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Tone King Imperial Tube Preamp Pedal

One of the most talked-about pedals to emerge from the 2025 NAMM Show was the Tone King Imperial Tube Preamp, a two-channel stereo preamp with tremolo and reverb voiced after the company's namesake amp, and based on a circuit featuring not one but three 12AX7 tubes. Just like in the…... Click for more

Tone King Imperial Tube Preamp Pedal

Updated Pedal: Old Blood Noise Float V2 Dual Filter/Modulator

When Old Blood Noise Endeavors released the original Float V1, it disrupted the filter landscape by rescuing digitally controlled analog filtering from auto-wah cliché and turning it into a stereo textural playground. With Float V2, OBNE completely overhauls the design while preserving the core duo of 2-pole (12dB/octave) state-variable analog…... Click for more

Updated Pedal: Old Blood Noise Float V2 Dual Filter/Modulator

New Pedal: Valeton VDS-2d Stereo Dual Multi-Modulation Pedal

Built for expansive spatial movement, the Valeton VDS-2d houses two completely independent stereo modulation engines within a single chassis. Designed to deliver expansive spatial movement and complex tonal sweeps, the Valeton VDS-2d houses two completely independent stereo modulation processing engines within a single, road-ready enclosure. The pedal offers a suite…... Click for more

New Pedal: Valeton VDS-2d Stereo Dual Multi-Modulation Pedal

New Pedal: The King of Gear Oxford Monarch

Capturing the aggressive versatility of iconic 1990s dirt boxes, the Oxford Monarch by The King Of Gear (TKOG) packs a dual-channel overdrive and distortion engine into a compact 1590BB enclosure equipped with soft-touch knobs and top-mounted jacks. As highlighted by Guitar Pedal X, the pedal functions as an ultimate "3-in-1"…... Click for more

New Pedal: The King of Gear Oxford Monarch

Updated Pedal: Cornerstone Gladio MK 3 D-Style Double Preamp

Continuing the Italian builder’s obsession with capturing elusive D-style tube amp response, the Cornerstone Gladio MkIII elevates the flagship double preamp that built the brand's reputation. Designed and hand-built in Varese, Italy, the MkIII retains the core dual-channel architecture inspired by the dynamic touch sensitivity of rare Dumble-style circuits, while…... Click for more

Updated Pedal: Cornerstone Gladio MK 3 D-Style Double Preamp

JHS Wanderer Dual Overdrive

Combining some of JHS’s two most enduring circuit designs—the Marshall-inspired Morning Glory V4 and the Bill Finnegan-derived NOTAKLÖN (featuring the Boston-nodding "Shamrock" mod)—the JHS Wanderer represents a structural leap forward for the dual-overdrive format. Housed in a compact vertical chassis with top-mounted jacks and power (9VDC, 165mA) with silent soft-touch…... Click for more

JHS Wanderer Dual Overdrive

New Pedal: Tubesteader Sunstead Dual Tube Preamp

Can a stompbox truly capture the sweeping, atmospheric weight of modern post-rock right at your feet? Developed in close collaboration with Torsten Kinsella of God Is an Astronaut, the Tubesteader SUNSTEAD is a dual-channel, high-voltage tube preamp and overdrive engineered specifically for the sprawling dynamics of indie, post-rock, and shoegaze.…... Click for more

New Pedal: Tubesteader Sunstead Dual Tube Preamp

New Pedal: Keeley Tube Drive

The Keeley Tube Drive is one of Robert Keeley's most ambitious projects. It pairs the legendary Super Phat Mod overdrive circuit with a genuine high-voltage 12AX7 tube preamp running at over 100 volts — real tube warmth, not a digital emulation. Each side runs independently or combined in either order,…... Click for more

New Pedal: Keeley Tube Drive

Strymon Timeline MX Delay

When it came out, the Timeline was the delay pedal that made other delay pedals feel like toys. The Strymon Timeline MX doesn't replace it — it mutates it. The original's twelve machines are still here — dTape, dBucket, Digital, Dual, Pattern, Reverse, Trem, Filter, Diffuse, Ice, Duck, and Lo-Fi…... Click for more

Strymon Timeline MX Delay

Chase Bliss Lost + Found Multi-FX

Chase Bliss has unveiled Lost + Found, its first true (dual, stereo) multi-effect pedal, marking a bold step into new sonic territory. As the second release in the company’s Small Batch Bliss series, this made-to-order pedal is a curated collection of rare and experimental effects designed to inspire musicians and…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Lost + Found Multi-FX

New Pedal: Summer School Double Major Dual Klone

When Mark from Summer School Electronics set out to design the Double Major, his goal was simply to take one of the most iconic transparent drive topologies from the last few decades and give it a bit more room to breathe. Instead of keeping it as a single-channel box, he…... Click for more

New Pedal: Summer School Double Major Dual Klone

Updated Pedal: Old Blood Noise Beam Splitter V2 Stereo Distortion

If you’ve ever chased the wall-of-guitars studio magic of triple-tracking a single part, Old Blood Noise Endeavors' Beam Splitter V2 is built to solve it. It takes your mono input, splits it into three parallel analog drive paths, routes two of them through independent delay lines, and outputs them in…... Click for more

Updated Pedal: Old Blood Noise Beam Splitter V2 Stereo Distortion