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Hologram Microcosm Multi-Mode Granular Looper/Delay

Knoxville's Hologram Electronics has been at the forefront of creative (or rather, "out there"!) effects pedals since the release of their debut device, the Dream Sequence, followed by the even more popular Infinite Jets. Their third creation, which, from the looks of it, seems to take things to a new…... Click for more

Hologram Microcosm Multi-Mode Granular Looper/Delay

Kinotone Ghost Chordal Resonator

Kinotone has quickly established itself as one of the most imaginative new makers in boutique effects, specializing in devices that recontextualize the guitar signal into something entirely new. Their flagship, the Ghosts, is the ultimate expression of this vision. Far more than a pedal, it’s a 6-voice physical modeling synthesizer and…... Click for more

Kinotone Ghost Chordal Resonator

EAE Scattering Stereo Reverb

Stepping away from traditional, diffuse ambient washes, the Electronic Audio Experiments Scattering approaches spatial processing through a complex multi-tap delay network that feels refreshingly alive. Tracing its spiritual roots back to EAE’s earlier Hypersleep - which was ultimately limited by exhausted supplies of the rare MN3011 bucket brigade chip -…... Click for more

EAE Scattering Stereo Reverb

Chase Bliss Bad Mood

The MOOD MKII, released a couple years back, became one of those pedals people either bonded with immediately or spent months trying to figure out. The Chase Bliss BAD MOOD is the third pedal in the company's Small Batch Bliss collection — a limited-run, made-to-order special edition that takes the…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Bad Mood

Hologram Electronics Chroma Console Multi-Effector

If you are a pedal lover and you are not familiar with Hologram Electronics, well, you aren't really a pedal lover. The Nashville-based company has been churning out incredibly creative pedals for over a decade now, with the latest (the Microcosm) becoming a stellar bestseller. They just unveiled their next device,…... Click for more

Hologram Electronics Chroma Console Multi-Effector

Red Panda Radius Ring Mod

The Red Panda Radius combines a ring modulator and frequency shifter with pitch tracking and an advanced LFO. It is designed around a novel “eight-quadrant multiplier” algorithm that smoothly transitions from ring modulation to frequency shifting and allows different frequency ratios for the upper and lower tones. The pedal offers a spectrum of timbres beyond traditional ring…... Click for more

Red Panda Radius Ring Mod

Eventide H9 Gen 2 Multi-Effects Pedal

Eventide just did something rare in the gear world: they gave away the farm. As of June 1, 2026, every registered H9 Standard and H9 Core owner gets upgraded to H9 Max for free. No fee. No hardware swap. No fine print. Register your pedal, sync through H9 Control,…... Click for more

Eventide H9 Gen 2 Multi-Effects Pedal

Walrus Audio Mako M1 MkII

The Mako M1 MkII is the updated version of the company's "High-Fidelity Modulation Machine," part of the impressive Mako line of stereo, multi-algorithm pedals. In line with previous Mako releases, the M1 is a highly tweakable effect with presets and MIDI compatibility that delivers several types of modulation effects: Phaser,…... Click for more

Walrus Audio Mako M1 MkII

New Pedal: Polyend Loop 8-Track Performance Looper

What happens when you take the sprawling workflow of a desktop DAW and distill it down to a rugged, floor-ready chassis you can pilot with your shoes? Bridging the gap between traditional looping and full-scale production, the Polyend Loop shrinks complex studio power into a pedalboard-friendly workstation. Rather than treating looping…... Click for more

New Pedal: Polyend Loop 8-Track Performance Looper

New Pedal: BOSS EX-4 Effects Expander

For players who love the tactile footprint of individual stompboxes but occasionally need an entire ecosystem under their feet, the BOSS EX-4 Effects Expander bridges the gap. Rather than demanding a wholesale layout redesign, it slips onto a board as a high-utility problem solver, packing a staggering library of 120 historic…... Click for more

New Pedal: BOSS EX-4 Effects Expander

Positive Grid Spark Pedal

Before shrinking their ecosystem down to the floor, Positive Grid built a massive reputation on software modeling and desktop practice amplifiers, most notably pioneering the BIAS amp-building software and the wildly popular Spark series of smart practice amps. Folding that same powerful technology into a portable floor processor, the Positive…... Click for more

Positive Grid Spark Pedal

NativeAudio In the Water Reflector

There's a Blackfeet story about Old Man — Napi — who saw berries reflected in a stream and kept diving in to grab them. Every time he came up empty, he saw them again, dove deeper, tied rocks to his legs, nearly drowned. Finally he crawled to shore, looked up,…... Click for more

NativeAudio In the Water Reflector