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Beetronics Swarm Fuzz Harmonizer

Brazil via Los Angeles pedal builder Beetronics surely had a buzzworthy NAMM 2019 show. The company introduced a new device called Swarm - described as a "fuzz harmonizer" - which seems to have ended up on every stompbox geek's shortlist (hey it came in at #1 on our Best of NAMM 2019…Click on the title for more

Beetronics Swarm Fuzz Harmonizer

New for NAMM 2020: Epigaze Audio Grammatika Ambiance Engine

Epigaze Audio introduced a brand new pedal at NAMM 2020 directly inside our Stompbox Booth: the Grammatika blends an ambient pad or drone under the guitar signal. Select the desired song key and easily navigate the internal library of pad types via MIDI or the onboard soft switches. Add a…Click on the title for more

New for NAMM 2020: Epigaze Audio Grammatika Ambiance Engine

New For NAMM 2020: Fuzzrocious Maggotor Gated Fuzz

A gated fuzz "decomposer” that can also be played on its own, using the surface mounted springs, or just by banging on the case. As a fuzz box it’s too many types of gnarly to describe. A collaboration which combines Fuzzrocious' Baby Furnace with Electro-Faustus' Blackfly. Limited production! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lraOwgjRelw https://youtu.be/9-UA7bkq3LA Fuzzrocious…Click on the title for more

New For NAMM 2020: Fuzzrocious Maggotor Gated Fuzz

Montréal Assembly Purpll

The stompboxes by MTL Assembly might not be for everyone, but they generate instant buzz among a growing number of musicians with experimental leanings. Company owner and circuit designer Scott Monk is showcased at our SNAMM 2019 Stompbox Booth his latest creation, which kept him busy for a couple of…Click on the title for more

Montréal Assembly Purpll

New Pedal Builder with Buzz: Gamechanger Audio

It takes more than nerve to call your company Gamechanger Audio. You also need groundbreaking ideas to live up to the name. Since launching in November 2015, Latvian company Gamechanger Audio has shown that it has what it takes. The company’s debut product was the Plus Pedal. Introduced at NAMM…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Builder with Buzz: Gamechanger Audio

Epigaze Audio Ascension Reverb

"Driven by the love for simplicity, rock and roll, and all things cosmic," Milwaukee's Epigaze Audio has been focusing on gain and utility pedals since 2013. At NAMM 2018 they introduced their first reverb, called Ascension and scheduled for a spring 2018 release. This is a unique stompbox with three different…Click on the title for more

Epigaze Audio Ascension Reverb

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