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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

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