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Engl Alpha Drive

The Engl Alpha Drive produces the vintage overdrive of a tube amp and has a rather unique feature: it can be operated with voltages from 6v to 18v, with results from the very to compressed to the incredibly dynamic. The two-way EQ section lets you add and cuts 7.5 dbs…Click on the title for more

Engl Alpha Drive

Dwarfcraft Devices Treeverb

At NAMM 2019 Dwarfcraft Devices announced two new pedals, unexpectedly hosted in compact cases (the company's latest pedals all defied the current minaturization trend of effects. The Treeverb is a 3-mode reverb that offers deep but intuitive controls. Hall is a traditional, long reverb, with controls for Tone, Pre-delay (Character),and Length.…Click on the title for more

Dwarfcraft Devices Treeverb

Siren Pedals Juneau Blues Breaker-Style Overdrive

Mythology is a recurring theme in boutique guitar pedals, whether referencing satanic figures in stompboxes targeting Metal players or the more benevolent religious characters from ancient Greece. In their pursuit of sonic goodness, Nashville's Siren Pedals has chosen the brighter, latter path, although the singing half women half fish were…Click on the title for more

Siren Pedals Juneau Blues Breaker-Style Overdrive

TC Electronic Ditto+Looper

The Ditto series was a noteworthy success for Danish pedal maker TC Electronic, which presented today a new evolution on the mini format of this looper pedal: Ditto+. The main new feature of this new generation Ditto consists in the Extended Loop Mode, which allows you to put longer overdubs…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Ditto+Looper

Hermida Audio Zendrive Overdrive

The Hermida Audio Zendrive is one of the first Dumble-style pedals and it's still very well regarded. The compressed-but-not-too-squashed tone of a real Dumble is there, as well as the thick overdrive sounds. The company recently released a V2, which features high voltage FET technology that clones the Tung-Sol 12AX7…Click on the title for more

Hermida Audio Zendrive Overdrive

Maxon Apex 808 Overdrive

Developed with Susumu Tamura, the original designer of the 808, the Maxon Apex 808 incorporates a particularly desirable op-amp, that was sourced for this pedal after listening to over 100 vintage units, to mimic the best of the many versions of this legendary stompbox. At low levels, the Apex808 generates…Click on the title for more

Maxon Apex 808 Overdrive

New Pedals: RandalePedale Blossom Filter

Small German builder RandalePedale lately has started churning out some interesting creative pedals with a rather unique angle. The Blossom Filter is a hybrid of autowah and tremolo, with tap tempo, a Peak knob that lets you set the wah's frequency, a Multi(plier) button for shorter LFO cycles and multiple…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: RandalePedale Blossom Filter

Catalinbread Giygas Fuzz

A three transistor fuzz with a mid boost from people who know distortion, the Catalinbread Giygas is super fuzzy and loud, but voiced to avoid muddiness, and engineered to give you options. Check out the videos of the Catalinbread Giygas below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgxtUbhiho4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QucChzB_g40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f0dJw7JwRc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq90VqisIDk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm2f1-6dlDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FseQcqSYe0U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWV4gh7AVQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkgB_dRYnvg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YkaljeM4TE…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Giygas Fuzz

Alexander Pedals Super Neo-Matic

The Pefftronics Super Rand-O-Matic is a rather unique and semi-obscure pedal that appeared in the early '90s. It used a hybrid analog/digital circuit to produce a very particular modulation sound, described by some as "flange, chorus, doubling, and slapback plus alien blips and even the sound of a Huey chopper."…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Super Neo-Matic

Wampler Terraform Multi-Modulation Pedal

Wampler shared the first new of the Terraform at NAMM 2019 (and came to our booth to shoot a video as well, see below). It took almost a whole year to see this multi-mode, stereo, digital modulation pedal, with tap tempo and presets ready for release. (To be fair, the…Click on the title for more

Wampler Terraform Multi-Modulation Pedal

GFI Clockwork Delay V3

Based in Indonesia, GFI System manufactures some rather impressive pedals, and has built a solid reputation for its time-based effects. After taking a look at V3 of their Specular Reverb, Mike Hermans just published this video of the Clockwork Delay V3, which improves the previous versionwith a simplified preset system, also…Click on the title for more

GFI Clockwork Delay V3

Spun Loud Blister and Peel V2

Based in Seattle, Spun Loud Effects is a small builder with only two pedal designs in their roster, one of which is a limited edition flanger. Their main offering is the dual fuzz and distortion Blister and Peel Fuzz, which was recently released in its 2nd version. The pedal can…Click on the title for more

Spun Loud Blister and Peel V2