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EAE Scattering Stereo Reverb

Stepping away from traditional, diffuse ambient washes, the Electronic Audio Experiments Scattering approaches spatial processing through a complex multi-tap delay network that feels refreshingly alive. Tracing its spiritual roots back to EAE’s earlier Hypersleep - which was ultimately limited by exhausted supplies of the rare MN3011 bucket brigade chip -…... Click for more

EAE Scattering Stereo Reverb

Beetronics Tuna Fuzz

California via Brazil brand Beetronics built a pedal empire on devices with names playing around the "bee" theme. And then came the... Tuna Fuzz? Although the Tuna Fuzz is a new release, it draws back to the days when company founder Felipe was living in Brazil, while teaching kids how…... Click for more

Beetronics Tuna Fuzz

Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale Junior

At 15.4 × 8.3 × 6.8 cm (6" x 3.2" x 2.6"), the Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale Junior is almost certainly the smallest fully analog real spring reverb - with the added benefit of a tremolo to boost. That's not a typo. That's a three-spring tank in a box…... Click for more

Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale Junior

New Pedal: The King of Gear Oxford Monarch

Capturing the aggressive versatility of iconic 1990s dirt boxes, the Oxford Monarch by The King Of Gear (TKOG) packs a dual-channel overdrive and distortion engine into a compact 1590BB enclosure equipped with soft-touch knobs and top-mounted jacks. As highlighted by Guitar Pedal X, the pedal functions as an ultimate "3-in-1"…... Click for more

New Pedal: The King of Gear Oxford Monarch

New Pedal: JHS 3 Series Pherb Phaser + Reverb

Responding to endless fan demands for a "JHS Flerb," founder Josh Scott instead delivered PHERB, a dark, lo-fi reverb feeding into a four-stage phase shifter, part of their 3 Series line. Conceptualized, prototyped, and approved in a manic 35-hour engineering push in October 2026, it stands as the fastest turnaround…... Click for more

New Pedal: JHS 3 Series Pherb Phaser + Reverb

Updated Pedal: Cornerstone Gladio MK 3 D-Style Double Preamp

Continuing the Italian builder’s obsession with capturing elusive D-style tube amp response, the Cornerstone Gladio MkIII elevates the flagship double preamp that built the brand's reputation. Designed and hand-built in Varese, Italy, the MkIII retains the core dual-channel architecture inspired by the dynamic touch sensitivity of rare Dumble-style circuits, while…... Click for more

Updated Pedal: Cornerstone Gladio MK 3 D-Style Double Preamp

New Pedal: Turbulent Audio Big Business EQ+Boost

Released in October 2026, the Big Business by Morristown, New Jersey boutique builder Turbulent Audio is a versatile three-band EQ and dual-footswitch boost created to solve the limitations of traditional tone-shaping tools. Dissatisfied with interactive amp controls, fixed graphic bands, and complex parametric sweep points, Turbulent Audio engineered it with…... Click for more

New Pedal: Turbulent Audio Big Business EQ+Boost

Keeley RK2000 Funk Siren Delay

In 1983, Ibanez/Maxon built something absurd: the DM2000, a 12-bit digital delay so over-engineered that it made everything else look like a toy. Forty years later, Trey Anastasio has been abusing one onstage, using its Hold function to create infinite, warbling loops called the "Funk Siren." The only problem? Vintage…... Click for more

Keeley RK2000 Funk Siren Delay

Chase Bliss Bad Mood

The MOOD MKII, released a couple years back, became one of those pedals people either bonded with immediately or spent months trying to figure out. The Chase Bliss BAD MOOD is the third pedal in the company's Small Batch Bliss collection — a limited-run, made-to-order special edition that takes the…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Bad Mood

New Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Rapture Overdrive

Bringing the core foundation stage of the company's Triptychon to a standalone format, the Crazy Tube Circuit's Rapture condenses the response of a cranked tube amplifier into a dedicated low-to-medium overdrive. Designed to capture a tube circuit at its operational sweet spot, it focuses on organic dynamic compression, rich harmonic…... Click for more

New Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Rapture Overdrive

Hologram Electronics Chroma Console Multi-Effector

If you are a pedal lover and you are not familiar with Hologram Electronics, well, you aren't really a pedal lover. The Nashville-based company has been churning out incredibly creative pedals for over a decade now, with the latest (the Microcosm) becoming a stellar bestseller. They just unveiled their next device,…... Click for more

Hologram Electronics Chroma Console Multi-Effector

Gamechanger Audio Plus Pedal II

The original Plus Pedal was one of those things that felt like a secret weapon — piano-style sustain for any instrument, wrapped in a brass footpedal that made you feel like you were doing something physical. It wasn't a freeze pedal. It was smarter. It grabbed the tail end of…... Click for more

Gamechanger Audio Plus Pedal II