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Joy Circuit Mood Manipulator

We all need a mood boost these days, and although pedals in general help (a lot) in that department, this is the first time we stumble upon a device that promises to directly mess around with our mood! Enter the Joy Circuit Mood Manipulator, a ginormous stompbox hand built by…... Click for more

Joy Circuit Mood Manipulator

Dreadbox Kinematic Envelope Filter + Overdrive

Those of you looking for an envelop filter pedal with some serious filter may want to check out the new KINEMATIC by Greece's Dreadbox, a company with an extensive and very successful background in desktop synthesizers. The Dreadbox Kinematic is actually a lot more than that, featuring a two-mode circuit…... Click for more

Dreadbox Kinematic Envelope Filter + Overdrive

Pettyjohn Electronics Edge Preamp & Low-Gain Overdrive

Tone coneusseurs, rejoice! A new Pettyjohn Electronics pedal is here, it's called Edge, and it's a doozy! It's a preamp pedal designed to deliver that magical blend of saturation, harmonic excitement, light compression you get from a tube amp at the edge of breakup. It can reach higher gain overdrive…... Click for more

Pettyjohn Electronics Edge Preamp & Low-Gain Overdrive

Vertex Ultra-Phonix HRM Overdrive/Distortion

The Vertex Ultraphonix is an overdrive inspired by ultra-rare (and ultra-cloned) Dumble Overdrive Special amp. The HRM (Hot Rubber Monkey) version of this pedal emulates a particularly popular tube mod implemented on a limited number of those amps that resulted in a modification of the mid-range that brought it closer…... Click for more

Vertex Ultra-Phonix HRM Overdrive/Distortion

Fowl Sounds Flannel Overdriver

Fowl Sounds is a company that has found a very specific niche: heavy pedals for down-tuned guitars. Inspired by classic distortion circuits, their new pedal Flannel Overdriver represents an effort to provide the heavy guitarist with a stompbox that can deliver a wide variety of dirt tones, from overdrive to…... Click for more

Fowl Sounds Flannel Overdriver

Pine-Box Sirens Chorus/Vibrato + Overdrive

We love Demos in the Dark's videos highlighting lesser-known boutique manufacturers, and this week it was the turn of the Pine-Box Sirens, a chorus-vibrato with overdrive, here's what the videographer has to say about this device: This pedal is quite the departure from the other pedals that Pine-Box Customs makes.…... Click for more

Pine-Box Sirens Chorus/Vibrato + Overdrive

Pogo Pedals Zen Ray Overdrive

Pogo Pedals is a new Chicago-based boutique pedal company that aims at "bridging the gap between classic sound and modern player. It launched its first product in 2020, the Zen Ray, a vintage-sounding overdrive that can produce smooth low to medium drive while offering a wide range of tone sculpting…... Click for more

Pogo Pedals Zen Ray Overdrive

Chris Rocha El Valiente

Famed Latino guitarist Chris Rocha recently unveiled his signature overdrive El Valiente, released in collaboration with Little Endian Engineering. Recreating his signature warm, clean and slightly saturated tone, the pedal features two modes, green and red, which can deliver a wide range of tonal results, from transparent to heavy. Hear…... Click for more

Chris Rocha El Valiente

SNK Pedals Bodybreaker Drive

Hand-made in New Jersey, the SNK Pedals Bodybreaker is an aggressive Fet boosted op amp overdrive/distortion with MOSFET clipping. Two EQ knobs go a long way in sculpting your tone: Tone controls overall brightness, while Mid Focus is centered on mid frequencies, delivering both scooped and mid boosted tones - and…... Click for more

SNK Pedals Bodybreaker Drive

Vox Nu-Tube ValvEnergy Series

We already wrote in this blog about Korg's new Nu-Tube technology just about one year ago, when Ibanez announced the Nu Tube Screamer, a version of the venerable overdrive featuring the new device KORG had recently developed: a new kind of vacuum tube much smaller than the original ones and…... Click for more

Vox Nu-Tube ValvEnergy Series

Klon Centaur and Klones Top 10: The Andertones’ Blindfolded Challenge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tjQXTMfxYY The fine-eared folks at UK guitar shop Andertons had the nerve to rank ten 3-knob Klon-style pedals (including the original Klon Centaur). The result is a truly experience-based "Klon Centaur and Klones Top 10." Watch the full video above or check out the results directly in our interactive gallery,…... Click for more

Klon Centaur and Klones Top 10: The Andertones’ Blindfolded Challenge

Walrus Audio Warhorn Ages

Reverb just released a new pedal exclusive linked to their upcoming Pedal Movie. It's the Walrus Audio Warhorn / Ages, a dual overdrive that embeds the two existing pedals in one enclosure. Here's the launch video directly from Reverb.com, you can order it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRbwfJS58Ro The Ages Five-State Overdrive and…... Click for more

Walrus Audio Warhorn Ages