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Pedal News: Korg Nuvibe Vibrato Chorus Effector

Looks like Korg's bringing back a retro classic in new school fashion. For those that know the legendary Uni-Vibe effect originally produced by Shin-ei in the 60's, you'll love this. Korg's new Nuvibe pedal was designed under close supervision by the original designer and sports many new modern features that just make…... Click for more

Pedal News: Korg Nuvibe Vibrato Chorus Effector

Pedal Reviews: Earthquaker Devices Pitch Bay

One of two new pedals I spotted at NAMM coming from hot boutique manufacturer Earthquaker Devices is on my bench for review. They call it the Pitch Bay Dirty Polyphonic Harmonizer. This pedal is quite simply a three part harmonizer pedal with a preamp that gets just the right amount…... Click for more

Pedal Reviews: Earthquaker Devices Pitch Bay

Pedal Reviews: El Rey Lucha Fuzz

I played bass in a band in high school, but because I was 16, I wasn't familiar with the concept of discretion and constantly played through a cheap fuzz pedal with all the knobs turned all the way up. My band mates would complain that I was too loud and…... Click for more

Pedal Reviews: El Rey Lucha Fuzz

Mixed Boards at the SXSW Stompbox Exhibit 2014

As you probably know, at our Stompbox Exhibits we always have some mixed boards organized by kind of effect - this year Guitar World had also their featured mixed boards. DISTORTION/FUZZ BOARD DELAY BOARD MODULATION BOARD PITCH + OTHER BOARD GUITAR WORLD MIXED BOARDS... Click for more

Mixed Boards at the SXSW Stompbox Exhibit 2014

Pedal Reviews: Digitech JamMan Express XT Looper

Loopers have been around for a while now, dating back to the old days of Les Paul practicing sound on sound techniques with his tape machines in the 50's. Now there are many choices of loop pedals and it seems that any company worth its salt has their own flavor.…... Click for more

Pedal Reviews: Digitech JamMan Express XT Looper

Wattson FX – an emerging Stompbox Manufacturer

Wattson FX is a California based team of developers that specializes in reproduction: they take schematics of classic pedals and revamp them with modern electronics in order to give players the chance to play through legendary stomp-boxes for a fraction of the price. Brimming with confidence, the Wattson Escape Velocity…... Click for more

Wattson FX – an emerging Stompbox Manufacturer

Pedal Review: Dutch Kazoo Fuzz

The greatest pitfall of many boutique pedals is over-indulgence; putting together a pedal that is physically and sonically unique enough to stand apart from its competition and simultaneously triumphs as a marvel of effect trailblazing is no easy task. This often warrants inclusion of too many clashing features within a…... Click for more

Pedal Review: Dutch Kazoo Fuzz

New Pedals at NAMM: EarthQuaker Devices Pitch Bay Polyphonic Harmonizer And Terminal Fuzz

The wizards at EarthQuaker Devices premiered two new pedals at this year’s Winter NAMM: The Pitch Bay Dirty Polyphonic Harmonizer and the Terminal, both of which flaunt simple ideas accentuated by that signature EQD ingenuity. The Pitch Bay includes two harmonizer knobs that function within semi-tone increments up to twelve,…... Click for more

New Pedals at NAMM: EarthQuaker Devices Pitch Bay Polyphonic Harmonizer And Terminal Fuzz

Pedal News: Pigtronix Echolution 2 Delay

NYC based stompbox maker Pigtronix follows up their 2006 Echolution delay pedal with its badass sequel, the Echolution 2 standard and deluxe (pictured). With basic delay function that spans from 10ms to 10s repeat time and secondary delays to generate multi-delay patterns, this pedal is already extremely versatile, but it’s the…... Click for more

Pedal News: Pigtronix Echolution 2 Delay

Electro-Harmonix Lumberjack Logarithmic Overdrive

New from the legendary team at Electro-Harmonix (who've been churning out a considerable amount of new pedals in the last few months), the Lumberjack Logarithmic takes a new approach to the design of the overdrive pedal. By sticking with classic volume and boost knobs, which respectively control overall output level and…... Click for more

Electro-Harmonix Lumberjack Logarithmic Overdrive

Pedal Reviews: Rainger FX Dr. Freakenstein Fuzz

There sure are some pretty wild boutique stompbox manufacturers out there. That being said, I can pretty easily say that the Rainger FX Dr. Freakenstein Fuzz (DrFF-3) is the weirdest pedal I have ever come across. This pedal sounds like it’s straight out of a monster movie, with “frighteningly loud”…... Click for more

Pedal Reviews: Rainger FX Dr. Freakenstein Fuzz

Black Cat’s Mona Wah

The Mona Wah is the newest release from CT based manufacturer, Black Cat Pedals, with state of the art design, in part by “DIY guru and wah master” Joe Gagan. What really pushes this pedal into a league of its own is the Black Cat wah pot, which “features a…... Click for more

Black Cat’s Mona Wah