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Balaguer Fission Drive V2 Overdrive/Distortion

V2 of the Balaguer Fission Drive is a pre-amp-overdrive that offers two voices (Modern and Vintage) in one stompbox, selectable through a toggle switch. The new circuit delivers improved clarity and attack and features top-mounted jacks. Thanks to its three gain knobs (Pre, Post and Master) Fission can deliver…Click on the title for more

Balaguer Fission Drive V2 Overdrive/Distortion

Greer Amps Royal Velvet Overdrive/Preamp

We are in full overdrive blooming season, folks! It feels like all we've been blogging about, in the last few weeks, is: new overdrives. Greer Amps, a company with a pretty darn good track record in this niche, just announced the Royal Velvet, an amp-in-a-box with preamp inspired in equal…Click on the title for more

Greer Amps Royal Velvet Overdrive/Preamp

Old Blood Noise Alpha Haunt Fuzz V2

Old Blood Noise Endeavors has released a new (smaller) form factor for their Alpha Haunt, a fuzz pedal that lets you coax a vast range of fuzz textures, from open overdrives to squashed sputters. The circuit is unchanged, while the new (very haunting!) art is by Daniel Danger. The Alpha…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Alpha Haunt Fuzz V2

Mesa Boogie’s New Overdrives: Cleo, Dynaplex and Gold Mine

California-based amp builder Mesa/Boogie announced the release of three new overdrive pedals, built by the team who worked on their Mark Five and Dual and Triple Rectifier amps. Here's the info about each one of them: Cleo: transparent, responsive, low to medium gain boost/overdrive with vintage amp-like voicing. Dynaplex: as the…Click on the title for more

Mesa Boogie’s New Overdrives: Cleo, Dynaplex and Gold Mine

Foxgear Tweed 55 Amp in a Pedal

The Foxgear Tweed 55 is not a regular overdrive simulating a Tweed amp, but an actual miniature, 55w poweramp + preamp in pedal format that mimics the behavior and harmonic content of the tube preamps like the American clean classic amps and the classic British tones. This means that you…Click on the title for more

Foxgear Tweed 55 Amp in a Pedal

Fender Dual Marine Layer

Building on the strengths of the Marine Layer Reverb, Fender released a dual version of that same pedal with a few added features: enter the Dual Marine Layer, a Sweetwater Exclusive. Just like the original, it offers 2 classic reverb types (Hall and Room) and a third, more modern Shimmer…Click on the title for more

Fender Dual Marine Layer

Cusack Meta Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

We first saw the Cusack Meta Plexi at NAMM 2020 but we kind of lost track of it until today, thanks to the video below by Mike Hermans. The pedal has an enthusiastic written review here. This take on the classic Marshall tone gives you all the expected settings and…Click on the title for more

Cusack Meta Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

Champion Leccy The Kilter LFO Texture Machine

The project of an Englishman from Newcastle - and now based in Philadelphia - named Woolly, Champion Leccy has been churning out limited quantities of hand-made, fun-sounding (and looking!) pedals since 2017, which have earned the company the reputation of one of the most interesting DIY boutique pedal builders in…Click on the title for more

Champion Leccy The Kilter LFO Texture Machine

Neunaber Seraphim Shimmer

The stereo version of this pedal was discontinued at the end of 2020. The mono version is the only version of this pedal still in production. Neunaber, a boutique gear builder out of Santa Ana, CA, prides itself on using modern tech to make the best tools possible. To that…Click on the title for more

Neunaber Seraphim Shimmer

Fuhrmann Echoes 3-Mode Delay

Brazilian company Fuhrmann is very popular in its home country but not so much (yet) around the world. Their Echoes is a rather simple but sweet-sounding Tap Tempo delay with three modes (Digital, Modulated and Analog) and a filter that affects the delay's tale. Hear how it sounds, below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1XK3Yie8Ss…Click on the title for more

Fuhrmann Echoes 3-Mode Delay

Bad Cat Double Drive Overdrive

The Bad Cat Double Drive is a versatile two-channel stackable overdrive pedal. Each side can be used as a clean boost or overdrive, while when stacked on top of each other they work great with a clean amp to create tones ranging from clean to edge of breakup or heavy…Click on the title for more

Bad Cat Double Drive Overdrive

Morely 20/20 Power Fuzz Wah

Morley is one of the (few) pedal companies participating in this year's NAMM Believe in Music Convention, and even though they aren't releasing any new pedals, their presence reminded us of their interesting 20/20 line of hybrid wah pedals. Our readers might find interesting their Power Fuzz Wah, which integrates…Click on the title for more

Morely 20/20 Power Fuzz Wah