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Browntone Electronics HOOCHEE MAMA overdrive

Brand new video by Gearmandude about the Browntone Electronics HOOCHEE MAMA overdrive. Browntone is a company that doesn't seem to exist anymore (an old link opens a page in Chinese about loans, and a MySpace page found on Effect Database lead us to a profile of Greenville, SC mustachoed dude). So... we haven't…Click on the title for more

Browntone Electronics HOOCHEE MAMA overdrive

JHS announces three new pedals

JHS Pedals just announced the release of three new stompboxes: A brand new reverb design called Spring Tank, a reverb that emulates the effect produced by the spring reverbs found in vintage guitar amps. The most interesting feature of this pedal is its ability to switch on the fly between…Click on the title for more

JHS announces three new pedals

Wren and Cuff Box of War Fuzz Pedal

Wren and Cuff have built themselves a reputation for fuzz pedals. The Box of War is a meticulous recreation of the revered Russian Muff - the item is actually sold out and there's no waiting list for it. Reverb.com just shot this video of it - the pedal can be…Click on the title for more

Wren and Cuff Box of War Fuzz Pedal

Synth Stompboxes at the Brooklyn Synth Expo 2017

At this year's Brooklyn Synth Expo we had something for guitarists too - the synth pedal mixed board! It received a lot of attention. Here's the interactive gallery featuring videos of all the stompboxes featured in it:Click on the title for more

Synth Stompboxes at the Brooklyn Synth Expo 2017

Artistry Audio Tradesman

Shnobel just put out this video of the first pedal by Artistry Audio, a Roseburg, Oregon based company that combines woodwork with pedal engineering. The pedal is an "organic, semi-transparent, and highly responsive overdrive ranging from light crunch to mildly aggressive tones" overdrive called Tradesman with three knobs (gain, volume,…Click on the title for more

Artistry Audio Tradesman

Pigtronix Mothership 2 at the 4th Brooklyn Synth Expo

Synth pedals are a very interesting niche market, in particular now that note tracking systems have become super reliable and almost latency free. Pigtronix just released the second version of their flagship synth pedal, the Mothership 2, and there's a lot of curiosity around it. Thos who live in the NYC area will be…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Mothership 2 at the 4th Brooklyn Synth Expo

The Sofas’ Pedals & Creative Process

This past summer of 2017, Brooklyn's The Sofas released their first single "Hum," which immediately resonated with oddball indie rock lovers and fans of those fuzzadelic records from the '90s bands like Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev were putting out early in their career. The band is about to release their debut full length "Chop Water"…Click on the title for more

The Sofas’ Pedals & Creative Process

ThorpyFX Peacekeeper Low-Gain Overdrive

British manufacturer ThorpyFX couldn't care less that mini-pedals are all the rage these days - they like their stompboxes kind of long. Reverb.com just shot this video of their Peacekeeper Low-Gain Overdrivem check it out below! More info directly from the manufacturer's website: The PEACEKEEPER is our take on a low…Click on the title for more

ThorpyFX Peacekeeper Low-Gain Overdrive

ProAnalog Devices Ascension Octave Fuzz

Mike Hermans introduces us to this new octave fuzz by Indiana based boutique manufacturer ProAnalog Devices. More info from the manufacturer's description: Ascension’s octave up tracks from the first fret, to the highest fret, and everywhere in between. From a clean octave up, to thick, heavy, feedbacking octave fuzz, Ascension retains a…Click on the title for more

ProAnalog Devices Ascension Octave Fuzz

Neunaber – Immerse Reverberator

Neunaber got us accustomed to luscious sounding digital effects, and the Immerse Reverberator takes the most luscious of effects (the reverb) into new territories of sonic splendor. More about the pedal directly from the manufacturer's site: The Immerse Reverberator houses eight stereo reverbs — Wet, hall, plate & spring reverbs, two…Click on the title for more

Neunaber – Immerse Reverberator

Coppersound Foxcatcher wins Premier Guitar Gear award

Congrats to the folks at Coppersound Pedals for landing the Premier Guitar's prestigious Premier Gear award for their 2-in-1 OD & Boost, the Foxcatcher. The pedal, which was recently featured in our list of affordable overdrives with a boost footswitch, received a "5 picks" ratings under the "Tones" category with the following praise:…Click on the title for more

Coppersound Foxcatcher wins Premier Guitar Gear award

Pedal Reviews: Wampler Ethereal [from Gearphoria]

Our friend Blake Wright reviewed the Wampler Ethereal in the latest issue of Gearphoria, check out the full interview here, and the Pro Guitar Shop video below. Here's an excerpt of the Gearphoria review The Ethereal delay and reverb pedal from the fine folks at Wampler Pedals is sort of…Click on the title for more

Pedal Reviews: Wampler Ethereal [from Gearphoria]