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Crazy Tube Circuits Echotopia Tape Echo

Greek pedal builder Crazy Tube Circuits presented their echo stompbox Echotopia at NAMM 2018 and it's now shipping. It's a mono in - stereo out, retro tape echo style delay with 4 heads, each with its own mix/feedback control. The video by Shawn Tubbs explains very well its functionality, more info about the…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Echotopia Tape Echo

Walrus Audio DEFCON4

In July, we reported the spotting of a "USO" (Unidentified Stomping Object) that we soon learned was the fruit of a collaboration between Walrus Audio and Ryan Adams. Even if we object's name was revealed (DEFCON4) there weren't many details about what it did - (in that July post we…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio DEFCON4

Komet KODA Overdrive Amplifier

The Komet K.O.D.A. is a rather unique take on the overdrive/amp-in-a-box concept, featuring FOUR gain-related knobs and a two-way EQ section, where the hi-cutting Bass knob can be fine tuned through a 3-way toggle switch. The most unique feature of this pedal is that it features a switchable power-amp output stage, which…Click on the title for more

Komet KODA Overdrive Amplifier

Randale Pedale Blackout Distortion

Randale Pedale's Blackout is a RAT-inspired distortion featuring a "Baxandall bass and treble control to choose from a wide range of mid-rangey or modern and edgy scooped sounds" and a "the toggle switch gives you three different distortion characteristics on electric guitar & bass." Perfect for RAT lovers looking for a more…Click on the title for more

Randale Pedale Blackout Distortion

Pladask Elektrisk BAKVENDT Reverse Granular Pedal

Norwegian manufacturer Pladask Elektrisk is well known among pedal geeks for the FORM DYI project, organized in collaboration with Bandorg - FORM being a stompbox you can acquire only by participating in a "build-it-yourself" workshop in... Norway! They recently gave the guys at I Love Fuzz one of their new…Click on the title for more

Pladask Elektrisk BAKVENDT Reverse Granular Pedal

Stone Deaf FX PDF-2 Parametric Distortion Filter

The Stone Deaf FX PDF-2 is version 2 of the UK manufacturer's popular PDF Parametric Distortion Filter, with EQ, Boost and Distortion all in one. It features a Clean/Dirty switch that turns the gain on and off, keeping the EQ in place and a new expression input control feature for wah-wah,…Click on the title for more

Stone Deaf FX PDF-2 Parametric Distortion Filter

Ibanez Nu Tube Screamer

Equipped with a Korg Nutube vacuum tube, the Ibanez NTS (as in Nu Tube Screamer) is the first Tube Screamer with an actual tube in it! It's even more versatile than the original, with a mix control for blending your dry tone with the overdriven sound. Here's a series of…Click on the title for more

Ibanez Nu Tube Screamer

Side FX unveils the Bug Elektrik Tremolo/Ring Modulator

We covered Greek pedal manufacturers Side FX in 2017 with this little profile so we are very curious to see what they've been up to since then. It turns out they've been hard at work developing a new, all analog pedal that it's now out, called Bug Elektrik Tremolo/Ring Modulator,…Click on the title for more

Side FX unveils the Bug Elektrik Tremolo/Ring Modulator

Friedman Gold-72 Wah Pedal

Friedman Amplification just came out with a new wah pedal that was built from the most popular requests the company received from its clients. Based on the classic vintage wah design we all know and love, the Gold-72 Wah Pedal adds a series of features that are both useful and…Click on the title for more

Friedman Gold-72 Wah Pedal

The 10 Best Budget Overdrive Pedals (under $100), according to Mr. JHS (New & Used)

A Guide to the Best Budget Overdrive Pedals Recently the guys at JHS Pedals have been stepping up their YouTube channel with videos not necessarily just focused on the company's product, but also on vintage stompboxes and generic advice about pedals. We stumbled upon this video with company founder Joshua Heath…Click on the title for more

The 10 Best Budget Overdrive Pedals (under $100), according to Mr. JHS (New & Used)

Greenchild Mr. Boost

Greenchild Amplification's Mr Boost is a clean boost designed with a boot-strapped power supply that delivers 27dB of boost and up to 12Vpp of clean output signal from a regular 9V supply. Mr. Boost plays well at any point in the signal chain and will nicely compliment your favorite tube amp.…Click on the title for more

Greenchild Mr. Boost

Adventure Audio Glacial Zenith V2 Routable Drive/EQ/Boost

Rochester, NY, pedal builder Adventure Audio just announced version II of the Glacial Zenith. From a functionality perspective, what sets this Overdrive + Boost apart, besides its versatile EQ section, is the ability to let you route the three circuits the way you prefer - keeping the drive in the center…Click on the title for more

Adventure Audio Glacial Zenith V2 Routable Drive/EQ/Boost