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Pigtronix Infinity Looper

The Pigtronix Infinity Looper has some of the best specs I've seen in a looper yet. I feel like this NYC based company really assessed the looping community's needs when building this box. The first thing that caught my eye was the advanced sync options. Infinity’s innovative “SYNC MULTI” mode provides…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Infinity Looper

Pedal News: Strymon Mobius

One of the sickest companies making stomp boxes right now is Strymon. They make really great digital pedals that focus on getting the tone exactly right, often times incorporating high end SHARC processor DSPs. Their next pedal, Mobius, is all about modulation. Everything from lush choruses to pulsating tremolo as…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: Strymon Mobius

Pedal Review: Modtone Funk Filter Enveloper

Funky automatic filters are one of my favorite alliterations in the guitar effects world. As bizarre as this may sound, these kind of effects seem to bring a level of consciousness to the guitar notes played through them - it's like if that riff was talking to me! The effect…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: Modtone Funk Filter Enveloper

Pedal News: Barefoot Sea Blue EQ

The Sea Blue EQ is a clear warm tubelike treble/bass booster - the EQ controls do go +/- and it is built in such a way that if pushed hard, it will distort in a pleasant way much like an expensive tube EQ would. It is also said to have…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: Barefoot Sea Blue EQ

Pedal News: EH Deluxe Bass Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix have recently announced the Deluxe Bass Big Muff Pi to be launched in early January. It adds additions such as a -10dB Pad button to ensure the effectiveness of the pedal with both active or passive pickups. Also new, is a Blend knob to control the percentage of the…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: EH Deluxe Bass Big Muff Pi

Pedal News: The Verb Deluxe – Reverb Pedal Kit

New from MOD Kits DIY, The Verb Deluxe kit is built around the Belton Digi-Log Mini Module. Some notable features include both Dwell and Mix controls, allowing the dry signal to be blended with the processed signal from just a hint of reverb to deep, cavernous echoes. The Dwell control…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: The Verb Deluxe – Reverb Pedal Kit

Pedal News: Mesa Boogie announces 4 overdrive pedals

Mesa/Boogie just announced a new line of overdrive pedals called "Four on the Floor" and consisting of the Tone-Burst, Grid Slammer, Flux-Drive, and Throttle Box, created using the same craftsmanship and quality components from their custom amplifiers. Here's a quick look at them: The Throttle Box is the most aggressive of the bunch, featuring…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: Mesa Boogie announces 4 overdrive pedals

Mooer Hustle Drive

Mooer’s Hustle Drive distortion pedal ($88), packs a surprising amount of versatility into a very small package. Though the Hustle Drive’s footprint is not much bigger than a couple of packs of chewing gum, you’ll find mini-knobs for volume and tone, plus a two-way switch for choosing high-peak or low-peak distortion characteristics, basically…Click on the title for more

Mooer Hustle Drive

Pedal News: Catalinbread Callisto Chorus/Vibrato

Now for a modern spin on the Chorus/Vibrato pedal using vintage chips. Catalinbread recently released its Callisto Chorus/Vibrato pedal. Based on a 4-knob simple interface, this Chorus/Vibrato pedal can go from subtle and shimmer to rotary speaker-like to off-kilter warping/warble sounds. A twist of the Density knob continuously adjusts the…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: Catalinbread Callisto Chorus/Vibrato

Pedal News: Devi Ever Console Project

This is one of the coolest and most innovative inventions I've seen in pedals, well, ever! The Console : FX platform is an open source platform developed by devi ever: fx and engineered by Instruments for a New Electric Music. The goal for this platform is to create a standard…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: Devi Ever Console Project

Retro Corner: Uni-Vibe

The Uni-Vibe was introduced in the 1960s by Shin-ei, and was intended to emulate the "Doppler sound" of a Leslie speaker. It is a footpedal-operated phaser or phase shifter for creating chorus and vibrato simulations for electric organ or guitar. Despite not being used to recreate the Leslie, it has…Click on the title for more

Retro Corner: Uni-Vibe

Pedal Review: VFE Blues King

For irredeemable tone tweakers, this “low-gain” distortion pedal (it actually has plenty on tap) VFE’s Blues King (street $144) is a Pandora’s box of grind. Built by hand by a small family business out of Pennsylvania, the Blues King has “Buy American” credibility right off the bat. Couple that with…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: VFE Blues King