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Life is Unfair / Pedal Partners’ Violet Oscillation

A collaborative limited edition pedal involving a British boutique builder and a YouTube channel focused on pedals, the Life is Unfair / Pedal Partners' Violet Oscillation is a hand-made limited edition fuzz pedal created for the grating yet dreamy soundscape of shoegaze rock. At least in part inspired by the…Click on the title for more

Life is Unfair / Pedal Partners’ Violet Oscillation

New at NAMM: Cunningham Amps Nick Perri Mk 1 Fuzz

The Cunningham Amps Nick Perri Mk 1 Fuzz is a pedal that is based on the circuit design, component selection and performance of the Cunningham Amps Mk1 wedge pedal, which is inspired by the legendary Hornby Skewes Zonk Machine and the Sola Sound MK1 Tone Bender. The pedal is a…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM: Cunningham Amps Nick Perri Mk 1 Fuzz

JAM Pedals Custom Octaurus LTD Edition

Hosted in a green suede enclosure reminiscent of the Foxx Tone Machine, the JAM Pedals Custom Octaurus is a limited edition, point-to-point fuzz by the established Greek company inspired by the sound of the legendary octave-up circuits of the '60s and '70s, but not necessarily voiced after any one of…Click on the title for more

JAM Pedals Custom Octaurus LTD Edition

Chase Bliss Audio Generation Loss MkII

We celebrated in this very blog several of the pedals by Cooper FX, a one-man "cult" builder whose devices were constantly sold out. One of the biggest fans of this manufacturer is Chase Bliss Audio's Joel Korte, who has never been shy about his affinity for the Cooper FX Generation…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Generation Loss MkII

New Pedal: TWA Octoverdrive

Those looking for scary tone might have a new option on the table with the Halloween-themed TWA Octoverdrive, a limited edition, dual-channel drive pedal made for guitar and bass based on obslete, or - to remain in theme - "back from the dead" Selenium diodes. The two footswitchable channels are…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: TWA Octoverdrive

Mr. Black JDD-3000+ Digital Delay

While the word "digital," when applied to delay, made some musicians and producers of the '80s run away in horror, the shoegazer movement embraced those rather primitive rack effects, making their artifacts part of their sound. The Mr. Black JDD-3000+ is a pedal that recreates one of the most sought-after…Click on the title for more

Mr. Black JDD-3000+ Digital Delay

Source Audio Vertigo Tremolo Mission of Burma LTD Edition

Source Audio released a limited edition of their Vertigo Tremolo in collaboration with Mission of Burma's Roger Miller as a Music Emporium exclusive. The guitarist of the legendary post-punk band worked closely with the manufacturer's engineers to recreate a mode voiced after his signature custom and extremely rare Vacu-Trem pedal.…Click on the title for more

Source Audio Vertigo Tremolo Mission of Burma LTD Edition

Blammo! + Dirty Haggard Deth Pedal Distortion

Boutique pedal creators BLAMMO! and Dirty Haggard have joined forces to forge a foot-operated, limited edition device inspired by EQD's Life pedal, known as...the DETH PEDAL! Much like the original, this pedal combines a Rat distortion with an analog octave up circuit, featuring a blend control and a separate footswitch…Click on the title for more

Blammo! + Dirty Haggard Deth Pedal Distortion

Defects FX Dirty Filter

The Defects FX Dirty Filter is a very tweakable, limited edition resonant fuzz + filter (in that order) hailing from Prague, where it's lovingly hand-built. Each effect has its separate footswitch, but the filter gets the lion's share of the controls, with knobs for Frequency, Filter Type (bypass, low-pass and…Click on the title for more

Defects FX Dirty Filter

Boost Blurry RAT-Style Filter Distortion

The Blurry is a limited edition pedal with a particular story that was highlighted by the JHS Show in their "Best of 2022" episode. It now sells for around $500 used on Reverb.com. Commissioned by Berlin-based cult electronic artist RIP Swirl to a product design studio called Boost (which has…Click on the title for more

Boost Blurry RAT-Style Filter Distortion

Mojo Hand FX GRRRocker Overdrive

The Mojo Hand FX GRRRocker is a limited edition overdrive pedal only available on Bandcamp fruit of a collaboration between the pedal builder and the Girls Rock Grand Rapids. It's a Blues Breaker-inspired circuit with the classic three knobs (volume, tone, and gain) and an extra distortion trimmer pot placedbehind…Click on the title for more

Mojo Hand FX GRRRocker Overdrive

New LTD Pedal: Red Witch Lyria Harmonic Tremolo

The Red Witch Lyria Harmonic Tremolo is a limited edition harmonic tremolo built by an Australian boutique company interested in design from both a circuit and an art perspective. The gorgeous Art Deco-inspired graphics of the pedal leave no doubt in this regard. Printed in a limited number of 49…Click on the title for more

New LTD Pedal: Red Witch Lyria Harmonic Tremolo