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Vertex Effects Tone Secret Overdrive

The new Tone Secret is an overdrive, and although it doesn't have one green spot, it shares something in common with the ubiquitous Tube Screamer: its sonic DNA (at least accordingly to its builder, Vertex). And then start the differences: only utilises 50% of the gain found in a traditional green…Click on the title for more

Vertex Effects Tone Secret Overdrive

Walrus Audio Lillian Analog Phaser

After hitting the jackpot with their Julia Analog Chorus/Vibrato, Walrus Audio announced for NAMM 2019 the birth of Lillian, Julia's phaser-ish sister. Based on the same concept and sharing the same number of controls, the Lillian features knobs for Rate, Width and Feedback, a toggle switch to select between 6…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Lillian Analog Phaser

Spaceman Effects Mission Control Expressive Audio System

Portland's own Spaceman Effects returns to the game with the Mission Control, featuring a fresh concept: sit as the central nervous system of your pedalboard and operate everything around it. Dialing in the Mission Control and stomping the Activate footswitch triggers attack and release times that you set. The built-in…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Effects Mission Control Expressive Audio System

New Pedals: Animals Pedal Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun

Animals Pedal is an emerging Japanese pedal company known for their colorful pedal art and quirky names, which has attracted attention in the USA with their recent design collaborations with American builders Skreddy Pedals and Wren and Cuff. Their latest device is a, simple, affordable and flexible overdrive/boost called "Vintage Van…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Animals Pedal Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun

Best Budget Delay Pedals (According to JHS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDLFtxyLm4M Updated on 03.25.2019 - See also our overview article about the Best Delay Pedals organized by type. We already published four other articles in the series, one focused on multi-mode digital delay pedals, best analog delay pedals, best tape delay pedals, best mini delays, best creative delay pedals, and…Click on the title for more

Best Budget Delay Pedals (According to JHS)

Damnation Audio Ugly Twin Octave Fuzz + Boost

Damnation Audio’s newest release is called the Ugly Twin, but that name seems to be fairly ironic because it is actually a trio of circuits that can be used separately or stacked for utter sonic destruction. It’s an octave fuzz (courtesy of a fantastic take on Dan Armstrong’s Green Ringer),…Click on the title for more

Damnation Audio Ugly Twin Octave Fuzz + Boost

Humboldt Electronics Mountain Reverberator

Humboldt Electronics is a Chilean company that manufacturers quality, streamlined effects pedals easily recognizable for their woodentop enclosures. The Mountain Reverberator is their latest release presented at NAMM 2019 at our very own Stompbox Booth. It's a three knob reverb that delivers (through the Height control) anything from small spring reverbs to room…Click on the title for more

Humboldt Electronics Mountain Reverberator

Keeley Neutrino Envelope Filter V2

Funk guitar players (or any musicians interested in expanding their sonic palette) might find a new best friend in Keeley's Neutrino V2, an auto-wah (aka envelop filter) that expands on this classic effect by introducing a bunch of extra features: Peak Control: Sets how much “quack” there is, or how…Click on the title for more

Keeley Neutrino Envelope Filter V2

Xotic Effects Super Clean and Super Sweet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBxQlnAUsog For NAMM 2019, Xotic Effects has announced 2 new pedals miniature pedals. The Super Clean Buffer is a high-quality Class A circuit designed around the JRC4558 chip that provides the open and articulate buffering that most buffered bypass pedals simply lack. The Super Clean steps up with a discrete…Click on the title for more

Xotic Effects Super Clean and Super Sweet

Foxgear Echosex Baby Delay

We blogged about Foxgear a few weeks ago, it's a new brand of entry-level but high quality compact pedals created by Italian builders Guru Amps and Baroni Lab. The Echosex Baby is probably a pedal that will ring a bell, since it's a reduced and stylized version of the Guru Amps…Click on the title for more

Foxgear Echosex Baby Delay

Abasi Pathos High Gain Overdrive

Founder and lead guitarist of prog-metal band Animal as Leaders, Tosin Abasi has recently unveiled the first pedals under his company Abasi Concepts. It's a flexible high gain overdrive called Pathos he engineered with the help of Brian Wampler of Wampler pedals. Voiced after the classic sound of American tube…Click on the title for more

Abasi Pathos High Gain Overdrive

Daredevil Drive BI

New from Chicago's Daredevil Pedals, the Drive BI is a raw sounding dual channel, op-amp gain circuit designed to cover medium to high level amp style drive. The HI/LO switch selects between the two gain channels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odxgoLYd-qI The Drive – Bi is a dual channel, op-amp gain circuit. Designed to…Click on the title for more

Daredevil Drive BI