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New Pedal: Walrus Audio EB-10 EQ/Boost

The YouTube-sphere is being invaded by videos of Walrus Audio's new EB-10, a utility stompbox with EQ and Boost similar to the 2018's DEFCON4 but with added programmability (it lets you save up to three presets). The three switches by the EQ knobs can get them to boost or cut,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Walrus Audio EB-10 EQ/Boost

UME OverUnity Dynamic Drive

From Australia comes the UME debut pedal: the OverUnity Dynamic Drive, a hand-built, analog, uber-flexible overdrive-with-boost "designed to enhance your natural playing style by allowing for both greater dynamic expression and improved tone." It features an original circuit (file under the rare #notaclone tag!) with a range of gain…Click on the title for more

UME OverUnity Dynamic Drive

Jackson Audio – Broken Arrow Dynamic Overdrive

For those looking for something different in an overdrive pedal, the Jackson Audio incredibly versatile Broken Arrow may represent a pleasant surprise. This stompbox makes clever use of its two footswitches (Drive and Boost) to give the player access to a series of tonal and dynamic options accessible without disturbing…Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio – Broken Arrow Dynamic Overdrive

Fender MTG Tube Distortion

Designed with amp guru Bruce Egnater, the Fender MTG delivers true tube saturation and distortion from a US-made NOS 6205 preamplifier tube. Complete with a 3-band EQ and a Tight control to focus your tone, the MTG is basically a tube preamp pedal — you can run it into the…Click on the title for more

Fender MTG Tube Distortion

Matthews FX Architect V3 Foundational Overdrive

V3 of the Matthews FX Architect Foundational Overdrive adds an independent boost circuit to the company's classic circuit, with two diode flavor options: Silicon or Mosfet. These other features are inherited from the previous version: ACTIVE 3 BAND EQ The EQ in the Architect V3 gives you active control over…Click on the title for more

Matthews FX Architect V3 Foundational Overdrive

Seymour Duncan Diamondhead Distortion and Boost

Seymour Duncan may be famous for its guitar pickups, but it has always been manufacturing also guitar pedals, and in the last few years the builder has put a lot of resources in this niche, coming up with interesting devices that push the stompbox format's standard features in ways that…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Diamondhead Distortion and Boost

New at NAMM 2019: EBS The Ultimate v3 B. Sheehan Signature Overdrive

Combining some of the most necessary elements of a bass rig in a single stompbox, the 3rd edition of the EBS Ultimate Billy Sheehan Signature Drive includes overdrive, compression, tone-shaping, and boost. The signal is split via two parallel audio paths, one clean and one dirty – so it’s like…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM 2019: EBS The Ultimate v3 B. Sheehan Signature Overdrive

Lovepedal Purple Plexi

The Marshall Plexi is one of the most beloved and iconic amplifiers of all times, and while many manufacturers have tried to harness this Marshall monster in a compact stompbox format, few have been able to successfully pull off the character that give it that magical quality. Lovepedal’s Purple Plexi…Click on the title for more

Lovepedal Purple Plexi

Adventure Audio Glacial Zenith V2 Routable Drive/EQ/Boost

Rochester, NY, pedal builder Adventure Audio just announced version II of the Glacial Zenith. From a functionality perspective, what sets this Overdrive + Boost apart, besides its versatile EQ section, is the ability to let you route the three circuits the way you prefer - keeping the drive in the center…Click on the title for more

Adventure Audio Glacial Zenith V2 Routable Drive/EQ/Boost

Thorpy FX Team Medic Buffer, EQ, Boost and Boost+

From its moniker, the Thorpy FX Team Medic sounds like a pedal you might need if your tone suffers from some kind of disease. Indeed, the manufacturer lists the symptoms this box can fix: It can help EQ a badly EQ'd pedal. It can give you a frequency bump in…Click on the title for more

Thorpy FX Team Medic Buffer, EQ, Boost and Boost+

SoundBrut DRVA Mk.II Overdrive + Boost

The DRVA, an Overdrive with Boost pedal by Swedish / Turkish manufacturer Soundbrut, was highlighted by Premier Guitar in January 2018 with a flattering review and "Premier Gear" Award. At Summer NAMM 2018 the company unveiled a "MK.II" of the same circuit with these additions: Treble-cut: Treble-cut pot is added…Click on the title for more

SoundBrut DRVA Mk.II Overdrive + Boost

New at the BK SBE 2018: Main Ace FX Simon Boost Fuzz

The Simon Boost/Fuzz is a brand new pedal the fuzz-possessed, New Jersey based folks at Main Ace FX showcased at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2018. We asked circuit designer and company owner James to shoot a quick demo to show us what it does and how it sounds, check it out.…Click on the title for more

New at the BK SBE 2018: Main Ace FX Simon Boost Fuzz