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UAFX Orion Tape Echo

The UAFX Orion, probably the most interesting among the four pedals released by Universal Audio in the launch of their Compacts line, encapsulates the Echoplex-inspired EP-III algorithm taken from the UAFX Starlight, with expanded voicing thanks to a three-way toggle and a more affordable price tag. The three modes simulate the…Click on the title for more

UAFX Orion Tape Echo

Beetronics Seabee Harmochorus

The Beetronics Seabee Harmochorus is a creative (and intensely deep!) take on the chorus effect designed and assembled in LA by those mad geniuses at Bettronics FX. The Seabee is presented as a multi-chorus delivering analog bucket brigade chorus tones that goes a few steps farther than your regular modulation…Click on the title for more

Beetronics Seabee Harmochorus

New Pedal: Universal Audio UAFX Brigade Chorus

Released together with the Teletronix LA2A and the Flow tremolo, Universal Audio UAFX Brigade is (about) one-third of the company's big sibling multi-modulation pedal Astra. It's voiced after the iconic, vintage BOSS CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, and it's mono just like it (the Astra is stereo). This digital recreation of an…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Universal Audio UAFX Brigade Chorus

New Pedal: Rainger FX Dr. Freakenstein Chop Fuzzz

The Rainger FX Dr. Freakenstein Chop Fuzzz (with three zs) belongs to a family of appropriately monstrous fuzz devices built by London-based mad pedal scientist David Rainger. One of those was the Chop Fuzz with just two zs, the predecessor of the Chop Fuzzz, which is a rather deep, still…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Rainger FX Dr. Freakenstein Chop Fuzzz

New Pedal: TWA Octoverdrive

Those looking for scary tone might have a new option on the table with the Halloween-themed TWA Octoverdrive, a limited edition, dual-channel drive pedal made for guitar and bass based on obslete, or - to remain in theme - "back from the dead" Selenium diodes. The two footswitchable channels are…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: TWA Octoverdrive

New Pedal: Flower Pedals Lupine Dual Fuzz

Dual channel and stereo stompboxes seem to be slowing taking over the pedalsphere, and the Flower Pedals Lupine, consisting of two fuzz with separate footswitches and in/outs, is a device that can do both. The Purple channel (on the right), is a an updated version of the company's Lupine Analog…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Flower Pedals Lupine Dual Fuzz

New Pedal: Pedal Pawn BluesPrint Dual Overdrive

Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar tone is a neverending source of inspiration for blues guitarists, and the Pedal Pawn BluesPrint, a dual channel overdrive with a Tube Screamer on side 1 and a Blues Breaker on side 2 - promises authentic SRV tone on the first channel, thanks to access granted…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Pedal Pawn BluesPrint Dual Overdrive

Alexander Pedals Dynaflanger Model 213

The Alexander Pedals Dynaflanger (shiopping in December 2023 but available for preorder) adds to the company's growing Leap series of compact but highly flexible effects pedals a device that's a homage to flanger. Employing a powerful DSP, the Dynaflanger could be seen as a flanger encyclopedia in a box, featurings…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Dynaflanger Model 213

All Pedal Slamurai Overdrive Kit

The All Pedal Slamurai is an overdrive pedal that comes either fully built or a as DIY kit. With its 3-band EQ, soft footswitch, top-mounted jacks and sleek graphics, this is no rudimentary pedal, but a fully-fledged modern high gain overdrive that gets good reviews from metal tone connoisseurs. It…Click on the title for more

All Pedal Slamurai Overdrive Kit

Vongon Polyphrase Stereo Echo

We were very proud to host the launch of the new Vongon Polyphrase at our 10th Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit (yeah, after all what happened since our 2019 edition we kind of forgot that this was the event's ten year anniversary!). The Polyphrase is a stereo echo with an infinite feedback loop,…Click on the title for more

Vongon Polyphrase Stereo Echo

New Pedal: Universal Audio UAFX Flow Vintage Tremolo

The Universal Audio UAFX Flow is a 3-mode tremolo is an evolution of the Californian company's Astra Modulation Machine pedal. Unlike the latter, it only does tremolo sounds. The three tremolo voices are emulations of classic vintage units: the Dharma mode draws inspriration from the harmonic tremolos found in Uni-Vibes and…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Universal Audio UAFX Flow Vintage Tremolo

Strymon Flint V2 Tremolo + Spring Reverb

The Strymon Flint is a thorough (and incredibly successful) stereo exploration of vintage spring reverb and tremolo tones, with three Tremolo types (emulating '61 Harmonic, '63 Power Tube and '65 Photocell) and three Reverb types ('60s Spring, '70s Electronic Plate and '80s Hall Rack). Reverb has controls for Color (tone),…Click on the title for more

Strymon Flint V2 Tremolo + Spring Reverb