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Rainger FX Reverb X

One thing you can surely say about London's Rainger FX is that it's a company that specializes in thinking outside the (stomp)box. Their Reverb X is extra proof of it: it subverts an effect routing commonplace, placing an overdrive and a gate AFTER a reverb, rather than before, and that drive…Click on the title for more

Rainger FX Reverb X

One Control Honey Bee OD 4K Mini Standard

The Honey Bee OD 4K Mini Standard is the latest interaction - the first one in mini version - of this popular low-gain overdrive circuit by designer Bjorn Juhl (of Mad Professor fame), celebrating its twentieth anniversary. This is, in its essence, an amp-in-a-box recreating the warm and syrupy tone…Click on the title for more

One Control Honey Bee OD 4K Mini Standard

Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Signature Ram’s Head Big Muff

The Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Signature Ram's Head Big Muff is a limited edition Big Muff Pi based on the 1973 Electro-Harmonix V2 Violet Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi, the version used by the legendary (and uber-influential) guitarist of 90's alt-rock band Dinosaur Jr. As you can see in the video…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix J Mascis Signature Ram’s Head Big Muff

Volta 1987 V2 Dual Plexi Overdrive

The 1987 v2 is a two-channel overdrive designed to sound like a Plexi hot-rod pushed to the max. Hand-made in Italy by a company that recently changed its name from Nabla to Volta Custom, this is, in essence, an overdrive with a foot-switchable boost appropriately called "11," whose gain can…Click on the title for more

Volta 1987 V2 Dual Plexi Overdrive

Berry Pedals PHAT Distortion

For those who just can't get enough RAT in their system, the Berry Pedals PHAT might be exactly what their inner doctor ordered: a dual RAT with a 3-way EQ section instead of the Filter knob. Needless to say, the EQ provides a wider sonic palette than the original, while…Click on the title for more

Berry Pedals PHAT Distortion

Flamma FC05 Mod Mini Multi-Modulation

Chinese pedal builder Flamma is a rather new player in the stompbox realm who is offering clean but sharp-looking stompboxes at incredible prices. The mini Multi-Modulation FC05 MOD is their latest release, sporting a good-mood-inducing bright green case. The FC05 offers a total 11 effects from your all-time classics (Chorus, Vibrato,…Click on the title for more

Flamma FC05 Mod Mini Multi-Modulation

Jam Pedals Wahcko Multi-Voiced Wah

The Jam Pedals Wahcko is a high-end, tension adjustable, Fasel-based wah offering a 6-position rotary switch for 6 different frequency sweep ranges and an internal trimmer for adjusting the input gain. There's also an optional Seagull effect that can be requested when ordered. We added it to our article about…Click on the title for more

Jam Pedals Wahcko Multi-Voiced Wah

New Pedal: Tubesteader Magnezium Dual Tube Preamp

Voiced after the legendary Magnatone Super 59 M80 amp, the Tubesteader Magnezium is the latest dirt box by a Montreal-based small builder who specializes in gain pedals with real tubes in them. Equipped with a pair of 12X7 tubes operating at full 250VDC, this pedal offers two separate gain channels:…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Tubesteader Magnezium Dual Tube Preamp

Old Blood Noise Float Dual Filter

A dual filter pedal packed with creative features, the Old Blood Noise Float is a breath of fresh air in an effect niche that too often only caters to funk guitarists - while historically filters are at the basis of electronic music. OBNE's first digitally controlled analog pedal, Float is…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Float Dual Filter

Sonicake Sonic Ambience Delay + Reverb

The Sonicake Sonic Ambience is an affordable mini delay+reverb pedal with tap tempo and four modes per effect offering repeats up to 2 seconds. The Reverb modes are Room, Hall, Cathedral and Plate, but there's no size knob to change the length, only a Mix knob. The Delay has more…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Sonic Ambience Delay + Reverb

New Pedal: Flamma FC17 Analog Delay

The Flamma FC17 Analog Delay fills a space that had remained empty in the pedal roster of this young Chinese builder: the one of a BBD based analog delay. Super-competitively priced at around $50, the FC17 is a mini-delay that offers classic analog repeats ranging from 25ms to 600ms, adjustable…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Flamma FC17 Analog Delay

Beetronics Swarm Fuzz Harmonizer

Brazil via Los Angeles pedal builder Beetronics surely had a buzzworthy NAMM 2019 show. The company introduced a new device called Swarm - described as a "fuzz harmonizer" - which seems to have ended up on every stompbox geek's shortlist (hey it came in at #1 on our Best of NAMM 2019…Click on the title for more

Beetronics Swarm Fuzz Harmonizer