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Black Mass Electronics The First Herald

The folks at Black Mass Effects, out of Salem, MA, describe their debut pedal, named The First Herald, as a device that "does not reinvent the wheel, but reinforces it" and also "not death itself, but a definitive statement reminding you that the end, great and terrible, is on its…Click on the title for more

Black Mass Electronics The First Herald
Brooks Blackhawk Balrog V3

The concentration of pedal (and synth!) builders in the Portland, OR area is truly astounding - we witnessed that passion last year at our super-packed PDX Pedal and Synth Expo, a last hurray before the crowdless COVID days. Today we discover a new builder from that city, Brooks Blackhawk,  which…Click on the title for more

Brooks Blackhawk Balrog V3
Source Audio Ultrawave Multiband Distortion

After an initial limited batch sold directly through the manufacturer, The Source Audio Ultrawave is now widely available through all the shops that carry the Boston company's pedals. We also learned that there is a bass version of it. This is a multi-mode, multi-band distortion pedal presented as a "Stereo…Click on the title for more

Source Audio Ultrawave Multiband Distortion
2021 UPDATE: Best Plexi Pedals and Marshall-Inspired Distortions

(Almost) everyone who is familiar with the electric guitar loves the sound of a cranked Marshall amp.  From Eric Clapton and Angus Young to Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads, Plexi amp and their later, higher gain reincarnations from the JCM series have been used by many guitar players over…Click on the title for more

2021 UPDATE: Best Plexi Pedals and Marshall-Inspired Distortions
New Pedals: Fowl Sounds Flannel Overdriver

Fowl Sounds is a company that has found a very specific niche: heavy pedals for down-tuned guitars. Inspired by classic distortion circuits, their new pedal Flannel Overdriver represents an effort to provide the heavy guitarist with a stompbox that can deliver a wide variety of dirt tones, from overdrive to…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Fowl Sounds Flannel Overdriver
New Pedal: Zander Cranium V2 Multi-Mode RAT-Style Distortion

If you are a RAT fan and like what JHS did to the Tube Screamer with the Bonsai (a pedal that gathers 9 different historical TS voicings in one pedal), you should be all over the Zander Circuitry Cranium, a pedal that extends that concert to the most beloved rodent…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Zander Cranium V2 Multi-Mode RAT-Style Distortion
BJPress Range 84 Distortion

The BJPRESS Range 84 Distortion is a dynamic and sparkling-sounding, hand-made Rat-inspired distortion pedal hailing from Korea. Check out the video by Shnobel, below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd4twl3IQQo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBBih3karh4 Range distortion is 80s~90s preamp gain type distortion. Wide tone range and versatility and has unlimited possibilities when stacked with other overdrive. It is…Click on the title for more

BJPress Range 84 Distortion
Bardic Audio Devices The Beast Distortion/Fuzz

Michigan-based Bardic Audio Devices focuses mostly on bass pedals, but their Beast Distortion/Fuzz is bound to find a fan-base among guitarists with noisy tendencies. The Beast is a very tweakable dirt box based on an op-amp design, with a separate clean boost channel with a blendable Octave-up that adds up to…Click on the title for more

Bardic Audio Devices The Beast Distortion/Fuzz
New Pedals: Wampler Ratsbane Mini Distortion

Brian Wampler's love story with the tone produced by classic and vintage distortion and overdrive circuits gave birth to several pedals that strike a perfect balance between quality, tone-authenticity, and price point - in our guides to the best Plexi-Syle Pedals, Klon Centaur Clones and Dumble-Style Overdrives, his pedals rank…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Wampler Ratsbane Mini 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
Carl Martin PlexiRanger Overdrive + Boost

The sound of a distorted classic Marshall amp from the '60s and '70s has become a staple in rock'n'roll and a source of infinite inspiration for pedal makers all over the world. Danish effects designer Carl Martin has built some of the most successful Plexi-style pedals and unveiled a new…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin PlexiRanger Overdrive + Boost
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

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