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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

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

Seen at NAMM 2020: Frost Giant Athos Distortion

Hosted in our own Stompbox Booth, Frost Giant Electronics at NAMM 2020 showcased their latest design, the Athos. This is a distortion pedal designed with one thing in mind: pure saturated distortion, but with breath and heft you can feel in your gut. It adds a carefully fine-tuned boost circuit…Click on the title for more

Seen at NAMM 2020: Frost Giant Athos Distortion

Mythos Pedals Susmaryosep! Boost/OD/Delay

Nashville's Mythos Pedals is joining the growing trend of releasing collaborative pedals with established pedal videographers, in this case R.J. Ronquillo, who first approached the builder about the idea of having his favorite Mythos overdrive in the same stompbox as an echo pedal. The SusMaryOsep! (a common Filipino slang word)…Click on the title for more

Mythos Pedals Susmaryosep! Boost/OD/Delay

New for NAMM 2020: Eventide Tricera Chorus (Tri-Chorus) Algorithm for H9

Introduced at NAMM 2020, the Tricera is a new, BBD-inspired tri-chorus algorithm for the Eventide H9. It has up to three voices that can be panned left, center or right and each one has a dedicated modulation parameter. To celebrate the release Eventide has released a black version of the…Click on the title for more

New for NAMM 2020: Eventide Tricera Chorus (Tri-Chorus) Algorithm for H9

New for NAMM 2020: IK Multiedia Z-Tone DI/Preamp

The IK Multiedia Z-Tone is a DI/Preamp/Boost pedal with advanced tone shaping capabilities, active/passive input selector, two selectable channels (PURE and the warmer JFET) and a variable impedance control knob (Z-Tone). It features the input circuit of the Italian company's AXE I/O interface. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifVTl0Ksl4oClick on the title for more

New for NAMM 2020: IK Multiedia Z-Tone DI/Preamp