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New Pedals: Darkglass ADAM Distortion (on Guitar)

Our most loyal readers are aware that we don't cover bass pedals in this blog, but some videos are emerging of the Darkglass Electronic ADAM used on guitar, and it sounds very interesting! If you want to have your mind blown, though, you need to check out this pedal's innovative…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Darkglass ADAM Distortion (on Guitar)

Joyo D-Seed II Stereo Multi-Delay

The Joyo D-Seed II is an affordable digital, Stereo in/out, multi-delay pedal with Tap Tempo and a Looper that's getting a fair amount of attention from ambient players. It stands out for some rather unique features. It offers 8 delay modes and a loop mode, including Reverse, Modulation, Space, filter…Click on the title for more

Joyo D-Seed II Stereo Multi-Delay

Tsakalis Galactic Multi-Modulation Pedal

The Tsakalis Galactic is a multi-modulation pedal offering five basic modulation effects (Phaser, Univibe, Vibrato, Rotary and Flanger) that lets you combine and blend them in pairs, delivering new textures and great potential for sonic exploration. We added it to our list of the Best Multi-Modulation Pedals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDpeQXzV7Js https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MKHroG7ZbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1QzppFOuUw…Click on the title for more

Tsakalis Galactic Multi-Modulation Pedal

Luma Trueno Tremolo

Hailing from Argentina, the Trueno is the first pedal by Luma Sonido, a very creative tremolo that combines classic and harmonic tremolo with a ring modulator. The latter effect can be achieved through a mode called "Dissastro" - which we assume means "disaster" in Spanish. This tap-tempo enabled pedal has…Click on the title for more

Luma Trueno Tremolo

Jetter Gold Standard Dual Overdrive

The Jetter Gold Standard is a dual overdrive pedal that combines the company's versatile Gold Shift and low-gain Helium circuits in a single enclosure and optimizes them for maximum perfect integration when stacked. The two sides have separate footswitches and the Gold Shift circuit, first in the chain, has…Click on the title for more

Jetter Gold Standard Dual Overdrive

Greer Amps Royal Velvet Overdrive/Preamp

We are in full overdrive blooming season, folks! It feels like all we've been blogging about, in the last few weeks, is: new overdrives. Greer Amps, a company with a pretty darn good track record in this niche, just announced the Royal Velvet, an amp-in-a-box with preamp inspired in equal…Click on the title for more

Greer Amps Royal Velvet Overdrive/Preamp

Fender Dual Marine Layer

Building on the strengths of the Marine Layer Reverb, Fender released a dual version of that same pedal with a few added features: enter the Dual Marine Layer, a Sweetwater Exclusive. Just like the original, it offers 2 classic reverb types (Hall and Room) and a third, more modern Shimmer…Click on the title for more

Fender Dual Marine Layer

Cusack Meta Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

We first saw the Cusack Meta Plexi at NAMM 2020 but we kind of lost track of it until today, thanks to the video below by Mike Hermans. The pedal has an enthusiastic written review here. This take on the classic Marshall tone gives you all the expected settings and…Click on the title for more

Cusack Meta Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

Neunaber Seraphim Shimmer

The stereo version of this pedal was discontinued at the end of 2020. The mono version is the only version of this pedal still in production. Neunaber, a boutique gear builder out of Santa Ana, CA, prides itself on using modern tech to make the best tools possible. To that…Click on the title for more

Neunaber Seraphim Shimmer

Fuhrmann Echoes 3-Mode Delay

Brazilian company Fuhrmann is very popular in its home country but not so much (yet) around the world. Their Echoes is a rather simple but sweet-sounding Tap Tempo delay with three modes (Digital, Modulated and Analog) and a filter that affects the delay's tale. Hear how it sounds, below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1XK3Yie8Ss…Click on the title for more

Fuhrmann Echoes 3-Mode Delay

Ibanez Mini Phaser PHMINI

Guitarists looking for a solid, simple, uber-compact, great-sounding analog phaser should take a look at the new Ibanez Mini Phaser PHMINI. While the three classic knobs for Depth, Feedback and Speed give you control over the basic character of the effect, a side switch lets you choose between 4 or…Click on the title for more

Ibanez Mini Phaser PHMINI

New Pedal: Zander Circuitry Duplo Lo-Fi Delay

The Junipero, a Stereo multi-modulation pedal by UK stompbox builder Zander Circuitry, gathered a lot of interest in 2020 for its creative/experimental approach to modulation, carving out a niche for itself in a field of pedals built with a focus on replicating the tone of the best vintage units. With…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Zander Circuitry Duplo Lo-Fi Delay