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Now Shipping: Fuzzrocious Croak Dual Filter Fuzz

The Croak is a rather unique double filter fuzz from the husband and wife team at Fuzzrocious Pedals. Two differently voiced envelope filters add swallow, gulp, and vocal qualities to a heavy fuzz. A momentary switch toggles between toe up and down “cocked wah” sounds. Expression pedal input allows for…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Fuzzrocious Croak Dual Filter Fuzz

Bondi Effects Breakers Overdrive

Pedal geeks might be familiar with Australian stompbox manufacturer Bondi Effects for their popular Sick As Klon "evolution." Breakers is an overdrive released in 2017 that "started as a revision to our Del Mar Overdrive, and quickly took on a whole new character." Besides your usual controls for Level, Gain, Bass…Click on the title for more

Bondi Effects Breakers Overdrive

Universal Audio UAFX Max Preamp & Dual Compressor

The Universal Audio UAFX Max Preamp & Dual Compressor is part of a triad of pedals from their UAFX line released by the pro audio manufacturer at NAMM 2023. A particular take on dynamics, the Max is rather unique in the stompbox realm in providing two compressors in one device.…Click on the title for more

Universal Audio UAFX Max Preamp & Dual Compressor

Neunaber Neuron Gain Intelligence

We covered the prototype of the Neunaber Neuron extensively in this post. The Neuron is the result of a painstaking study of what makes real amplifiers and gain pedals sound good. It can dial in a variety of amp-like sounds ranging from chimey cleans to the dirtiest dirt. It is essentially a…Click on the title for more

Neunaber Neuron Gain Intelligence

Stomping Stones – Haxan Fuzztortion

The Haxan by Stompbing Stones Pedals, is a vintage-voiced distortion/fuzz with some unusual controls (and parts: its circuit uses NOS military can opamps!): on top of your regular volume and gain knobs, it features two clipping modes, an extra boost, and bright/dark voicing options selectable via toggle switches. The two…Click on the title for more

Stomping Stones – Haxan Fuzztortion

Diezel VH4-2 Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

The first version of the Diezel VH4 Preamp/Overdrive pedal (based on the company's high-gain VH4 tube amplifier' Mega channel) was launched in 1994 and became an instant classic for metal guitarists. Recently, the German company has unveiled a 2nd version of the pedal, called VH4-2, featuring two separate channels of that same circuit…Click on the title for more

Diezel VH4-2 Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

Keeley Electronics Fuzz Bender

One of four new pedals Keeley presented at NAMM 2019, the Fuzz Bender was probably the most hyped of the bunch - at least according to our readers, since it placed 11th in our poll about the best stompboxes of 2019. It's a three-transistor hybrid fuzz utilizing the higher gain…Click on the title for more

Keeley Electronics Fuzz Bender

Farm Pedals – Fly Agaric Phaser

Designed with the vibe of the classiest vintage phasers, the Farm Pedals Fly Agaric sports dual low frequency oscillators and a four-stage design controlled by two separate speed knobs. It can get into cross-phased Uni-Vibe territory via the additional footswitch, which changes the direction of the first LFO. This dual…Click on the title for more

Farm Pedals – Fly Agaric Phaser

Tech21 Steve Harris SH1 Signature SansAmp

NYC's Tech21 SansAmp line is welcoming today a new, sleek member to its family: the Steve Harris SH1 Signature SansAmp. The release of the first SansAmp stompbox, which started the amp modeling pedal frenzy, actually dates back to exactly 30 years ago: 1989. The legendary Iron Maiden singer/guitarist - who…Click on the title for more

Tech21 Steve Harris SH1 Signature SansAmp

Best Guitar Pedals of 2019 – Aggregating the online “Best of Lists”

This list was updated on 02.07.2019 --- Although January, in the pedal world, rhymes with “NAMM” (with its bountiful promise of new "stompable" devices), the first month of the year also represents an opportunity to look back at what stood out during the previous twelve-month period. At the end of…Click on the title for more

Best Guitar Pedals of 2019 – Aggregating the online “Best of Lists”

New for NAMM 2020: Korg Nu:Tekt OD-S kit

Pedal (and synth) kits are a great way for aspiring circuit designers to get familiar with the basics of circuit engineering, and Korg at NAMM 2020 presented a series of them, including one for an overdrive stompbox featuring one of their NuTube mini-vacuum tubes: the OD-S Kit. What's truly amazing…Click on the title for more

New for NAMM 2020: Korg Nu:Tekt OD-S kit

Mythos Pedals Susmaryosep! Boost/OD/Delay

Nashville's Mythos Pedals is joining the growing trend of releasing collaborative pedals with established pedal videographers, in this case R.J. Ronquillo, who first approached the builder about the idea of having his favorite Mythos overdrive in the same stompbox as an echo pedal. The SusMaryOsep! (a common Filipino slang word)…Click on the title for more

Mythos Pedals Susmaryosep! Boost/OD/Delay