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Ohmless Pedals AKC-4 Overdrive

The Ohmless Pedals AKC-4 is the second attempt by German pedal builder Ohmless at perfecting the Klon Centaur circuit, with an emphasis on versatility. It expands on the original by adding knobs for Bass and Blend (on top of the three ones found on the original: Level, Gain and Treble)…Click on the title for more

Ohmless Pedals AKC-4 Overdrive

Flower Pedals Sunflower Deluxe Tremolo

Flower Pedals has unveiled its most advanced pedal yet, the Sunflower Deluxe Tremolo. Taking the digital brain / analog heart approach pioneered by Chase Bliss and Robert Keeley, the Sunflower features a full analog signal path, stereo in and out, tap tempo, blendable amplitude / harmonic tremolo, tempo ramping, tempo…Click on the title for more

Flower Pedals Sunflower Deluxe Tremolo

Now Shipping: Anasounds Full Story Multi-Muff Clone

The Anasounds Full Story is an ambitious new pedal by a French company enamored with wood, that aims at becoming the ultimate all-things Big Muff. It consists of a dual circuit featuring replaceable "tone cards," each recreating specific versions of the venerable fuzz pedal, with a foot-switchable Treble Booster clone…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Anasounds Full Story Multi-Muff Clone

Black Mass Electronics The First Herald

The folks at Black Mass Effects, out of Salem, MA, describe their debut pedal, named The First Herald and recently redesigned to fit in a compact case, as a device that "does not reinvent the wheel, but reinforces it" and also "not death itself, but a definitive statement reminding you…Click on the title for more

Black Mass Electronics The First Herald

Dreadbox Raindrops Delay

The Dreadbox Raindrops delay was unveiled by the Greek synth veterans at NAMM 2022; it's a full stereo hybrid analog + digital pitch shifting delay. It delivers delay times from 50ms to 1000ms with lo-fi sounds above 700ms. Key features include: Three algorithms: modulated delay, pitch shifting delay, and reverb…Click on the title for more

Dreadbox Raindrops Delay

A Guide to Pedal Modding: How to Mod(ify) Guitar Effects

Pedal modding can be a fun and rewarding way to customize your tone and create new sounds, and represents the first step on the path of becoming an actual pedal manufacturer! Pedal Modding = Learning For as long as there have been musical instruments, there have been modders—users who want…Click on the title for more

A Guide to Pedal Modding: How to Mod(ify) Guitar Effects

Jackson Audio The Optimist Drive

Texas' Jackson Audio is one of the few emerging pedal builders that's bringing innovation to an effect niche that lagged behind others in exciting features: the niche of gain pedals. Packed with features and enhanced by clever digital functionality, the company's pedals retain an analog core while widening the player's…Click on the title for more

Jackson Audio The Optimist Drive

Alexander Pedals Space Force Stereo Reverb

Alexander Pedals just unveiled their new multi-mode stereo reverb, the Force Reverb, which looks like an evolution of the 2018 Space Race. The new pedal also launches a new series called "Leap," destined to take over from the company's popular Neo series. The big upgrades of the Leap series, compared…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Space Force Stereo Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Dual Drive

Klon Centaur overdrives and Dumble amps are among the rarest pieces of guitar gear out there, and therefore also the most cloned. The Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium gives you both sonic flavors in a dual, stackable overdrive - with an extra voicing for the Dumble side and plenty of tweakability.…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Dual Drive

Cunningham Amps Dual Range Fuzz

The Cunningham Amps Dual Range Fuzz is a high-end, hand-wired Tone Bender-inspired circuit made in New Zealand. The circuit is based on the MK 1.6 of the venerable vintage fuzz, but the clipping transistor diode is customizable with these options, each hand selected and tested: Germanium (premium select NOS devices)…Click on the title for more

Cunningham Amps Dual Range Fuzz

New Pedal: Flamma Black Dist

At just under $30 USD, the Flamma Black Dist is one of the most affordable (mini) distortion pedals on the market, from a Chinese builder whose pedals have been appreciated for their tone and looks - their stylized by stylish graphics make them by far the best-looking pedals coming out…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Flamma Black Dist

Source Audio True Spring Reverb

While working on their dual processor, "do-it-all" reverb pedal Ventris, Massachusetts' builder Source Audio put a lot of effort into creating a digital spring reverb that sounded as good and as natural as the ones generated by spring coils found in vintage amps. So much so that, in the Ventris, the…Click on the title for more

Source Audio True Spring Reverb