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Electro-Harmonix 15Watt Howitzer Power Amp

Electro-Harmonix just unveiled a new 15 Watt pedal power amp, the 15Watt Howitzer Power Amp, which follows the release, a few weeks ago, of what now sounds like a smaller brother, the 2.5 Watts 5MM Power Amp. With its two gain stages (Volume + Gain), three-band EQ and Bright switch,…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix 15Watt Howitzer Power Amp

New Pedals: Folktek Alter Y CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

Based out of Oregon, Eurorack builder Folktek announced their entry into the guitar pedal niche with stompbox versions of two existing Eurorack modules. The Folktek Alter Y sports the same circuit as the Eurorack Alter 2, retaining CV compatibility through a series of 1/8 inch ins. Just like its sister…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Folktek Alter Y CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

Folktek Alter X CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

Portland Eurorack builder Folktek just announced their entry into the stompbox niche with two pedal versions of their existing Eurorack modules. The Alter X is the Eurorack Alter 1 in pedal format and, as you can see, retains CV compatibility through a series of 1/8 inch connections. It's an experimental…Click on the title for more

Folktek Alter X CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

New Pedals: Cicognani Sexyboost2 Double Boost

Cicognani, a new company recently founded by the designed behind Gurus Pedals - Andrea Cicognani - is an analog tube boost that delivers both a clean and a midrange boost, in a way that sounds good both before and after the preamp. The two types of boosts can be alternated…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Cicognani Sexyboost2 Double Boost

Fjord Fuzz Bifrost Fuzz + Delay

Norwegian pedal builder Fjord Fuzz has been getting quite a bit of attention lately, in particular thanks to UK store Andertones, which started carrying their products. The Bifrost is one of their most interesting devices, a fuzz + delay circuit tuned for controlled self-oscillation. The fuzz section is actually a…Click on the title for more

Fjord Fuzz Bifrost Fuzz + Delay

Expresso FX Germanium Fuzz

The Expresso FX Germanium Fuzz is a hand-built, high-quality, custom replica of the venerable Fuzz Face, one of the most popular and copied vintage fuzz circuits. The builder gives clients a series of options to customize this pedal to fit their preference, including the option of having both a Mullard…Click on the title for more

Expresso FX Germanium Fuzz

Bardic Audio Devices The Beast Distortion/Fuzz

Michigan-based Bardic Audio Devices focuses mostly on bass pedals, but their Beast Distortion/Fuzz is bound to find a fan-base among guitarists with noisy tendencies. The Beast is a very tweakable dirt box based on an op-amp design, with a separate clean boost channel with a blendable Octave-up that adds up to…Click on the title for more

Bardic Audio Devices The Beast Distortion/Fuzz

Mosky Audio Obsessive Drive

For those interested in getting the signature overdrive tone of a pedal made by a controversial American company, without supporting that company, the Chinese-built Mosky Obsessive Drive does a good job at recreating that brand's responsive high-gain stompbox whose name is inspired by a psychological condition affecting obsessive-compulsive people. On…Click on the title for more

Mosky Audio Obsessive Drive

NUX Steel Singer Drive

The most affordable Dumble-style pedal out there (street price is just under $50!), the NUX Steel Singer is an analog overdrive that recreates the tone of less popular of the two Dumble amps (the Steel String Singer) at a tiny fraction of the cost. Expect smooth high end and the…Click on the title for more

NUX Steel Singer Drive

New Pedals: Wampler Ratsbane Mini Distortion

Brian Wampler's love story with the tone produced by classic and vintage distortion and overdrive circuits gave birth to several pedals that strike a perfect balance between quality, tone-authenticity, and price point - in our guides to the best Plexi-Syle Pedals, Klon Centaur Clones and Dumble-Style Overdrives, his pedals rank…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Wampler Ratsbane Mini Distortion

Alexander Pedals Sugarcube Stereo Chorus/Rotary

In our Best Pedals of 2020 year-end summary, we stated that the Stereo/compact case combo was one of the new stompbox trends of the decade, and the Alexander Pedals Sugarcube seems to confirm it. This is the first Stereo pedal in the company's Neo Series, which is in compact case…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Sugarcube Stereo Chorus/Rotary

Eventide Tricerachorus Pedal Stereo Chorus

On Saturday, October 2nd at our LA Stompbox Exhibit, Eventide unveiled a new member of its new family of stereo pedals inspired by their established line of pro audio plugins: the Tricerachorus. The pedal's algorithm will tempt guitarists interested in genres originating from the '80s (shoegazers in particular) and in…Click on the title for more

Eventide Tricerachorus Pedal Stereo Chorus