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New Pedal: JHS Berkeley (Legends of Fuzz Fresh Fuzz Replica)

The JHS Berkeley is a tribute to the rare single op amp 741 version (Version 1) of the Fresh Fuzz, a semi-obscure pedal released in 1973 by Seamoon Inc, founded by Craig Anderton (inventor of the Funk Machine) and John Lang. Adopted by guitar legends Tom Scholz of Boston and…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: JHS Berkeley (Legends of Fuzz Fresh Fuzz Replica)

New Pedal: 1981 Inventions LVL

The 1981 Inventions LVL is the much anticipated second release by a company that made a huge splash with their first pedal, a RAT-inspired drive/distortion with its own character. The LVL is another overdrive, of the low-gain kind this time, hosted in a smaller case and featuring one fewer knob…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: 1981 Inventions LVL

Heather Brown Electronicals Spirit in the Sky Fuzz/Tremolo

The Heather Brown Electronicals Spirit in the Sky is the third release (a Fuzz + tremolo pedal with a clean blend) by the New Jersey-based stompbox builder who goes under the God's Mom nickname. The circuit consists of a Ram's Head-style fuzz placed in parallel with a JFET boost (described…Click on the title for more

Heather Brown Electronicals Spirit in the Sky Fuzz/Tremolo

Diamond Pedals Tremolo

Of all the new effects released by the new (SolidGoldFx-driven) team behind the venerable Candian pedal brand, the Diamond Pedal Tremolo is probably the most intriguing - with the exclusion, of course, of the legendary Memory Lane delay. This compact version of a pedal that already received rave reviews in…Click on the title for more

Diamond Pedals Tremolo

Source Audio C4 Synth Pedal

In 2019, Boston's Source Audio joined the small number of manufacturers offering a true synth pedal design with the release of the C4 Synth, which tracks a monophonic signal and feeds it to up to four parallel oscillators, each assignable to a choice of three waves shapes (sine, square and…Click on the title for more

Source Audio C4 Synth Pedal

Gamma Cumulus Reverb

Sold exclusively through Guitar Center, the Gamma Cumulus Reverb belongs to a bread-and-butter new line of 6 compact pedals focused on providing great tone at reasonable prices. Three knobs for Mix, Tone and Decay allow fine-tuning of the 3 reverb modes: Studio: an improved room reverb simulating the "curated" reverb created…Click on the title for more

Gamma Cumulus Reverb

JHS Mary-K Fuzz (Legends of Fuzz Boss Tone Replica)

The JHS Mary-K Fuzz is a replica of an under-the-radar Japan-made fuzz circuit of the '60s known as Key Fuzz Tone. Its maker, Kay Musical Instruments, released a series of streamlined pedal effects in the late '60s that didn't have any knobs, but that allowed one parameter of the effect…Click on the title for more

JHS Mary-K Fuzz (Legends of Fuzz Boss Tone Replica)

Aclam Woman Tone

Despite the best efforts of the man himself, the cult of Clapton is still going strong and Barcelona-based Aclam guitars have created a pedal tribute to his "woman tone" from the 1960s. The Woman tone was basically Clapton rolling back the tone control on his SG or Les Paul to…Click on the title for more

Aclam Woman Tone

New Pedal: Daredevil Ten Tone Anniversary Fuzz

Chicago's Daredevil is celebrating a decade of existence with the Ten Tone Anniversary Fuzz, a one-knob fuzz with a rich and complex tone, hosted in a beautiful vintage-style wedge aluminum enclosure by Hammond Mfg. Handbuilt in Chicago, IL, this fuzz's circuit sports individually tested Silicon transistors and it's voiced after…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Daredevil Ten Tone Anniversary Fuzz

Mooer Ocean Machine

Mooer got us used to tiiiiiny pedals, so the large stompbox called Ocean Machine stands out, to say the least, as an unexpected device from the Chinese manufacturer. The product is a collaborative effort with Canadian producer/guitarist Devin Townsend, and it has gathered a lot of fans since its launch…Click on the title for more

Mooer Ocean Machine

Electro-Harmonix Hell Melter

The Electro-Harmonix Hell Melter, as you may have guessed, is not a pedal for the gentle electric guitarist. Catering to the metal crowd (those who use their 6-string to "melt" stuff), this stompbox is a love letter to the "chainsaw" tone made popular by a string of Swedish Death Metal…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Hell Melter

Chase Bliss Audio Habit, the Echo Collector

The Chase Bliss Audio Habit is a new, playful/experimental multi-mode echo/looper pedal. If it is as fun as it looks, it's bound to make a lot of creative guitarists happy. On March 28, company owner and effect designer Joel Korte had been teasing this release with this post on Instagram:…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Habit, the Echo Collector