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New Pedals: 6 Degrees FX Hyper Catalyst

6 Degrees FX, a Vancouver builder specializing in high-end gain pedals, just unveiled a new JFET Preamp Overdrive called Hyper Catalyst, a flexible stompbox that can be used either as a regular overdrive or as a versatile "stacking device." When feeding other drives, the Hyper Catalyst can add saturation, harmonics, tighter…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: 6 Degrees FX Hyper Catalyst

Amptweaker TightFuzz Jr.

You can certainly say that Amptweaker subscribes to the "more is more" approach to knobs and switches. The Cumming, GA builder was one of the first boutique pedal manufacturers to take the trend of knob and switch tweaking to the next level, and the TightFuzz series perfectly exemplifies this: a…Click on the title for more

Amptweaker TightFuzz Jr.

Best New Pedals of 2019 Readers’ Poll – Results

Please go to our Best Guitar Pedals of 2019 article for a more updated year-end list that includes all pedals released in 2019 as voted by the videographers and websites focused on pedals - rather than readers. --- We can hear you perfectly: "Best Pedals of 2019 list? We are…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals of 2019 Readers’ Poll – Results

JHS Pedals’ VCR becomes the Space Commander

The VCR, now retired (but keep reading...), was a collaboration between JHS and North Carolina's alt-country star Ryan Adams. Its name was an acronym for Volume, Chorus, Reverb and it was said to be inspired by the tones of The Smiths, The Cure, and other angsty bands of the '80s - which is…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals’ VCR becomes the Space Commander

OVNIFX Smoothie Opto Compressor

Portland is a hotbed of pedal manufacturers and OVNIFX is certainly not the most well known in the list. Notwithstanding, the company's only creation, called Smoothie Opto Compressor, has built a very good reputation for itself. This is a transparent, "in-depth" kind of optical reverb with a couple of interesting twists.…Click on the title for more

OVNIFX Smoothie Opto Compressor

SolidGoldFX Athena Vibra-Phase

Montreal SolidGoldFX's fascination for Greek mythology is getting deeper with the release of the Athena Vibrophase - Athena being the daughter of Apollo, the god of Sun in ancient Greece and flagship phaser in SolidGoldFX's world. Athena was a kewl lady actually, goddess of war and wisdom but also handcraft, some…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX Athena Vibra-Phase

The Mixed Synth Board at the 2019 Austin Stompbox Exhibit

There was a lot of attention for this board at last week's Austin Stompbox Exhibit, so we thought we'd create an interactive gallery for it, check it out!Click on the title for more

The Mixed Synth Board at the 2019 Austin Stompbox Exhibit

Walrus Audio Monument V2 Harmonic Tap Tremolo

Walrus Audio just released version 2 of the Monument Harmonic Tap Tremolo, which fits the same circuit of the original in an enclosure roughly half the size. Besides the reorganization of the controls' layout, other new features are the momentary speed ramping function triggered by the bypass switch when it's…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Monument V2 Harmonic Tap Tremolo

Win an Eventide Rose with the Austin Stompbox Exhibit

The giveaways linked to the Austin Pedal and Synth Expo never end folks! (You can find the full list here). Today we are stoked to give you the opportunity to win Eventide's new creation: the Rose Delay. Presented like an exquisite digital emulation of a bucket brigade delay that – thanks…Click on the title for more

Win an Eventide Rose with the Austin Stompbox Exhibit

1st Digital Issue of Delicious Audio Is Out!

Hello pedal friends! We are proud to introduce you to the first digital issue of Delicious Audio - there will also be a print version of it we will launch at the Austin Pedal & Synth Expo! We are planning on publishing four of these issues per year, linked to…Click on the title for more

1st Digital Issue of Delicious Audio Is Out!

Austin Stompbox Exhibit Pedal Giveaway (worth $1650!) – [ended]

To celebrate the upcoming, FREE Austin Pedal & Synth Expo, we put together a (not so) little pedal giveaway with an aggregate prize worth over $1,600! Here’s the list of prizes in alphabetical order - you'll have enough delay for your entirel family! Chase Bliss Audio Thermae Delay EarthQuaker Devices Swiss…Click on the title for more

Austin Stompbox Exhibit Pedal Giveaway (worth $1650!) – [ended]

Laney Black Country Custom Secret Path Reverb

UK manufacturer Laney has been at the top of the heap of amp manufacturers for decades, building a name for themselves since 1967. Founder Lyndon Laney was playing in a band with Robert Plant and John Bonham (pre-Led Zeppelin) when he decided to dedicate his time to building guitar amplifiers.…Click on the title for more

Laney Black Country Custom Secret Path Reverb