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New Pedal: Catalinbread CB Paint Vintage Digital Reverb

Some reverbs announce themselves. The Catalinbread CB Paint whispers. Catalinbread reached into the late '80s and pulled out a forgotten gem—that studio rack unit everyone wanted and everyone could afford. The one that ended up on records by Trey Anastasio, Neil Young, Mac DeMarco. Not because it was flashy, but…... Click for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread CB Paint Vintage Digital Reverb

New Pedal: Umbrella Company Hume

The Japan-made Umbrella Company HUME is a spatial effects pedal designed to occupy the elusive territory between delay and reverb. It emerges from a simple concept: what happens when echoes stop being distinct repeats and start dissolving into atmosphere? The answer lives in the F&V sliders—the pedal's defining control. This…... Click for more

New Pedal: Umbrella Company Hume

Tone King Imperial Tube Preamp Pedal

One of the most talked-about pedals to emerge from the 2025 NAMM Show was the Tone King Imperial Tube Preamp, a two-channel stereo preamp with tremolo and reverb voiced after the company's namesake amp, and based on a circuit featuring not one but three 12AX7 tubes. Just like in the…... Click for more

Tone King Imperial Tube Preamp Pedal

Fuzzlord Doom Dweller V2 Reverb

The original Doom Dweller was a beautiful accident. One knob. One job. You twisted it, and the walls got bigger, the shadows got longer, the riffs started breathing like something alive in the room with you. Simple. Elegant. Dumb in the best possible way - like a sledgehammer or a…... Click for more

Fuzzlord Doom Dweller V2 Reverb

Normal Devices Decay Cascade

The Normal Devices Decay Cascade is a pedal that will make you step into a vortex of sonic alchemy, where reverb and analog amplification collide in a cosmic dance of texture and chaos. Inspired by the mind-bending idea of running reverb into distortion, it takes that concept and cranks it…... Click for more

Normal Devices Decay Cascade

Keeley Nocturne Reverb

The ongoing creative partnership between Keeley Electronics and revered guitarist Andy Timmons (a very active pedal collaborator!) has yielded some of modern guitar's most distinctive atmospheric tools, from the HALO Dual Echo onward. Their latest collaboration, the Keeley Nocturne, isolates and refines the expansive spatial component central to Timmons' signature…... Click for more

Keeley Nocturne Reverb

Mojo Hand FX SMPLoFi

Before the era of orchestral video game scores, a sonic revolution was quietly brewing inside the Super Nintendo. The sonic identity of that gaming console is unmistakable. Its S-SMP audio system broke from its predecessors by using playable digital samples, a technique that created a world of iconic, memory-laden sounds. The…... Click for more

Mojo Hand FX SMPLoFi

Old Blood Noise Sunlight Stereo

Old Blood Noise Endeavors has expanded the sonic palette of its beloved Sunlight (mono) reverb with the Sunlight Stereo, a full stereo evolution of the original. This isn't just an addition of a second output; it's a reimagining that places you inside a living, breathing soundscape. If you think of…... Click for more

Old Blood Noise Sunlight Stereo

Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient

The Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient is the first new addition to the 8-pedal series released by the Oklahoma-based builder in 2023, and fills a rather crucial gap, since the company produces some of the most popular ambient reverb pedals. Like its siblings, the Ambient is a streamlined and affordable stompbox.…... Click for more

Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient

New Pedal: Death By Audio Infinity Verb

The Death By Audio Infinity Verb is a stereo ambient powerhouse that masterfully balances immediate usability with profound sonic depth. On the surface, its operation is elegantly simple: three knobs control the essential reverb parameters. The MIX knob balances your dry signal with the effect, TIME adjusts the decay from…... Click for more

New Pedal: Death By Audio Infinity Verb

Keeley Hydra Stereo Reverb & Tremolo

Keeley just unveiled a new, multi-mode Stereo Reverb + Tremolo called Hydra, devised as a perfect companion to their well-received stereo delay Eccos, with which it shares the controls and in/out configuration. The Keeley Hydra features 3 Reverb modes (Spring, Plate or Room) and tap-tempo enabled Harmonic, Vibrato, or Sine…... Click for more

Keeley Hydra Stereo Reverb & Tremolo

New Pedal: Walrus Audio Lüm Texture Engine

In the world of ambient pedals, Walrus Audio is a name synonymous with lush, atmospheric soundscapes. But with their limited-edition (and sadly, already sold-out) Walrus Audio Lüm, they’ve moved beyond reverb and into the realm of luminous, living texture. This isn't just another ambient pedal; it's a compact laboratory for…... Click for more

New Pedal: Walrus Audio Lüm Texture Engine