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Line 6 POD Express

Those who've been around "long enough" will have fond memories of the day in 1998 when they saw, and then heard the very first Line 6 Pod. It was the first mass-produced device to deliver, in a rather small package and rather faithfully, the tones of a myriad of different…... Click for more

Line 6 POD Express

New Pedal: Summer School Double Major Dual Klone

When Mark from Summer School Electronics set out to design the Double Major, his goal was simply to take one of the most iconic transparent drive topologies from the last few decades and give it a bit more room to breathe. Instead of keeping it as a single-channel box, he…... Click for more

New Pedal: Summer School Double Major Dual Klone

Origin Effects Deluxe55 Tweed-Style Drive

From its form factor, the Origin Effects Deluxe55 looks like it should belong to the company's Halcyon series of overdrives, a line of pedals dedicated to perfecting the sound of classic overdrive such as the Tube Screamer, the Klon Centaur and the Marshall Blues Breaker. Alas, the Deluxe 55 doesn't…... Click for more

Origin Effects Deluxe55 Tweed-Style Drive

New Pedal: Jam Tiny Amp Destroyer

If you’ve ever chased the glorious, unhinged chaos of a small, cheap practice amp being driven completely past its absolute breaking point, the Jam Tiny Amp Destroyer (TAD) is built precisely for that sonic destruction. Born out of a direct collaboration between JAM Pedals and Stu Mackenzie of King Gizzard…... Click for more

New Pedal: Jam Tiny Amp Destroyer

JHS Morning Glory Clean Overdrive V4

The Morning Glory Clean is not a new pedal. It is the same Bluesbreaker-style overdrive JHS has been building for years, but with one significant architectural change: a parallel clean blend integrated at the circuit level rather than tacked on as an afterthought. Most clean blends are simple mix knobs.…... Click for more

JHS Morning Glory Clean Overdrive V4

Upcoming Pedal: Keeley Tube Drive – 1950 Sylvania 12AT7WA

The Keeley Tube Drive is a limited, collector-grade dual-gain engine pairing a genuine 1950s Sylvania 12AT7WA high-voltage Class A tube preamp with Keeley’s legendary Super Phat Mod circuit. Built in Oklahoma City as a numbered run of 100 units with a brushed gold gloss finish, it offers rich touch sensitivity,…... Click for more

Upcoming Pedal: Keeley Tube Drive – 1950 Sylvania 12AT7WA

New Pedal Kit: Coppersound/JHS Boost-a-Drive Fuzz

Engineered as an ambitious hybrid utility box, the JHS/Coppersound Boost-a-Drive Fuzz is a DIY kit released in collaboration with the folks at Coppersound. Born from Josh Scott’s Short Circuit series and produced in collaboration with CopperSound, the Boost-a-Drive Fuzz is a multi-stage hybrid circuit that takes the classic two-transistor…... Click for more

New Pedal Kit: Coppersound/JHS Boost-a-Drive Fuzz

Seward Park Maravilla Germanium Preamp/Overdrive

Bridging the gap between a transparent preamp and a fuzzy-drive machine, the Seward Park Maravilla delivers a rich blend of touch-sensitive clarity and fuzzy-drive weight. Dual pre and post-gain controls allow players to easily dial in everything from open, low-gain preamp boost to harmonically dense, saturated clipping without muddying the…... Click for more

Seward Park Maravilla Germanium Preamp/Overdrive

New Pedal: Suhr Brighton Treble Booster

The Suhr Brighton is a treble booster, but it's not trying to be a Rangemaster clone or a one-trick box. It's designed to add the top-end sparkle you need to rise above a band mix without losing what makes your sound yours. It's a simple control set — gain, bias,…... Click for more

New Pedal: Suhr Brighton Treble Booster

New Pedal: Missing Link Audio Zepptone Overdrive/Fuzz

The explosive, touch-responsive overdriven tones you hear on Led Zeppelin's early tracks like "Communication Breakdown" and "Good Times Bad Times" surely inspired many guitarists. That cranked-amp character where saturation and aggression become the same thing also inspired the Missing Link Audio Zepptone pedal. That was the starting point; from there,…... Click for more

New Pedal: Missing Link Audio Zepptone Overdrive/Fuzz

Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Overdrive

Dirty Boy Pedals have been a cult brand since the 1980s. The company started with Alex Saraceno building one-off circuits for his son, Blues Saraceno, who was making a name as a session guitarist. Those hand-wired, no-compromise designs earned a quiet but fierce following among players who knew. Over the…... Click for more

Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Overdrive

New Pedal: Gigagain Golden Legacy Plexi Overdrive

Just when you thought the universe had manufactured enough stamped-aluminum boxes to choke every basement guitarist from here to purgatory, a brand called Gigagain crawls out of the woodwork waving a Marshall-in-a-box named the "Golden Legacy." It retails for roughly a hundred and twenty-nine bucks. For that price, what do…... Click for more

New Pedal: Gigagain Golden Legacy Plexi Overdrive