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Jam Boomster Mk2 Boost

As simple as it may look, the Jam Boomster Mk2 Boost is the result of thorough research conducted by the Athen (Greece) based builder to deliver the best fidelity and tone lushness possible. Based around hi-fi-grade Texas Instruments OPA 2132 chips, the Boomster Mk2's circuit offers the following features: 3…Click on the title for more

Jam Boomster Mk2 Boost

R2R Electric MKI Pro Fuzz

Sporting not one but three Germanium transistors (for the circuit geeks, the OC75, 2G308, 2G378B) the R2R Electric MKI Pro Fuzz is a compact version of the company's MKI Tone Bender clone, the MKI Fuzz, with a few extra features, made entirely using vintage and NOS parts hand-wired point to…Click on the title for more

R2R Electric MKI Pro Fuzz

Heather Brown Blessed Mother Overdrive/Boost V2

Heather Brown Electronicals is a new pedal builder founded by Heather Brown, a pupil of Robert Keeley and Mike Matthews. The Blessed Mother is the company's first pedal, a light gain/transparent overdrive with boost featuring a combination of germanium and silicon diodes. On top of the expected Volume/Drive/Treble/Bass knobs, the Immaculator…Click on the title for more

Heather Brown Blessed Mother Overdrive/Boost V2

New Pedal: Loe Sounds Germanium Blow Fuzz

As it's abundantly clear from its name, the Loe Sounds Germanium Blow is a fuzz based on a Germanium diode. Built by hand by Aisha Loe, one of the few female pedal designers out there (no, seriously, we can't count more than 4 in total), the Blow delivers thick and…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Loe Sounds Germanium Blow Fuzz

Spruce Effects The Arborist V2 Overdrive

California's Spruce Effects has been very active in 2020 with a new series of pedals called "Americana Series," but the Arborist is actually an evolution of one of their older designs - and, more precisely, the silicon side of their now discontinued Giganteum Drive. While the original version had three…Click on the title for more

Spruce Effects The Arborist V2 Overdrive

Coppersound Iris Optical Compressor

Guitarists with a busy pedalboard interested in the uber-smooth compression produced by an optical circuit should take a deep look at the Coppersound Iris, a pedal that delivers that kind of circuit in a stylish-looking mini case. Built around "a uniquely biased audiophile-grade op-amp and optical network," this is a…Click on the title for more

Coppersound Iris Optical Compressor

New Pedal: Mooer Purer Octave

The Mooer Purer Octave is, in essence, V2 of the Chinese company's old mini, multi-mode polyphinic octave pedal, the Pure Octave, dating back to the early '10s. For the unaware, "polyphonic" means that it can track and pitch-shift more than one note at a time, something older octave pedals could…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mooer Purer Octave

New Pedal: Homenoise More or Less Boost

Built in wonderful Denmark (which we visited just in July 2023!) the Homenoise More or Less Boost represents an innovative take on the frankly not-too-exciting but ever-useful boost circuit. With only two knobs and two modes, this pedal can do much more to your tone than initially expected, mostly because…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Homenoise More or Less Boost

Caline Mariana Modulated Reverb

The Caline Mariana is the ideal pedal for the ambient guitarist on a budget. For just $79.99, this Chinese pedal will give you seven different types of modulated reverbs, and three knobs that control different parameters depending on the selected mode. The modes include modulated reverbs with different types of…Click on the title for more

Caline Mariana Modulated Reverb

KingTone Vibe 1968

The KingTone Vibe 1968 is a constantly sold-out, fully analog, dual-channel take on the 1968 Honey Vibe by a Californian company that's building a solid reputation for uncompromisingly sound pedal engineering. The concept is very simple but extremely well executed: you have two Uni-Vibe channels on the left and on…Click on the title for more

KingTone Vibe 1968

Dr. Scientist Sunny Day Delay V2

The Dr. Scientist Sunny Day Delay is a compact update of the Canadian builder's analog-voiced (but actually based on the PT2399 chip) modulated delay design, whose original version, dating back to 2005, was almost twice as big. Built using almost exactly the same parts as the original (according to GuitarPedalX),…Click on the title for more

Dr. Scientist Sunny Day Delay V2

Old Blood Noise BL-37 Reverb

The Old Blood Noise BL-37 Reverb is the third pedal in the company's inspiringly quirky BL line, after the BL-44 Reverse and the BL-82 Chorus/Delay. Just like those two pedals, the BL-37 features a slightly unusual approach mostly delivered by a diagonal Clock Fader, that in this circuit affects the timing…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise BL-37 Reverb