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Walrus Audio Kangra Filter Fuzz

Filter fuzz pedals - often counterfeited by manufacturers as "Synth pedals" - are all the rage these days, with Keeley, Seymour Duncan, and SolidGoldFX having unveiled a bunch of similar devices since the 2019 Winter NAMM show. The guys at Walrus Audio, who've released their fair share of "synthy" and…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Kangra Filter Fuzz

Life is Unfair Audio – Synaptic Cleft

The Synaptic Cleft from UK's Life is Unfair is one of those pedals you may as well just buy for how it looks (gorgeous). But we are sure many of you will also find it appetizing it for how it sounds, or even just for its CV connectivity. A tremolo…Click on the title for more

Life is Unfair Audio – Synaptic Cleft

TC Electronic Flashback 2 X4 Delay

Notwithstanding TC Electronic, after being acquired by Behringer/Music Tribe, has lost some visibility from the real world (Behringer is famously minimalistic in their marketing efforts), this doesn't mean that they aren't quietly working on new pedals... Their latest is a "4X version" of their flagship Flashback 2 digital delay, featuring…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Flashback 2 X4 Delay

Emma Navigator Delay with Modulation

With its art depicting sirens from the Greek mythology (whose sensual and droney singing proved irresistible for horny sailors), the Navigator, by Danish pedal builder Emma Electronic offers an elegant take on the tap-tempoed delay with modulation circuit. While most of the controls on this pedal are pretty straight forward,…Click on the title for more

Emma Navigator Delay with Modulation

Fender MTG Tube Distortion

Designed with amp guru Bruce Egnater, the Fender MTG delivers true tube saturation and distortion from a US-made NOS 6205 preamplifier tube. Complete with a 3-band EQ and a Tight control to focus your tone, the MTG is basically a tube preamp pedal — you can run it into the…Click on the title for more

Fender MTG Tube Distortion

Mad Professor Double Moon Modulation Pedal

Mad Professor showed a new pedal release at NAMM 2019, the Double Moon Modulation. Hosted in a compact case, the Double Moon is a multi-modulation device featuring 11 modes: 3 chorus effects, 3 dual chorus effects, 3 flanger effects, flanger+chorus and a vibrato. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y9RYrIkE9U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSTrdTCORzk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjhOFjkrQCM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqWXX6TdYbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToER9kEpxJI The Mad…Click on the title for more

Mad Professor Double Moon Modulation Pedal

New DIY pedal kits: Aion FX

DIY kits have been around for a while and they are an ideal product for those musicians who are flirting with the idea of a future in musical gear manufacturing. Based in Des Moines, IA, Aion FX is a new player in this niche, providing not only kits of pedal…Click on the title for more

New DIY pedal kits: Aion FX

New Pedals: Mr. Black – Mini Echo-Delay

While many guitarists see the digital rack delays of the '80s as hopefully obsolete, they still enjoy remarkable popularity among players into shoegaze rock, which - some say - wouldn't sound the same with a different kind of delay, which introduced some pleasing sounding artifacts shoegazer players have become attached…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Mr. Black – Mini Echo-Delay

OBNE WhiteCap Tremolo

You may have caught the Old Blood Noise Endeavors WhiteCap Asynchronous Dual Tremolo at Summer NAMM 2017, and, if you were wondering if it was ever going to be released, now you got your answer. The effect consists of two tremolo circuits interacting with each other: a three-control analog tremolo…Click on the title for more

OBNE WhiteCap Tremolo

Subdecay Quasar Phase Modulator V.4

Oregon pedal manufacturer Subdecay has been toying around with multi-mode phase pedals for a while, and at NAMM 2018 they have unveiled a new take on it called Quasar, it's the 4th version of it - here are a few demos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isFtZKlYHQ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIB26hH-mDw Here's the demo by Living Room Gear…Click on the title for more

Subdecay Quasar Phase Modulator V.4

Thorpy FX – The Fat General Parallel Compressor V2

UK's Thorpy FX is one of the few pedal builders able to instill new life into your "standard" effects, through rigorous circuit design, quality components and hand built assembly, but lately also through shrewd collaborations with legendary designers. Based on the classic OTC-201 optical design, The Fat General Parallel Compressor…Click on the title for more

Thorpy FX – The Fat General Parallel Compressor V2

Matthews FX Architect V3 Foundational Overdrive

V3 of the Matthews FX Architect Foundational Overdrive adds an independent boost circuit to the company's classic circuit, with two diode flavor options: Silicon or Mosfet. These other features are inherited from the previous version: ACTIVE 3 BAND EQ The EQ in the Architect V3 gives you active control over…Click on the title for more

Matthews FX Architect V3 Foundational Overdrive