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JHS Wanderer Dual Overdrive

Combining some of JHS’s two most enduring circuit designs—the Marshall-inspired Morning Glory V4 and the Bill Finnegan-derived NOTAKLÖN (featuring the Boston-nodding "Shamrock" mod)—the JHS Wanderer represents a structural leap forward for the dual-overdrive format. Housed in a compact vertical chassis with top-mounted jacks and power (9VDC, 165mA) with silent soft-touch…... Click for more

JHS Wanderer Dual Overdrive

Updated Pedal: Walrus Audio Fable MkII Granular Soundscape Generator

Evolving from a beloved mono ambient tool into a fully realized spatial processor, the Walrus Audio Fable MkII ($349.99) takes the core experimental architecture of the original 2023 granular delay and supercharges it for modern rigs. While the first-generation Fable captured imaginations with its five distinct dual-effect algorithms—pairing delays with…... Click for more

Updated Pedal: Walrus Audio Fable MkII Granular Soundscape Generator

Red Panda Radius Ring Mod

The Red Panda Radius combines a ring modulator and frequency shifter with pitch tracking and an advanced LFO. It is designed around a novel “eight-quadrant multiplier” algorithm that smoothly transitions from ring modulation to frequency shifting and allows different frequency ratios for the upper and lower tones. The pedal offers a spectrum of timbres beyond traditional ring…... Click for more

Red Panda Radius Ring Mod

Reeves Electro Z1 Fuzz

Handcrafting small batches in a Northamptonshire garden workshop, Markus and Izzy engineer fuzz circuits that bridge vintage lineage with modern reliability. As a deliberate homage to the rare John Hornby Skewes MK1 Zonk Machine and its MK1 Tonebender cousin, their Reeves Electro Z1 meticulously reconstructs the original three-transistor architecture—with a…... Click for more

Reeves Electro Z1 Fuzz

Gigagain Golden Legacy Plexi Overdrive

Just when you thought the universe had manufactured enough stamped-aluminum boxes to choke every basement guitarist from here to purgatory, a brand called Gigagain crawls out of the woodwork waving a Marshall-in-a-box named the "Golden Legacy." It retails for roughly a hundred and twenty-nine bucks. For that price, what do…... Click for more

Gigagain Golden Legacy Plexi Overdrive

Eventide H9 Gen 2 Multi-Effects Pedal

Eventide just did something rare in the gear world: they gave away the farm. As of June 1, 2026, every registered H9 Standard and H9 Core owner gets upgraded to H9 Max for free. No fee. No hardware swap. No fine print. Register your pedal, sync through H9 Control,…... Click for more

Eventide H9 Gen 2 Multi-Effects Pedal

Poly Trails Stereo Delay

Just like its reverby brother Verbs, the Poly Trails - a delay, as you may have guessed - is built for discovery. This innovative, stereo unit ditches traditional knobs for a responsive touch interface, putting seven deeply creative effects at your fingertips. Each algorithm is a destination in itself, designed…... Click for more

Poly Trails Stereo Delay

New Pedal: Westminster Dominion Analog Cab Sim

Westminster Dominion Analog Cab Sim Bypassing the sterile, menu-diving complexity of digital IR loaders, the Westminster Dominion delivers a fully analog solution for players transitioning to an amp-less rig, expanding direct recording, or securing a fail-safe backup. Designed to sit as the final linchpin on your pedalboard, it condenses an…... Click for more

New Pedal: Westminster Dominion Analog Cab Sim

New Pedal: Keeley Compressor Plus Germanium

Marking a quarter-century of defining modern pedalboard dynamics, the Keeley Compressor Plus Germanium ($189) takes Robert Keeley’s most ubiquitous design and injects it with a distinct vintage soul. While the standard Compressor Plus earned its legendary status as an always-on utility tool for taming transients, this 25th-anniversary iteration introduces a…... Click for more

New Pedal: Keeley Compressor Plus Germanium

Updated Pedal: Mask Audio Neckbrace MkII Phaser

Stepping far beyond the polite sweep of vintage phasers, the Mask Audio Neckbrace MkII is a three-stage OTA modulation engine built to deliver a richer, more expansive sound than traditional circuits. While the original version laid the groundwork, this MKII iteration introduces a complete digital LFO architecture, unlocking vastly expanded…... Click for more

Updated Pedal: Mask Audio Neckbrace MkII Phaser

Walrus Audio Mako M1 MkII

The Mako M1 MkII is the updated version of the company's "High-Fidelity Modulation Machine," part of the impressive Mako line of stereo, multi-algorithm pedals. In line with previous Mako releases, the M1 is a highly tweakable effect with presets and MIDI compatibility that delivers several types of modulation effects: Phaser,…... Click for more

Walrus Audio Mako M1 MkII

New Pedal: Over Under Pedals Ah, Tremendous Tremolo

Far exceeding the boundaries of traditional amplitude modulation, the Over Under Pedals Ah, Tremendous reimagines the stompbox tremolo as an active system controller and rhythm engine. Assembled in Queens, New York, the pedal houses a flexible dual-tremolo architecture capable of running LFOs in parallel or series (AND/OR modes), moving seamlessly…... Click for more

New Pedal: Over Under Pedals Ah, Tremendous Tremolo