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Glowfly Retroflect LoFi Tape Sim

The Glowfly Retroflect LoFi Tape Sim is a fun looking pedal that recreates analog cassette tape sounds, lofi textures and analog artifacts, with a Saturation knob delivering tape-style soft clipping on the high-frequencies, and a pitch modulation that's controlled directly by the input volume. The Wow knob adjusts modulation sensitivity,…Click on the title for more

Glowfly Retroflect LoFi Tape Sim

Tubesteader Sunkeeper Preamp

The Canadian folks at Tubesteader don't mess around with the build of their pedals, maybe also because they like to fit them with rather fragile tubes to deliver the best possible tone. The Sunkeeper, a dual-channel preamp/overdrive recreating the sound of the Orange amps, is the third stompbox in the…Click on the title for more

Tubesteader Sunkeeper Preamp

New Pedal: Pigtronix Emanator Analog Delay

Sometimes the resurfacing of a specific chip previously unavailable inspires pedal builders to release new stompboxes. In the case of the Pigtronix Emanator, it's an analog delay based on legendary high-voltage MN3005 BBD chips that were out of production since the mid-'80s. The high voltage allows this mini, limited edition analog…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Pigtronix Emanator Analog Delay

Flattley Nirvana Analog Delay

The Flattley Nirvana Analog Delay is a pedal built by hand by a family-run business based in Gloucestershire, England, with all processes and manufacturing assembly done within a 30-mile radius in Gloucestershire, with the aim to keep our carbon footprint as small as possible. Featuring top-notch components and, needless to…Click on the title for more

Flattley Nirvana Analog Delay

Victory The Kraken V4 180w Amp Pedal

The Victory The Kraken V4 180w Amp Pedal is an expanded version of the company's Kraken tube preamp followed by a 180w power amp section able to power pretty much any cabinet (although you may want to be careful with 16 Ohms ones!). It also has extra cab sim circuitry…Click on the title for more

Victory The Kraken V4 180w Amp Pedal

Updated Pedal: Browne Amplification Protein V3 Dual Overdrive

Kansas City's Browne Amplification has been very busy hand-building pedals since the introduction of their Protein Dual Overdrive. Designed in collaboration with guitarist/producer Adam Sniegowski with the goal of creating a dual overdrive that would sound great with any backline, the Protein features a Blue side inspired by the classic…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Browne Amplification Protein V3 Dual Overdrive

Polarbear Effects Ascender Fuzz/Delay/Bitcrusher

The Polarbear Effects Ascender is the newly released delay twin of the Croatian company's Drowner, hence a creative fuzz/bitcrusher/delay multi-effect guitar pedal. These two siblings look a helluva lot like each other. The fuzz, a heavy one, is of the Silicon kind, and it's first in the chain and has…Click on the title for more

Polarbear Effects Ascender Fuzz/Delay/Bitcrusher

Polarbear Effects Drowner Fuzz/Bitcrusher/Reverb

Croatian pedal builder Polarbear Effects sure likes to mix things up a little. The two stompboxes on the company's roster are very creative devices wisely blending several circuits, with the goal of creating very musical and unique effects. Enter the new Drowner, a fuzz/bitcrusher/shimmery reverb. The circuit starts with a…Click on the title for more

Polarbear Effects Drowner Fuzz/Bitcrusher/Reverb

New Pedal: Limetone Audio Jackal High Gain Drive

The Limetone Audio Jackal is a high gain drive hailing from Japan and based on an original four-stage FET design somewhat inspired by the sound of a Bogner amp. We can't find any info translated in English about this pedal, but from the looks of it, it has a fair…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Limetone Audio Jackal High Gain Drive

JHS 3 Series Reverb

The JHS 3 Series Reverb is a versatile, three-knob pedal with EQ and Decay knob, and a toggle switch to add pre-delay to give more definition to your notes' attack. It can deliver reflections ranging from small room to nearly endless washes of ambiance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y8ysULVvzg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T10GayNmJr4&t=4s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7DD0x5Wfho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVtGm5KNnIY JHS 3…Click on the title for more

JHS 3 Series Reverb

Pedal Update: Mattoverse Warble Swell Echo MkII

An original design, the Mattoverse Warble Swell Echo MkII is an unusual take on the lo-fi, modulated echo by a manufacturer who has demonstrated a special and consistent interest in creative and quirky circuits. It's a vintage-voiced echo/delay with a dynamic foot-controllable Swell feature and gooey tape-like modulation. It provides…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Mattoverse Warble Swell Echo MkII

JET Pedals Mr Jax Overdrive Chris Rocha Signature

The JET Pedals Mr Jax is a Chris Rocha signature high-gain overdrive with a wider than usual tonal range, in particular for a three-knob dirt box. This is because there is an awful lot going on under that red hood: A Tone knob that sounds transparent at noon but that…Click on the title for more

JET Pedals Mr Jax Overdrive Chris Rocha Signature