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New Prototypes at NAMM 2019: Poly Effects Morph and Digit

Poly Effects is a company that's working on taking the stompbox format into the future, betting on the idea that touchscreens will one day replace 3D "triggers." The concept is bold and opens up possibilities precluded to knobs, like, for example, the ability to easily change two parameters at once…Click on the title for more

New Prototypes at NAMM 2019: Poly Effects Morph and Digit

Amptweaker Swirlpool Jr Tremolo

The Amptweaker Swirlpool Jr. is a mini version of the company's popular (and fairly large) SwirlPool. It uses the same all-analog circuitry, which is reminiscent of the synchronized Tremolo and Vibrato circuits common in some vintage amplifiers from the '60s, but it can slightly shift the LFOs to create a…Click on the title for more

Amptweaker Swirlpool Jr Tremolo

Robert Keeley Aria Compressor + Drive

Robert Keeley’s new Aria Compressor Drive combines two essential guitar effects in one versatile pedal. The Area Compressor Drive combines the tone and blend features of Keeley’s Compressor Plus pedal with a two-mode overdrive. The order of the compressor and drive can be swapped instantly with a flick of a…Click on the title for more

Robert Keeley Aria Compressor + Drive

Mythos Pedals Runestone Overdrive

In just a few years, Nashville's Mythos Pedals was able to build a solid reputation for their roster dirt boxes and gain pedals, so much so that Riff City Guitar asked them to collaborate on an exclusive overdrive to be launched at NAMM 2019 - you'll be able to see…Click on the title for more

Mythos Pedals Runestone Overdrive

Carl Martin Surf Trem (compact version)

Carl Martin’s Surf Trem has received a new look for 2018, along with the other pedals in the company’s Vintage Series line. The pedal features an anodized case with a smaller footprint, but still offers all the same great tones of the original classic. The Surf Trem takes its circuit…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin Surf Trem (compact version)

Our Video of the Lunastone Dynamic Delay

Dynamic delays have been a secret weapon of the recording studio for a while, and they are becoming increasingly popular in guitar pedals. The Lunastone Dynamic Delay is built around an analog circuit that marries those classic sounds with the advantages and benefits of digital delays. The Mix, Time, and…Click on the title for more

Our Video of the Lunastone Dynamic Delay

Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal

Gamechanger Audio is certainly living up to its name, with the Plus,Plasma, and now the Motor. The Motor is a wild synth pedal that fuses your signal with motor-driven oscillators in real time. The Motor Pedal is absolutely pro at synth-like portamento sounds and some inspiring envelope effects, along with…Click on the title for more

Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal

Carl Martin Comp/Limiter

The Carl Martin Comp/Limiter is a slimmed down version of their famous compressor with a simplified 2 knob control scheme. The Comp knob sets the amount of compression with Level setting the output level. It has all of the clarity and quiet operation of the original with a footprint that…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin Comp/Limiter

Seymour Duncan Diamondhead Distortion and Boost

Seymour Duncan may be famous for its guitar pickups, but it has always been manufacturing also guitar pedals, and in the last few years the builder has put a lot of resources in this niche, coming up with interesting devices that push the stompbox format's standard features in ways that…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Diamondhead Distortion and Boost

The Best Gain Pedals Released at NAMM 2019

GO HERE FOR NON-GAIN PEDALS --- ATTENTION! Not all pedals have a video link! We will keep adding pedals and videos during the 4 days of NAMM (and beyond). NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS: On Desktop Devices: 1. Mouseover gets you the pedal's description. 2. Click gets you streaming video or larger…Click on the title for more

The Best Gain Pedals Released at NAMM 2019

First Video of Torpedo C.A.B. M

Hailed as “the missing link between the guitarist’s rig and PA or audio interface” the Torpedo C.A.B. M is loaded with some of the best cabinet simulations and impulse responses available to the modern guitar player. It is a lightweight and portable alternative to lugging a cumbersome cabinet to the…Click on the title for more

First Video of Torpedo C.A.B. M

Cusack Screamer Fuzz

Including all of the aspects of the V2 (sans Tone knob), the Cusack Screamer Fuzz is a versatile germanium fuzz pedal that can dial in a number of dirt sounds between a Tubescreamer-style overdrive and a fuzz. Controls are set via Level, Scream (gain), and Fuzz controls with a toggle…Click on the title for more

Cusack Screamer Fuzz