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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 for more

Source Audio LA LADY overdrive

Seymour Duncan Silver Lake Dynamic Reverb

Seymour Duncan unveiled at NAMM 2018 their first take on the multi-mode, fully programmable digital reverb, called Silver Lake. The pedal's unique feature consists in the company's trademarked "Dynamic Expression" system, that allows the player to interact with the effect using the performance's dynamics. Here are a few videos of this…... Click for more

Seymour Duncan Silver Lake Dynamic Reverb

Alexander Pedals Defender Stargate Drive

Alexander Pedals has been on a roll lately, with their new pedal line called "Neo Series" - which, now that we think about it, features graphic art and a moniker that may reference one of the most beloved sci-fi movie heroes. As a matter of fact, the pedals in this…... Click for more

Alexander Pedals Defender Stargate Drive

Hotone Binary Eko

Based on the same modeling/original effect library used in Hotone’s popular XTOMP pedal, the affordable Binary Series includes the Amp, IR Cab, Eko and Mod pedals. Each delivers high-quality effects in a compact case with dual footswitches, versatile inputs/outputs and a bright, clear display. The pedals also feature a USB jack for upgrading the firmware and…... Click for more

Hotone Binary Eko

Drolo Molecular Disruption Device

We covered edgy Belgian manufacturer Drolo's Moon Rabbit Phaser a few months ago, here's a look at another of its creation, the Molecular Disruption Device... ...a DSP based multi-effect pedal that can be loaded with 8 effects of your choice from the molecular patches list, which is regularly being updated with new patches. This…... Click for more

Drolo Molecular Disruption Device