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New at NAMM: Lightning Boy Audio NuVision Overdrive

Taking part in our very own Stompbox Booth, upstate New York builder Lightning Boy Audio will take the opportunity of the NAMM 2018 show to debut a new overdrive pedal called NuVision. Lightning Boy specializes in tube powered designs, and this stompbox is no exception, since it's built around a circuit…... Click for more

New at NAMM: Lightning Boy Audio NuVision Overdrive

Quimper Electronics Roadtripper Warm Glow

The Quimper Electronics Roadtripper Warm Glow is an overdrive and boost pedal emulating tube amplifier tone using a proprietary SST (Solid-State-Tube) technology. It can be used in several different ways, check out the manufacturer's suggestions under this video by Shnobel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCa2E64E9BQ There are several ways to use the "Warm Glow"™…... Click for more

Quimper Electronics Roadtripper Warm Glow

It takes more than nerve to call your company Gamechanger Audio. You also need groundbreaking ideas to live up to the name. Since launching in November 2015, Latvian company Gamechanger Audio has shown that it has what it takes. The company’s debut product was the Plus Pedal. Introduced at NAMM…... Click for more

Pedal Builder Profile: Gamechanger Audio

Paradox Effects Terran Overdrive with Parametric EQ

Here's a really interesting overdrive we shot at our NAMM Stompbox Booth, the Terran Overdrive by Mexican manufacturer Paradox Effects! Terran is a mid/high gain overdrive with a resonant parametric equalizer, inspired by the legendary V4 Amplifier. The purpose of this pedal, is not only to deliver a sculpted tone, precise…... Click for more

Paradox Effects Terran Overdrive with Parametric EQ

Outlaw Effects Debuts Echo, Compressor and Overdrive Guitar Pedals at NAMM 2018

Micro-sized pedals were once touted for their small size and affordability. They didn’t have the features or, often, the sound of their bigger brethren, but what they lacked in versatility and tone they made up for with their conveniently-sized cases and low prices. In recent years, though, micro pedals have…... Click for more

Outlaw Effects Debuts Echo, Compressor and Overdrive Guitar Pedals at NAMM 2018

Seen at NAMM: Chellee Sir Robin Overdrive

Chellee Guitar and Pedals was present at NAMM 2018 through our Stompbox Booth. The Sir Robin is their most popular overdrive, we shot a video of it! Sir Robin Overdrive is a Blues Breaker based overdrive with expanded voicing options and exceptional build quality resulting in very low noise and unparalleled…... Click for more

Seen at NAMM: Chellee Sir Robin Overdrive

Seen at NAMM: Nanolog WaveFunction Overdrive

With the WaveFunction, the Canadian team at Nanolog are trying something new, utilizing a new technology built on carbon molecular junctions that allow for a new palette of sounds not available with silicon diodes. We shot a video of this pedal at out NAMM 2018 Stompbox Booth, check it out!…... Click for more

Seen at NAMM: Nanolog WaveFunction Overdrive

Main Ace FX unveils Dante Overdrive Prototype at NAMM

Hosted in our NAMM 2018 Stompbox Booth, Main Ace FX showcased this prototype of a new overdrive pedal called Dante. It's an Op-Amp based od with a momentary ring modulator footswitch, a two-band EQ, and a mid boost switch. Discover more new devices in our comprehensive, interactive page of new pedals…... Click for more

Main Ace FX unveils Dante Overdrive Prototype at NAMM

First videos of Lunastone’s Four New Pedals Presented at NAMM 2018

Danish manufacturer Lunastone debuted four new pedals at Winter NAMM 2018, and you can watch the first videos of them below. The pedals are the Distortion 1, the Red Fuzz 1, the Smooth Drive 1 and the Blue Drive 1. The company describes Distortion 1 as “a dedicated hard rock…... Click for more

First videos of Lunastone’s Four New Pedals Presented at NAMM 2018

Mad Professor announces the Little Tweedy Drive

Mad Professor’s new Little Tweedy Drive pedal captures the tone of a 1958 tweed Fender Deluxe amp in a compact stompbox. It’s an easy and affordable way to recreate the complex, organic overdrive that makes Fender tweed amps so coveted among guitarists. The Little Tweedy Drive is voiced after the…... Click for more

Mad Professor announces the Little Tweedy Drive

Fender Announces Six New Guitar Effect Pedals at NAMM 2018

Fender has announced six new guitar effect pedals, including overdrives, distortion, reverb, delay and more. The company is unveiling the stompboxes at the 2018 Winter NAMM show. The full lineup includes the Marine Layer Reverb, the Mirror Image Delay, the Santa Ana Overdrive, the Pugilist Distortion, the Bends Compressor and…... Click for more

Fender Announces Six New Guitar Effect Pedals at NAMM 2018

Best “Non-Clone” Overdrive/Distortion Pedals of 2017 according to In The Blues

After compiling and publishing the list of the Best Selling Overdrives of 2017, which features almost exclusively units built by established companies, we were looking for an online "Best Of Lists" featuring mostly smaller manufacturers. This video by Australian videographers In The Blues not only fit our criteria, but it exceeded it:…... Click for more

Best “Non-Clone” Overdrive/Distortion Pedals of 2017 according to In The Blues