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New Pedal: Intensive Care Audio Life Support

Hailing from London, UK, the Intensive Care Audio Life Support is - to quote the manufacturer's playful description mocking medical language - an "all analogue overdrive and distortion pedal for the treatment of Bland Guitar Syndrome and Excessive Aural Dryness." Or, to put things into perspective, an overdrive + boost.…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Intensive Care Audio Life Support

Universal Audio UAFX Lion Plexi Overdrive

The Universal Audio UAFX Lion (annnounced today and available for preorder) integrates the Californian company's UAFX line of pedals, which already comprised three amp-in-a-box devices with a pedal emulationg the classic tone produced by a Marshall Plexi amp. Just like the three pedals that preceeded it, the Lion offers a…Click on the title for more

Universal Audio UAFX Lion Plexi Overdrive

Bleak District Electric Tapescape

As apparent from our article about the best tape echo pedals on the market, the character imparted by magnetic tape to the sounds recorded on it has been inspiring more than one effect builder, and the Bleak District Electric Tapescape is an interesting new entry in this niche. The peculiar…Click on the title for more

Bleak District Electric Tapescape

Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax Dual Overdrive

Dual Overdrive by Electro Harmonix we missed to cover last year, the Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax fuses our Hot Tubes and Crayon pedals into one powerful dual-overdrive. Use each individually or stack them with the Crayon driving the Hot Tubes. Master EQ and Blend controls provide the tonal flexibility power players demand.…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax Dual Overdrive

New Pedal: Maneco Labs 4AD

The name "4AD" might mean nothing for the 20 to 30-year-olds among you reading this, but it's bound to bring back fond memories to anyone who was exploring goth and then alternative music between the early eighties and the early nineties: it's the name of a UK label that launched…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Maneco Labs 4AD

All Pedal 1987 Distortion + Delay (Steel Panther Collab)

Built for LA's comedic glam-metal band Steel Panther, the Allpedal 1987 is a dual delay + distortion pedal with the two effects placed in series (distortion first, delay after) and triggered by separate footswitches. The fully analog circuit is pretty straightforward, with three knobs each for each effect: Level, Feedback…Click on the title for more

All Pedal 1987 Distortion + Delay (Steel Panther Collab)

Revelation Effects Revenant Preamp & Boost

The Revelation Effects Revenant is the first pedal by a Canadian company best known for its cables. It's a moderately tweakable, high-headroom preamp & boost circuit with a separate boost footswitch and a 3-band EQ. Working internally at 18v, the Revenant is designed to interact with your amp in order…Click on the title for more

Revelation Effects Revenant Preamp & Boost

Walrus Audio Slöer Stereo Ambient Reverb

The Walrus Audio Slöer is the third evolution of the Slö pedal, a compact, mono reverb designed to deliver a textural, rather than realistic, effect ideal for music with ambient and droney inclinations. It was such a resounding success, that the Oklahoma-based company soon followed it up with a version…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Slöer Stereo Ambient Reverb

GFI System Synesthesia Dual-Engine Modulator

These days, dual-engine pedals seem to be the way forward in a scene constantly striving to devise effects that offer new textures and unheard sonic combinations. Indonesian builder GFI System is, with a few other companies, ahead of the game in the digital effects' engineering field, and their new stompbox…Click on the title for more

GFI System Synesthesia Dual-Engine Modulator

Eventide Riptide Stereo Uni-Vibe / Overdrive

The Eventide Riptide is a stereo overdrive + Uni-Vibe pedal with dedicated bypass footswitch and three dedicated controls for each effect. Notably, the Riptide offers two distinct voicings per effect, indicated by LED color above the engaged footswitch. The green drive offers a classic, mid-forward voicing, while the red drive…Click on the title for more

Eventide Riptide Stereo Uni-Vibe / Overdrive

Tsakalis Nerve MkII

Both thick and dynamic, the Tsakalis Nerve MkII is a dual high-gain, silicon-based distortion pedal for guitarists with a heavy tone, featuring two matched JFET stages that deliver an American-style distortion. A toggle switch selects between High and Low gain settings for Channel 1 for in-song dynamic shifts, while a…Click on the title for more

Tsakalis Nerve MkII

Red Panda Raster 2 Delay

The ingenious folks at Red Panda released a new version of their flagship pitch-shifting delay Raster at Summer NAMM 2021 and it looks... intense! Compared to the original, at first sight, we can see a slew of new knobs and toggle switches, while the press release highlights invisible new features…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Raster 2 Delay