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Browne Amplification Protein V3 Dual Overdrive

Kansas City's Browne Amplification has been very busy hand-building pedals since the introduction of their Protein Dual Overdrive. Designed in collaboration with guitarist/producer Adam Sniegowski with the goal of creating a dual overdrive that would sound great with any backline, the Protein features a Blue side inspired by the classic…Click on the title for more

Browne Amplification Protein V3 Dual Overdrive

New Pedal: Klowra Everlast Delay

The Klowra Everlast Delay is a feature-rich stereo delay pedal offering 9 distinct delay types, ranging from analog-style echoes to pristine digital repeats and experimental textures like Granular, Reverse, and the more mysterious Crystal and Sweeper algorithms. Built around a powerful digital engine, it provides comprehensive parameter control alongside dynamic…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Klowra Everlast Delay

New Pedal: Keeley Manis Overdrive (Klon Evolution)

The Keeley Manis Overdrive is a modern evolution of the Klon-style circuit, with its softer, tube-like response with reduced high-end harshness. Featuring the classic 3-knob controls of the original (Tone, Drive, Level) the Manis offers more tonal options through a combination of switchable germanium diodes (for a sound closer to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Keeley Manis Overdrive (Klon Evolution)

Red Panda Bitmap 2.1 Stereo Bitcrusher

Among the (not easy to navigate) content of Believe in Music 2021, we somehow missed that Detroit's experimental pedal maker Red Panda had released version 2 of their Bitmap, a Stereo bit crusher with fractional bit reduction and sample rate modulation. The new version features one extra footswitch, an entirely…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Bitmap 2.1 Stereo Bitcrusher

New Pedal: Concrete Sound Lab Slab

The Concrete Sound Lab Slab is an all-transistor gain pedal designed to produce a range of tones from cleanish overdrive to saturated fuzz. Its circuit combines a JFET-based preamp with a James tone stack—a configuration that allows precise control over frequency response before the signal hits the gain stage. This…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Concrete Sound Lab Slab

Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb

For guitarists and producers looking to expand their reverb options, the Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage offers an interesting approach with its dual-engine design. Unlike traditional reverb pedals, it provides two fully independent processors, each with access to 16 algorithms ranging from classic plate and spring sounds to more experimental textures…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb

Chase Bliss Onward

Lately, every new Chase Bliss release feels like the unveiling of a new, magical (sonic) toy. The latest device to join this creative family of circuits is Onward, an evolution of an existing pedal by Cooper FX (whose owner Tom Majeski is now part of the Chase Bliss team), called…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Onward

New Pedal: Hotone Verbera Stereo Convolution Reverb Pedal

In the world of reverb pedals, the Hotone Verbera stands out as a rare hybrid—combining impulse response (IR) convolution with algorithmic processing to create an unprecedentedly flexible spatial toolkit. This stereo-capable unit doesn't just simulate environments; it clones them, offering both authentic acoustic reproductions and synthetic reverb sculpting in a single compact chassis. Powered by a Dual Engine…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Hotone Verbera Stereo Convolution Reverb Pedal

Red Panda Radius Ring Mod

The Red Panda Radius combines a ring modulator and frequency shifter with pitch tracking and an advanced LFO. It is designed around a novel “eight-quadrant multiplier” algorithm that smoothly transitions from ring modulation to frequency shifting and allows different frequency ratios for the upper and lower tones. The pedal offers a spectrum of timbres beyond traditional ring…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Radius Ring Mod

New Pedal: Mask Audio Hot Water Fuzz

In an increasingly crowded market of affordable guitar pedals, the new Mask Audio Hot Water stands out by delivering Big Muff-inspired circuitry with a surprising twist. While using the same transistor count as the classic fuzz, engineers have managed to extract four times the gain - resulting in a pedal…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mask Audio Hot Water Fuzz

Strymon Dig V2 Digital Delay

An homage to the digital rack delays of the '80s, the Strymon Dig is a stereo, dual multitap delay offering three emulations of digital classics (ADM, 12-bit and 24/96) and two modulations modes (off, light and deep). Tap Tempo and subdivisions round up the features. V2, released in 2022, adds…Click on the title for more

Strymon Dig V2 Digital Delay

Echo Fix EF-P3 Chorus

The Echo Fix EF-P3 Chorus is an analog BBD-based chorus by an Australian company known for high-end multi-head tape echo machines. It's a rather standard chorus/vibrato built with the best possible components and featuring controls with extended range and increased internal voltage for extra dynamic range. It features a footswitch…Click on the title for more

Echo Fix EF-P3 Chorus