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How to Sound Like Jimi Hendrix | from Reverb.com

We found this cool video by Reverb.com about how to get Jimi Hendrix's guitar sound and thought our readers might appreciate, check it out! In our latest edition of Potent Pairings, we’re taking a stab at the legendary recorded tones of Jimi Hendrix, using modern pedals. While Jimi’s famous live…Click on the title for more

How to Sound Like Jimi Hendrix | from Reverb.com

New Pedals: Foxpedal Defector Fuzz

The limit of many fuzz pedals is their "one-trick-poniness." The Defector, a stompbox by Richland, WA based boutique manufacturer Foxpedal, doesn't share that characteristic, featuring ways of tailoring both the fuzz sound and the EQ to fit into any rig or playing style. The standard 3 knob control scheme of ‘Level’, ‘Tone’, and ‘Fuzz’ is there,…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Foxpedal Defector Fuzz

Tone Mob Model 001 Fuzz Generator (demo)

Some stories tell themselves, here's the one of the Model 001 FuzzGenerator from the SolidGoldFX and Tone Mob websites (the pedal is the result of a collaboration between the two manufacturers): So, a while back we released the original Model 001. It sold out head spinningly fast, and I've received a…Click on the title for more

Tone Mob Model 001 Fuzz Generator (demo)

New Pedals: Nunomo Limbo Overdrive

Newcomers to the pedal game Nunomo are offering an innovative take on overdrive with the Limbo Overdrive. The coolest feature of this pedal is the ability to tailor the clipping voltage, which enables a very wide range of overdrive sounds. The standard ‘Drive’, ‘Tone’, and ‘Volume’ controls are present with the…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Nunomo Limbo Overdrive

Elektron enters the guitar pedal world with the Analog Drive!

Well, this was kind of unexpected: Our upcoming Brooklyn Synth Expo will serve as a launch platform for a... stompbox! The pedal, manufactured by Swedish synth maker Elektron, is called Analog Drive, and it seems to borrow, at least in part, from the distortion stage of the company's "audio enhancer/destroyer"Analog Heat. The first member of…Click on the title for more

Elektron enters the guitar pedal world with the Analog Drive!

Seminal vintage pedals: Marshall Supa Fuzz – by Gearphoria

In production for over a decade starting in the mid-1960s, the Marshall Supa Fuzz bounced through several iterations during its run. Those examples were built by Sola Sound’s Gary Hurst chiefly using the Tonebender MkII circuit. The earliest Supa Fuzz’s actually used a version of the MkI circuit and boasted…Click on the title for more

Seminal vintage pedals: Marshall Supa Fuzz – by Gearphoria

Featured Pedals: Baldera Mosfet Drive

A lot of overdrive pedals are really great at singing lead sounds, but fall flat when used on a rhythm guitar part. The Mosfet Drive from Miami based Baldera Effects sounds right at home in either scenario. Whether used on lead or rhythm parts, players of all genres can find a…Click on the title for more

Featured Pedals: Baldera Mosfet Drive

Featured Pedals: KHDK No.1 Overdrive

Perhaps some of the most sought-after tones of all time belong to heavy metal giants Metallica, specifically their lightning-fingered lead guitarist Kirk Hammett. One of their latest offerings from his new enterprise KHDK Electronics, the No.1 is fueled by a blend of transistor and op-amp design, an innovation becoming more common…Click on the title for more

Featured Pedals: KHDK No.1 Overdrive

New, tiny pedals: Valeton Coral Mod

Guitarists who are looking for a modulation effect that's both super flexible and super tiny should take a hard look at Valeton Effects' Coral Mod, a mini stompbox that packs a surprising amount of options. At the heart of this pedal is a digital design that allows for 16 different modulation types! This baby really…Click on the title for more

New, tiny pedals: Valeton Coral Mod

JangleBox Compression/Sustain

JangleBox's owner and designer Steve Lasko created the Janglebox Compressor with a clear goal in mind: to reproduce the bright ringing chime and sustain that was popularized by the Beatles. Guitarists took notice, bought many units, and a pedal company was born. A classic sounding, no-nonsense compressor/sustainer, this stompbox offers the…Click on the title for more

JangleBox Compression/Sustain

Seminal, vintage pedals: Ampeg’s Scrambler – by Gearphoria

In the late 1960s, about the same time Ampeg was working to introduce its now SVT amplifier, the company hopped onto the fuzz bandwagon with the introduction of the Scrambler. The SVT is a legend. The Scrambler was a stunning failure. It was rumored that it took the company half…Click on the title for more

Seminal, vintage pedals: Ampeg’s Scrambler – by Gearphoria

Featured Pedals: Wave Rider Tremolo by Jonny Rock Gear

Ever tried and dial in the perfect tremolo sound, only to find out that it is either too fast or not fast enough for the song you are playing? Finding the sweet spot with a tremolo’s speed control can be tough, in particular when you have an idea while performing.…Click on the title for more

Featured Pedals: Wave Rider Tremolo by Jonny Rock Gear