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Surreal Audio Echo Sphere Analog Delay

The pursuit of analog authenticity often demands a sacrifice of modernity, a trade of recallable precision for the mercurial soul of voltage and carbon. The Surreal Audio Echo Sphere dismantles this binary. It is not a digital emulation cloaked in nostalgia, but a genuine analog delay powered by a quartet…Click on the title for more

Surreal Audio Echo Sphere Analog Delay

Vongon Solarfaze Multi-Band Overdrive/Chorus

The Vongon Solarfaze redefines stereo processing by merging surgical multi-band saturation with an expressive, dynamic chorus. More than just a drive or modulation pedal, it functions as a complete tonal workstation for guitarists and producers seeking to add depth, warmth, and complex harmonic character. At its core, the Saturate section provides…Click on the title for more

Vongon Solarfaze Multi-Band Overdrive/Chorus

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix by JHS Big Muff 2

Archaeology in the analog domain rarely yields such a consequential artifact. Unearthed from a trove of personal archives during research for the forthcoming Electro-Harmonix tome, the Big Muff 2 is not a revision but a resurrected parallel evolution—a spectral blueprint from the mind of original inventor Bob Myer, finally realized…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix by JHS Big Muff 2

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Plus Tape Echo

Catalinbread has officially elevated its iconic tape echo emulation with the Belle Epoch+, a feature-packed compact delay that finally integrates full tap tempo. This isn't just a minor update; it's a comprehensive refinement designed to be the most versatile and user-friendly version of their flagship circuit. Musicians can easily sync…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Plus Tape Echo

Mask Audio Electronic Part Garden Dual Fuzz

In this era dense with pedal collaborations, videographers have joined celebrity guitarists in working with builders on new, exciting stompboxes. The first example of this kind was, of course, the Chase Bliss Audio / Knobs collaboration on the recently finalized Blooper. This week we got news of a second item…Click on the title for more

Mask Audio Electronic Part Garden Dual Fuzz

Reissued and Improved: DOD Badder Monkey Overdrive

Following a surge of interest spurred by a viral demonstration video, the long-discontinued DOD Bad Monkey overdrive has been resurrected in a significantly expanded form by its original creators at DOD. The Badder Monkey is far more than a simple reissue; it’s a comprehensive reimagining that retains the core green-voiced…Click on the title for more

Reissued and Improved: DOD Badder Monkey Overdrive

New Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Orama

The Crazy Tube Circuits Orama presents a formidable proposition: a dual-channel preamp that unites two distinct, legendary voices of high-gain rock into a single, meticulously engineered pedal. On one side, the AMP channel delivers a refined JFET interpretation of a seminal British amplifier - the orange sort that powered the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Orama

New Pedal: Strymon Fairfax Drive

Strymon, a name long synonymous with cutting-edge digital processing, has entered the analog arena with the Fairfax Drive, a pedal that intriguingly presents itself as a full amplifier circuit in miniature form. While inspired by a classic 1960s tube design, it substitutes valves with JFETs and employs a custom circuit…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Strymon Fairfax Drive

JHS Flight Delay

With the new Flight modulated delay, the folks at JHS make a little step closer to complexity, perhaps pointing to a future less dominated by their extremely successful "less is more" approach to stompboxes. Its digital and reverse mode also indicate an attempt to expand the brand's appeal to a…Click on the title for more

JHS Flight Delay

TWA Ladditude Envelope Filter

Because of their unique sonic characteristics, including a smooth, warm low-pass filter sound with a pleasing "fat" character, particularly when pushed into overdrive, the so-called "ladder filters" found in vintage analog synths are still highly sought after, even by guitarists. The TWA Ladditude pedal puts that exact circuit at your…Click on the title for more

TWA Ladditude Envelope Filter

Updated Pedal: Coppersound Foxcatcher V2 Overdrive

Let's have a look at the Foxcatcher V2 from Wampler Pedals, which is essentially an evolution of their very well-regarded Bluesbreaker-style circuit. So, what's new? Well, they've significantly expanded its utility while maintaining that core, transparent overdrive character. The headline feature is a three-mode gain switch. You've got: Low mode…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Coppersound Foxcatcher V2 Overdrive

Heather Brown Darlene Compressor

In a market saturated with complex or sonically intrusive units, the Heather Brown Darlene Compressor stands out by championing a simple, yet often elusive, ideal: flawless execution. This pedal is designed not as an effect to be noticed, but as a foundational tool to be trusted. Its primary achievement is…Click on the title for more

Heather Brown Darlene Compressor