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DIY Pedal Review: Mod Kits DIY Persuader

The Persuader from MOD Kits DIY (available at modkitsdiy.com for about $65) is a U-build-it, starved plate, 12ax7 distortion box kit. It arrives as a collection of parts to be assembled into a powder-coated purple, pre-drilled Hammond-style cast-aluminum box. A 16 page assembly manual identifies all the included components, and…Click on the title for more

DIY Pedal Review: Mod Kits DIY Persuader

Review: Diamond Bass Comp

Our staff bassist Ron Guensche received a Diamond Pedals Bass Compressors a few days ago and it sounds like he had fun testing it. This is a pedal that brings to bass players the high-grade optical compression previously only available to guitarists in their Compressor pedal. Read the full review…Click on the title for more

Review: Diamond Bass Comp

Pedal Review: T-Rex HOBO Drive

The T-Rex HOBO DRIVE is one of the best sounding, most flexible distortion pedals I’ve ever come across. That said, calling this pedal a distortion pedal is a little misleading; it’s less a distortion pedal, and more of a preamp. Manufactured in Denmark and assembled in Taiwan, the HOBO DRIVE (yes,…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: T-Rex HOBO Drive

Pedal Review: EHX Analogizer

Despite the vast amounts of music recoded on computers, tablets, and phones, the allure of analog recording persists. In recent years there has been a proliferation of audio processors that attempt to emulate the qualities of vintage recordings. In this vein, Electro Harmonix's Analogizer is a versatile and compact pedal…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: EHX Analogizer

Emma Electronics Reezafratzitz – Pedal Review

If the crazily named Reezafratzitz distortion pedal from Denmark’s Emma Electronics (street $245) has a dual personality, both of them are nasty. But for lovers of saturated distortion, the pedal’s double-trouble approach to fuzzing up sound waves offers musical, usable tones. The magic in the box is the Reezafratzitz’s “Bias”…Click on the title for more

Emma Electronics Reezafratzitz – Pedal Review

Burriss Boostiest 2.5 – pedal Review

Another Overdrive? Not entirely, the Burriss Boostiest 2.5 is as unique as its name suggests. It's not an overdrive or a boost, it's both. I often times claim to be a "both guy" myself so this pedal sort of had me at hello. The left half of the pedal is a…Click on the title for more

Burriss Boostiest 2.5 – pedal Review

Pedal Review: DigiTech iStomp

The iStomp is the second offering from DigiTech to offer iOS interaction next to the iPB-10 I reviewed last year. This time with support for the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad running iOS 4 or better. This is a much smaller device, a single stomp box enclosure with an AudioDNA™…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: DigiTech iStomp

Video Review: Gig-FX VOD

Our friends at Vertigo Venus shot this video review of the Gig-FX VOD (3 stage variable overdrive), which was also showcased at our very own Stomp Box Exhibit at CMJ in Manhattan last October. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbl28S972EEClick on the title for more

Video Review: Gig-FX VOD

Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai

The Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai is a stereo looper/delay pedal bursting with exciting features - in fact “Hazarai” is a Yiddish word that roughly translates as ‘everything but the kitchen sink’. To put into perspective just how much you’re getting for you’re money, the Electro Harmonix stereo…Click on the title for more

Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai

Seymour Duncan Deja-Vu Delay Pedal

With thousands of delay pedals available, not to mention recording plugins, choosing an effect can be overwhelming. Are you looking to add a subtle slapback or an intense rhythmic pattern? While it's capable of everything you'd expect from a delay pedal, Seymour Duncan's SFX-10 Deja Vu Tap Delay truly excels…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Deja-Vu Delay Pedal

Pedal Review: Dwarfcraft Devices Eau Claire Thunder

The Eau Claire Thunder from Dwarfcraft Devices is the big one; big tones, big features and a big, knob laden enclosure. This pedal cranks out all manner of fuzz from the blunted, smokey kind of Sabbath style fog to the much more modern aggressive waves of noise rock bliss. The…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: Dwarfcraft Devices Eau Claire Thunder

Review: Analogman Astro Tone Fuzz

The Astro Tone Fuzz by Analogman is a recreation of the long extinct Sam Ash Fuzzz Boxx. This updated clone is loaded into an MXR sized enclosure and is a bucket of rip - roaring 60's style fuzz that is bound to make you blow your top. Clever reverse engineering…Click on the title for more

Review: Analogman Astro Tone Fuzz