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Dr. Scientist Dusk Filter Pedal

The Dr. Sicentist Dusk is a digitally controlled analog filter with an analog 24dB/Octave low pass filter based around an old-school integrated circuit called an Operational Transconductance Amplifier. It has three modes: Envelope, LFO and Cut, which makes it behave like a regular synth filter with frequency cut selected manually.…Click on the title for more

Dr. Scientist Dusk Filter Pedal

Lauren Audio Mustang V2 Preamp

Run by a recording engineer, Lauren Audio is a one-man builder based in California that offers custom amplifiers and preamps and, also a bunch of pedals, among which a preamp stompbox emulating the most legendary channel strip, the Neve 1073: enter the Lauren Audio Mustang V2. The Mustang has a…Click on the title for more

Lauren Audio Mustang V2 Preamp

New Pedal: LPD Pedals Mach I Distortion

The LPD Pedals Mach I Distortion is the latest pedal by a small builder that seems to be specializing in amp-in-a-box pedals. In this case, the "boxed" amp is in the Bogner/Boogie/KittyHawk style, producing think tones with lots of midrange heard in many '90s alt-rock records. The controls in this…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: LPD Pedals Mach I Distortion

Berry Pedals Double Doom Fuzz

Notwithstanding its innocuous appearance, the Berry Pedals Double Doom Fuzz is, in a word, evil. Hailing from Australia, this baby feeds a fuzz into another fuzz, with demonic results, in particular if you stack the two pedals together. It's a dual-channel version of the company's Doom Fuzz, which is already…Click on the title for more

Berry Pedals Double Doom Fuzz

Flamma FC21 Analog Comp

The Flamma FC21 Analog Comp is a repackaged but cheaper (and better looking) version of the Mooer Yellow Comp, an optical mini-compressor with controls for Compression, Volume and EQ. Optical compressors are based on a technology that produces slightly different compression from regular designs (normally VCA or FET). They can…Click on the title for more

Flamma FC21 Analog Comp

Westminster Effects 2716

Westminster Effects have collaborated with Seth Morrison of Christian Hard Rock band Skillet to create the 2716 signature distortion pedal. Meant to emulate Morrison's live setup, the 2716 takes cues from classic high gain tube amps such as the Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Rev F, creating professional tight high gain…Click on the title for more

Westminster Effects 2716

Fender Pinwheel Rotary Emulation

For Fender, NAMM 2019 was the year of modulation pedals: they unveiled three of them, all sharing a few features with each other. The Pinwheel is a stereo in/out, rotary speaker emulator that works seamlessly with guitars and keyboards thanks to a voicing switch on the back panel (see image…Click on the title for more

Fender Pinwheel Rotary Emulation

New Pedal: Davey Design Electronics 1979/1990

Hand-made in Australia, the Davey Design Electronics 1979/1990 is a high quality, cool-looking, uber-tweakable double overdrive blending a TS-style circuit with a Klon-style one. The two circuits have their own footswitch so that they can be activated separately or stacked on top of each other. The order of the drives…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Davey Design Electronics 1979/1990

Coffee Shop Pedals Affogato Programmable Fuzz

The Coffee Shop Pedals Affogato Fuzz is the second release by this emerging company from Saskatchewan, a Canadian province located right in the middle of the country. Unlike 99.9% of fuzz pedals out there, the Affogato has the handy feature of allowing players to save up to 3 presets (you…Click on the title for more

Coffee Shop Pedals Affogato Programmable Fuzz

UAFX Dream ’65 Reverb Ovedrive

Part of a three amp-in-a-box pedal addition to the Universal Audio pedal line, the UAFX Dream '65 Reverb is an authentic emulation of a Fender Deluxe Reverb, with several added features. Like the previous three pedals in the series, this is a multi-mode, studio-grade, stereo stompbox with presets and deep…Click on the title for more

UAFX Dream ’65 Reverb Ovedrive

Strymon Compadre Dual Voice Compressor and Boost

We just got this from Strymon: Compadre is something that we’ve been working on for a couple years, and we’re excited to tell you about it. We were actually ready to start shipping Compadre pedals back in early March, but we decided to hold off because of Covid-19. It's clear…Click on the title for more

Strymon Compadre Dual Voice Compressor and Boost

Flamma FC14 Analog Chorus

The Flamma FC14 Analog Chorus is a $40 analog chorus (read, with a BBD chip in it) from a young Chinese builder that has quickly found its place on the pedalverse with a mix of streamlined compact stereo pedals and mini effects like this one. Sporting the three typical controls…Click on the title for more

Flamma FC14 Analog Chorus