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BOSS RC-5 Loop Station

BOSS just unveiled a new version of their compact Loop Station pedal: the RC-5. A single track looper, the BOSS RC-5 boasts 32-bit AD/DA and 32-bit floating-point processing, 57 onboard rhythms, phrase memories for storing loops, backlit displays, and 13 hours of stereo recording, plus advanced external control support via…Click on the title for more

BOSS RC-5 Loop Station

MOOER D7 Delay/Looper

Like all the other pedals in the Japanese company's New Micro Series, the Mooer D7, quite incredibly, manages to pack seven modes (six delays and a 150-second looper) and preset functionality into a mini-enclosure with five knobs and two pressure buttons. Tap Tempo and Trails are also available through alternative…Click on the title for more

MOOER D7 Delay/Looper

Walrus Audio Warhorn Ages

Reverb just released a new pedal exclusive linked to their upcoming Pedal Movie. It's the Walrus Audio Warhorn / Ages, a dual overdrive that embeds the two existing pedals in one enclosure. Here's the launch video directly from Reverb.com, you can order it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRbwfJS58Ro The Ages Five-State Overdrive and…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Warhorn Ages

Polarbear Effects Young Hearts Creative Delay

The PT2399 chip is a chip found in many creative digital delays, including the Polarbear Young Hearts, a lofi echo pedal with modulation and several other interesting and unusual features provided by its Feedback and VCR Toggle Switches, which allow Tape Rewind and Fast Forward modes and also changes in…Click on the title for more

Polarbear Effects Young Hearts Creative Delay

Folktek Alter X CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

Portland Eurorack builder Folktek just announced their entry into the stompbox niche with two pedal versions of their existing Eurorack modules. The Alter X is the Eurorack Alter 1 in pedal format and, as you can see, retains CV compatibility through a series of 1/8 inch connections. It's an experimental…Click on the title for more

Folktek Alter X CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

Bardic Audio Devices The Beast Distortion/Fuzz

Michigan-based Bardic Audio Devices focuses mostly on bass pedals, but their Beast Distortion/Fuzz is bound to find a fan-base among guitarists with noisy tendencies. The Beast is a very tweakable dirt box based on an op-amp design, with a separate clean boost channel with a blendable Octave-up that adds up to…Click on the title for more

Bardic Audio Devices The Beast Distortion/Fuzz

Mosky Audio Obsessive Drive

For those interested in getting the signature overdrive tone of a pedal made by a controversial American company, without supporting that company, the Chinese-built Mosky Obsessive Drive does a good job at recreating that brand's responsive high-gain stompbox whose name is inspired by a psychological condition affecting obsessive-compulsive people. On…Click on the title for more

Mosky Audio Obsessive Drive

New Pedals: Wampler Ratsbane Mini Distortion

Brian Wampler's love story with the tone produced by classic and vintage distortion and overdrive circuits gave birth to several pedals that strike a perfect balance between quality, tone-authenticity, and price point - in our guides to the best Plexi-Syle Pedals, Klon Centaur Clones and Dumble-Style Overdrives, his pedals rank…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Wampler Ratsbane Mini Distortion

Alexander Pedals Sugarcube Stereo Chorus/Rotary

In our Best Pedals of 2020 year-end summary, we stated that the Stereo/compact case combo was one of the new stompbox trends of the decade, and the Alexander Pedals Sugarcube seems to confirm it. This is the first Stereo pedal in the company's Neo Series, which is in compact case…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Sugarcube Stereo Chorus/Rotary

Eventide Tricerachorus Pedal Stereo Chorus

On Saturday, October 2nd at our LA Stompbox Exhibit, Eventide unveiled a new member of its new family of stereo pedals inspired by their established line of pro audio plugins: the Tricerachorus. The pedal's algorithm will tempt guitarists interested in genres originating from the '80s (shoegazers in particular) and in…Click on the title for more

Eventide Tricerachorus Pedal Stereo Chorus

Pine-Box Crooked Teeth Dual Tremolo + Preamp

Calling the Pine-Box Crooked Teeth a "tremolo pedal" is a little bit limiting, because this Stereo In/Out device can do a lot more than your regular tremolo. The product of years of experimentation, and (at least in part) of a collaboration with Demedash Effects the Crooked Teeth feeds your guitar's…Click on the title for more

Pine-Box Crooked Teeth Dual Tremolo + Preamp

Spiral Electric FX White Spiral/Secret Chord Dual Boost/Distortion

The Spiral Electric FX White Spiral is a dirty boost with 18v internal operation that exploits a dual JFET circuit inspired by Jimmy Page’s use of the Barcus Berry Preamp. It uses a dual JFET for amplification and the Grit, which is a combination of JFET and Silicon clipping found…Click on the title for more

Spiral Electric FX White Spiral/Secret Chord Dual Boost/Distortion