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Anasounds Bitoun Double Fuzz with Octave Up

The stompboxes by French manufacturer Anasounds might look very chic, but don't fear, they can rip bigly under the right circumstances. In particular, their double fuzz with octave up Bitoun (not to be confused with Bitcoin, which is fuzzy in a different way!). Check out this latest video of it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8o9LGRtkmY&t=0sClick on the title for more

Anasounds Bitoun Double Fuzz with Octave Up

Does the Type of Battery You Use Affect Your Pedal’s Sound?

Blame it on Eric Johnson, the multigenre American guitarist known for being OCD when it comes to his tone. Years ago, Johnson inadvertently gave rise to the suggestion that the type of battery used to power a pedal can make a difference in its sound. To be clear, what he…Click on the title for more

Does the Type of Battery You Use Affect Your Pedal’s Sound?

Orion Effekte + Twangtone – Dakota Red II OD + Boost

German pedal manufacturers seem to be all the rage these days! Orion Effekte is a one-man boutique operation whose pedals are loved by noteworthy artists like Noveller among others. Sofa Jams just posted this demo of the Dakota Red II, a low gain overdrive and FET-clean boost they designed in collaboration with another…Click on the title for more

Orion Effekte + Twangtone – Dakota Red II OD + Boost

SoundBrut DrVa Gets Premier Guitar’s Award

Premier Guitar just issued a "Premier Gear" award for this intriguing looking (and sounding) drive + boost from Swedish builder SoundBrut, called DrVa. Currently, this is the only pedal produced by this manufacturer. Although its drive section is quite transparent, the Drva shines in delivering tones that are full of character, thanks…Click on the title for more

SoundBrut DrVa Gets Premier Guitar’s Award

XTS Pedals Imperial Overdrive

Gearmandude returns with a new demo of the XTS Pedals Imperial Overdrive, check it out! The XTS Imperial Overdrive is a clear, open-voiced, wide-bandwidth overdrive that has been optimized for low gain to higher-mid gain tones. We developed the Imperial with a great deal of input from our Nashville clients.…Click on the title for more

XTS Pedals Imperial Overdrive

Randale Pedale Smoke’s A Blowin’ Fuzz

Randale Pedale is a German company that hand makes evil sounding dirt pedals, without being too preoccupied with describing what they do and how they sound. Luckily for us, Eirik from Living Room Gear Demos put his hands and ears on their Smoke's A Blowin' fuzz - here's the demo! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC-YqnPKUAMClick on the title for more

Randale Pedale Smoke’s A Blowin’ Fuzz

Xotic Effects BB Preamp Andy Timmons

The Xotic Effects BB Preamp (a pedal that can be used to overdrive your amp and fine-tune your tone's EQ) had already a stellar reputation, this version tweaked by guitar legend Andy Timmons (Danger Danger, Pawn Kings, Andy Timmons Band) adds an extra aura of prestige to it. Xotic Effects combines forces…Click on the title for more

Xotic Effects BB Preamp Andy Timmons

Ibanez announces the NTS Nu Tube Screamer

The Ibanez Tube Screamer is undoubtedly one of the most popular and successful overdrive pedals of all time. The company launched the line in the late Seventies with the TS808 and currently produces seven different Tube Screamer models. Now the lineup is about to get a new flavor. Ibanez has…Click on the title for more

Ibanez announces the NTS Nu Tube Screamer

KHDK – Dark Blood Distortion

The KHDK Dark Blood is a distortion that will satisfy evil tone seekers (read: metalheads). Check out Dennis Kayzer's new video below. The tone of Dark Blood is tube-like and mid-heavy with added high gain. It’s unique power is its distinctly amp-like sound. Richly articulate and deep, Dark Blood can…Click on the title for more

KHDK – Dark Blood Distortion

Best Selling Overdrive Pedals of 2017

Those wondering why there are so many emulations of the Ibanez Tube Screamer should find a final explanation in this chart of the best selling overdrive pedals of 2017: 35 years after its launch, the green stompbox known as TS9 is still the best selling guitar overdrive on the market,…Click on the title for more

Best Selling Overdrive Pedals of 2017

Nanolog Audio The WaveFunction Overdrive

The WaveFunction is a new stompbox by a young and ambitious Canadian company called Nanolog Audio, which presents its products as revolutionary devices ("It's nanotechnology - the product of years of research and patents. It is the first commercialized example of molecular electronics."). The WaveFunction is an overdrive with switchable…Click on the title for more

Nanolog Audio The WaveFunction Overdrive

MAK Crazy Sound Technology – Chocoslayc

Here's an obscure pedal demoed by Dennis Kayzer, a stompbox by MAK Crazy Sound Technology designed by metal guitarist Chocoslayc. The device is designed primarily for tapping, but also compatible with other guitar techniques. The pedal control unit consists of four adjustment knobs and a three-position effect switch. Prometheus mode…Click on the title for more

MAK Crazy Sound Technology – Chocoslayc