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JHS Octave Reverb and Harmonic Tremolo

JHS Pedals just unveiled two new members of their $99 3 series pedals, the Octave Reverb and the Harmonic Tremolo. Check out the video below, and read our coverage of each pedal at the links below. JHS 3 Series Harmonic Tremolo | JHS 3Series Octave Reverb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUqLaC1IyWE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr_Qp6Sxa6k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqW0PL3bTIoClick on the title for more

JHS Octave Reverb and Harmonic Tremolo

New Pedal: Browne Amplification Fixer Double Boost+Buffer

The Browne Amplification Fixer is a very simple but also very useful utility pedal/boost that aims at helping the pedal-obsessed fix a few common issues that arise when more than one electric guitar is used during a live performance. Part buffer and part (double channel) clean booster, the Fixer allows…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Browne Amplification Fixer Double Boost+Buffer

Mask Audio Civil Math Fuzz

The Mask Audio Civil Math is a "Civil War" Muff variant on the company's Black Math, which produces a more midrange-y tone with also rounder and bassier quality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x472f3e6liw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqrvz337cQI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtgQyWiF19I&t=51sClick on the title for more

Mask Audio Civil Math Fuzz

New Pedal: Free The Tone Cosmic Wave CW-1Y Filtering Delay

The Free The Tone Cosmic Wave is the latest pedal by a Japanese builder that's probably one of the best-kept secrets of the pedalverse. A company that's really good at making delays, and that with this new pedal officially enters the more creative niche of time-based effects within the compact case…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Free The Tone Cosmic Wave CW-1Y Filtering Delay

MXR Super Badass Dynamic Overdrive

The MXR Super Badass line already includes a very popular distortion pedal (that made our list of the best 10 distortions of all time) and a fuzz. A Guitar Center exclusive, the MXR Super Badass Dynamic Overdrive is presented as a touch-sensitive overdrive that sounds like a revved-up tube amp…Click on the title for more

MXR Super Badass Dynamic Overdrive

New Pedals: One Control Tornado Drive

The One Control Tornado Drive is a new collaboration between pedal designer Björn Juhl with Japanese celebrity guitarist TK (Tory Kitajima), part of a new line of pedals called TORNADO Fx. There are two versions of this original, non-clone, high-gain overdrive circuit: Aluminum and Brass, with the latter featuring a…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: One Control Tornado Drive

Ami Effects Umami

Made in France, the Ami Effects Umami aims - we guess - at being to tone what umami is to food: delicious. It's a rather transparent device that can do boost and overdrive and features a carefully designed set of controls including two gain stages and a 2-way EQ section…Click on the title for more

Ami Effects Umami

Alexander Pedals Fever Pitch Stereo Pitch Shifting Multi-FX

The Alexander Pedals Fever Pitch might be one of the first digital/DSP-based pedal releases of 2022 (a year marred by a continued chip shortage) but it's a device bound to keep players busy as if they bought half a dozen new pedals. At its core, this is a creative pedal…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Fever Pitch Stereo Pitch Shifting Multi-FX

Great Eastern FX Small Speaker Overdrive

The Small Speaker Overdrive is the first pedal of Cambridge, UK based Great Eastern FX. It's a stompbox that cleverly offers something that goes against the hype of "fat" overdrives delivering the tone of big amps, the premise being that it's common knowledge that some of the best-sounding guitar parts…Click on the title for more

Great Eastern FX Small Speaker Overdrive

Flamma FC16 Optical Tremolo

Like the other mini pedals by this newish Chinese builder, the Flamma FC16 Optical Tremolo is a bread and butter effect that does well what it promises at an incredible price. And, unlike most other Chinese pedals, in the mini field, it also looks great, thanks to a tasteful choice…Click on the title for more

Flamma FC16 Optical Tremolo

Forest Effects Onça

Now discontinued, the Forest Effects Onça is a natural-sounding, JFET-based amp-in-a-box made in the UK. There's also a mini version of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-ATMtw4eE8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPS9CYAkT9Y Forest Effects Onça, Builder's Notes Onça is a class A single ended amplifier in a box, using a pair of JFET's in the place of tubes.…Click on the title for more

Forest Effects Onça

The 6 Best Fuzz Types, in a Mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMW0uLn0ckc We made this video to complement our in-depth article about the best fuzz pedals organized by type. It was shot by Noise Generator - a big thank you goes out to him! A Video about the 6 Best Fuzz Types The idea behind it was to create a focused,…Click on the title for more

The 6 Best Fuzz Types, in a Mix