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WMD Geiger Counter Pro

WMD (a name that plays with the two acronyms for Weapons of Mass Destruction and William Mathewson Devices) has been at the vanguard of the stompbox / Eurorack cross-pollination phenomenon, although in recent years they company has been mostly focusing on the modular synth side of things. In the late…Click on the title for more

WMD Geiger Counter Pro

Foxgear – Rainbow Reverb

It never hurts to add spacial depth to your sound, and that is what FoxGear offers with their latest entry: the Rainbow Reverb. Based on the trustworthy DSP FV-1, this brand new stompbox features five reverb presets. The “Program” knob offers standard reverb presets like the huge “Church” and the…Click on the title for more

Foxgear – Rainbow Reverb

TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2X4 Reverb

With the TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2x4 , Behringer is once again challenging competitors by offering a device with features similar to other products that sell for almost twice as much. The game has been proven successful for the German corporation in more than one circumstance. Built on the…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2X4 Reverb

TC Electronic Flashback 2 X4 Delay

Notwithstanding TC Electronic, after being acquired by Behringer/Music Tribe, has lost some visibility from the real world (Behringer is famously minimalistic in their marketing efforts), this doesn't mean that they aren't quietly working on new pedals... Their latest is a "4X version" of their flagship Flashback 2 digital delay, featuring…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Flashback 2 X4 Delay

OBNE WhiteCap Tremolo

You may have caught the Old Blood Noise Endeavors WhiteCap Asynchronous Dual Tremolo at Summer NAMM 2017, and, if you were wondering if it was ever going to be released, now you got your answer. The effect consists of two tremolo circuits interacting with each other: a three-control analog tremolo…Click on the title for more

OBNE WhiteCap Tremolo

TC Electronic Brainwaves Pitch Shifter

TC Electronic didn't participate directly in the NAMM 2019 show (they haven't "partied" since Behringer bought the company in 2017), but they synchronized the launch of a new pedal with the Anaheim convention: the Brainwaves, a new, all-in-one polyphonic stereo pitch shifter that joins the popular Toneprint series. The effect…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Brainwaves Pitch Shifter

Mastro Valvola Area Multi Reverb

It turns out Italian "tube master" Mastro Valvola (that's what the company's name means) excels also at designs lacking tubes, like the Area Reverb, a digital reverb featuring 4 mono reverb flavors: Reverb (Room, Plate, or Hall), Mod (chorus with reverb), Shimmer 8th (2 octaves higher) and Shimmer 8th/5th (higher…Click on the title for more

Mastro Valvola Area Multi Reverb

keyztone ExChanger Pickup Remodeler

In the last few decades we've seen our fair share of "modeling" technology applied to guitar pedals, guitar amps, and even actual guitars, but this is the first time we stumble upon a pedal that claims to "remodel" your guitar's pickup using its original analog signal (previous attempt at pickup…Click on the title for more

keyztone ExChanger Pickup Remodeler

New Prototypes at NAMM 2019: Poly Effects Morph and Digit

Poly Effects is a company that's working on taking the stompbox format into the future, betting on the idea that touchscreens will one day replace 3D "triggers." The concept is bold and opens up possibilities precluded to knobs, like, for example, the ability to easily change two parameters at once…Click on the title for more

New Prototypes at NAMM 2019: Poly Effects Morph and Digit

Chase Bliss Audio Dark World Reverb

We woke up this morning to an invasion of videos of the new Chase Bliss Audio Dark World, a two channel digital reverb pedal created in collaboration with Keeley and Cooper FX. As feature-rich as any other stompbox by this manufacturer, the Dark World features a "World" channel created by Keeley…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Dark World Reverb

Electro-Harmonix Mod Rex Polyrhythmic Modulator

We just got this from Electro-Harmonix: it's the Mod Rex Polyrhythmic Modulator The Mod Rex is a Polyrhythmic Modulator with 4 separate modulation engines that are synched and subdivided to a master tempo. The LFO-controlled engines include Modulation (Vibrato, Flanger, Chorus, and Phaser), Tremolo, Pan, and Filter (LPF,HPF, and BPF). Each engine…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Mod Rex Polyrhythmic Modulator

Source Audio LA LADY overdrive

Those familiar with Source Audio will know that the company belongs to the category of “envelop pushers,” i.e. a pedal maker interested in adopting new technology to open up new possibilities. Unlike any other overdrive, their L.A. Lady is a digital pedal that give drive lovers a lot of options, in particular through a three way…Click on the title for more

Source Audio LA LADY overdrive