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OKKO FX T3 Tremolo

German pedal builder OKKO FX, at first sight, seems to have a very... German approach to their stompboxes: they look high quality, sturdy and powerful. The T3 is their flagship analog tremolo - one using a triple photocell system! The OKKO FX T3 also has a lot of controls, which…Click on the title for more

OKKO FX T3 Tremolo

ChiralityAudio Splinter Drive

A dirt box by Italo-Irish pedal company ChiralityAudio, Splinter is a hand-made 3-knob (Drive/Level/Tone) Tube Screamer 808-inspired overdrive with a host of tweaking options, mostly affecting the lower end. The tweaking happens through two 3-way toggle switches. The one on the right delivers three different amounts of low end, with…Click on the title for more

ChiralityAudio Splinter Drive

Foxgear T7E Baby Stereo Echo

Born from a collaboration between Italian boutique builders Guru Amps and Baroni Lab, Foxgear has so far been releasing compact pedals with a lower price tag and broader commercial appeal. The new T7E Baby is a stereo, Binson Echorec inspired echo that represents a return to more tweakable and large…Click on the title for more

Foxgear T7E Baby Stereo Echo

TC Electronic June-60 V2 Stereo Chorus

The June-60 by TC Electronic is based off of the chorus found in Roland’s revered Juno synthesizers. Perfect for classic '80s chorus sounds, this effect has a set of controls that could not be simpler: a slider switch that selects between mono and stereo functionality and two buttons that determine…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic June-60 V2 Stereo Chorus

TC Electronic MojoMojo Paul Gilbert Edition

known for his technical guitar work with Racer X and Mr. Big and voted number 4 on a list in GuitarOne magazine of the "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time", Paul Gilbert has long been a fan of TC Electronic's affordable MojoMojo overdrive. The Danish builder took the…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic MojoMojo Paul Gilbert Edition

Animals Pedal Dawn Ocean Meditation Booster

Japanese company Animals Pedal continues the collaboration with US boutique dirt-box masters Wren and Cuff with the release of a simple boost pedal with a long name: Dawn Ocean Meditation Booster. This is the third collaborative pedal of the two companies. The pedal is said to thicken the natural tone…Click on the title for more

Animals Pedal Dawn Ocean Meditation Booster

Catalinbread Dreamcoat/Skewer Box Set

Stompbox collectors lately have increasingly become the object of attention of pedal builders, who realized that releasing special, limited-edition versions of existing models represents an easy way to integrate their income in between original new releases. But a special edition doesn't necessarily have to involve already released circuits... Catalinbread's Dreamcoat/Skewer…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Dreamcoat/Skewer Box Set

Atomic Ampli-Firebox Mark II Amp & Cab Simulator

With the Ampli-Firebox, the New Jersey-based folks at Atomic and Studio Devil were the first ones to release a high-end amp and cab modeler in stompbox format - followed suit by a series of bigger names in the pedal world. The new Mark II improves on the original device, which…Click on the title for more

Atomic Ampli-Firebox Mark II Amp & Cab Simulator

VS Audio Aftermath Distortion

The VS Audio Aftermath is a distortion pedal with a separate boost footswitch voiced after the sound of tube amps. It can deliver a wide range of tones, from smooth overdrive to massive distortion crunch, with dynamic touch-sensitive frequency response. The independent clean Boost has up to +12dBs to get…Click on the title for more

VS Audio Aftermath Distortion

GFI System Specular Tempus

Based in Indonesia, GFI System manufactures some rather impressive pedals, and has built a solid reputation for its time-based effects. Their Specular Tempus is an expanded, more powerful version of their very well received Specular Reverb, with a more ambient angle. In a horizontal case slightly bigger than a Boss…Click on the title for more

GFI System Specular Tempus

Red Panda Tensor Time Warp Pedal

We were really hoping to have the new Tensor on the Red Panda board at this past weekend's L.A. Stompbox Exhibit. There is a lot of excitement about this pedal, in particular among experimental and psychedelic guitarists, since it plays with forward/backward looping, stretching and pitch shifting in unforeseen ways.…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Tensor Time Warp Pedal

Strymon Iridium Amp & IR Cab

One may say that black is the color favored by rockers. Although the Flint gets close to it with a very dark gray, a truly black pedal was missing from the collection of Strymon devices until today, the day the Californian company unveiled its first Amp and Cab emulation stompbox,…Click on the title for more

Strymon Iridium Amp & IR Cab