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Dual Gain Stages

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp Built by a US company that knows a thing or two about amplification, the Friedman IR-X is a guitar preamp that, thanks in part to the two high-voltage 12AX7 tubes embedded in its circuit, faithfully captures the harmonic richness and touch responsiveness associated with full-sized Friedman amplifiers.... Click on the title for more

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Non-Human Audio Unclean Distortion

Non-Human Audio Unclean An original, hand-built take on the cascading distortion circuit by an Albuquerque, NM-based boutique builder, the Non-Human Audio Unclean features two distortion circuits stacked upon each other. They are both designed to deliver a wide range of gain tones (anything from clean boost to full-on distortion) while interacting by blending together seamlessly. ... Click on the title for more

Non-Human Audio Unclean Distortion

VS Audio Royal Flush Dual Overdrive

We entirely missed the VS Audio | Royal Flush Dual Overdrive because it was released in 2016, just before we started our daily coverage of pedal releases. But good things stick around for a while, and new videos of it refocused our attention on this very well-received device.... Click on the title for more

VS Audio Royal Flush Dual Overdrive

Palmer The Solarist Fuzz

Palmer The Solarist Fuzz Based on and able to replicate the voices of both the venerable Fuzz Face and Rangemaster, the Palmer The Solarist is a bona fide fuzz on steroids. ... Click on the title for more

Palmer The Solarist Fuzz

New Pedal: Intensive Care Audio Life Support

Intensive Care Audio Life Support Hailing from London, UK, the Intensive Care Audio Life Support is - to quote the manufacturer's playful description mocking medical language - an "all analogue overdrive and distortion pedal for the treatment of Bland Guitar Syndrome and Excessive Aural Dryness." Or, to put things into perspective, an overdrive + boost. ... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Intensive Care Audio Life Support

Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax Dual Overdrive

Dual Overdrive by Electro Harmonix we missed to cover last year, the Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax fuses our Hot Tubes and Crayon pedals into one powerful dual-overdrive. ... Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax Dual Overdrive

Horrothia FX TEETH Discrete Low-Gain Overdrive

From the descriptions of its pedals, UK's Horrothia FX clearly devises its creations as tools for solving very specific sonic problems, coming from a distinct recording engineering angle.... Click on the title for more

Horrothia FX TEETH Discrete Low-Gain Overdrive

New Pedal: Pedal Pawn BluesPrint Dual Overdrive

Pedal Pawn BluesPrint Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar tone is a neverending source of inspiration for blues guitarists, and the Pedal Pawn BluesPrint, a dual channel overdrive with a Tube Screamer on side 1 and a Blues Breaker on side 2 - promises authentic SRV tone on the first channel, thanks to access granted to the builder to a unit used by the legendary musician that was probably used during the mythical El Mocambo performance.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Pedal Pawn BluesPrint Dual Overdrive

Okko FX Diablo Dual Overdrive

The Diablo overdrive (now out of production) was one of OKKO's most successful stompbox designs, featuring some novel fine-tuning controls... Click on the title for more

Okko FX Diablo Dual Overdrive

Updated Pedal: KingTone Duellist V2

KingTone Duellist V2 Featured in our guide to the best Blues Breaker-style pedals, the King Tone Duellist V2 is an update to an already popular dual overdrive.... Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: KingTone Duellist V2

New Pedal: Tone For Punk Trebled Youth

The many punk-leaning guitarists among our readers might have found a stompbox that suits their nihilistic tendencies. Enter the Tone For Punk (name of the company) Trebled Youth (name of the pedal), a tweakable dirt box that can deliver anything from mildly dirty tones to the uncompromising fuzz that's at the heart of punk-rock.... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Tone For Punk Trebled Youth

New Pedal: Idiotbox Heavy Weapon

Idiotbox Heavy Weapon Those among you interested in heavy distortion pedals should take a look a the Idiotbox Heavy Weapon, a dual distortion/overdrive pedal described by the builder as "proabably the HEAVIEST effect of all time."... Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Idiotbox Heavy Weapon