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TWA announces “Space Cadette” compact line of pedals

Compact stompboxes are setting the guitar pedal world's abuzz these days, and after products from Malekko, Mooer, TC Electronic, Barber and a few others, it's now TWA pedals' turn to announce a line of small footprint devices, called "Space Cadette." These new mini effects will be available in the fall…Click on the title for more

TWA announces “Space Cadette” compact line of pedals

Z-Vex’s new Step Sequence Pedals with Midi Synch

Step sequence pedals have become quite trendy in the last few years, probably because of their ability to create intriguing textures that manifest themselves as some kind of happy accidents. I find it really useful to have a piece of gear that allows me to approach the creative process in…Click on the title for more

Z-Vex’s new Step Sequence Pedals with Midi Synch

Production ideas – replacing snare reverb with gated stereo samples

Many contemporary bands thrive on the creation of new sounds and textures. Here’s a cool idea that’s also CPU friendly – since it implies using samples instead of computer-power-hungry reverb plug-ins. With the help of a simple noise gate, a stereo enhancer plug-in, and a virtual sampler (like Drumagog or any of the…Click on the title for more

Production ideas – replacing snare reverb with gated stereo samples

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Fairfield Circuitry Four Eyes

In a world of Fuzz overload (where every company''s first pedal is a Fuzz) it's kind of hard to stick out and do something innovative without stepping on the feet of innovators' past. However, I will have to say that the Fairfield Circuitry's Four Eyes Crossover Fuzz, consisting of three…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Fairfield Circuitry Four Eyes

Disaster Area Midi pedal controllers DMC 4-B and DMC 7

Disaster Area's newly released DMC-7 and DMC 4-B (big brothers of the DMC -3 and DMC-6) are designed to give guitarists more control over the complex function of their Midi equipped pedals, placing at the tip of their foot functions often only accessible through heavy "finger action". What you can use this pedal for…Click on the title for more

Disaster Area Midi pedal controllers DMC 4-B and DMC 7

Guitar Pedal News: Death By Audio Sunshine Reverb

A Brooklyn based company with super cool boutique designs, Death By Audio just announced the release of a 100 units Limited Edition of the Ty Segall Sunshine Reverberation Pedal - presented as "Blissfull amazing reverb done DBA style." The pedal features controls for Reverb Blend, Reverb Gain, and Reverb Feedback to give you mellow…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: Death By Audio Sunshine Reverb

Guitar Pedal News: 4ms Pedals Phaseur Fleur

Every once in a while I stumble across a pedal manufacturer that seems to really think outside of the (stomp) box. 4ms Pedals is one of those companies and has an eclectic product line ranging from DIY noise synth kits to guitar effects to Eurorack modular synth modules. All of…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: 4ms Pedals Phaseur Fleur

Pedal News: Xotic SP Compressor

The new Xotic SP Compressor offers the same OTA (operational trans-conductance amplifier) technology used in what many guitar players consider the best compressor ever, the Ross Compressor. This new SP Compressor reportedly has superb tone quality featuring a wide variety of compressor tones from vintage, to subtle, to modern and…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: Xotic SP Compressor

Pedal News: Visual Sound Time Bandit

The new Time Bandit from Visual Sound controls your tap tempo delay pedal with a click track: dial it in with a BPM generator, and will work with just about any delay pedal that has an "external tap tempo" jack. Whether you have the Visual Sound Dual Tap Delay, a…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: Visual Sound Time Bandit

Pedal News: Catalinbread Callisto Chorus/Vibrato

Now for a modern spin on the Chorus/Vibrato pedal using vintage chips. Catalinbread recently released its Callisto Chorus/Vibrato pedal. Based on a 4-knob simple interface, this Chorus/Vibrato pedal can go from subtle and shimmer to rotary speaker-like to off-kilter warping/warble sounds. A twist of the Density knob continuously adjusts the…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: Catalinbread Callisto Chorus/Vibrato

Retro Corner: Uni-Vibe

The Uni-Vibe was introduced in the 1960s by Shin-ei, and was intended to emulate the "Doppler sound" of a Leslie speaker. It is a footpedal-operated phaser or phase shifter for creating chorus and vibrato simulations for electric organ or guitar. Despite not being used to recreate the Leslie, it has…Click on the title for more

Retro Corner: Uni-Vibe

Pedal Review: T-Rex Roommate Junior

Most Digital Reverb Stomp Boxes attempt to recreate the authentic sounds of the classic Spring Reverb, but then provide other options utilizing the convenience and diversity of digital modeling. The reverb pedal on my bench today is called the Roommate Junior by T-Rex of Denmark, and it’s based on the…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: T-Rex Roommate Junior