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Valco KGB DIST Distortion

Valco, is arguably one of the most interesting pedal companies to emerge in the second decade of the new millennium, and the new Valco KGB DIST Distortion looks and sound like another device worthy of attention. The second release in what we can now assume is a "KGB" pedal series…Click on the title for more

Valco KGB DIST Distortion

Surfy Industries SurfyTrem Deluxe

Surfy Industries, which is mainly known for their analog spring reverb units, has updated their SurfyTrem pedal to a deluxe version in a slightly bigger casing. The Surfy Industries SurfyTrem Deluxe features the same analog amplitude and harmonic tremolo circuits (black panel fender and brown panel Fender modes) with some…Click on the title for more

Surfy Industries SurfyTrem Deluxe

Pedal Pawn Chicken Quiff Tremolo

UK builder Pedal Pawn is one of the most buzzworthy new companies in that niche of manufacturers that could be called "classic refiners." Their new tremolo Chicken Quiff is a faithful clone of the rare Cesar Diaz Texas Tremodillo, a legendary, discontinued pedal that sells used for around $1k…Click on the title for more

Pedal Pawn Chicken Quiff Tremolo

Strymon Lex V2 Rotary

The Strymon Lex V2 Rotary is a stereo pedal that realistically simulates the effect of the rotating Leslie speakers, including the iconic slow/fast speed ramping, delegated to a separate footswitch. The second version, released in 2022, improves the input circuit with a premium analog JFET and adds two new knobs…Click on the title for more

Strymon Lex V2 Rotary

Spaceman FX Sputniuk III Germanium Fuzz

Originally built in small batches, the Spaceman FX Sputnik is an all-germanium fuzz featuring vintage Soviet transistors which became instantly hard to find. Today the Portland builder announced version III, which incorporates all the functions from the previous iterations, plus some new features, and will be released both in a…Click on the title for more

Spaceman FX Sputniuk III Germanium Fuzz

Crazy Tube Circuits Super Conductor Multi-Boost

If you think boost pedals are kind of boring, the Crazy Tube Circuits Super Conductor is here to make you change your mind. This fully analog pedal delivers four flavors of boost, each inspired by established circuits producing different sonic characters. The big knob on the top deals with setting…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Super Conductor Multi-Boost

Pedal Update: Industrialectric Incinerator Deluxe

Now, some pedals have better names than others, but... "Incinerator"? We are tempted to say that's the best name ever given to a stompbox. That's how this beast by Canadian manufacturer Industrialectric is called. Built by hand in Toronto, the incinerator is a dual-channel Silicon fuzz integrated by two oscillators…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Industrialectric Incinerator Deluxe

Audiostorm Quad Screamer Overdrive

The Audiostorm Quad Screamer is a fascinating Tube Screamer variant made in the UK. It gives you four push buttons that allow you to mix and match LED, MOSFET, Silicon and Germanium diodes, and then alter the resulting overdrive through 5 controls, including two unusual "Bright" and "Dirty" switches placed…Click on the title for more

Audiostorm Quad Screamer Overdrive

Sonicake Sonic IR Cab Simulator

At just around $60 (USD) the Sonicake Sonic IR might be the cheapest effect pedal out there with an XLR output and a USB input, and in all likelihood also the most affordable cab simulator pedal. This mini stompbox comes pre-loaded with 11 Cab Models (9 for guitar and 2…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Sonic IR Cab Simulator

Gecko Geckoplex EP-5 V2 Delay/Reverb

The Echoplex tape delay machine has inspired a lot of echo pedals - as a matter of fact, most of the ones included in our guide to the best tape-style delays on the market. The Geckoplex EP-5 by Eugene, OR's Gecko Pedals, is a high-end reinterpretation of that circuit, with…Click on the title for more

Gecko Geckoplex EP-5 V2 Delay/Reverb

Champion Leccy The Woozy Lo-Fi Modulation

The Champion Leccy the Woozy is a lo-fi modulation device, and the moniker seems appropriate, considering the range of dizzying and unstable-sounding effects it can produce. In its essence, the Woozy is a tap tempo modulation pedal with a built-in echo. The modulation side of it can produce a lot…Click on the title for more

Champion Leccy The Woozy Lo-Fi Modulation

1981 Inventions DRV Drive/Distortion

Born as a mod of the RAT distortion circuit, the DRV by Nashville based 1981 Inventions slowly "found" its own sound during the three years it took to finalize it. The first batch of the pedal sold out pretty fast, but a second one, with a case slightly different in color,…Click on the title for more

1981 Inventions DRV Drive/Distortion