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Best Overdrive Pedals with Boost in 2019 (Under $200) – Compare Prices and Tone

Updated on 09/19/2018 We recently posted this comprehensive list of High End Overdrive pedals with Boost (and also this one of similar Amp-In-A-Box pedals). This below is the guide to the more affordable OD/Boost stompboxes that retail for under $200. We are reposting the intro from the high end article - please…Click on the title for more

Best Overdrive Pedals with Boost in 2019 (Under $200) – Compare Prices and Tone

Pete Cornish ST-2 EQ/Tone Shaping Pedal

You can guess it from their price-tags that U.K. manufacturer Pete Cornish's pedals are for serious players only: the ST-2, a rather simple EQ/tone shaping stompbox, retails for around $700 new on Reverb.com. Of course, it's not just about quality component and great circuitry - there's also some history embedded in that…Click on the title for more

Pete Cornish ST-2 EQ/Tone Shaping Pedal

Emma Electronic Discumbobulator V2 Envelope Filter

The Pedal Zone just published this video of the Discumbobulator V2 Envelope Filter by Danish manufacturer Emma Electronic, check out the video below! Here's what the builder has to say about it: The original DiscumBOBulator was often heralded as the world’s best autowah/envelope filter, and has made appearances at the feet of such luminaries as…Click on the title for more

Emma Electronic Discumbobulator V2 Envelope Filter

Review: Malekko Charlie Foxtrot Granular Delay – by Gearphoria

Malekko Heavy Industry is a truly cutting edge Portland based company that manufactures both pedals and modular synths - they are such skilled engineers that none other than Roland asked them to create their Aira Series 500 line for Eurorack (chief engineer Josh Holley recounts how all that unfolded in this interview). Gearphoria recently reviewed their…Click on the title for more

Review: Malekko Charlie Foxtrot Granular Delay – by Gearphoria

Mattoverse Electronics Swell Delay

Earlier in 2017 we did a manufacturer feature on Mattoverse Electronics and we are super stoked to see that Reverb.com made videos of two of them, the Swell Delay (below) and the Drive (here). This post will focus on the delay, here are some info directly from the manufacturer's web page. The Swell Delay is…Click on the title for more

Mattoverse Electronics Swell Delay

New Manufacturer: Dogmatek and the Arctic Wolf Twin Modulator

Effects Bay yesterday published a piece about a new, New Zealand based pedal company called Dogmatek, and we have to say that their first product, called the Arctic Wolf Twin Modulator, looks very sexy indeed. Oh and, yeah it sounds great too, at least from the only video available of it! The…Click on the title for more

New Manufacturer: Dogmatek and the Arctic Wolf Twin Modulator

Cast Engineering Mike Zito Peace Drive

We run a feature on Cast Engineering a few months ago, so we are happy to see that their Mike Zito Peace Drive has been picked up by the crew at ProGuitarShop, check out their brand new video at the bottom here. A few notes about the pedal directly from the…Click on the title for more

Cast Engineering Mike Zito Peace Drive

Massive FX Pedals G.O.A.F. Fuzz

The G.O.A.F. (an acronym for "Golden Order of the Alchemist Fuzz") is one of the four debut pedals by a brand new, California based manufacturer called Massive FX Pedals. You can see the other (all hand made in the US) models on their website. The company is laser focused on creating pedals…Click on the title for more

Massive FX Pedals G.O.A.F. Fuzz

The Shacks’ Pedals and Guitar Tone

It’s difficult to believe that The Shacks’ “Strange Boy” (streaming below) was the first song that Shannon Wise ever recorded, but that’s how the story goes. The New York based duo (made up of Wise and Max Shrager) formed almost by accident, which only amplifies their chemistry. When Shrager’s whimsical arrangements…Click on the title for more

The Shacks’ Pedals and Guitar Tone

Wampler Paisley Drive Deluxe

Brand new demo video of the Wampler Paisley Drive Deluxe by Mike Hermans, here's some info about this baby directly from the manufacturer's website: There's been a lot of demand for Wampler's long-since-discontinued Underdog overdrive pedal. And a lot of that demand comes from Brad Paisley. So to improve upon his already…Click on the title for more

Wampler Paisley Drive Deluxe

Keeley Super Phat Mod Germanium Anniversary Edition

Mike Hermans just posted this video of the Keeley Electronics Super Phat Mod 16th Anniversary Hand Built Germanium Edition. We'll let Robert Keeley himself introduce you to this circuit he calls dynamic overdrive. I’ve had the pleasure of modifying this circuit for many years. In 2001 it was the 3rd…Click on the title for more

Keeley Super Phat Mod Germanium Anniversary Edition

Elta Music Console Cartridge Based Effect Pedal

We are blown away by this new pedal by Russian company Elta Music! It's a cartridge based effect, check it out! New CONSOLE effects pedal with interchangeable cartriges. From Reverb and Shimmer to Bit crusher and Glitch effect. There are 10 cartriges available for start. Each contains 3 effects. Cathedral - Reverb and space effects…Click on the title for more

Elta Music Console Cartridge Based Effect Pedal