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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

Dirge Electronics Slowly Melting Glitch/Fuzz/Chorus/Delay

Here's a new pedal for the wild experimenter! The Slowly Melting by Baltimore based Dirge Electronics is an out there pedal that combines several circuits like fuzz, starving circuit and modulation to give adventurous guitarists a heavy handed tool of sonic disintegration - or rather, fusion, hence the name. Described as…Click on the title for more

Dirge Electronics Slowly Melting Glitch/Fuzz/Chorus/Delay

Vertex Effects Tone Secret Overdrive

The new Tone Secret is an overdrive, and although it doesn't have one green spot, it shares something in common with the ubiquitous Tube Screamer: its sonic DNA (at least accordingly to its builder, Vertex). And then start the differences: only utilises 50% of the gain found in a traditional green…Click on the title for more

Vertex Effects Tone Secret Overdrive

Best New Guitar Pedals of 2019 – Readers Poll + PRS Giveaway! [ended]

Stomp-obsessed minds, This week, to celebrate the upcoming Austin Stompbox Exhibit (March 15/16), we are launching a super special giveaway with a super special prize by our sponsor Paul Reed Smith: a PRS SE Standard 24! And while we are at it, we'll ask you to vote for your favorite new guitar pedals…Click on the title for more

Best New Guitar Pedals of 2019 – Readers Poll + PRS Giveaway! [ended]

New Pedals: Animals Pedal Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun

Animals Pedal is an emerging Japanese pedal company known for their colorful pedal art and quirky names, which has attracted attention in the USA with their recent design collaborations with American builders Skreddy Pedals and Wren and Cuff. Their latest device is a, simple, affordable and flexible overdrive/boost called "Vintage Van…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Animals Pedal Vintage Van Driving is Very Fun

Best Budget Delay Pedals (According to JHS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDLFtxyLm4M Updated on 03.25.2019 - See also our overview article about the Best Delay Pedals organized by type. We already published four other articles in the series, one focused on multi-mode digital delay pedals, best analog delay pedals, best tape delay pedals, best mini delays, best creative delay pedals, and…Click on the title for more

Best Budget Delay Pedals (According to JHS)

Damnation Audio Ugly Twin Octave Fuzz + Boost

Damnation Audio’s newest release is called the Ugly Twin, but that name seems to be fairly ironic because it is actually a trio of circuits that can be used separately or stacked for utter sonic destruction. It’s an octave fuzz (courtesy of a fantastic take on Dan Armstrong’s Green Ringer),…Click on the title for more

Damnation Audio Ugly Twin Octave Fuzz + Boost

Humboldt Electronics Mountain Reverberator

Humboldt Electronics is a Chilean company that manufacturers quality, streamlined effects pedals easily recognizable for their woodentop enclosures. The Mountain Reverberator is their latest release presented at NAMM 2019 at our very own Stompbox Booth. It's a three knob reverb that delivers (through the Height control) anything from small spring reverbs to room…Click on the title for more

Humboldt Electronics Mountain Reverberator

Triple Giveaway: TWA Mini-Morph & Side Step + Emma Navigator! [ended]

For those who want to get creative with their electric guitar, we've got an opportunity to win a triple dose of stompbox-shaped inspiration thanks to Godlyke, a NJ based company that's both a pedal builder (TWA) and distributor (Emma Electronic and Maxon Pedals)! We are giving out the following pedals:…Click on the title for more

Triple Giveaway: TWA Mini-Morph & Side Step + Emma Navigator! [ended]

Daredevil Drive BI

New from Chicago's Daredevil Pedals, the Drive BI is a raw sounding dual channel, op-amp gain circuit designed to cover medium to high level amp style drive. The HI/LO switch selects between the two gain channels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odxgoLYd-qI The Drive – Bi is a dual channel, op-amp gain circuit. Designed to…Click on the title for more

Daredevil Drive BI