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One Control Silver Bee Overdrive

Straight from the mind of the pedal whisperer Bjorn Juhl, comes the Silver Bee OD from Japan's One Control. Bjorn has taken the reins of the popular Honey Bee OD and sculpted it into a highly-expressive rock machine. The Silver Bee OD has a retooled version of the Honey Bee's drive…Click on the title for more

One Control Silver Bee Overdrive

The Best Gain Pedals Released at NAMM 2019

GO HERE FOR NON-GAIN PEDALS --- ATTENTION! Not all pedals have a video link! We will keep adding pedals and videos during the 4 days of NAMM (and beyond). NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS: On Desktop Devices: 1. Mouseover gets you the pedal's description. 2. Click gets you streaming video or larger…Click on the title for more

The Best Gain Pedals Released at NAMM 2019

Thermion Breakthru and Uprising

Spain's Thermion has burst onto the scene with four pedals at this year's NAMM, two of which are gain-based---the Breakthru and the Uprising. The Breakthru is based on fiery, cranked British combo amps, delivering a one-two punch of classic crunch that can be manipulated in any way you choose. Featuring…Click on the title for more

Thermion Breakthru and Uprising

Mooer Preamp Live

Last year, Mooer Audio introduced its Micro Preamp series of mini digital preamp pedals, which features sonically accurate digital recreations of the preamp sections of popular tube amplifiers. There are currently 17 Micro Preamps covering a full range of tones for all musical styles. The big news for 2018…Click on the title for more

Mooer Preamp Live

NUX Solid Studio Impulse & Power Amp Simulation

Guitarists looking for a amp emulating stompbox should check out the Nux Solid Studio, which manages to pack a lot of features in a square box stompbox format. Loaded with 6 amp , 8 cab and 8 microphone emulations, this device also allows you to upload via USB your own impulse responses,…Click on the title for more

NUX Solid Studio Impulse & Power Amp Simulation

Tech 21 unveils the Paul Landers PL1 Signature Fly Rig

For the unaware US readers, alternative rock in Germany is something else entirely. The European nation has a fascination for goth and darkness (not just in music, but in all art forms) and it's home to the largest industrial rock scene in the world. East Berlin band Rammstein is the group…Click on the title for more

Tech 21 unveils the Paul Landers PL1 Signature Fly Rig

Origin Effects’ RevivalDRIVE Overdrive

The folks at Origin Effects say it took them several years of research and development to finalize the RevivalDRIVE, and looking at this beast we can certainly see why! This is a stompbox that's packed (and we stress packed) with features that are destined to fire the sonic itches of many tone connoisseurs…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects’ RevivalDRIVE Overdrive

New at the BKLYN Stompbox Exhibit: Hotone Binary Series

Hotone Audio’s just released four new pedals under the Binary Series label, and visitors of the 8th Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit will be able to try them for the first time. These effects delivers pro-level amp, cabinet, delay and modulation tones in small but powerful stompboxes. Based on the same modeling/original effect library…Click on the title for more

New at the BKLYN Stompbox Exhibit: Hotone Binary Series

First demo of the Tech 21 DP-3X dUg Pinnick Signature Pedal

Wouldn't it be nice to have the entire rig of a bass legends at your "toe-tips" in a package that only weighs a few pounds? Well, that's what Tech 21 is giving you with the DP-3X dUg Pinnick Signature Pedal. We shot this video a few hours ago at our…Click on the title for more

First demo of the Tech 21 DP-3X dUg Pinnick Signature Pedal

Baroni Lab Mini Amp Custom 50W Amp/Cab Sim

Italian amp and pedal builder Baroni Lab will be at NAMM in 2018 to showcase - among things - their new Amp/Cab simulators in stompbox format. Here's a demoby Brett Kingman of the Mini Amp Custom 50W Amp/Cab Sim. The BaroniLab Mini-Amp is a top-of-the-line 4-in-1, stage-ready guitar amplifier. It offers…Click on the title for more

Baroni Lab Mini Amp Custom 50W Amp/Cab Sim

Atomic Ampli-Firebox Amp Emulator Stompbox

Those familiar with our Stompbox Exhibits surely know Atomic Amps/Studio Devil's Amplifire, the (rather large) red amp emulator powering most of the boards participating in those events. This year the dual company came out with a more compact version of that unit and appropriately called it the Ampli-Firebox, - we feel…Click on the title for more

Atomic Ampli-Firebox Amp Emulator Stompbox

Amplifire takes amp emulation to the next level

The world of guitar amp emulations continues to see innovative new products, and Amplifire, born from the collaboration between Atomic Amplifiers and Studio Devil, has been gathering a lot of attention since its launch in 2015. This stompbox blends highly realistic amplifier simulations, effects modeling, and speaker impulses into one…Click on the title for more

Amplifire takes amp emulation to the next level