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Wilson Effects Angry Goat Dual Overdrive

D-Style and K-Style overdrives (for the unaware, voiced respectively after the Dumble amplifier and the Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive) are among the most sought-after dirt box devices, in part because the originals are incredibly pricey. The Wilson Effects Angry Goat combines them in a single pedal for just $200. Both…Click on the title for more

Wilson Effects Angry Goat Dual Overdrive

Green Carrot Comfortably Plum Muff + Boost

Green Carrot Pedals is a boutique builder based in Wakefield, UK, who specializes in gain pedals (fuzz included, in case you are wondering). Their latest device, the Pink Floyd-inspired Comfortably Plum is an overdrive operating at (almost) 18v and it's an homage to David Gilmour, marrying two independent circuits dear…Click on the title for more

Green Carrot Comfortably Plum Muff + Boost

JPTR FX Kaleidoscope – Time Reflector Unit

Reverb is by far the favorite effect of creative guitarists, and many companies are looking for new ways to package this effect in ways that bolster creativity. The JPTR FX Kaleidoscope belongs squarely to this niche. There are a few unusual things about this pedal: the top left knob controls…Click on the title for more

JPTR FX Kaleidoscope – Time Reflector Unit

Fairfield Circuitry The Accountant Compressor

Boutique Pedal Manufacturers have started popping up in extreme number as of late. That was made clear at this year's NAMM show. The internet has provided a place for these small operations to sell their wares and to get their name out there at a rapid pace. If people love…Click on the title for more

Fairfield Circuitry The Accountant Compressor

Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Distortion

The Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Distortion is a high-gain pedal driven by an ECC83 Triode Valve with noteworthy tone and tons of features. Just like its less aggressive sibling the Dept. 10 Dual Drive, it offers 2 voices per channel, for a total of 3 crunch/overdrive voices alongside the clean…Click on the title for more

Blackstar Dept. 10 Dual Distortion

Hungry Robot Borderland Modulated Reverb

The Hungry Robot Borderland is a complex, creative reverb pedal with a modulation section controllable via Tap Tempo and a resonant low pass filter. The modulation has 6 LFO shapes and features modes including vibrato/chorus, tremolo, three-octave tremolo, and a mode that crossfades between a processed signal an octave up…Click on the title for more

Hungry Robot Borderland Modulated Reverb

Eventide MicroPitch Delay

Eventide's new series of pedals is inspired by their successful line of pro audio plugins. Just like last year's Blackhole reverb, the newly released MicroPitch Delay is the stompbox rendition of a popular creative plugin by the same name. We now learn this series has a name: dot9. The origins…Click on the title for more

Eventide MicroPitch Delay

New Pedals: Groff Firestorm Distortion

Based out of Lancaster, PA, Groff Amplification is a boutique builder that forges custom amps and already has four tweakable gain pedals in their roster. The Firestorm is their distortion with a distinct Plexi style (it's based on the Marshall Guv'nor). Running at 9v or 18v for big headroom lovers,…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Groff Firestorm Distortion

New Pedals: Mod Electronics Seismic / Shift (DIY Kit)

MOD Electronic, previously known as Mod Kits DIY, launched a new series of DIY pedal kits called Nexus Series, featuring kits with a PCB base rather than the traditional point-to-point wiring kits. The Seismic / Shift is the first kit in this line, a JFET Boost pedal of the "non-clean"…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Mod Electronics Seismic / Shift (DIY Kit)

LPD Pedals Eighty7 Deluxe Dual Plexi Drive

Arizona's LPD Pedals (the project of Lawrence Petross) has been building a growing reputation among the dirt box stompbox fanatics. In particular, their Eighty7 Ditortion/Overdrive is considered one of the best boutique Plexi-Style pedals, and it's particularly appreciated for delivering two gain modes and generous tone-sculpting features. To celebrate the…Click on the title for more

LPD Pedals Eighty7 Deluxe Dual Plexi Drive

Analogworm NOIR Optical Tremolo

Analogwarm FX is a pedal builder based in Russia recognizable by their stylish and rigorously black and white pedal cases. They have a handful of pedals in their roster (an overdrive, a fuzz, a tremolo and a chorus) but most of them are sold out, which is a good sign.…Click on the title for more

Analogworm NOIR Optical Tremolo

Pigtronix Space Rip Analog Synth

There are not a lot of synth pedals in mini format out there (we can only think of another one, without Googling), but the new Pigtronix Space Rip has a lot more to offer than just its small dimensions. The pedal offers a unique take on guitar synthesis with a…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Space Rip Analog Synth