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JHS Pedals’ VCR becomes the Space Commander

The VCR, now retired (but keep reading...), was a collaboration between JHS and North Carolina's alt-country star Ryan Adams. Its name was an acronym for Volume, Chorus, Reverb and it was said to be inspired by the tones of The Smiths, The Cure, and other angsty bands of the '80s - which is…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals’ VCR becomes the Space Commander

Damnation Audio Ugly Twin Octave Fuzz + Boost

Damnation Audio’s newest release is called the Ugly Twin, but that name seems to be fairly ironic because it is actually a trio of circuits that can be used separately or stacked for utter sonic destruction. It’s an octave fuzz (courtesy of a fantastic take on Dan Armstrong’s Green Ringer),…Click on the title for more

Damnation Audio Ugly Twin Octave Fuzz + Boost

Hungry Robot – The Wardenclyffe LoFi Ambient Modulator

Hungry Robot Pedals is one of the few new pedal manufacturers who's been able to catch the attention of both guitarists and synth players through a growing range of imaginative stompboxes that are at once musical and edgy. The company just unveiled a new Lo-Fi modulation pedal called the Wardenclyffe, after…Click on the title for more

Hungry Robot – The Wardenclyffe LoFi Ambient Modulator

Foxpedal Quiver Harmonic Tremolo

The Foxpedal Quiver is a harmonic tremolo with some very cool features. There are controls for Level, Frequency, Symmetry, Rate, and Depth of the waveform. There are 5 different waveform shapes to choose from, and there is even control over the subdivision of the effect. It can also store up…Click on the title for more

Foxpedal Quiver Harmonic Tremolo

New at NAMM 2019: Dwarfcraft Devices Body Mod

The Body Mod by Eau Claire's Dwarfcraft Devices is a multi-mode modulation pedal including three modes: Chorus, Flange, and Octave, with a twist. The Flux control is the "special knob" in this pedal, and adds unexpected effects to each mode: In Chorus mode an upper octave and at full rotation the pitches…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM 2019: Dwarfcraft Devices Body Mod

Thermion Black Sun Rotary

The Black Sun from Thermion might be the most detailed mono rotary speaker effect this side of lugging an actual Leslie to your next gig. The true-bypass circuit is all analog with controls over every parameter including Depth, Cycle, Subdivision, Horn cycle, Waveform, Speed, and Shift. The EQ is set…Click on the title for more

Thermion Black Sun Rotary

Joe Gore Purr Vibrato

Joe Gore's Purr Vibrato was announced some time ago, but good things come to those who wait. This particular unit was expertly voiced by Mr. Gore himself, exploring the psychoacoustic properties of the vibrato effect while tightening the nuts and bolts. The result is the perfect "Goldilocks" vibrato---not too heavy,…Click on the title for more

Joe Gore Purr Vibrato

Glou Glou Pralines Filter/Modulation Synth Pedal

We covered French manufacturer Glou Glou in the past for their truly remarkable Rendez Vous pedal, and therefore we are eager to see what kind of sonic magic their new device Pralines can deliver. With its name and color inspired by a classic dessert from southern France, this effect consists…Click on the title for more

Glou Glou Pralines Filter/Modulation Synth Pedal

Shift Line A+ Prism-9 Filter Pad

Shift Line pedals have some kind of cultish reputation in the US. The Russian manufacturer doesn't have US distribution (yet) but was able to grab the attention of many US pedal videographers with creative stompboxes like the Tremofuzz or the Force microsampler/freeze reverb, which sparked interest among the more informed pedal lovers.…Click on the title for more

Shift Line A+ Prism-9 Filter Pad

Electro-Harmonix Mod Rex Polyrhythmic Modulator

We just got this from Electro-Harmonix: it's the Mod Rex Polyrhythmic Modulator The Mod Rex is a Polyrhythmic Modulator with 4 separate modulation engines that are synched and subdivided to a master tempo. The LFO-controlled engines include Modulation (Vibrato, Flanger, Chorus, and Phaser), Tremolo, Pan, and Filter (LPF,HPF, and BPF). Each engine…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Mod Rex Polyrhythmic Modulator

Side FX unveils the Bug Elektrik Tremolo/Ring Modulator

We covered Greek pedal manufacturers Side FX in 2017 with this little profile so we are very curious to see what they've been up to since then. It turns out they've been hard at work developing a new, all analog pedal that it's now out, called Bug Elektrik Tremolo/Ring Modulator,…Click on the title for more

Side FX unveils the Bug Elektrik Tremolo/Ring Modulator

Rediscovering the Keeley Bubble Tron Dynamic Flanger/Phaser

The Keeley Bubble Tron is a dynamic flanger/phaser that didn't exactly make a splash when it was unveiled back in 2016. However, pedal geeks are starting to realize that it anticipated a trend that became established in 2018, when companies like EQD, Dwarfcraft Devices and Mr. Black (among others) put out…Click on the title for more

Rediscovering the Keeley Bubble Tron Dynamic Flanger/Phaser