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Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff Pi

A classic fuzz stompbox returns, in a compact case format! The Electro Harmonix Green Big Muff Pi is a faithful reissue of the legendary Green Russian Big Muff from the mid-1990s. In the Big Muff family, this is probably the bassiest one, with a unique sludge and sizzle. Hear the…... Click for more

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff Pi

LPD Pedals OFFSET Delay

Recently LPD Pedals, a boutique builder that made its name in the Plexi overdrive ring, has been announcing and releasing a lot of new, streamlined, high-quality non-gain pedals, and the OFFSET is the company's take on the 4-knob digital delay with Tap Tempo. The controls are exactly what you may…... Click for more

LPD Pedals OFFSET Delay

New Pedals: Adventure Audio Mother Tongue

The idea behind Delicious Audio is to have a pedal blog driven by the video output of the most talented YouTubers covering stompboxes - on the assumption that all the best pedal builders will commission videos of their new pedals to them. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, as…... Click for more

New Pedals: Adventure Audio Mother Tongue

Bogner Harlow V2 Boost/Compressor

California's Bogner has a top-notch reputation for their amplifiers, but their pedal offerings, although less popular, are noteworthy. The Harlow V2, for example, is a compressor/boost featuring a custom audio transformer created by legendary audio pioneer Mr. Rupert Neve. The controls are pretty straightforward, apart from "Bloom," which sets the…... Click for more

Bogner Harlow V2 Boost/Compressor

Dirty Haggard 386 Distortion

Based in Portland, Oregon, Dirty Haggard offers is a boutique builder offering an array of guitar pedals from the affordable to the mid-priced. The 386 is the company's most affordable product, a 3-knob distortion selling at $75. Based on a circuit using two LM386 power amp chips, the 386 is…... Click for more

Dirty Haggard 386 Distortion

OD808 MKIII Dual Drive

Russian pedal builder Analogworm just released Mk III of their OD808, a dual overdrive featuring a Tube Screamer-style OR transparent drive on the left side and - for the joy of Mr. Michael Fuller, who clones others but hates to have his pedals cloned - an OCD-type circuit on the…... Click for more

OD808 MKIII Dual Drive

TEFI Vintage Lab Golden Era Real-Time Lo-Fi Machine

The Italian folks at TEFI Vintage Lab have been releasing some increasingly interesting pedals and the Golden Era Real-Time Lo-Fi Machine seems like an extra step in the right direction. In a world where the increasingly pristine quality of digital recording makes many audiophiles long for the artifacts of old-time…... Click for more

TEFI Vintage Lab Golden Era Real-Time Lo-Fi Machine

Mooer Groove Loop X2

The Mooer Groove Loop X2 is a drum machine + looper pedal that, just like the other pedals in the Chinese company's "X2" series, doubles down on the features of its mini-sibling, providing stereo operation, two footswitches for separate Tap Tempo and loop navigation, 10-minute recording memory, 121 drum grooves…... Click for more

Mooer Groove Loop X2

Death by Audio Speed Tripper Delay+Phaser (LEVITATION LTD. edition)

NYC's most dangerous pedal company Death By Audio just dropped a limited edition phaser built in honor of LEVITATION, the renowned psychedelic festival out of Austin: the Speed Tripper. This is an optical phaser placed in the feedback path of a delay circuit, which causes the repeats to "bend in…... Click for more

Death by Audio Speed Tripper Delay+Phaser (LEVITATION LTD. edition)

Fowl Sounds Backstabber 2.0 Distortion

The Fowl Sounds Backstabber 2.0 is a RAT-style distortion pedal designed for bass but that also works well with drop-tuned and baritone guitars. It employs a more modern circuit to deliver tighter and more responsive tones and a series of filters to improve the low-end. This is basically a two-channel…... Click for more

Fowl Sounds Backstabber 2.0 Distortion

Fender Pelt Fuzz

Fender's Pelt Fuzz is a classic silicon fuzz with a series of added tonal controls: two toggle switches called Mid and Thick allow the player to boost the effect's frequencies respectively in the mid and low range, while a more a classic Tone control knob deals with the overall brightness. However, the…... Click for more

Fender Pelt Fuzz

Harley Benton Custom Line Thunder 99 50W Stereo Amp

Those of you looking for a compact, stereo (!!) pedal that can replace your amp head (!!!) should take a look at the Harley Benton Custom Line Thunder 99. This tiny thing delivers not one but two channels of 50 Watts of power at 4 Ohms via two 1/4” jack…... Click for more

Harley Benton Custom Line Thunder 99 50W Stereo Amp