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Keeley Electronics Compressor Plus

Robert Keeley has made a name for himself for his compressor pedal designs (more than 50k were sold up to this point!), so there is always a lot of curiosity when he puts out a new one. The Keeley Compressor Plus updates the classic design with an integrated expander/sustainer - "Not…Click on the title for more

Keeley Electronics Compressor Plus

Tsakalis Introduces the Galactic Multimodulation and Phonkify Filter Wah Pedals

Tsakalis Audioworks has introduced two new pedals: the Galactic multi-modulation pedal and the Phonkify envelope filter/wah enhanced with octaves. The Galactic lets you combine and blend five types of modulation in ways that bring new textures to your sonic arsenal. The pedal has controls for Volume, Blend, Depth and Speed,…Click on the title for more

Tsakalis Introduces the Galactic Multimodulation and Phonkify Filter Wah Pedals

Southampton Pedals Utility Knife Modulator

The Utility Knife Modulator was on the board of Southampton Pedals at our recent NAMM Stompbox Booth. Reverb.com just unveiled this video of it, check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UofulX8Mndw This below is the demo we shot directly in our NAMM booth with owner Hamish Hains! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJCUaVbDOKw&feature=youtu.be Provides four high-quality effects that are…Click on the title for more

Southampton Pedals Utility Knife Modulator

Electro-Harmonix OpAmp Big Muff Pi with JHS Pumpkin Patch MOD

Gear Man Dude shows us this Electro Harmonix OpAmp Big Muff Pi modded by JHS - the mod is called Pumpkin Patch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJoJAM8Zsgs Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix OpAmp Big Muff Pi with JHS Pumpkin Patch MOD

JHS Pedals AT+ (Andy Timmons) Drive

JHS Pedals introduced the AT Andy Timmons artist signature pedal in 2016. For 2018, the company is back with the latest iteration of this stomp box, the AT+, featuring an added gain stage boost that is independent, so you can push the pedal just like Andy does. Here's a video…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals AT+ (Andy Timmons) Drive

Brantone Electronics Tonemaster Mk1.5 Germanium Fuzz

Here's the Brantone Electronics Tonemaster Mk1.5 Germanium Fuzz, a high end take from this UK company on the Tonebender type circuit, featuring top notch components, including the NOS Mullard OC75 transistors found in the original. Just Nick is a huge fan of this pedal, and, in the video below, names it…Click on the title for more

Brantone Electronics Tonemaster Mk1.5 Germanium Fuzz

MXR got the phaser right in 1975 with the Phase 90, even though its circuit design was inherited by Whirlwind's 1973 effect. That was the first pedal sold by the company and - to date - still one of the most popular. Two years later MXR released the Phase 45,…Click on the title for more

MXR Phase 95

Review of the Death by Audio Deep Animation [by Gearphoria]

Our friends at Gearphoria published a review of the Death by Audio Deep Animation in their 30th issue. The pedal is an intriguing take on the envelope filter. Here's the intro, read the full piece by Wade Burden here. THE DEATH By Audio Deep Animation is an envelope filter/…Click on the title for more

Review of the Death by Audio Deep Animation [by Gearphoria]

6 Degrees Amplitude Eleven

We were particularly proud to host in our Stompbox Booth one of the most powerful overdrive pedals presented at the NAMM 2018 convention. We are talking about the 6 Degrees Amplitude Eleven, an extremely flexible two channel overdrive with an added preamp section featuring Gain and 2 way EQ, plus switchable…Click on the title for more

6 Degrees Amplitude Eleven

Pigtronix Octava Micro

NYC's Pigtronix was one of the early adopters of the mini-pedal format (the Disnortion Micro dates back to 2014). Since then, the company took a few years off (or at least that's the perception) to focus on the revamping of the recently acquired Supro brand, and finally re-emerged with new models in…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Octava Micro

Crazy Tube Circuits Ziggy V2 Dual Overdrive/Distortion

At NAMM 2018 we caught up also with our friends from Crazy Tube Circuits (part of the numerous contingent of Greek pedal companies participating in the Anaheim convention). The manufacturer showed us their second version of the Ziggy Overdrive, a two -channel Plexi-style distortion that's one of the company's most…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Ziggy V2 Dual Overdrive/Distortion

The Bastl Thyme Is a “Robot-Operated Tape Machine” Delay

It’s not a pedal, but if you’re looking for an original delay effect, you have to give consideration to Thyme (shipping in April 2018), a new desktop effects processor from Bastl Instruments, an innovative company based in Brno, Czech Republic. Bastl describes Thyme as a “robot-operated tape machine.” The device is…Click on the title for more

The Bastl Thyme Is a “Robot-Operated Tape Machine” Delay