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GFI System Duophony Signal Blender

The GFI System Duophony Signal Blender is a dual parallel processing pedal with an LFO for modulating between the two different signal chains. I can be either stereo in/out or mono and can mix the two FX Loop channels normally (just like a regular mixer) or use the built-in LFO…Click on the title for more

GFI System Duophony Signal Blender

Meris LVX Stereo Modular Delay

The Meris LVX is the long-awaited first release in over two years by one of the most interesting (and successful) new pedal companies to emerge in the late '10s, born from a rib of Strymon. As expected, it's a heavily featured stereo pedal, and more precisely, a multi-algorithm delay/looper with…Click on the title for more

Meris LVX Stereo Modular Delay

Templo Devices Splyce Pedalboard Mixer

Hailing from Ottawa, Ontario, the Templo Devices Splyce is a small (3.2" x 2.7"), two-channel mixer in stompbox format that can be very useful to most guitarists, in more than one way. The pedal's left side features a Combo XLR/1/4" input jack for either a mic or an instrument, followed…Click on the title for more

Templo Devices Splyce Pedalboard Mixer

Fairfield Circuitry Hors d’Oeuvre? Active Feedback Loop

The Fairfield Circuitry Hors d'Oeuvre? is a simple yet clever active feedback loop pedal that lets you insert, trigger and blend-in a separate chain of effects, and also feed that incoming signal back into itself (through the Feed knob) for some out-there ambient effects. To help correct phase problems occurring…Click on the title for more

Fairfield Circuitry Hors d’Oeuvre? Active Feedback Loop

Free the Tone Future Factory Modulation Delay

The Future Factory from Free the Tone is hailed as the world’s first random fluctuating phase modulation pedal. The two delay units can be used in series or parallel modes with controls over virtually every parameter imaginable. It’s not just a delay though, as the name implies. There are a…Click on the title for more

Free the Tone Future Factory Modulation Delay

Cooper FX Signal Path Selector & Exp Gen

If the word "utility" used next to the word "pedal" doesn't exactly fire your imagination, we'd argue that you need to broaden your sonic horizons. In recent years, the utility pedal niche has expanded to include some truly interesting devices, and no one can expect an imaginative builder like Cooper…Click on the title for more

Cooper FX Signal Path Selector & Exp Gen

KMA Machines Tyler Deluxe

The KMA Machines Tyler isn't really an effects pedal. Rather, a device designed to bring new life to the pedals you already have by splitting the signal into two parallel loops that let you make separate chains for your high and low frequencies. The new Deluxe version takes things to…Click on the title for more

KMA Machines Tyler Deluxe

Seymour Duncan Dark Sun Digital Delay + Reverb

Seymour Duncan's new spatial workhorse, the Dark Sun, is full of options for people that don't necessarily need two different pedals for delay and reverb. The Dark Sun delivers the very best of both effects for a hyper-inspirational box that pushes the boundaries of each. The Dark Sun's cool new…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Dark Sun Digital Delay + Reverb

Champion Leccy The Kilter LFO Texture Machine

The project of an Englishman from Newcastle - and now based in Philadelphia - named Woolly, Champion Leccy has been churning out limited quantities of hand-made, fun-sounding (and looking!) pedals since 2017, which have earned the company the reputation of one of the most interesting DIY boutique pedal builders in…Click on the title for more

Champion Leccy The Kilter LFO Texture Machine

Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator

The Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay is a reboot of one of the NYC company's most rare pedals from the '80s. The new version is smaller than its predecessor, but the circuit is expanded for additional options. It is known as a tape reverse simulator, and the newest version can do some…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator

Spaceman Effects Mission Control Expressive Audio System

Portland's own Spaceman Effects returns to the game with the Mission Control, featuring a fresh concept: sit as the central nervous system of your pedalboard and operate everything around it. Dialing in the Mission Control and stomping the Activate footswitch triggers attack and release times that you set. The built-in…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Effects Mission Control Expressive Audio System

Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2

Since the early aughts, NYC's Death By Audio has been on the forefront of a trend that has since then picked up a lot of steam: the one of stompboxes offering extreme sonic features (and apocalyptic names). We discussed this in depth in this 2017 interview with owner Oliver Ackermann,…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2