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BOSS SDE-3 Digital Delay

A rack unit launched in 1983, the Roland SDE3000 was one of the the first delays to feature dual delays and a modulation section. Van Halen famously used it, and in 2023 the Japanese brand already released a non-compact pedal version with a signature variant inspired by the star guitarist.…Click on the title for more

BOSS SDE-3 Digital Delay

Gamechanger Audio Auto Series

If one thing can be said about the folks at Gamechanger Audio is that they don't do normal, and their recently unveiled new products confirm that habit: a stereo, semi-modular pedal series called Auto (originally promoted with the "Mod" name) with a dynamic angle. The Latvian company unveiled three pedals…Click on the title for more

Gamechanger Audio Auto Series

Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine

Strymon, an effect builder that will be remembered for breaking the guitarists' skepticism about digital technology applied to guitar pedals, unveiled their delay/looper pedal Volante in early 2019 - their first pedal release in two years. Featuring four delay playback heads with individual feedback, panning, and level controls, the Volante…Click on the title for more

Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine

Wampler Catacombs Stereo Delay/Reverb

The Wampler Catacombs is the Martinsville, Indiana company's take on the multi-algorithm stereo Delay+Reverb combo, popular among ambient and shoegaze guitarists - something also evident by the name chosen for this device. As is often the case with this brand, the pedal's user interface is rather straightforward, and the emphasis…Click on the title for more

Wampler Catacombs Stereo Delay/Reverb

Old Blood Noise Dark Star Stereo Reverb

The Old Blood Noise Dark Star Stereo takes one of the most successful circuits of the Oklahoma City-based brand to its logical next level. The original Dark Star, released in the early '20s, is a 3-algorithm reverb. It became a go-to pedal for many ambient guitarists for its ability to…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Dark Star Stereo Reverb

New Pedal: Anasounds Blues Believer DIY Kit

Fans of the Marshall Bluesbreaker circuit with a knack for soldering may want to check out the Anasound Blues Believer, available as a DIY kit for around $135 and a full kit for around $150. This is an evolution of the revered pedal that recreates the magical bright yet transparent…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Anasounds Blues Believer DIY Kit

Kernom Ridge Overdrive

The Kernom Ridge Overdrive is a new pedal concept devised by a French upstart that aims at offering a comprehensive palette of overdrive tones through a six-knob device. Like some sort of multi-mode overdrive without... modes. The central control here is the Mood knob, which is a continuous control that…Click on the title for more

Kernom Ridge Overdrive

Vongon Ultrasheer Stereo Reverb + Vibrato

Oakland's one-man pedal builder Vongon hand-builds elegant-looking guitar pedals with a creative angle. Inspired by the early digital studio effects units of the late 1970’s, the Ultrasheer is a stereo reverb and pitch vibrato with trails and separate footswitches for each effect. Two toggle switches trigger random LFO for the…Click on the title for more

Vongon Ultrasheer Stereo Reverb + Vibrato

New Pedal: TC Electronic Plethora X1 Stereo TonePrint Loader

The TC Electronic Plethora X1 shrinks the format of their stereo TonePrint file loader bringing together the full range of TonePrint pedals in a compact stompbox format. This little box has 7 memory slots that can "become" any of these classic TC pedals by just loading their respective software and algorithms:…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: TC Electronic Plethora X1 Stereo TonePrint Loader

All-Pedal Macrodose Envelope Filter

Looking like a cover of a collaborative album from the late '60s by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Funkadelic, and Jimi Hendrix, the All-Pedal Macrodose is a striking attempt at delivering the ultimate envelope filter pedal. This device can produce auto-wah with selectable waveforms, sample/hold functions, step filter, random sample/hold,…Click on the title for more

All-Pedal Macrodose Envelope Filter

Nobels ODR-1 and ODR Mini

German pedal manufacturer Nobels has been in the game for a while, slowly building a cultish following. If you’re not familiar with this company, suffice to say it builds one of the best-kept secrets in the overdrive realm: the Nobels ODR-1 (now also available in Mini version). The stompbox's acid…Click on the title for more

Nobels ODR-1 and ODR Mini

New Pedal: Collision Devices TARS DLX Dual Fuzz + Filter

A dual-channel, improved version of the French company's fuzz + filter pedal, the Collision Devices TARS DLX is a (so far) limited edition that's bound to excite the noise seekers out there. The first 100 units sold out in an instant, but there are more on the way. Fuzz and…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Collision Devices TARS DLX Dual Fuzz + Filter