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Hamstead MKII Signature Analogue Tremolo

Based in Cambridgeshire, England, Hamstead Soundworks prides itself for its fresh approach to amp and pedal engineering, developed throughout the years by owner Peter Hamstead, who, among other things, designed audio switching systems for Sony Center and implemented non-destructive testing equipment for the supersonic airliner, Concorde. The MkII Signature Tremolo…Click on the title for more

Hamstead MKII Signature Analogue Tremolo

ChiralityAudio Black Swan Modern Fuzz

ChiralityAudio is an Italian company founded by two musical brothers who also run a recording studio, and who already have three pedals in their roster - and some interesting ones at that! The Black Swan (or blackswan) is a simple one-knob high gain distorion/fuzz with plenty of gain to boot.…Click on the title for more

ChiralityAudio Black Swan Modern Fuzz

Anasounds TREMOLO Optical Tremolo

The Anasounds | TREMOLO (previously known as "Sliver") is an optical tremolo with sinus, triangle and square LFO options that can also be purchased in a DIY kit. It's a pedal that looks simple, but that's actually packed with functions. It features all the classic controls you'll expect in a tremolo…Click on the title for more

Anasounds TREMOLO Optical Tremolo

Dirty Haggard Audio Torsion Fuzz

For the avid fuzz aficionado, Dirty Haggard Audio has an attractive option. Torsion delivers a heavy and saturated fuzz that can be attenuated by its mighty gate. The flexibility of the pedal offers users the chance to clean the hum and noise of the fuzz or crush the signal for…Click on the title for more

Dirty Haggard Audio Torsion Fuzz

Brooks Blackhawk Balrog V3

The concentration of pedal (and synth!) builders in the Portland, OR area is truly astounding - we witnessed that passion last year at our super-packed PDX Pedal and Synth Expo, a last hurray before the crowdless COVID days. Today we discover a new builder from that city, Brooks Blackhawk, which…Click on the title for more

Brooks Blackhawk Balrog V3

Spiral Electric FX Allora High-Gain Darlington Fuzz

At a boutique level, building a pedal that ends up becoming a staple on many guitarists' pedalboards is (obviously) a great achievement for any builder, but comes with its drawbacks: almost every admirer will feel compelled to let the manufacturer know what would make it even better for them. This…Click on the title for more

Spiral Electric FX Allora High-Gain Darlington Fuzz

Cooper FX Generation Loss V2

Cooper FX is a pedal that focuses on quirky and textural pedal designs that - we may add - are constantly sold out and rather pricey when you find them. The Cooper FX Generation Loss is presented as a simulator of cheap tape machines, i.e. a lo-fi "character adder" for…Click on the title for more

Cooper FX Generation Loss V2

Awol Flow Autowah

We have all grown to love (or at least like) mini pedals for an effect or another on our board, but one of the format's obvious limitations isthat it doesn't give builders much space to be imaginative... Awol Pedals is a Nashville, TN based company that has embraced the format's…Click on the title for more

Awol Flow Autowah

Origin Effects Revival Drive Hot Rod Compact

The Origin Effects Revival DRIVE "Hot Rod" Compact is a streamlined version of this 12-knob monster of a pedal, featuring a single channel (instead of two) simulating the "Hot Rod" mod made by hard rock bands of the late '70s and early '80s to their rectified Marshall and Mesa Boogie amps.…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects Revival Drive Hot Rod Compact

Vaderin Pedals Vaporizer Octave-Up Fuzz

Those who among you are in love with the word "gnarly" may have found a new best friend - or maybe a new "lover"?? - in the Vaderin Pedals Vaporizer Fuzz. We would be seriously remiss if we didn't warn you, though, that the creator himself warns that this octave-up…Click on the title for more

Vaderin Pedals Vaporizer Octave-Up Fuzz

Mythos Oracle Analog Echo

Nashville's Mythos released its first non-dirt pedal with a live video stream: it's the Oracle Analog Echo, a Bucket Brigade analog delay with Tap Tempo designed in collaboration with John Snyder of Electronic Audio Experiments. Inspired by the somewhat dark, warm sound of vintage Japanese echo pedals, the Mythos Oracle…Click on the title for more

Mythos Oracle Analog Echo

LPD Pedals Rival Delay

Mesa AZ's LPD Pedals just unveiled this great-sounding, three-knob digital but analog voiced echo called Rival Delay. Check out how it sounds in the first videos of it, streaming below. This is the company's website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I9NJBGnZcA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ul52SxGJNIClick on the title for more

LPD Pedals Rival Delay