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Airis Electric Dragon Distortion

The Airis Electric Dragon is a distortion pedal by a Canadian builder laser-focused on releasing hand-made stompboxes for metal players. It's actually two effects in one, combining a tubescreamer-based overdrive (right side) and a circuit inspired by the TC Integrated Preamp (left side), each with their own footswitches and volume…Click on the title for more

Airis Electric Dragon Distortion

Pedal Update: Industrialectric Incinerator Deluxe

Now, some pedals have better names than others, but... "Incinerator"? We are tempted to say that's the best name ever given to a stompbox. That's how this beast by Canadian manufacturer Industrialectric is called. Built by hand in Toronto, the incinerator is a dual-channel Silicon fuzz integrated by two oscillators…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Industrialectric Incinerator Deluxe

Tsakalis AudioWorks Room #40 Marshall-in-a-Box

Evidently, among electric guitarists, the sonic thirst for Plexi-style overdrives is hard to quelch. Athens' Tsakalis AudioWorks is the latest stompbox builder to release a Marshall-in-a-box pedal inspired by the tones of that company's legendary tube amps that defined the sound or rock'n'roll. Using jfet technology, the Room #40 can…Click on the title for more

Tsakalis AudioWorks Room #40 Marshall-in-a-Box

New Pedal: Baroni AFK150 Tube Power Amp Pedal

Modern technology is allowing gear manufacturers to relocate guitar amps from the floor to the pedalboard, and the Baroni AFK150 is a hybrid, Class D tube amp in a pedal format that does just that, providing 150w of power for your cabinet, and two channels (Clean and Drive). Routing allows…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Baroni AFK150 Tube Power Amp Pedal

New Pedal: MTL Assembly Too Positive Stereo Drive

The MTL Assembly Too Positive is a minor release from the Quebec-based creator of the Count to 5, but still a uniquely useful device for guitarists on a mission to build a full stereo rig. The concept is not complicated, but rather underexplored: a stereo overdrive with 2 independent drive…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: MTL Assembly Too Positive Stereo Drive

New Pedal: SNK Pedals Zodiacal Glow Dual Delay

The SNK Pedals Zodiacal Glow is a dual digital delay + filter + modulation pedal based on a semi-obsolete chip (the PT-2399) that seems to be an endless source of inspiration for creative pedal makers - so much so that, in this article about tape-style delay pedals, we have an…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: SNK Pedals Zodiacal Glow Dual Delay

Wampler Dual Pantheon Deluxe

The Wampler Pantheon is an overdrive voiced after the ultra-transparent vintage Marshall Blues Breaker with a series of tone sculpting and cab-matching features that allow optimization for any amp or ear, including Bass/Treble knobs, a presence control, a 3-way Gain Level switch and a 3-position Overdrive Voice switch lets you…Click on the title for more

Wampler Dual Pantheon Deluxe

Joyo King Of Kings

The Analogman King of Tone is a pedal that was a game-changer when it was released back in 2005, and it has inspired not only hordes of guitarists but also a small army of pedal builders. Original units are so in demand that orders have a waiting list of about…Click on the title for more

Joyo King Of Kings

Updated Pedal: Browne Amplification Protein V3 Dual Overdrive

Kansas City's Browne Amplification has been very busy hand-building pedals since the introduction of their Protein Dual Overdrive. Designed in collaboration with guitarist/producer Adam Sniegowski with the goal of creating a dual overdrive that would sound great with any backline, the Protein features a Blue side inspired by the classic…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Browne Amplification Protein V3 Dual Overdrive

Vertex Steel String Supreme SRV

Vertex Steel String Supreme SRV is a version of the company's D-Style flagship pedal inspired by the "Slight Return Version" of the Dumble amps, which sports a tweaked circuit featuring modified Bright/Deep and Jazz/Rock switches. Based on model #001 of those legendary amps, it delivers an even glassier and warmer…Click on the title for more

Vertex Steel String Supreme SRV

Gear Ant YellowJacket Dual Distortion

There seems to be some consensus among guitarists that, in the new millennium, having just one dirt box won't cut it. Hence, the proliferation of dual gain pedals. The Yellow Jacket is the take on this format of up-and-coming builder Gear Ant's, a dual distortion circuit that stacks voicings loosely…Click on the title for more

Gear Ant YellowJacket Dual Distortion

New Pedal: True North Pedals Tweed Deluxe

The True North Pedals Tweed Deluxe is the dual-channel drive that expands on a rather popular boutique Tweed-style overdrive pedal made in Canada. The unit was created to satisfy popular demand. Formerly known as the Aurora Dual Drive, this pedal adds the boost side of the company's Northern Lights (a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: True North Pedals Tweed Deluxe