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GFI System Specular Tempus

Based in Indonesia, GFI System manufactures some rather impressive pedals, and has built a solid reputation for its time-based effects. Their Specular Tempus is an expanded, more powerful version of their very well received Specular Reverb, with a more ambient angle. In a horizontal case slightly bigger than a Boss…Click on the title for more

GFI System Specular Tempus

Strymon BigSky Reverberator

We were all anticipating a new, BIG reverb stompbox by Strymon, since the Californian company's last two super hyped pedals focused on creating the ultimate digital delay (Timeline) and Modulation (Mobius) pedals. Well we were right: that reverb pedal is now reality, and its name is BigSky. Strymon has gotten…Click on the title for more

Strymon BigSky Reverberator

Mastro Valvola LEM Ambient Delay/Reverb

Italian stompbox maestro Mastro Valvola unveiled the company's edgier device so far: the LEM (an acronym for Lysergic Emotion Module), a tap-tempo and preset enabled ambiance machine with 8 delay and reverb modes. Here's a graph that shows you all the modes, accessible through the Mode knob: As you can see…Click on the title for more

Mastro Valvola LEM Ambient Delay/Reverb

Red Noise Germanium Stone Blender

For mysterious reasons, multi-mode fuzz pedals are somewhat rare. With its unassuming four-setting Diode rotary switch, the Red Noise Germanium Stone Blender is precisely such a thing - and a powerful one at that! Although the circuit is based on a Sola Sound Tone Bender, the four modes deliver tones…Click on the title for more

Red Noise Germanium Stone Blender

JET Pedals Revelation V2.0

The JET Pedals Revelation V2.0 is a three-mode stereo digital reverb with (3) presets and a streamlined control panel featuring just three knobs: Mix, Decay and Cntrl. These are the pedal's reverb modes: Cyan (Sky Blue) creates deep lush modulated hall-type reverbs. Used to create heavenly pads under your base…Click on the title for more

JET Pedals Revelation V2.0

Zander Cranium V2 Multi-Mode RAT-Style Distortion

If you are a RAT fan and like what JHS did to the Tube Screamer with the Bonsai (a pedal that gathers 9 different historical TS voicings in one pedal), you should be all over the Zander Circuitry Cranium, a pedal that extends that concert to the most beloved rodent…Click on the title for more

Zander Cranium V2 Multi-Mode RAT-Style Distortion

Seymour Duncan Dark Sun Digital Delay + Reverb

Seymour Duncan's new spatial workhorse, the Dark Sun, is full of options for people that don't necessarily need two different pedals for delay and reverb. The Dark Sun delivers the very best of both effects for a hyper-inspirational box that pushes the boundaries of each. The Dark Sun's cool new…Click on the title for more

Seymour Duncan Dark Sun Digital Delay + Reverb

MOOER D7 Delay/Looper

Like all the other pedals in the Japanese company's New Micro Series, the Mooer D7, quite incredibly, manages to pack seven modes (six delays and a 150-second looper) and preset functionality into a mini-enclosure with five knobs and two pressure buttons. Tap Tempo and Trails are also available through alternative…Click on the title for more

MOOER D7 Delay/Looper

Folktek Alter X CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

Portland Eurorack builder Folktek just announced their entry into the stompbox niche with two pedal versions of their existing Eurorack modules. The Alter X is the Eurorack Alter 1 in pedal format and, as you can see, retains CV compatibility through a series of 1/8 inch connections. It's an experimental…Click on the title for more

Folktek Alter X CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

Alexander Pedals Sugarcube Stereo Chorus/Rotary

In our Best Pedals of 2020 year-end summary, we stated that the Stereo/compact case combo was one of the new stompbox trends of the decade, and the Alexander Pedals Sugarcube seems to confirm it. This is the first Stereo pedal in the company's Neo Series, which is in compact case…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Sugarcube Stereo Chorus/Rotary

Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol 3 Delay

The Alexander Pedals History Lesson is a deceivingly simple pedal that incorporates three decades of delay with added modulation and Tap Tempo + 3 Subdivisions controllable directly through the left footswitch. With Vol 3 the delay modes increase from three to six (the three new ones are at the bottom…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol 3 Delay

New Pedals: Darkglass ADAM Distortion (on Guitar)

Our most loyal readers are aware that we don't cover bass pedals in this blog, but some videos are emerging of the Darkglass Electronic ADAM used on guitar, and it sounds very interesting! If you want to have your mind blown, though, you need to check out this pedal's innovative…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Darkglass ADAM Distortion (on Guitar)