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Preamp Pedals

Handbuilt in Ontario, Canada, the pedals of Airis Effects have earned a reputation for their aggressive tone that offers as much versatility as volume. While the company's effects are flexible enough to handle a variety of styles, they are really designed for players that go for a heavier sound. Everything…Click on the title for more

Manufacturer Profile – Airis Effects

New Pedals: Loophole Pedals Greymatter

The fruit of two years of meticulous testing and development, the Loophole Pedals Grey Matter consists in two circuits emulating the classic (and grey) ‘77 DOD250 preamp that can be run individually or stacked. The footswitches are close enough together so you could set one as a textured boost and…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Loophole Pedals Greymatter

Dr. Z Z-Drive (collaborative pedal with EarthQuaker Devices)

It seems like more and more amp manufacturers are falling into the temptation of building stompboxes, which invariably end up emulating their most popular amp models. Not all manufacturers though happen to have EarthQuaker Devices' Jamie Stillman as a neighborhood... The DR. Z Drive, a collaborative effort involving Stillman, features…Click on the title for more

Dr. Z Z-Drive (collaborative pedal with EarthQuaker Devices)

Jackson Audio Prism Preamp / Boost

The Jackson Audio Prism is a buffer, boost, preamp, eq, and overdrive that allows you to shape your tone like few other pedals out there. Here are a few demos of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip3OhUEiL1M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onsaDM5nUUw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpTHrr9ZqPM Designed as the ultimate tone shaping tool for a player’s pedalboard, the PRISM is a…Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio Prism Preamp / Boost

New Pedals: 6 Degrees FX Hyper Catalyst

6 Degrees FX, a Vancouver builder specializing in high-end gain pedals, just unveiled a new JFET Preamp Overdrive called Hyper Catalyst, a flexible stompbox that can be used either as a regular overdrive or as a versatile "stacking device." When feeding other drives, the Hyper Catalyst can add saturation, harmonics, tighter…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: 6 Degrees FX Hyper Catalyst

The Best Gain Pedals Released at NAMM 2019

GO HERE FOR NON-GAIN PEDALS --- ATTENTION! Not all pedals have a video link! We will keep adding pedals and videos during the 4 days of NAMM (and beyond). NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS: On Desktop Devices: 1. Mouseover gets you the pedal's description. 2. Click gets you streaming video or larger…Click on the title for more

The Best Gain Pedals Released at NAMM 2019

SnK VHD Distortion+ Preamp

The VHD from SnK Pedals is a recreation of the preamp circuit found in the long discontinued Ampeg VH140C, an amp beloved by hardcore and death metal guitarists of the '90s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9mhVkinZPA The Ampeg VH-140C Solid State Amplifier was a staple of the 1990's Hardcore and Death metal genres. Long…Click on the title for more

SnK VHD Distortion+ Preamp

Taurus Stomp-Head 1.VT

The Stomp-Head 1.VT, by Polish amp builder Taurus Amplification, is a pedalboard guitar amp dedicated to supporters of single-purpose amplifiers who prefer a vintage type of sound. It is an amplifier with extremely small dimensions, technologically based on the company's own Master Tube Design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTe2E-cPJlM Until today, guitarists could only choose…Click on the title for more

Taurus Stomp-Head 1.VT

Fuzzrocious lunaReclipse Preamp/Boost/Overdrive

The lunaReclipse from Fuzzrocious Pedals, like the astronomical event it borrows its name from, is a unique stompbox that select between 12 (yes, 12!) different diode configurations to let you clip your signal in the best way that suits you. Needless to say, this all happens in the analog realm.…Click on the title for more

Fuzzrocious lunaReclipse Preamp/Boost/Overdrive

Land Devices EP-5 Preamp

The EP-5 by Land Devices is a boost/preamp pedal based on the preamp unit of the Echoplex featuring also a buffer. It can add warmth and sparkle to your cleans and fatten up your dirt or single coils with the EP5 button engaged to maximum gain - the three settings…Click on the title for more

Land Devices EP-5 Preamp

API TranZformer GT Compressor + EQ

API is one of the most legendary names in the "tone shaping realm," but not necessarily linked to guitar pedals... until now! At NAMM 2017 the high end console and pro audio manufacturer introduced a new product called Tranzformer GT that can give you the warmth and presence of the API channel…Click on the title for more

API TranZformer GT Compressor + EQ

Orange Bax Bangeetar Pre-EQ

Back in 2015 British amp manufacturer Orange announced at Musik Messe its re-entry into the wonderful world of guitar pedals (they used to make them already back in the 60s). Unsurprisingly, the stompbox in question is a preamp/EQ - it's called the Bax Bangeetar. Handmade in the Orange's custom shop…Click on the title for more

Orange Bax Bangeetar Pre-EQ