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Donner White Tape Stereo Analog Dual Echo

Chinese builder Donner has made a name for itself for its super affordable, no-frills guitar pedals, but a few recent releases seem to show a little more ambition - including art on the case! Their new White Tape stereo echo belongs to this new series and, in case you are…Click on the title for more

Donner White Tape Stereo Analog Dual Echo

SolidGoldFX NU-33 Vinyl Engine Demo

Montreal based SolidGoldFX just released a new "character pedal" that emulates the sonic artifacts of vinyl: the NU-33. Named after the Greek letter symbolizing spatial frequency and the RPMs of a turntable, the NU-33 is mostly a chorus and vibrato with the added option to mix in a varying amount…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX NU-33 Vinyl Engine Demo

Catalinbread Cloak Reverb + Shimmer

"Shimmer" is an effect that came in vogue in the early '10s, and sounds like an angelic choral effect obtained by mixing a long reverb with harmonized pitch shifted trails of that same reverbered signal. The Catalinbread Cloak is the Portland-based company's take on that effect. This is a rather…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Cloak Reverb + Shimmer

3Degrees Audio Bygones V3 Stereo Nostalgia

3Degrees Audio is the pedal company of Mark Seel, the dude who does most of the DSP programming at Chase Bliss Audio. The Bygones is the builder's first release (and only, to date). It's a stereo, "nostalgic" multi-effect with presets that adds all sorts of degrading effects to your tone.…Click on the title for more

3Degrees Audio Bygones V3 Stereo Nostalgia

Stoy Fuzzmaster Fuzz

Stoy Sound is an emerging Danish pedal builder that, in early 2022, unveiled a line comprising 9 different pedals. The Fuzzmaster is a hybrid take on the Muff-style fuzz, with mods to increase versatility. It can deliver a range of fuzzy tones from smooth overdrive to gnarly extremes. An expression…Click on the title for more

Stoy Fuzzmaster Fuzz

JPTR FX Jive Reel Saturator

The JPTR FX Jive Reel Saturator is a pedal based on the gain structure of a tape machine that adds anything from light distortion to fuzz sounds through various gain stages" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK-ecQFlFNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xfW4TAbdqY JPTR FX Jive Reel Saturator, Builder's Notes Somehow I found an old Akai gx 210d, one of…Click on the title for more

JPTR FX Jive Reel Saturator

Zander Templo Stereo Multi-Reverb

Alex Millar at Zander Circuitry is one of the few really boutique builders releasing full-fledged multi-mode pedals in this day and age, and the Templo is his take on the fully stereo multiverb workstation. The pedal's eight modes offer algorithms ranging from the traditional (Spring/Tile, Room/Hall) to the modulated ambient (Cave,…Click on the title for more

Zander Templo Stereo Multi-Reverb

JAM Pedals Red Muck MK2 Fuzz

The Jam Pedals Red Muck MkII keeps it classic with the three-knob layout but combines the most beloved aspects of the Green Russian and the Ram’s Head designs into one pedal. You get the clarity and articulation of the Ram’s Head along with the heavy bass and smoothness of the…Click on the title for more

JAM Pedals Red Muck MK2 Fuzz

Caroline Megabyte Lo-Fi Delay Computer

We first reported about Caroline's Megabyte Lo-Fi delay at NAMM 2019, and it finally appears to be ready for shipping. The device picks up where the company's Kilobyte left off, dishing up a boatload of delay goodness like its predecessor, with a bunch of welcome extras. A tap-tempo circuit with…Click on the title for more

Caroline Megabyte Lo-Fi Delay Computer

IK Multimedia X-Vibe Stereo Multi-Modulation Pedal

IK Multimedia, a multifaceted builder of tools for musicians, unveiled four new, multi-mode pedals powered by the algorithms of their popular audio plugin Amplitube. This post will take a closer look at the modulation pedal in this line, called X-Vibe. This is a multi-mode, do-it-all kind of modulation reminiscent of…Click on the title for more

IK Multimedia X-Vibe Stereo Multi-Modulation Pedal

Bardic Audio Devices HM Demon

The BOSS HM-2 is a cornerstone (or rather a cornerTONE!) high-gain distortion for many guitarists into metal, but it's not without its weaknesses - at least according to some! The Bardic Audio Devices HM Demon is a distortion pedal that offers an improved version of this classic circuit. There's a…Click on the title for more

Bardic Audio Devices HM Demon

Modal Effects Disruption Modular Pedal

Even though guitar pedals are, in their classic format, already a modular concept, more than one company has flirted with the idea of creating a modular pedal that can host several interchangeable effects. Nashville-based Modal Effects is coming out with a new take on this idea. Their Disruption modular pedal…Click on the title for more

Modal Effects Disruption Modular Pedal