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Strymon Sunset Dual Overdrive

Debuted at our recent Austin Stompbox Exhibit, the Strymon Sunset is the Californian company's take on multi-mode overdrive, with a dual angle. A dual, hybrid analog/digital overdrive pedal with 3 different flavors of drive per channel, for a total of 18 possible tones between single and cascaded channel combos. A…Click on the title for more

Strymon Sunset Dual Overdrive

Rabbit Hole FX ‘Merkin Fuzz

This is a demo video of the 'Merkin Fuzz effects pedal from Rabbit Hole FX, performed and produced by Pedal of the Day. Read the Full Review here. ------------ Recorded with: Paul Reed Smith CE 24 loaded with Porter Pickups (http://porterpickups.com/) Smooth Alnico 2 and Classic Alnico 5 pickups Benson…Click on the title for more

Rabbit Hole FX ‘Merkin Fuzz

Earthquaker Devices Fuzz Master General

From the manufac turer's website: The Fuzz Master General is our take on the vintage Ace Tone Fuzz Master FM-2 Professional fuzz machine, an octave fuzz that was very similar to the wildly popular Super Fuzz. We have taken the basic circuit and re-imagineered it to be more useful for…Click on the title for more

Earthquaker Devices Fuzz Master General

J.Rockett Audio Designs Alien Echo Delay

From the Manufacturer's page: The Alien Echo is our offering to achieve vintage analog sounds and worn out tape delay sounds. The modulation is random and unpredictable similar to a tape delay. Modulation is also foot switchable for on the fly effect changes. The tone control only affects the delay…Click on the title for more

J.Rockett Audio Designs Alien Echo Delay

Orange Kongpressor

From the manufacturer's page: The Kongpressor is an analogue Class A compression pedal which adds an organic three dimensional quality to any rig. The pedal takes its inspiration from some of the world’s most iconic vintage optical studio units, employing a re-issue of the famous vactrol VTL5C3 optocoupler that was…Click on the title for more

Orange Kongpressor

Seymour Duncan Andromeda Dynamic Delay

Check out this new video of the Seymour Duncan Andromeda delay by Pro Guitar Shop! https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xd6cyuZB6WsClick on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Andromeda Dynamic Delay

Based in Montreal (the Canadian city hosting this weekend's Stompbox Exhibit!) Ground Control Audio is a small boutique pedal manufacturer that is getting more and more attention for its quality, hand made effects, so far exclusively focused on gain related designs: the company is currently offering three pedals tackling boost, overdrive and…Click on the title for more

Pedal Manufacturer Profile: Ground Control Audio

Black Cat Monster K-Fuzz

The Kay Fuzztone was a quirky, cheap looking, treadle-based fuzz pedal from the 60’s. It sounded quite unique though, and Black Cat pedals has ushered this idea into the modern era (and developed it further) with their Monster-K, an octave fuzz that is capable of complete sonic mayhem. The pedal's first…Click on the title for more

Black Cat Monster K-Fuzz

New Pedals: Caroline’s Shigeharu Octave Up Fuzz

Based in Columbia, South Carolina, Caroline Guitar Company is not exactly a new face in the stompbox realm (they were founded in 2010), but offers products that have the "freshness" (of ideas and execution) of a startup, combined with the quality and sturdiness of a veteran in the field. One…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Caroline’s Shigeharu Octave Up Fuzz

By Living Room Gear: Hiero Effects Heretic Fuzz

We love it when we get to know a new stompbox manufacturer through a YouTube demo of one of their pedals! No information can be found about the company (at least not written in English - the company appears to be Russian) but Hiero Effects' specializes in gain pedals, with an…Click on the title for more

By Living Room Gear: Hiero Effects Heretic Fuzz

Pedal demos: Dwarfcraft Devices’ Super Wizard (by Knobs)

Here's a spanking new video by Knobs about the Dwarfcraft Devices' new Super Wizard, described by the manufacturer as "a behemoth of pitch shifting, glitching, and lo-fi echo delights!" It's sample based pitch shifting identical to the one found in their Wizard of Pitch," but with the added functionality of the…Click on the title for more

Pedal demos: Dwarfcraft Devices’ Super Wizard (by Knobs)

James Supercave’s favorite pedal and synth

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James Supercave’s favorite pedal and synth