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Ross Effects (via JHS)

In its early days and for years after, the Ross Compressor seemed unimpressive among Bud Ross' accomplishments. This was the same mind behind Kustom Amps' success and its iconic cabinets on stages for Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Jacksons 5 among others. Ross, even when not mingling with '60s and…Click on the title for more

Ross Effects (via JHS)

Best Big Muff Pedals in 2024: Reissues, Clones & Evolutions

TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump) Click image for Video. 1969 "Triangle" Big Muff Pi (used by Jimi Hendrix) Back to List of Categories Earthquaker Devices Hoof The pedal that put Earthquaker on the map. Jamie Stillman’s first pedal is loosely based on a specific green Russian Muff belonging to…Click on the title for more

Best Big Muff Pedals in 2024: Reissues, Clones & Evolutions

7 of the Best Tube Screamer Clones, Variants and Reissues in 2024

Welcome to our super-thorough buyer's guide to the best Tube Screamer clones and reissues, including TS-inspired variants/evolutions. For a wider perspective on all types of drive pedals, you may want to check out our article about the best overdrives organized by type, or navigate to our overdrive category. --- [lwptoc…Click on the title for more

7 of the Best Tube Screamer Clones, Variants and Reissues in 2024

Orange Vintage Pedals (Phaser, Sustain and Distortion)

The new Orange Vintage Pedals line by the British amp builder is presented as a return to the simpler days of fewer knobs, greater tone - and bigger stompboxes. Inspired by a photo that circulated on the internet in 2019 about an old Orange Sustain pedal from the '70s that…Click on the title for more

Orange Vintage Pedals (Phaser, Sustain and Distortion)

Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo Reissue

The JHS Show has become so influential that if Josh Scott declares in it that a vintage pedal should be reissued, it really makes little sense, for the original builder, NOT to reissue it. Enter the Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo Reissue, the re-release, in mini format, of a vintage design from…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo Reissue

Marshall The Guv’nor reissue

Dating back to 1988, the Marshall The Guv'nor was one of the first “amp-in-a-box” pedal ever created, pioneering, at once, a massive trend that lasts to this day of overdrive pedals emulating specific guitar amps, but also a smaller niche inside that trend known as the "Plexi-style overdrives." This late…Click on the title for more

Marshall The Guv’nor reissue

Pedal Reissue: DOD Envelope Filter 440

Now that DigiTech is not owned by Corean appliance and cellphone giant Samsung anymore, but by a guitar company that's actually passionate about pedals, we can expect this historic brand to resume some activity. The reissue of the DOD Envelope Filter 440 is the first sign of life in this…Click on the title for more

Pedal Reissue: DOD Envelope Filter 440

Reissue: EarthQuaker Devices White Light Overdrive

The EarthQuaker Devices White Light was one of the early pedals released by the Ohian company, helping to put it on the map when it wasn't yet established. With the reissue of this 2011 pedal in a limited 2,000-unit run, the builder is launching a series revisiting its older stompboxes,…Click on the title for more

Reissue: EarthQuaker Devices White Light Overdrive

New Pedal: Marshall DriveMaster Reissue

The original Marshall DriveMaster was a Plexi-style pedal released in the early '90s and voiced after a JCM800 amp. It was intended to be the successor of the Guv'nor, the first amp-in-a-box inspired by the Marshall Plexi tone, but didn't reach the same popularity. To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Marshall…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Marshall DriveMaster Reissue

New Pedals: Marshall Black Box Series Reissues

The internet was abuzz with commentary about the videos posted by UK's builder Pedal Pawn's Chris King Robinson about Marshall's yet unannounced reissues of their four-pedal black box series, including the very influential Blues Breaker overdrive and the Guv'nor, which started the Plexi-style pedal frenzy, and which had a compact…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Marshall Black Box Series Reissues

Orange Vintage Series Phaser

The Orange Vintage Series Phaser is part of a pedal line the British amp builder launched in September 2022, inspired by old line of large vintage stompboxes from the '70s. This one-knobbed box does exactly what's expected, delivering a luscious psychedelic swirl at various speeds. Originally named "Phazer," the pedal…Click on the title for more

Orange Vintage Series Phaser

Orange Amps Distortion

The Orange Vintage Series Distortion is a high-quality reissue of a vintage and long-discontinued pedal by the UK amp manufacturer, rediscovered thanks to a photo in a message board, together with two other devices. Unlike the two other designs, this one underwent significant circuit "surgery:" the original’s back-to-back diode design was…Click on the title for more

Orange Amps Distortion