gear giveaway

Dual Gain Stages

Keeley Electronics D&M Drive

New Livingroom Gear demo of the Keeley Electronics D&M Drive, a rather straightforward but great sounding dual gain Boost + Overdrive. From the manufacturer's website: Not only does each side of the pedal provide rewarding guitar tones, they can be used to stack together for an out-of-world experience. The pro switching system developed…Click on the title for more

Keeley Electronics D&M Drive

Best Overdrive Pedals with Boost Footswitch in 2019 (above $200) – Compare prices and tone

This article is a three-part series about overdrive pedals with an embedded boost footswitch. These are the other two articles: OD + Boost Under $200 - Amp-In-A-Box with extra Boost. THE IMPORTANCE OF DYNAMICS Dynamics have become very important in contemporary rock and pop music. Instrument levels and roles can change throughout a song…Click on the title for more

Best Overdrive Pedals with Boost Footswitch in 2019 (above $200) – Compare prices and tone

JHS Pedals Sweet Tea V3 (demo)

Living Room Gear demo of the JHS Pedals Sweet Tea V3! From the manufacturer's website: The Sweet Tea V3 is our "Everything Medium-to-High gain 2-in-1” and it covers all the bases from light breakup, blues, rock, heavy grind and more. The Sweet Tea V3 is for anyone who wants a…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals Sweet Tea V3 (demo)

Xotic Effects AC/RC-OZ (Boost + Overdrive)

Here's a new video by Mike Hermans about the Xotic Effects AC/RC OZ, which bundles two classic Xotic Effects pedals, the AC Booster and RC Booster, in one lovely purple box. That's a configuration guitarist Oz Noy likes to use, and this pedal is a limited edition with his signature.…Click on the title for more

Xotic Effects AC/RC-OZ (Boost + Overdrive)

Adventure Audio Power Couple Double Boost

Adventure Audio is a young manufacturer based in Rochester, NY. Here's the first demo (by Living Room Gear) of the new pedal that was presented at Summer NAMM. It's called Power Couple, and it's a double boost with one switch. From the manufacturer's website: Tap to engage / bypass Hold for 200mS…Click on the title for more

Adventure Audio Power Couple Double Boost

Tonebone Texas-Pro Overdrive and Boost

Canadian manufacturer Radial found its niche in specialized pedals and DI boxes created with very specific tasks in mind. However, they have always released more "regular" stompboxes under the Tonebone series, which has grown considerably in the last few years with the addition of a new series of dual gain stage effects.…Click on the title for more

Tonebone Texas-Pro Overdrive and Boost

JHS Pedals Double Barrel V4 (demo)

New Living Room Gear demo of the JHS Pedals Double Barrel V4! JHS calls this their "Everything low-to-medium gain" pedal. From the manufacturer's website: The Double Barrel V4 is for the player who needs a versatile but transparent overdrive at medium and light gain levels. You won’t find face melting…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals Double Barrel V4 (demo)

Cusack Music Orthrus

Here's a Dennis Kayzer demo of Cusack Music's latest creation, the Orthrus, a Distortion with extra boost. From the manuifacturer's website: This distortion pedal features all of the crank and some interesting options not available on most pedals of the like. Just like the two-headed dog from mythology, this snarling…Click on the title for more

Cusack Music Orthrus

SolidGoldFx Zeta DLX

SolidGoldFx's Zeta overdrive is one of the Canadian company's most popular stompbox: the Zeta DLX makes the good better by adding a helluva lot more controls to the original, AND an extra boost! That's what you get when you go "Deluxe," baby! More from the manufacturer's website: The Zeta Deluxe…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFx Zeta DLX

Chase Bliss Audio Brothers Review [by Best Guitar Effects]

Best Guitar Effects just posted an in depth review of the Chase Bliss Audio Brothers... The Chase Bliss Audio Brothers stands up to the hype it generated upon its announcement and meets the CBA standard by delivering some of the best overdrive tones I’ve ever heard in an easier delivery system…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Brothers Review [by Best Guitar Effects]

JAM Pedals – LucyDreamer Supreme

Guitar Effects Pedal Demo - JAM Pedals - LucyDreamer Supreme 2-in-1 Overdrive Booster! "Flagship 2-in-1 OD/Boost, featuring a transparent Overdrive with Dry / Wet Mix, alongside a Boost carefully voiced to compliment the OD side when running either in pre or post mode. Both the Overdrive and Boost sides of…Click on the title for more

JAM Pedals – LucyDreamer Supreme

New Pedal Manufacturers: Cast Engineering and the Mike Zito Peace Drive

Based in Atlanta, Cast Engineering has been forging stompboxes (and amps) since 2015, shortly after its founder Steve Evans decided it was time to quit the... professional bowling career! Ok, ok, not exactly "shortly after": the man has a long history running and owning engineering companies, and, as it often happens, at…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Manufacturers: Cast Engineering and the Mike Zito Peace Drive