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Universal Audio UAFX Knuckles Rev F Double Rectifier

With the Knuckles '92, Universal Audio continues its series of stereo, amp-inspired stompboxes (part of the broader UAFX line) with what has now become a signature format blending a compact footprint with a noteworthy amount of tweakability. The guitar amp subject to pedal cloning (or sound snatching!) is the venerable…Click on the title for more

Universal Audio UAFX Knuckles Rev F Double Rectifier

New Pedal: Blammo! TNYDÜMBLË Drive

The pursuit of a particular, revered American amplifier tone in pedal form has long been an expensive and technical endeavor. Original boutique units with sought-after circuit modifications command steep second-hand premiums, while comprehensive DIY kits require significant skill and time. The Blammo! TNYDUMBLE presents a pragmatic, refined solution: a compact,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Blammo! TNYDÜMBLË Drive

New Pedal: Keeley Nocturne Reverb

The ongoing creative partnership between Keeley Electronics and revered guitarist Andy Timmons (a very active pedal collaborator!) has yielded some of modern guitar's most distinctive atmospheric tools, from the HALO Dual Echo onward. Their latest collaboration, the Keeley Nocturne, isolates and refines the expansive spatial component central to Timmons' signature…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Keeley Nocturne Reverb

Surreal Audio Echo Sphere Analog Delay

The pursuit of analog authenticity often demands a sacrifice of modernity, a trade of recallable precision for the mercurial soul of voltage and carbon. The Surreal Audio Echo Sphere dismantles this binary. It is not a digital emulation cloaked in nostalgia, but a genuine analog delay powered by a quartet…Click on the title for more

Surreal Audio Echo Sphere Analog Delay

Vongon Solarfaze Multi-Band Overdrive/Chorus

The Vongon Solarfaze redefines stereo processing by merging surgical multi-band saturation with an expressive, dynamic chorus. More than just a drive or modulation pedal, it functions as a complete tonal workstation for guitarists and producers seeking to add depth, warmth, and complex harmonic character. At its core, the Saturate section provides…Click on the title for more

Vongon Solarfaze Multi-Band Overdrive/Chorus

DryBell The Engine Dual Preamp

Our Croatian friends at DryBell, who have built a super-solid reputation with their Uni-Vibe emulations and the more recent utility pedal Unit67, unveiled at our NAMM 2020 Stompbox Booth a prototype of their first preamp/overdrive, and it looked right away like something special. Sporting a "Foundation Preamp" subtitle, the DryBell…Click on the title for more

DryBell The Engine Dual Preamp

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix by JHS Big Muff 2

Archaeology in the analog domain rarely yields such a consequential artifact. Unearthed from a trove of personal archives during research for the forthcoming Electro-Harmonix tome, the Big Muff 2 is not a revision but a resurrected parallel evolution—a spectral blueprint from the mind of original inventor Bob Myer, finally realized…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix by JHS Big Muff 2

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Plus Tape Echo

Catalinbread has officially elevated its iconic tape echo emulation with the Belle Epoch+, a feature-packed compact delay that finally integrates full tap tempo. This isn't just a minor update; it's a comprehensive refinement designed to be the most versatile and user-friendly version of their flagship circuit. Musicians can easily sync…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Plus Tape Echo

Mask Audio Electronic Part Garden Dual Fuzz

In this era dense with pedal collaborations, videographers have joined celebrity guitarists in working with builders on new, exciting stompboxes. The first example of this kind was, of course, the Chase Bliss Audio / Knobs collaboration on the recently finalized Blooper. This week we got news of a second item…Click on the title for more

Mask Audio Electronic Part Garden Dual Fuzz

Normal Devices Decay Cascade

The Normal Devices Decay Cascade is a pedal that will make you step into a vortex of sonic alchemy, where reverb and analog amplification collide in a cosmic dance of texture and chaos. Inspired by the mind-bending idea of running reverb into distortion, it takes that concept and cranks it…Click on the title for more

Normal Devices Decay Cascade

JHS Flight Delay

With the new Flight modulated delay, the folks at JHS make a little step closer to complexity, perhaps pointing to a future less dominated by their extremely successful "less is more" approach to stompboxes. Its digital and reverse mode also indicate an attempt to expand the brand's appeal to a…Click on the title for more

JHS Flight Delay

Olinthus Earwig Fuzz

The Olinthus Earwig might be the most improbable fuzz pedal ever made. It defies the conventional wisdom that huge sounds require hefty enclosures, packing the entire sonic legacy of a classic American fuzz circuit into a stompbox smaller than a guitar pick. This isn't a miniaturized compromise; it's a full-throated…Click on the title for more

Olinthus Earwig Fuzz