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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

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

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

Keeley Manis Overdrive (Klon Evolution)

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

New Pedal: Fuzzrocious Cat King Overdrive/Distortion

The rather unique Fuzzrocious Cat King is now available in a new, more compact version, as feature-packed as the original, and yet cheaper than that pedal's going price on the second-hand market. This overdrive/distortion features a momentary feedback switch with control pot curiously mounted on top of the case, plus…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fuzzrocious Cat King Overdrive/Distortion

Rude Tech Dude Alert! Overdrive

Developed in collaboration with guitarist Brian Klemm of SoCal band Suburban Legends, the Rude Tech Dude Alert! is a tube-screamer-style overdrive pedal with a fun NON-GREEN look and a few tricks up its sleeve. Besides your expected Level, Drive, and Tone knobs, it features a Whoa!/Woah! Switch that gives you…Click on the title for more

Rude Tech Dude Alert! Overdrive

Nobels ODR-1 and ODR Mini

German pedal manufacturer Nobels has been in the game for a while, slowly building a cultish following. If you’re not familiar with this company, suffice to say it builds one of the best-kept secrets in the overdrive realm: the Nobels ODR-1 (now also available in Mini version). The stompbox's acid…Click on the title for more

Nobels ODR-1 and ODR Mini

LPD Lucent V2 Boost/Overdrive

Arizona-based builder LPD pedals put out their take on the venerable Marshall Blues Breaker style OD, called the Lucent. Featuring the classic tone/gain/level controls as well as a clipping diode toggle that switches between the classic Blues Breaker voicing and a custom voicing with more headroom, gain, and smoother EQ.…Click on the title for more

LPD Lucent V2 Boost/Overdrive

KittycasterFX Groovy Wizard Fuzz Driver

If a touch-sensitive Fuzz Face-inspired fuzz that can interact beautifully with your amp interests you, you may want to check out the KittycasterFX Groovy Wizard Fuzz Driver. Much more than a fuzz, this is a hand-made (in Portland, OR) pedal that can deliver anything from transparent clean tones to dynamic…Click on the title for more

KittycasterFX Groovy Wizard Fuzz Driver

Thorpy FX Camoflange Flanger MkII

After delivering, in collaboration with legendary effect designer Dan Coggins of Lovepedal, the Deep Oggin Chorus in 2018 to widespread acclaim, UK's Thorpy FX doubled down on that collaboration with another modulation pedal: the Camoflange, an original circuit inspired (at least in part) by the vintage Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress. The…Click on the title for more

Thorpy FX Camoflange Flanger MkII

New Pedal: Coriolis Effects Hail to the King Ultimate Edition

A rather affordable take on the legendary Analogman King of Tone (a dual overdrive), the Coriolis Effects Hail to the King has been around for a while, but the boutique company never ceased to improve it, and the latest version looks nothing short of breathtaking: enter the Coriolis Effects Hail…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Coriolis Effects Hail to the King Ultimate Edition

The 9 Best Uni-Vibe Pedals in 2024: a Guide to UniVibe Clones

Welcome to our user's guide to the best Uni-Vibe pedal clones and evolutions. For more realistic Leslie speaker simulations you may also want to take a look at our article about rotary/Leslie pedals, or the one about phaser pedals, an effect derived from the Uni-Vibe. --- --- [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="1"…Click on the title for more

The 9 Best Uni-Vibe Pedals in 2024: a Guide to UniVibe Clones