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Walrus Audio Julianna Stereo Chorus/Vibrato

The fine folks at Walrus Audio continue their tradition of releasing a new pedal on Labor Day with a stereo, analog chorus/vibrato hosted in a compact case, called Julianna - an expanded version of their popular, lush-sounding Julia chorus. Besides the stereoness of its ins and outs (which, by itself,…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Julianna Stereo Chorus/Vibrato

BOSS OD-200 Hybrid Drive

Although many guitarists prefer to defer gain-related duties to traditional, "one function" analog stompboxes, the case for multi-mode, digital dirt boxes has become more and more compelling with the advancement of digital and DSP technology in the audio realm. The BOSS OD-200, with its powerful processor and 32-bit/96KHz sampling rate,…Click on the title for more

BOSS OD-200 Hybrid Drive

Fender Full Moon High Gain Distortion

2018 has seen guitar giant Fender aggressively enter the stompbox market with two "waves" of pedal releases, the latest of which included a trifecta of gain pedals, including the Full Moon Distortion, one of their most option-heavy effects. A high-gain distortion featuring an always useful boost with separate footswitch (delivering…Click on the title for more

Fender Full Moon High Gain Distortion

Fender MTG Tube Tremolo

Vintage Fender tube amp were the first ones to feature a tremolo effect embedded in them, so the guitar giant thought it would be a good idea to recreate that circuit (NOS 6205 preamp tube included) in a pedal format. The Fender MTG Tube Tremolo gives you a lot more…Click on the title for more

Fender MTG Tube Tremolo

The Story of the Coppersound/Third Man Triplegraph

In a world where meeting has become unexpectedly challenging, the story of the Triplegraph may sound like a tale from another era. A time when musical instrument makers would meet (unmasked!) at crowded conventions where devices would change hands without undergoing layers of disinfectant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huouODvN4rg It was a device exchange…Click on the title for more

The Story of the Coppersound/Third Man Triplegraph

Sitek Freya (Joss Allen Signature) Boost + Overdrive

Freya is a family-run pedal company based in Poland that focuses on hand-building gain pedals. Designed in collaboration with metal guitarist Joss Allen, the Sitek Freya is a Boost + Overdrive combo featuring a low to mid-gain drive and a transparent high headroom booster. The overdrive circuit features a toggle…Click on the title for more

Sitek Freya (Joss Allen Signature) Boost + Overdrive

The Best Pedals for Synths with CV in/out in 2022

You may be also interested in our article about the best analog-style synth pedals for guitars and the one about the best creative pedals for synths that accept line in. --- Updated on May 03, 2022 A Guide to the Best Pedals for Synths with CV Compatibility CV (an acronym…Click on the title for more

The Best Pedals for Synths with CV in/out in 2022

Formula B Super Plexi Overdrive

The Formula B Super Plexi Distortion is a two-channel overdrive pedal with a clean boost on one side and a Marshall JTM45 emulation on the other, using transistors to mimic the character of the tubes. Each channel features its own footswitch, and a toggle switch lets you place the boost…Click on the title for more

Formula B Super Plexi Overdrive

BAE Audio Hot Fuzz – Fuzz + Boost

The BAE Audio Hot Fuzz – a beast of a pedal we first saw at our 8th Brooklyn Stpompbox Exhibit – combines a high-frequency boost and an English 1970s-style fuzz box that can be used independently or together in series to create high-frequency distortion. The Hi Freq Boost and Fuzz sections…Click on the title for more

BAE Audio Hot Fuzz – Fuzz + Boost

Danelectro Roebuck Distortion

The Danelectro Roebuck is a recreation of the vintage and rare Ibanez Mostortion, a pedal that has many fans among session players because of its flexibility, being able to sound good at a variety of gain ranges and offering a three-band EQ for tone sculpting. Te Roebuck adds two extra…Click on the title for more

Danelectro Roebuck Distortion

CKK Electronic Fluid Time MKII Analog Delay

Chinese pedal brands CKK Electronics and Sinvertek (they are the same company) have been gaining more and more respect among the community of pedal lovers for their well designed and affordable stompboxes offering a mind-blowing host of features - so much so that we are tempted to call them the…Click on the title for more

CKK Electronic Fluid Time MKII Analog Delay

Collision Devices The Ranch Dynamic Tremolo, Drive & Boost

Marrying sustainability and vintage look, The Ranch, by French pedal builder Collision Devices, is a drive with separate boost footswitch and an added dynamic tremolo that's gaining "buzz status" among the pedal connoisseurs. Interestingly, more than half of the pedal's presentation text is about materials (it's made of US Walnut…Click on the title for more

Collision Devices The Ranch Dynamic Tremolo, Drive & Boost