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Pladask Elektrisk Baklengs Granular Synth/Glitch Delay

Thanks to a bunch of forward-thinking builders, in recent years, granular and glitch pedals have experienced an exponential growth comparable to no other effect niche. Norway's Pladask Elektrisk has been at the center of this phenomenon and their new release BAKLENGS continues and develops it. Presented as the final release…... Click for more

Pladask Elektrisk Baklengs Granular Synth/Glitch Delay

New Pedal: Rainger FX DFST-1 Stealth Distortion/Fuzz

Among all pedal builders out there, London's Rainger FX stands out as a true experimenter: you won't find a "normal" effect in the company's roster, and, in most cases, the "abnormality" of its devices is immediately evident from the shape of the cases that host them, like for the new,…... Click for more

New Pedal: Rainger FX DFST-1 Stealth Distortion/Fuzz

Kingsley Jester Overdrive

The Kingsley Jester is a hand-wired, tube-powered "amp-in-a-box" style overdrive that runs off of 2 12ax7 vacuum tubes. It fetches on the used market for over $700. There is a 3 band EQ for the overdrive side, as well as gain and volume controls. A 3-way voicing switch changes the…... Click for more

Kingsley Jester Overdrive

JHS 3 Series Phaser, Flanger, and Hall Reverb

JHS Pedals just announced three new additions to their 3 Series line, the most affordable in their roster at $99: a Phaser, a Flanger, and a Hall Reverb. They are currently on sale for $84.15 on Sweetwater. These are all rather straightforward mono pedals with three knobs, one toggle switch…... Click for more

JHS 3 Series Phaser, Flanger, and Hall Reverb

New Pedal: Mooer Cab X2

Released in conjunction with its Preamp sibling, the Mooer Cab X2 is a dual-channel cab simulator offering all the features of the Chinese company's X2 line: compact case, 14 editable presets, dual footswitches, dual input with dual or stereo out operation, and free editing software. The pedal includes 11 pre-installed…... Click for more

New Pedal: Mooer Cab X2

Sundance Electronics HI1- Fuzz

The Sundance Electronics HI-1 Fuzz is an interesting take on the Harmonic Perculator-style fuzz, with just one gigantic Volume knob and three toggle switches providing tonal and gain variation in Mids (flat or slightly scooped), Compression (standard or more dynamic), and Gain (High/Mid settings). Mixing and matching these options opens…... Click for more

Sundance Electronics HI1- Fuzz

Formula B Pedals Mini Bender Combo

Italy's Formula B is developing a reputation for high quality, hand-built effects inspired to classic circuits, and the Mini Bender is their latest creation: a dual voice Tone Bender-inspired pedal that can recreate the tone of the classic vintage Mk 1.5 and the Mk 2, here called "Pro II," featuring…... Click for more

Formula B Pedals Mini Bender Combo

GTown Amps 335 D-Style Overdrive

D-style overdrives (i.e. drive pedals voiced after the ultra-rare Dumble amps) are extremely fashionable right now, and Russian company GTown Amps has come up with two hand-made pedals in this niche that are getting a lot of attention and praise. The 335 is the single-channel version. Unlike most stompboxes in…... Click for more

GTown Amps 335 D-Style Overdrive

Emma Okto-Nøjs octave + fuzz

Released late in 2016, Emma's ON-1 Okto-Nøjs - we'll let you guess how to pronounce that! - was Emma's first pedal in almost ten years. It's an analog effect that combines a clean, fast tracking sub-octave (the Okto) and a dynamically responsive synth-like octave fuzz (the Nøjs), with the two sounds playing…... Click for more

Emma Okto-Nøjs octave + fuzz

The 12 Best Mini Wah Pedals in 2023 | Compare Features and Prices

Updated on 12.21.2021 - See also our Best Wah Pedals article for all regular size wahs. A Buyer's Guide to the Best Mini Wah Pedals After over 50 years from its birth, the Wah Wah is still an effect many guitarists choose to include in their pedalboard. But as time…... Click for more

The 12 Best Mini Wah Pedals in 2023 | Compare Features and Prices

TWA Side Step LFO Expression Pedal

While almost every guitar player owns an Expression pedal, Expression controllers are a rather overlooked format in the stompbox world, and they shouldn't be, because they have the magic power of instilling new creative life into any old pedal in a player's arsenal equipped with an Expression or CV input.…... Click for more

TWA Side Step LFO Expression Pedal

Fun Mixing with Pedals: IK Multimedia X-Vibe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCtNDOsIWlo&feature=youtu.be Back in the analog days, lots of top-notch producers used guitar effect pedals in mixes, and even though a lot of folks these days prefer to have every mix parameter saved digitally in the DAW, using stompboxes on a mix can still open up unexpected sonic possibilities. The X-GEAR…... Click for more

Fun Mixing with Pedals: IK Multimedia X-Vibe