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PastFX New Division Chorus/Flange/Vibrato

Like all the other stompboxes by the Australian builder, the PastFX New Division is heavily inspired by a classic circuit (in this case two early version of the EHX Clone Theory, famously used by Joy Division's basssist Peter Hook) but updated with useful features not found in the original. The…Click on the title for more

PastFX New Division Chorus/Flange/Vibrato

Electro-Harmonix Pico POG

The Electro-Harmonix Pico POG is one of those pedals we could see coming, in light of the popularity of the NYC's company POG family, and of the miniaturizing trend that's been affecting the stompbox realm for over a decade now. In the POG's case, this is the 3rd increasingly smaller…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Pico POG

LCO Industries Ours & Hours Lo-Fi Reverb

The LCO Industries Ours & Hours is an intriguing take on the lo-fi reverb by an emerging pedal builder based in Aberdeen, MD. Presented as a lo-fi reverb calculator, this device gives you a variety of reverb (and delay) effects, from the traditional to the adventurious, with just five knobs and…Click on the title for more

LCO Industries Ours & Hours Lo-Fi Reverb

Subdecay TremCoder MkII Stereo Tremolo

Veteran US builder of creative guitar pedals (that work great with synths as well) Subdecay just posted a teaser of their upcoming tremolo's 2nd version: the Subdecay Tremcoder MkII. The new version, larger than the previous one with an almost square footprint, has preset functionality and is fully MIDI compatible.…Click on the title for more

Subdecay TremCoder MkII Stereo Tremolo

New Pedal: Atomic Tone Saturation Triptych

The Atomic Tone Saturation Triptych is the debut, hand-made circuit by an emerging California-based builder, founded this very year 2023 AD. It can be described as a hybrid dirt box. As hinted by the name (for the unaware, the word "triptych" means "trio"), this pedal offers three modes via the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Atomic Tone Saturation Triptych

JET Pedals Eternity Delay

The JET Pedals Eternity Delay is the latest release by an emerging Kansas City-based builder that, with this circuit, has joined the small club of pedal companies able to fit a stereo, multi-mode delay circuit inside a compact stompbox case. Although that's an understatement since this device also features full…Click on the title for more

JET Pedals Eternity Delay

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