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Vanilla Sundae English Toffee Iscream

Based out of Boise, Idaho, Vanilla Sundae Pedals focuses on hand-made compact dirt boxes with names (and colors) borrowed by ice cream classics. The English Toffee Iscream is their take on the classic dual op-amp circuits of the late '70s - early '80s, read Tube Screamer 808. While this pedal…Click on the title for more

Vanilla Sundae English Toffee Iscream

Jet Pedals Lion Distortion

The Lion and the Lamb by Kansas City's Jet Pedals are two analog gain pedals with different characters but similar functionality - including presets and Midi compatibility. They pack a lot more functions than meet the eye, with three selectable distortion circuits and an extra boost. The Lion is an…Click on the title for more

Jet Pedals Lion Distortion

Greer Amps Soma 63 Vintage Preamp

Greer Amps has released the Soma 63 Vintage Preamp, a must-have for vintage amp lovers that was rewarded the Best in Show award at NAMM 2019. Utilizing Greer's new XFR platform, this pedal delivers real amp-like tone, including a real transformer to simulate everything about amplifiers; in this case, vintage…Click on the title for more

Greer Amps Soma 63 Vintage Preamp

Jet Pedals Lamb Overdrive

The Lion and the Lamb by Kansas City's Jet Pedals are two analog gain pedals with different voices but similar functionality - including presets and Midi compatibility. They pack a lot more functions than meets the eye, with three selectable distortion circuits and an extra boost. The Lamb is an…Click on the title for more

Jet Pedals Lamb Overdrive

New Pedals: Groff Firestorm Distortion

Based out of Lancaster, PA, Groff Amplification is a boutique builder that forges custom amps and already has four tweakable gain pedals in their roster. The Firestorm is their distortion with a distinct Plexi style (it's based on the Marshall Guv'nor). Running at 9v or 18v for big headroom lovers,…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Groff Firestorm Distortion

Dusky Toasted Overdrive

Durham's (NC) Dusky Electronics unveiled an update to their low-to-medium overdrive Toasted with a new look and an expanded sonic range. Based on a pair of pair of MOSFET gain stages cascaded one into the other, this discrete, class-A circuit can be used as a tool to take your amp's…Click on the title for more

Dusky Toasted Overdrive

Becos FX Ziffer Overdrive TS8-JZ

Hailing from Constanta, Romania, Becos FX builds high-quality pedals targeting players with tweaking instincts, and are particularly well-respected for their line of compressors, which includes this insane monster. They just released one of their most streamlined pedals to date, the Ziffer Overdrive. This is a Jordan Ziff signature, mini evolution of…Click on the title for more

Becos FX Ziffer Overdrive TS8-JZ

OKKO FX T3 Tremolo

German pedal builder OKKO FX, at first sight, seems to have a very... German approach to their stompboxes: they look high quality, sturdy and powerful. The T3 is their flagship analog tremolo - one using a triple photocell system! The OKKO FX T3 also has a lot of controls, which…Click on the title for more

OKKO FX T3 Tremolo

ChiralityAudio Splinter Drive

A dirt box by Italo-Irish pedal company ChiralityAudio, Splinter is a hand-made 3-knob (Drive/Level/Tone) Tube Screamer 808-inspired overdrive with a host of tweaking options, mostly affecting the lower end. The tweaking happens through two 3-way toggle switches. The one on the right delivers three different amounts of low end, with…Click on the title for more

ChiralityAudio Splinter Drive

Nux Fireman Plexi-Style Distortion

Success, in the world of manufacturing, comes at a cost, and one of these costs is finding out that competing companies are creating products similar to yours. In the pedal realm, where 80% of new devices are "inspired" by existing ones, this is a particularly common practice. But while most…Click on the title for more

Nux Fireman Plexi-Style Distortion

Pedal Pawn Gypsy Vibe

Few groups of humans are as passionate about throbbing as the lovers of the Uni-Vibe, one of the oldest modulation effects that graced the records of legendary psychedelic guitarists like David Gilmour and Jimi Hendrix. It's no surprise then that UK's Pedal Pawn, makers of high-end hand-built pedals, describes its…Click on the title for more

Pedal Pawn Gypsy Vibe

Pettyjohn Electronics Edge Preamp & Low-Gain Overdrive

Tone coneusseurs, rejoice! A new Pettyjohn Electronics pedal is here, it's called Edge, and it's a doozy! It's a preamp pedal designed to deliver that magical blend of saturation, harmonic excitement, light compression you get from a tube amp at the edge of breakup. It can reach higher gain overdrive…Click on the title for more

Pettyjohn Electronics Edge Preamp & Low-Gain Overdrive