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Danelectro Nichols 1966 Fuzz

The Danelectro Nichols 1966 is a modern re-creation of the Liverpool Fuzz-Tone, which was the first fuzz created by FOXX pedals founder and current Danelectro owner Steve Ridinger. The Nichols 1966 houses a unique three-transistor circuit that produces a distinctive sound that falls somewhere between a fuzz and a distortion. The…Click on the title for more

Danelectro Nichols 1966 Fuzz

Now Shipping: Emma Electronic DiscumBOBulator V3

The Emma Electronic DiscumBOBulator V3 is an autowah/envelope filter pedal that aims to improve the filter-triggering, dynamic range, and headroom signal of the original DiscumBOBulator, which was widely praised as one of the best pedals in its category. It also features an independent 10dB boost that can come in very…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Emma Electronic DiscumBOBulator V3

Weird Noise Death Spiral

A digital, creative modulated, and fuzzed-up delay based on the PT2399 chip (a semi-obsolete component that still inspires hundreds of boutique pedal builders) the Weird Noise Death Spiral offers two LFOs, a Low Pass filter and a fuzz circuit, along with expression control. The Low Pass filter can help create…Click on the title for more

Weird Noise Death Spiral

Updated Pedals: Dawner Prince Diktator MKII

Coming to us from the Croatian sensation Dawner Prince Effects is the Diktator MkII, a complete redesign of the original unit released over ten years prior in 2013. Presented as a Preamp/Overdrive/Distortion, this is a pedal that can put your guitar through an evolution of drive stages all the way…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedals: Dawner Prince Diktator MKII

J. Rockett Airchild Six Sixty Compressor

While the pedal market starts feeling a little saturated with compressors voiced after the Teletronix LA2A and the uRei 1176 studio units, there aren't many pedals inspired by what's perhaps the most legendary studio compressor of all times: the Fairchild 660. Enter the Rockett Airchild Six Sixty. Studio rats say…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Airchild Six Sixty Compressor

7 of the Best Tube Screamer Clones, Variants and Reissues in 2024

Welcome to our super-thorough buyer's guide to the best Tube Screamer clones and reissues, including TS-inspired variants/evolutions. For a wider perspective on all types of drive pedals, you may want to check out our article about the best overdrives organized by type, or navigate to our overdrive category. --- [lwptoc…Click on the title for more

7 of the Best Tube Screamer Clones, Variants and Reissues in 2024

New Pedal: Catalinbread SideArm Overdrive

A Tube Screamer variant, the Catalinbread SideArm Overdrive is one of two new pedals featured in the launch of the 6-pedal "''70s Collection" series, also including four older circuits with fresh (green) new looks. The immediately noticeable difference between this pedal and a regular Tube Screamer is the addition of…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread SideArm Overdrive

Best Fuzz Face Clones and Evolutions in 2024

Best Fuzz Face Evolutions (Extra Features) As you may have noticed, the stompbox market is inundated with Fuzz pedals. If the Big Muff (click link for a sample of its gazillion versions, clones and evolutions) is the most popular device in this effect niche by far, the Fuzz Face deserves…Click on the title for more

Best Fuzz Face Clones and Evolutions in 2024

New Pedal: Catalinbread StarCrash Fuzz

A Fuzz Face evolution, the Catalinbread StarCrash Fuzz is one of two new pedals featured in the company's 6-pedal "''70s Collection" series, also including four older circuits with fresh new (green) looks. The circuit reimagines what the builders of the original Fuzz Face should have done when they famously decided to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread StarCrash Fuzz

Sonicake Warped Dimension Multi-Modulation

With a street price of just under $56 (although speaking of "street price" sounds very old fashion, in this web store age), the Sonicake Warped Dimension is an incredibly affordable, mono multi-modulation digital pedal with four modes: Chorus, Flanger, Phaser and Tremolo. It's a rather simple pedal with bread-and-butter controls…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Warped Dimension Multi-Modulation

2024 UPDATE: Best Spring Reverb Pedals | Analog & Digital

This is an article exclusively focused on the best spring reverb pedals. For a wider-angle article on all types of reverbs, read this: Best Reverb Pedals organized by type. Reverb is arguably the most useful effect in music, allowing musicians and producers to create a sense of space for individual…Click on the title for more

2024 UPDATE: Best Spring Reverb Pedals | Analog & Digital

Walrus Audio Meraki Stereo Analog Delay

The race to build the best stereo analog delay is on, ladies and gentlemen! The Walrus Audio Meraki, released under Reverb.com's multi-builder 2023 Blackout Series initiative, joins the BOSS DM-101 in an effect category that's universally considered hard to crack for its engineering challenges, including the fact that this kind…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Meraki Stereo Analog Delay