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ThorpyFX The W.O.P.R. Muff + Treblebooster

Guru pedal designer Adrian Thorpy of ThorpyFx has a page on his company's website dedicated to his "Special Projects," gathering all the brand's one-offs, special runs, or Charity donation devices. The WOPR is a pedal created for a friend that wanted to have a (Triangle Muff-style) Thorpy Fallout Cloud and…Click on the title for more

ThorpyFX The W.O.P.R. Muff + Treblebooster

Empress Heavy Menace Distortion

At first glance, the Empress Heavy Menace seems like a pedal that might win the contest for "most tweakable distortion pedal in a compact case." Also, it looks very cool, notwithstanding its demonic references! An evolution in compact case of the company's popular Heavy pedal, the Heavy Menace could be…Click on the title for more

Empress Heavy Menace Distortion

$Diffractor Soundings Arboretum Stereo Tremolo$

The Diffractor Soundings Arboretum is a tweaker's dream stereo tremolo. This not exactly compact stompbox might as well redefine versatility within the tremolo nice. Inside, a unique digital LFO circuit offers a plethora of waveforms to modulate your 100% analog input signal. The "Mode" feature elevates this pedal to new…Click on the title for more

Diffractor Soundings Arboretum Stereo Tremolo

PRS Guitars Wind Through The Trees

In the video below, Paul Smith Reed himself premiered the first PRS Guitar pedals on the market: the Wind Through The Trees, a dual analog flanger. The two flanger circuits are placed in parallel and each feature controls for Manual, Depth and Rate, and are then sent to a Mix…Click on the title for more

PRS Guitars Wind Through The Trees

Collector//Emitter & Mask Audio Electronics Cascader

The Cascader is the second collaborative pedal by pedal YouTuber collector//emitter and Mask Audio (after the Part Garden Dual Fuzz). This is an aggressive fuzz inspired by Devi Ever and EHX circuits, combining a smooth fuzz with a low gain gated fuzz to conjure a dense yet tight mix of…Click on the title for more

Collector//Emitter & Mask Audio Electronics Cascader

Thorpy FX Camoflange Flanger MkII

After delivering, in collaboration with legendary effect designer Dan Coggins of Lovepedal, the Deep Oggin Chorus in 2018 to widespread acclaim, UK's Thorpy FX doubled down on that collaboration with another modulation pedal: the Camoflange, an original circuit inspired (at least in part) by the vintage Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress. The…Click on the title for more

Thorpy FX Camoflange Flanger MkII

Decibelics The Reverend XX

Handmade in Spain, the Decibelics The Reverend XX is a dual version of the company's ZZ Top inspired single channel distortion pedal. Its circuit is based off the vintage Bixonic Expandora, a RAT mutation known for being one of the first dirt boxes able to deliver all sorts of saturated…Click on the title for more

Decibelics The Reverend XX

Rainger FX Mini Drone

A pedal evolving from the company's Drone Rainger Delay, the Rainger FX Mini Drone drops the delay circuit and focuses on the drone side of things. As expected, the Mini Drone generates a continuous drone sound, with a focus on the low end. It uses three bassy triangle waves, two…Click on the title for more

Rainger FX Mini Drone

NUX Steel Singer Drive

The most affordable Dumble-style pedal out there (street price is just under $50!), the NUX Steel Singer is an analog overdrive that recreates the tone of less popular of the two Dumble amps (the Steel String Singer) at a tiny fraction of the cost. Expect smooth high end and the…Click on the title for more

NUX Steel Singer Drive

Peace Hill FX ODS D-Style Tube Preamp

Fans of the Dumble amplifiers have a new way to get that pricey sound at a fraction of the cost - although still a steep $790 USD! But with the Japan-made Peace Hill FX ODS you get what you pay for: a high-end, handbuilt pedal recreation of the Dumble Overdrive…Click on the title for more

Peace Hill FX ODS D-Style Tube Preamp

The Best Octave Pedals in 2024 | A Buyer’s Guide

This article focuses on clean "octavers" - ie, pedals that pitch shift your tone by one or more octaves, NOT octave-up-style fuzzes. If you are looking for the latter, please check out our Octavia, Super Fuzz and Foxx Tone Machine guides and the list of all the new releases in the blog's Octave Up Fuzz…Click on the title for more

The Best Octave Pedals in 2024 | A Buyer’s Guide

Demiurge Instruments Dead Moon Echo

Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest ones. The Demiurge Instruments Dead Moon Echo is a UK-handbuilt delay based on the PT2399 with an intriguing twist: a second footswitch that lets you activate a momentary setting with new Time and Feedback settings. A Tone control acts as a low pass…Click on the title for more

Demiurge Instruments Dead Moon Echo