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REVV Northern Mauler Distortion

Although it's white and made in peaceful Canada, the REVV Northern Mauler is a pedal for guitarists who are after the "Swedish Chainsaw" tone pioneered by metal acts with vicious names like Entombed, Dismember, Repugnant, Bloodbath, and Fuming Mouth, just to mention a few. Designed in collaboration with (also) Canadian…Click on the title for more

REVV Northern Mauler Distortion

Laney Black Country The Difference Engine Delay

The Laney Black Country The Difference Engine is a 3-mode delay pedal by a British builder that had made a name for itself through quality amps and stompboxes since 1967. It's the company's first pedal to feature more than one mode, to have presets, stereo in/out and an LCD screen, and…Click on the title for more

Laney Black Country The Difference Engine Delay

Electro-Harmonix String9

The Electro-Harmonix String9 lends the engine of the company's Synth9 to a string section, transforming your guitar signal into nine different string ensembles and string-like synth sounds, without the need for any extra device - it tracks your signal very efficiently. These are the voices you get, each with two…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix String9

GFI Orca Stereo Delay

GFI System is an Indonesian builder that has been gaining momentum in the guitar pedal world thanks to innovative hybrid digital effects like the Synesthesia and the Specular Tempus. The Orba is a studio-quality, streamlined, multi-mode, stereo digital delay that replaces the Clockwork Delay in their line. It features four…Click on the title for more

GFI Orca Stereo Delay

Strymon blueSky v2 Reverb

Strymon have updated their iconic blueSky reverb to a v2 edition, with some quality of life improvements and new features. The biggest change is the implementation of a dedicated shimmer knob. The modulation is now on a three way selector for off, light, and deep. In addition, the pedal now…Click on the title for more

Strymon blueSky v2 Reverb

Win a Bunch of Synths and Eurorack Modules [ENDED]

Our free gear event in the headphones, the Synth and Pedal Expo, is returning to Los Angeles after 3 years, and to celebrate the occasion we are giving away a bunch of synths and Eurorack modules to a lucky reader! Here's what's included in this contest: IK Multimedia UNO Synth…Click on the title for more

Win a Bunch of Synths and Eurorack Modules [ENDED]

Catalinbread Csidman

Although it can function as a standard digital delay pedal, the Catalinbread CSIDMAN — which, apparently, should be pronounced “Discman”— is a glitch/stutter device with Cuts and Latch controls that lets you create the sound of a skipping portable CD player. Though its behavior is pseudo-random, the CSIDMAN gives you…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Csidman

Blackstar AMPED 1 Pedal Amp

The Blackstar AMPED 1 is the latest release and perhaps most ambitious release by the British company within their new Dept 10 line. Rather than just a gain pedal, like the other three pedals in the series, the AMPED 1 is a full-fledged 100w guitar amplifier with tons of extra…Click on the title for more

Blackstar AMPED 1 Pedal Amp

New Pedal: Mr Black Heaven’s Gate Gated Reverb

Music producers have been using gated reverb on drums (snare and toms in particular) for fast-tempo pop songs since the '80s (first adopted in Peter Gabriel's 1979 self-titled album). The Mr. Black Heaven's Gate brings that effect to guitarists in the pedal format. Gated reverb works well on uptempo snares…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mr Black Heaven’s Gate Gated Reverb

KMA Machines Wurm 2 Distortion

The KMA Machines Wurm 2 is an update of the Berlin-based company's high-gain flagship distortion pedal, featuring a circuit based on the BOSS HM-2 but with lots of extra features - or, in the words of the builder, "taking it much further and pushing the envelope of how destructive it…Click on the title for more

KMA Machines Wurm 2 Distortion

Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive

While it's true that the pedalverse is filled to the brim with Tube Screamer clones and variants, it can't be denied that humans have a knack for always finding new ways to improve on something, and the Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive is a testament to that. What's new about…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive

12 Reverb Types, Explained – using 6 of the Best Modern Reverb Pedals

There are several types of reverb that are commonly used in music production and audio engineering, and all of them made their way into the pedal format, in one device or another. Although guitarists have traditionally adopted spring reverb first and digital reverb after over other types like plate and…Click on the title for more

12 Reverb Types, Explained – using 6 of the Best Modern Reverb Pedals