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Keeley Electronics Fuzz Bender

One of four new pedals Keeley presented at NAMM 2019, the Fuzz Bender was probably the most hyped of the bunch - at least according to our readers, since it placed 11th in our poll about the best stompboxes of 2019. It's a three-transistor hybrid fuzz utilizing the higher gain…Click on the title for more

Keeley Electronics Fuzz Bender

Rainger FX Minibar Liquid Analyzer Distortion

The Rainger FX Minibar is a Liquid Analyzer distortion pedal from the mad scientists at Rainger FX. As if by magic, the tone of the distortion varies its properties depending on what liquid is in the pedal’s little container placed on top of it. Which is best for your sound?…Click on the title for more

Rainger FX Minibar Liquid Analyzer Distortion

Solo Dallas Storm Boost + Limiter – 2019 Version

Californian company Solo Dallas surfaced in 2015 with a 1:1 hand-built recreation of the preamp circuit of the Schaffer–Vega wireless guitar system of the '70s, called the Schaffer Replica. That circuit had a particular color that AC/DC Angus Young was very vocal in praising (apparently that was the only device…Click on the title for more

Solo Dallas Storm Boost + Limiter – 2019 Version

Farm Pedals – Fly Agaric Phaser

Designed with the vibe of the classiest vintage phasers, the Farm Pedals Fly Agaric sports dual low frequency oscillators and a four-stage design controlled by two separate speed knobs. It can get into cross-phased Uni-Vibe territory via the additional footswitch, which changes the direction of the first LFO. This dual…Click on the title for more

Farm Pedals – Fly Agaric Phaser

Tsakalis AudioWorks Phonkify Envelope Filter + Wah + Octave

The envelope filter has been an essential effect in funk and soul, creating vocal-like sounds that drip with attitude. Phonkify takes it to a new extreme by adding an octave up and/or down feature. Tsakalis AudioWorks' Phonkify features controls for Volume, Octave selection, Frequency, Sensitivity and In(put) Gain. There’s also…Click on the title for more

Tsakalis AudioWorks Phonkify Envelope Filter + Wah + Octave

New Pedals: Flower Pedals Hosta

Earlier this year we came to the (in hindsight, rather obvious) realization that synths are more or less 90% just effects. If you take out the oscillators (and whatever's needed to trigger them), all you are left with is signal manipulation. In subtractive synths (i.e. 95% of the synths on…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Flower Pedals Hosta

Maxon 40th Anniversary Pigtronix Modified Overdrive OD808-40P

We blogged at length about the modded versions of the classic OD808 Maxon is releasing to celebrate its 40th anniversary in collaboration with several top-notch US builders. The one highlighted here is the Pigtronics mod (OD808-40P), featuring a “Germanium Fat Mod” which, according to Pigtronic's David Koltai, has been “imbued…Click on the title for more

Maxon 40th Anniversary Pigtronix Modified Overdrive OD808-40P

Tech21 Steve Harris SH1 Signature SansAmp

NYC's Tech21 SansAmp line is welcoming today a new, sleek member to its family: the Steve Harris SH1 Signature SansAmp. The release of the first SansAmp stompbox, which started the amp modeling pedal frenzy, actually dates back to exactly 30 years ago: 1989. The legendary Iron Maiden singer/guitarist - who…Click on the title for more

Tech21 Steve Harris SH1 Signature SansAmp

Siren Pedals Airavata Distortion

JayLeonardJ is very fond of this new distortion pedal called Airavata, the third device released by Nashville based company Siren Pedals - the other two are a compressor and a fuzz. Besides the expected Volume and Distortion knobs, the circuit features a combination of peculiar controls that give the…Click on the title for more

Siren Pedals Airavata Distortion

Spiral Electric FX Yellow Spiral Overdrive

At the end of 2018 we interviewed Tom Cram about his new company Spiral Electric FX as he launched its debut device, the Black Rose Fuzz. The Yellow Spiral Overdrive is the second stompbox Tom previewed at our NAMM 2019 Stompbox Booth, and we finally have the first official video of…Click on the title for more

Spiral Electric FX Yellow Spiral Overdrive

Birmingham Sounds FX twentyseventeen overdrive

Birmingham Sounds FX launched its first pedal at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2019, the twentyseventeen overdrive. Designed to be a "wide range" overdrive and distortion, this is a “Swiss Army Knife” kind of pedal, offering a variety of tones, from a slight hint of crunch all the way up to…Click on the title for more

Birmingham Sounds FX twentyseventeen overdrive

New for NAMM 2020: Korg Nu:Tekt OD-S kit

Pedal (and synth) kits are a great way for aspiring circuit designers to get familiar with the basics of circuit engineering, and Korg at NAMM 2020 presented a series of them, including one for an overdrive stompbox featuring one of their NuTube mini-vacuum tubes: the OD-S Kit. What's truly amazing…Click on the title for more

New for NAMM 2020: Korg Nu:Tekt OD-S kit