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Fairfield Circuitry Randy’s Revenge

Hailing from Hull, Quebec Canada, pedal manufacturer Fairfield Circuitry specializes in edgy stompboxes. The company's founder, Guillaume Fairfield, is a very talented designer and a pleasure to deal with. Check out my review of his Four Eyes Fuzz here. The subject of this review is his highly coveted ring modulator…Click on the title for more

Fairfield Circuitry Randy’s Revenge

Imperial Electrical Zeppelin

As you may have guessed from the name, the Imperial Electrical Zeppelin is an amp-in-a-box inspired by the immortal guitar sound of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, built by a new company hailing fron New Zealand founded by Ben Fulton of Red Witch Pedals. This pedal distills the sound of the…Click on the title for more

Imperial Electrical Zeppelin

New at NAMM 2022: Ovaltone Forty5 Drive Gear (Plexi-Style)

Hailing from Japan, the Ovaltone Forty5 is a mini Plexi-style drive we stumbled upon at NAMM 2022. Its low to mid-gain overdrive tone is inspired by the sound of the Marchall JTM45. It has controls for Volume and Drive, responds well to dynamics and can take a hotter input when…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM 2022: Ovaltone Forty5 Drive Gear (Plexi-Style)

Mile End Effects Julep Stereo Tremolo/Phaser

Some pretty sweet effects pedals are coming out of Montreal these days (and also this very blog, for that matter!). The Mile End Effects JULEP is the latest creation of Justin Cober, the one-man-stompbox-maker whose pedals sell out within days of release - and yes, the same can be said…Click on the title for more

Mile End Effects Julep Stereo Tremolo/Phaser

New at NAMM 2022: Krunch Kabinets Krunch Drive

The pedal debut by a Californian company manufacturing amp heads and cabinets, the Krunch Kabinets Krunch Drive is a 5-knob overdrive with extra boost where the two circuits are stacked on top of each other (boost first in the chain) and have separate footswitches. The circuit, built in collaboration with…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM 2022: Krunch Kabinets Krunch Drive

Imperial Electrical Appetite (Slash in a box)

Presented at the NAMM 2022 show with a projected availability for the late summer, the Imperial Electric Appetite is a pedal that puts the modified Plexi sound of Guns'n'Roses guitarist Slash, in a box. Imperial Electrical is a new company out of New Zealand founded by Ben Fulton, the owner…Click on the title for more

Imperial Electrical Appetite (Slash in a box)

Flamma Ekoverb FS22

Flamma is a new Chinese builder of affordable stompboxes (we blogged about their FS02 Stereo Reverb a few weeks ago). The FS22 Ekoverb is their multi-mode delay/reverb pedal. In this stompbox, the two effect run in parallel, i.e., they don't feed each other but work as separate effects. Through the…Click on the title for more

Flamma Ekoverb FS22

New Pedal: Tone Charm Audio Into the Waves Modulated Delay + Distortion

The Tone Charm Audio Into the Waves is a delay/distortion/modulation pedal hailing from Poland and (hand) made with the shoegazer guitarist in mind. Those three effects (with an added, hefty dose of reverb) represent that dreamy genre's foundational sonic trinity, and the Into The Waves, with its eight knobs, three…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Tone Charm Audio Into the Waves Modulated Delay + Distortion

3Degrees Audio Bygones Pro

Boasting 24 knobs, the new Bygones pro edition is a full stereo, midi controllable, preset capable pedal that is probably the most in-depth lofi pedal available today. Provides precise real-time control of vintage hiss & noise, vinyl warping & tape jitter, and broken equipment audio drop-outs. Designed for live playing…Click on the title for more

3Degrees Audio Bygones Pro

New at NAMM ’22: Cusack Music Prototype Delay

This year at NAMM, Cusack music teased their upcoming delay pedal, which will replace their current flagship Tap-a-Delay model. The new delay will use the same format as their Resound reverb pedal, meaning that it will have 8 different digital delay programs and 8 different presets, all recallable through the…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM ’22: Cusack Music Prototype Delay

Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil (with Third Man Records)

Everyone closely following the stompbox "scene" should be aware of Latvian builder Gamechanger Audio's intriguing devices. The Plasma Distortion is an original design that employs "a series of continuous high-voltage discharges within a xenon-filled tube" to create distortion. Third Man Record owner Jack White, of The White Stripe fame, evidently…Click on the title for more

Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil (with Third Man Records)

Flamma FC03 Mini Digital Delay

Flamma Innovation is a new, solid Chinese player in the digital pedal realm and they have been churning out new pedals as if there's no tomorrow. The Flamma FC03 is the first pedal in mini format, offering three delay flavors at just about $40. Analog: Warm and smooth classic analog…Click on the title for more

Flamma FC03 Mini Digital Delay