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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: Over Under Pedals Ah, Tremendous Tremolo

Far exceeding the boundaries of traditional amplitude modulation, the Over Under Pedals Ah, Tremendous reimagines the stompbox tremolo as an active system controller and rhythm engine. Assembled in Queens, New York, the pedal houses a flexible dual-tremolo architecture capable of running LFOs in parallel or series (AND/OR modes), moving seamlessly…... Click for more

New Pedal: Over Under Pedals Ah, Tremendous Tremolo

New Pedal: Tubesteader Sunstead Dual Tube Preamp

Can a stompbox truly capture the sweeping, atmospheric weight of modern post-rock right at your feet? Developed in close collaboration with Torsten Kinsella of God Is an Astronaut, the Tubesteader SUNSTEAD is a dual-channel, high-voltage tube preamp and overdrive engineered specifically for the sprawling dynamics of indie, post-rock, and shoegaze.…... Click for more

New Pedal: Tubesteader Sunstead Dual Tube Preamp

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

NUX Mod Core Deluxe MkII

The NUX Mod Core Deluxe mkII is an update that adds a different set of algorithms and a few useful features to an already solid and affordable stereo multi-modulation pedal concept. Like in mkI, there are 8 different modulation effects, but the algorithms in this new version are inpsired by…... Click for more

NUX Mod Core Deluxe MkII

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

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 for more

Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine

Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder BBD-based Reverb

Quebec prides itself with being different, and the province's most prominent pedal maker has always done things a little sideways, with devices that don't sound quite like anybody else's. The Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder keeps that streak alive. It's an analog reverb built around BBD chips, but it's not trying to…... Click for more

Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder BBD-based Reverb

TWA Source Code Overdrive

For decades, the TubeScreamer has been a staple on pedalboards worldwide. Now, prepare for its ultimate evolution. Totally Wycked Audio has unveiled the Source Code, a next-generation soft-clip overdrive designed by none other than Susumu Tamura, the original creator of the legendary TS808. This isn't just another clone; it's a…... Click for more

TWA Source Code Overdrive

Catalinbread EG1 Lo-Fi Delay

When Portland's Catalinbread set out to design the EG-1, their goal was to move past the simple buzzword of "lo-fi" and truly examine what physical degradation and signal decay actually feel like. Built as the second release on their tap-tempo platform, the EG1 packages up to 900ms of delay time…... Click for more

Catalinbread EG1 Lo-Fi Delay

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