goal was simply to take one of the most iconic transparent drive topologies from the last few decades and give it a bit more room to breathe. Instead of keeping it as a single-channel box, he…... Click for more

New Pedal: Summer School Double Major Dual Klone

Origin Effects Deluxe55 Tweed-Style Drive

From its form factor, the Origin Effects Deluxe55 looks like it should belong to the company's Halcyon series of overdrives, a line of pedals dedicated to perfecting the sound of classic overdrive such as the Tube Screamer, the Klon Centaur and the Marshall Blues Breaker. Alas, the Deluxe 55 doesn't…... Click for more

Origin Effects Deluxe55 Tweed-Style Drive

J. Rockett Aqueous Chorus

The J. Rockett Aqueous Chorus is a thoughtfully designed modulation pedal built around a bucket-brigade (BBD) core. Its defining feature is a Tilt EQ that acts only on the wet signal, allowing you to shape the modulated tone from a vintage, rolled-off character to a brighter, more modern sheen. Control…... Click for more

J. Rockett Aqueous Chorus

New Pedal: Jam Tiny Amp Destroyer

If you’ve ever chased the glorious, unhinged chaos of a small, cheap practice amp being driven completely past its absolute breaking point, the Jam Tiny Amp Destroyer (TAD) is built precisely for that sonic destruction. Born out of a direct collaboration between JAM Pedals and Stu Mackenzie of King Gizzard…... Click for more

New Pedal: Jam Tiny Amp Destroyer

Updated Pedal: Old Blood Noise Beam Splitter V2 Stereo Distortion

If you’ve ever chased the wall-of-guitars studio magic of triple-tracking a single part, Old Blood Noise Endeavors' Beam Splitter V2 is built to solve it. It takes your mono input, splits it into three parallel analog drive paths, routes two of them through independent delay lines, and outputs them in…... Click for more

Updated Pedal: Old Blood Noise Beam Splitter V2 Stereo Distortion

Chase Bliss Bad Mood

The MOOD MKII, released a couple years back, became one of those pedals people either bonded with immediately or spent months trying to figure out. The Chase Bliss BAD MOOD is the third pedal in the company's Small Batch Bliss collection — a limited-run, made-to-order special edition that takes the…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Bad Mood

Chase Bliss Big Time Stereo Delay

A thousand dollars. For a delay pedal. Let that sink in. Here's the thing, though. Joel Korte and his team and John Snyder (Electronic Audio Experiments) have built something that actually justifies the price tag. The Chase Bliss Big Time isn't another digital delay with fancy marketing. It's a painstaking…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Big Time Stereo Delay

JHS Morning Glory Clean Overdrive V4

The Morning Glory Clean is not a new pedal. It is the same Bluesbreaker-style overdrive JHS has been building for years, but with one significant architectural change: a parallel clean blend integrated at the circuit level rather than tacked on as an afterthought. Most clean blends are simple mix knobs.…... Click for more

JHS Morning Glory Clean Overdrive V4

New Pedal: MXR Flanger/Doubler

Compressing the legendary footprint of MXR’s vintage studio rack unit into a pedalboard-friendly stompbox, the MXR Flanger/Doubler utilizes authentic bucket-brigade device (BBD) circuitry to deliver real, analog motion. Bridging the gap between sweeping, jet-engine flanging and thickened, offset doubling, it provides a versatile analog architecture built for both guitar rigs…... Click for more

New Pedal: MXR Flanger/Doubler