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Wampler Dual Pantheon Deluxe

The Wampler Pantheon is an overdrive voiced after the ultra-transparent vintage Marshall Blues Breaker with a series of tone sculpting and cab-matching features that allow optimization for any amp or ear, including Bass/Treble knobs, a presence control, a 3-way Gain Level switch and a 3-position Overdrive Voice switch lets you…Click on the title for more

Wampler Dual Pantheon Deluxe

JHS Screamer 3 Series

The JHS Screamer 3 Series is the latest addition to the Kansas City-based company line of $99, 3-knob + 1 toggle stompboxes. In case you are still left to wonder, YES, it's a Tube Screamer-inspired overdrive. The idea behind the JHS 3 Series, now comprising a total of 11 different…Click on the title for more

JHS Screamer 3 Series

Source Audio Ultrawave Multiband Distortion

After an initial limited batch sold directly through the manufacturer, The Source Audio Ultrawave is now widely available through all the shops that carry the Boston company's pedals. We also learned that there is a bass version of it. This is a multi-mode, multi-band distortion pedal presented as a "Stereo…Click on the title for more

Source Audio Ultrawave Multiband Distortion

Eventide Rose Modulated Delay

Eventide hadn't released a single function pedal in a while, focusing all their energy in the last few years in the development and expansion of the H9, a very innovative and powerful digital stompbox that gathered - in one small device - all the digital goods of their previous effects…Click on the title for more

Eventide Rose Modulated Delay

Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Modulation/Delay/Reverb

Multi-FX racks went out style a long time ago, but the idea of having one device deal with more than one effect has gained momentum in the last few years, the more compact, the better. The Crazy Tube Circuits SIDEKICK is a take on this concept, which incorporates - in…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Modulation/Delay/Reverb

Nux Komp Core Deluxe

Transparent compressors are normally a pricey commodity, but Chinese manufacturer NUX (pronounced "new x") came out with one that should retail for somewhere around $80. It's called Komp Core Deluxe. A 3-way mini toggle lets you even choose the compression intensity without sound coloration. From the manufacturer's website: Komp Core Deluxe is…Click on the title for more

Nux Komp Core Deluxe

Eastwood BB-01 Manalishi Drive

One-sixth of a new line of pedals unveiled in early 2022 by the established guitar builder, the Eastwood BB-01 Manalishi Drive is a simple 3-knob take on the Tube Screamer overdrive circuit. Compared to the original, the Manalishi drive has a wider gain range, easily getting into distortion territory at high…Click on the title for more

Eastwood BB-01 Manalishi Drive

New Pedal: Wren and Cuff Garbage Face Jr

J Mascis is a genius multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter who, at his creative peak in the late '80s and early '90s, inspired a generation of young slackers with a couple of unforgettable noise-pop records under the Dinosaur Jr. moniker. The distorted guitar tone he came up with in tracks like Feel the Pain…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Wren and Cuff Garbage Face Jr

Ibanez Vemuram TSV808 Tube Screamer

The Ibanez TSV808 is a collaboration with Vemuram, a popular boutique pedal manufacturer in Japan. Billed as a “Next Generation Tubescreamer” the TSV808 is a marriage of the Tubescreamer and Vemuram’s Jan Ray overdrive. Aesthetically it looks fairly similar to the standard Tubescreamer, but underneath the hood it combines the…Click on the title for more

Ibanez Vemuram TSV808 Tube Screamer

Old Blood Noise Procession V2 Modulated Reverb

Old Blood Noise is one of the new guitar pedal manufacturers that emerged in the second decade of the new millennium with some really interesting design ideas. Their take on creative reverb, aptly titled the ‘Procession’ offers some sounds that come straight out of outer space. This is not your…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Procession V2 Modulated Reverb

Joyo King Of Kings

The Analogman King of Tone is a pedal that was a game-changer when it was released back in 2005, and it has inspired not only hordes of guitarists but also a small army of pedal builders. Original units are so in demand that orders have a waiting list of about…Click on the title for more

Joyo King Of Kings

Greer Amps Sure Shot Clipping Boost

Boost pedals are, to the creative guitarist, the most boring pedal effect there is. Problem is, those guys don't understand subtleties. But the new Greer Amps Sure Shot - the first pedal by the Athens-based company in mini format - is a one-knob boost pedal that's not even that subtle…Click on the title for more

Greer Amps Sure Shot Clipping Boost