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Science Amplification Mother Preamp

The Science Amplification Mother Preamp is the first pedal released by the Washington-state-based company, the labor of love of amp builder Alex Gaziano. It's a recreation of the company's Mother MkIII amp, a dual-channel take on the vintage high-wattage sounds of the early '70s featuring an analog FET signal path…Click on the title for more

Science Amplification Mother Preamp

New Pedal: Subdecay Noise Theory Fuzz

From a veteran boutique pedal manufacturer that built its name on tweakability comes one of the most feature-rich and unique fuzz pedals on the market: the Subdecay Noise Theory. Presented as a "Parallel Waveshaper Fuzz," the noise theory combines an analog and a digital fuzz circuit placed in parallel, and…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Subdecay Noise Theory Fuzz

Haunted Labs Shadow Winds Delay

Unveiled at the NAMM 2023 show, the Haunted Labs Shadow Winds is a delay pedal with three modes and a trick up its sleeve. The builder isn't sharing the modes' names or functions yet, but from the video, we gather that the Invoke knob adds extra "haunted" effects like pitch…Click on the title for more

Haunted Labs Shadow Winds Delay

Jam Pedals Double Dreamer Overdrive

The Jam Pedals Double Dreamer Overdrive houses the Greek company's two overdrives: the Lucy Dreamer and the Tube Dreamer, but also incorporates an extra high gain circuit that can be triggered through the central footswitch, which can be assigned to either overdrive or both. Internal dip switches allow you to…Click on the title for more

Jam Pedals Double Dreamer Overdrive

4D Pedals Red Star Distortion

The brainchild of Berlin-based guitarist/producer Ed East, 4D Pedals is a new manufacturer building devices that are undoubtedly stellar: a series of affordable, star-shaped mini-pedals with only one knob and one footswitch. The 4D Pedals Red Star Distortion is their take on the classic dirt box, with the single control…Click on the title for more

4D Pedals Red Star Distortion

Thorpy FX Electric Lightning

Spotted on the pedalboard of Welsh blue guitarist Chris Buck well before its release, the Thorpy FX Electric Lightning is a dynamic and articulate tube overdrive with a peculiar boost section. The pedal gives players a lot of room for sculpting their tone through a 3-way EQ section and also…Click on the title for more

Thorpy FX Electric Lightning

Colortone RoundHouse Multi-Mode Tremolo

From our North American vintage point, Australia almost feels like a separate world as far as pedal releases are concerned - and we are sure that pedal builders based in Oceania wish they were just a little closer to us. Luckily, Melbourne-based YouTuber Brett Kingman keeps us up to date…Click on the title for more

Colortone RoundHouse Multi-Mode Tremolo

Warm Audio Warm Bender Fuzz

Three versions of the Tone Bender Fuzz, one of the most iconic fuzz pedals of all times, are recreated, with improvements, in the Warm Audio Warm Bender, a pedal that sports a vintage-style polygonal case reminiscent of the original, but remarkably smaller. The Warm Bender offers three distinct settings for different…Click on the title for more

Warm Audio Warm Bender Fuzz

Browne Amplification Carbon X Dual Bluesbreaker

Pedal connoisseurs - in particular those deeply invested in the quest for the best overdriven tone - should be familiar with Kansas City's own Browne Amplification, a boutique builder of high-end dirt boxes. The Carbon, a Blues Breaker variant, was the pedal that put them on the map; the Carbon…Click on the title for more

Browne Amplification Carbon X Dual Bluesbreaker

BOSS DM-101 Delay

Leveraging eight analog but digitally controlled 2048-stage BBD chips, the BOSS DM-101 is a modern delay pedal that confirms a few new trends in the "big-name" stompbox industry, such as the takeover of stereo and presets, but also a more granular approach to multi-mode devices: where the pedals of yesteryear…Click on the title for more

BOSS DM-101 Delay

DSM Humboldt Simplifier X

The brainchild of Manuel Jano Acevedo of Humboldt Electronics and Daniel Schwartz of DSM Noisemaker, the DSM Humboldt Simplifier X is the newest member of the very successful family of Simplifier amp and cab simulators, and also the most beastly, as it appears obvious from the borderline insane number of…Click on the title for more

DSM Humboldt Simplifier X

Beetronics Wannabee Beelateral Buzz

The Beetronics Wannabee Beelateral Buzz represents the LA via Brazil company's entry into not only the expanding market of the dual channel overdrive but also the multifaceted universe of "Klones:" the pedal comprises a Blues Breaker-style circuit (aka Circuit #0) and one inspired by the Klon Centaur (aka Circuit #1),…Click on the title for more

Beetronics Wannabee Beelateral Buzz