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Fender Reflecting Pool Reverb/Delay

American electric guitar giant Fender has been on fire in the last few years as far as pedal releases go, dropping bundles of new stompboxes at every NAMM show (Winter and Summer!). One of the most intriguing devices unveiled at the SNAMM 2019 show was the Reflecting Pool, a Delay/Reverb…Click on the title for more

Fender Reflecting Pool Reverb/Delay

Maestro Comet Chorus

The Maestro Comet Chorus is the only modulation effect in the 5-pedal series released by Gibson in early 2022 to relaunch of the legendary Maestro brand. Although Maestro did release a chorus pedal in the '80s, it doesn't sound like the Comet's circuit is in any way inspired by it.…Click on the title for more

Maestro Comet Chorus

Tonetuga FX Delphine Delay

The world will never have enough delay pedals, an effect that lends itself to a multitude of variations. The Tonetuga FX Delphine Delay is not the only dual delay out there, but its emphasis on tape machine-like modulation makes it rather unique. The two circuits are identical but independent from…Click on the title for more

Tonetuga FX Delphine Delay

OPFXS V-Uno Reprogrammable Guitar Pedal

Programmable pedals are not new at this point in time, but the (stereo) OPFXS V-Uno takes things to the next level in this category, allowing full configuration of knobs, footswitch, and external expression pedal to the available parameters. The device comes with a library of 30 stereo effects (including almost…Click on the title for more

OPFXS V-Uno Reprogrammable Guitar Pedal

Jet Pedals Lion Distortion

The Lion and the Lamb by Kansas City's Jet Pedals are two analog gain pedals with different characters but similar functionality - including presets and Midi compatibility. They pack a lot more functions than meet the eye, with three selectable distortion circuits and an extra boost. The Lion is an…Click on the title for more

Jet Pedals Lion Distortion

Greer Amps Soma 63 Vintage Preamp

Greer Amps has released the Soma 63 Vintage Preamp, a must-have for vintage amp lovers that was rewarded the Best in Show award at NAMM 2019. Utilizing Greer's new XFR platform, this pedal delivers real amp-like tone, including a real transformer to simulate everything about amplifiers; in this case, vintage…Click on the title for more

Greer Amps Soma 63 Vintage Preamp

Mooer R7 Multiverb

The Mooer R7 was announced a few months after the D7 delay and the A7 Ambient reverb and belongs to the same New Micro Series' format that - remarkably - gives the player 7 modes and 7 presets in one tiny enclosure, with five knobs to control it all (including…Click on the title for more

Mooer R7 Multiverb

Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus

One of the best aspects of our Stompbox Exhibits is that they allow us to get acquainted with new and often "emerging" boutique pedal brands. At our recent Montreal event Sonic Circuit (co-organized with MUTEK), we hosted a board by Italian builder Dophix, a company that echoes its country's artistic…Click on the title for more

Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus

Jet Pedals Lamb Overdrive

The Lion and the Lamb by Kansas City's Jet Pedals are two analog gain pedals with different voices but similar functionality - including presets and Midi compatibility. They pack a lot more functions than meets the eye, with three selectable distortion circuits and an extra boost. The Lamb is an…Click on the title for more

Jet Pedals Lamb Overdrive

BOSS / JHS JB2 Angry Driver

We celebrated collaborative pedals in our 2016 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit issue of The Deli Magazine with this article written by the guys at Gearphoria. in the fall of 2017, two extremely relevant pedal companies that hadn't previously participated in this sort of cross-pollination (BOSS and JHS) rather unexpectedly came out…Click on the title for more

BOSS / JHS JB2 Angry Driver

Interchange Noise Works On Air

Based out of Nashville, TN, Interchange Noise Works (previously known as Runaway Audio) is a boutique pedal builder currently run by students. Their flagship pedal, the On Air, is a tweakable fuzz with an added, switchable boost. The fuzz is an evolution of the bazz fuss style circuit, a gnarly…Click on the title for more

Interchange Noise Works On Air

Nordvang Gravity Drive V2

Nordvang is a Danish pedal company that launched in 2020 and quickly turned ears with a series of dual-channel pedals featuring two different flavors of overdrive each. The Gravity Drive (whose name is inspired by John Mayer's namesake song) offers a Tube Screamer-style circuit on side A (left side) and…Click on the title for more

Nordvang Gravity Drive V2