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Asheville Music Tools ACV-1 Chorus/Vibrato

The Asheville Music Tools ACV-1 is a new high-end, Bucket Brigade Device-based mono chorus/vibrato by the North Carolina-based company and part of their Analoger series. What's peculiar about this circuit is that it lets you change the length of the small delay that's at the basis of the chorus effect…Click on the title for more

Asheville Music Tools ACV-1 Chorus/Vibrato

Warm Audio Tube Squealer Overdrive

Warm Audio has built a reputation on a simple but powerful mission: delivering faithful recreations of legendary studio gear and classic circuits at accessible prices. From microphones to outboard gear, they’ve become masters at capturing the magic of the originals. Now, they’ve turned their attention to the pedalboard with the…Click on the title for more

Warm Audio Tube Squealer Overdrive

Cosmodio Splinter Twin Time Modulator

The Cosmodio Splinter Twin Time Modulator is less a single pedal and more a laboratory for sonic discovery. It functions as a master delay-line manipulator, cloning your signal and warping its time, pitch, and texture before blending it back with the original. This process unlocks the DNA of classic modulation—flanging, chorus,…Click on the title for more

Cosmodio Splinter Twin Time Modulator

Strymon Olivera Oil Can-Style Delay

Before tape echoes and digital delays, there were oil cans—bizarre, beautiful machines that used a spinning metal disc and a can of oil to create some of the most atmospheric, murky, and musically unpredictable repeats in history. Strymon, in their relentless pursuit of vintage tone, has now masterfully bottled this…Click on the title for more

Strymon Olivera Oil Can-Style Delay

New Pedals: Death By Audio Destroyer Series (Stereo)

Death By Audio didn’t just shrink their circuits; they weaponized them. The Destroyer Series is a declaration of war on polite, predictable tone. This isn't about subtlety or nuance—it's about compact boxes packed with maximum, glorious damage, each one a distinct flavor of beautifully controlled chaos designed to push your…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Death By Audio Destroyer Series (Stereo)

TWA Wahxidizer Envelope Controlled Fuzz

The TWA Wahxidizer is a Univox Super Fuzz-inspired circuit with a host of filtering and tone sculpting features, an envelop controller linked to the filter, and two footswitchable filter settings. Its design was inspired by the bass fuzz sound of Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch in the band's song Gratitude -…Click on the title for more

TWA Wahxidizer Envelope Controlled Fuzz

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 on the title for more

Tone King Imperial Tube Preamp Pedal

New Pedal: Wampler TCD Drive

The Wampler TCD Drive (The Compulsion Drive) emerges as a meticulously engineered homage to a modern classic: the legendary Fulltone OCD. Driven by Brian Wampler’s obsessive attention to detail, this pedal seeks to refine and expand upon the iconic circuit’s beloved roar, sparkle, and dynamic response. While instantly familiar, the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Wampler TCD Drive

New Pedals: Heather Brown Darlene

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

New Pedals: Heather Brown Darlene

New Pedal: Mentha Works Monk Echo

Alright, gearheads, strap in. For those who live and breathe inventive circuit design, the name Gamechanger Audio should immediately set your spidey-senses tingling. They're the mad scientists who brought us the Plasma Pedal and the Motor Synth. Well, that same wellspring of Latvian innovation has spawned a new venture. Founded by former…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mentha Works Monk Echo

TWA Source Code Overdrive

For decades, the TubeScreamer has been a staple on pedalboards worldwide. Now, prepare for its ultimate evolution. Totally Wycked Audio has unveiled the Source Code, a next-generation soft-clip overdrive designed by none other than Susumu Tamura, the original creator of the legendary TS808. This isn't just another clone; it's a…Click on the title for more

TWA Source Code Overdrive

Milkman Sound Benson The Amp

For years, players have coveted the rich, responsive tones of Benson amplifiers. Now, in a landmark collaboration with Milkman Sound, that coveted sound is available in its most versatile form yet: Milkman Sound Benson The Amp. This hand-built unit places the exact signature preamp from Chris Benson's legendary Chimera and…Click on the title for more

Milkman Sound Benson The Amp