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New Pedal: Catalinbread Tremolo8

The Catalinbread Tremolo8 is a comprehensive and creative multi-mode pedal mostly centered around the classic tremolo + reverb combo, but mixing in also other effects like chorus, filters, and ring modulation. The top three knobs vary their function according to the selected parameter - here's a table with the descriptions…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Tremolo8

Pigtronix Disnortion Micro

This new micro version of the Pigtronix Disnortion Micro improves on the original’s broad palette of touch-responsive dirt sounds by including the ability to switch from a parallel routing to a new, super-saturated series routing where the 6-stage CMOS overdrive circuit is cascaded into unique Pigtronix diode-clipping fuzz, and then…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Disnortion Micro

J. Rockett Archer Select Klon-style Drive

The J. Rockett Archer Select is an evolution of what has been an extraordinarily popular line for the Nashville-based pedal builder. Constantly in the top three of our article about the best Klon clones, the original Archer (in its two gold and silver iterations) is in all likelihood the best-selling…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Archer Select Klon-style Drive

Alexander Pedals Luminous Phaseshifter

With its 10 modes, the stereo and compact Alexander Pedals Luminous Phaseshifter is in all likelihood the most comprehensive phaser pedal you'll find on the market today. The modes (aka "engines) include a bonanza of different phasing effects, from the classic phaser with a selectable number of stages (from 4…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Luminous Phaseshifter

Strymon Riverside Multistage Drive

Strymon, a company that built its name on clean, warm and lush tones, has finally entered the "dirty" pedal distortion market with Riverside, described as "the culmination of a thorough analysis of numerous analog and vacuum tube circuits." The company's goal was to deliver a new world of harmonically rich, versatile,…Click on the title for more

Strymon Riverside Multistage Drive

Thorpy FX The Deep Oggin Chorus

Lately, creative (and crazy sounding) effect pedals have dominated most "Best of" lists - whether year-end ones or NAMM-related ones. Yet, some more traditional pedals are still able to make the cut just because of how good they sound. Enter Thorpy FX's The Deep Oggin chorus, selected by Reverb's Andy…Click on the title for more

Thorpy FX The Deep Oggin Chorus

Mr. Black Twin-Lazers True Stereo Phase Shifter & Modulator

It looks like stompbox designers are having a lot of fun with phaser pedals these days! After intriguing 2018 releases by EQD, Alexander Pedals and Old Blood Noise (among others) Portland's Mr. Black also unveiled a new (and blue) dual phaser called Twin-Lazers - a "True Stereo Phase Shifter & Modulator."…Click on the title for more

Mr. Black Twin-Lazers True Stereo Phase Shifter & Modulator

Orange Vintage Pedals (Phaser, Sustain and Distortion)

The new Orange Vintage Pedals line by the British amp builder is presented as a return to the simpler days of fewer knobs, greater tone - and bigger stompboxes. Inspired by a photo that circulated on the internet in 2019 about an old Orange Sustain pedal from the '70s that…Click on the title for more

Orange Vintage Pedals (Phaser, Sustain and Distortion)

New Pedals: DS Custom Blender Octave Fuzz

Based on the cult Fender Blender Fuzz, one of the first fuzz pedals (if not the first) to feature a clean/wet blend knob, the DS Custom Blender is an Octave Fuzz made in Bavaria, Germany. The set of controls reflects closely the one found on the original, with knobs for…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: DS Custom Blender Octave Fuzz

NUX Pulse Mini Stereo IR Loader/Cab & Pickup Sim

Utilizing the experience (and algorithms) of the Chinese builder's popular Solid Studio preamp and cab sim pedal, the NUX Pulse is the first stereo IR loader/cab simulator in mini format. Its streamlined appearance is deceiving: this little thing packs 24 IR-based cab simulations (8 for electric guitar, 8 for bass…Click on the title for more

NUX Pulse Mini Stereo IR Loader/Cab & Pickup Sim

Tubesteader Eggnog Tweed-Style Drive

The Tubesteader Eggnog is a new release by a Canadian builder that prides itself on releasing only pedals with real tubes integrated into their circuit. The first compact pedal in their roster, the Eggnog is a Tweed-style amp in a box with an extra boost and plenty of tone-shaping capabilities…Click on the title for more

Tubesteader Eggnog Tweed-Style Drive

J. Rockett Clockwork Analog Stereo Echo

Designed in conjunction with Howard Davis (Creator of the original Deluxe Memory Man) the J. Rockett Clockwork Analog Echo is a classic BBD delay with modulation featuring a true stereo output (i.e. one side out of phase) and Tap Tempo function (which is a digital function, but doesn't affect the…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Clockwork Analog Stereo Echo