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MTL KnobSession ’24: Jeu concours | Giveaway! (Canada Residents Only)

Pour célébrer le prochain Knob Session (c'est gratuit, RSVP ici !), le nouveau salon de pédales, synthés et instruments modulaires de Montréal, nous nous sommes associés au distributeur canadien SFM pour offrir aux amateurs de pédales d'effets des cadeaux d'une valeur de plus de 1 100 $ !Click on the title for more

MTL KnobSession ’24: Jeu concours | Giveaway! (Canada Residents Only)

New Pedal: Gokko Magrane’ Echo Machine

Gokko Audio is a brand that manufactures pedals in China under Italian supervision we weren't familiar with. Their price level is extremely affordable (as expected) and the model offering is vast. You can find them on sale on Amazon. The Gokko Magrane' is a rather simple echo effect that recreates…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Gokko Magrane’ Echo Machine

New Pedal: Iceberg Effects Frits Stereo Time Modulator

For such a small country (although densely populated, with its 18 million souls), the Netherlands is extremely good at producing Olympic medal-winning athletes, but not so much at manufacturing guitar pedals - something its 6-million-shy neighbor Denmark excels at, for example. However, Eindhoven's Iceberg Effects is here to change that…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Iceberg Effects Frits Stereo Time Modulator

MTL KnobSession ’24: Jeu concours | Giveaway! (Canada Residents Only)

Pour célébrer le prochain Knob Session (c'est gratuit, RSVP ici !), le nouveau salon de pédales, synthés et instruments modulaires de Montréal, nous nous sommes associés au distributeur canadien SFM pour offrir aux amateurs de pédales d'effets des cadeaux d'une valeur de plus de 1 200 $ !Click on the title for more

MTL KnobSession ’24: Jeu concours | Giveaway! (Canada Residents Only)

Updated Pedal: Thorpy FX Camoflange Flanger MkII

After delivering, in collaboration with legendary effect designer Dan Coggins of Lovepedal, the Deep Oggin Chorus in 2018 to widespread acclaim, UK's Thorpy FX doubled down on that collaboration with another modulation pedal: the Camoflange, an original circuit inspired (at least in part) by the vintage Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress. The…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Thorpy FX Camoflange Flanger MkII

Decibelics The Reverend XX

Handmade in Spain, the Decibelics The Reverend XX is a dual version of the company's ZZ Top inspired single channel distortion pedal. Its circuit is based off the vintage Bixonic Expandora, a RAT mutation known for being one of the first dirt boxes able to deliver all sorts of saturated…Click on the title for more

Decibelics The Reverend XX

MTL KnobSession 2024: Jeu concours de Synthés | Synth Giveaway!

To celebrate the upcoming Knob Session (it's free, RSVP here !), Montreal's new pedal, synth and modular instrument show, we're hosting a little synth contest with an overall prize pool worth over $1,500!Click on the title for more

MTL KnobSession 2024: Jeu concours de Synthés | Synth Giveaway!

Crowther Hot Cake Overdrive

Guitarists interested in overdrive pedals that have stood the test of time might want to put their hands on a Crowther Hot Cake, a circuit originally designed in the mid-'70s by a New Zealand-born guitarist living in the UK. It is said that this was the first ever overdrive pedal…Click on the title for more

Crowther Hot Cake Overdrive

Peace Hill FX ODS D-Style Tube Preamp

Fans of the Dumble amplifiers have a new way to get that pricey sound at a fraction of the cost - although still a steep $790 USD! But with the Japan-made Peace Hill FX ODS you get what you pay for: a high-end, handbuilt pedal recreation of the Dumble Overdrive…Click on the title for more

Peace Hill FX ODS D-Style Tube Preamp

The Best Octave Pedals in 2024 | A Buyer’s Guide

This article focuses on clean "octavers" - ie, pedals that pitch shift your tone by one or more octaves, NOT octave-up-style fuzzes. If you are looking for the latter, please check out our Octavia, Super Fuzz and Foxx Tone Machine guides and the list of all the new releases in the blog's Octave Up Fuzz…Click on the title for more

The Best Octave Pedals in 2024 | A Buyer’s Guide

Demiurge Instruments Dead Moon Echo

Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest ones. The Demiurge Instruments Dead Moon Echo is a UK-handbuilt delay based on the PT2399 with an intriguing twist: a second footswitch that lets you activate a momentary setting with new Time and Feedback settings. A Tone control acts as a low pass…Click on the title for more

Demiurge Instruments Dead Moon Echo

MTL KnobSession 2024: Jeu concours | Giveaway! (Canada Only)

To celebrate the upcoming, FREE Montréal Pedal Expo called Knob-Session (RSVP here to attend), we teamed up with Canadian gear distributor SFM to put together a nice little pedal giveaway with an aggregate prize worth over $1,200!Click on the title for more

MTL KnobSession 2024: Jeu concours | Giveaway! (Canada Only)