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Ibanez Tube Screamer 40th Anniversary

The Ibanez Tubescreamer needs no introduction. It is perhaps the most legendary overdrive pedal of all time, and a design from which countless other overdrives came. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the beloved pedal, Ibanez has released a special edition with all of the elements that made the 808…Click on the title for more

Ibanez Tube Screamer 40th Anniversary

New at NAMM 2019: Coppersound Loma Prieta Harmonic Tremolo

The Loma Prieta by Coppersound is a harmonic tremolo with 4 selectable waveform shapes (Sine, Square, Ramp Up, Ramp Down). The Shift knob and related footswitch is where the Loma Prieta stands out. Choose between Double, Distortion, LoFi, or Tap modes for dialing in unique cuts to the tremolo sound…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM 2019: Coppersound Loma Prieta Harmonic Tremolo

Thermion Breakthru and Uprising

Spain's Thermion has burst onto the scene with four pedals at this year's NAMM, two of which are gain-based---the Breakthru and the Uprising. The Breakthru is based on fiery, cranked British combo amps, delivering a one-two punch of classic crunch that can be manipulated in any way you choose. Featuring…Click on the title for more

Thermion Breakthru and Uprising

Best Pedals of 2018 according to… a bunch of videographers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgP-TI_wjg4 Our friend Eric Merrow asked a bunch of his pedal loving, video shooting friends to make a brief demo of their favorite pedal of 2018, and this is the result. Here's the interactive gallery of the selected pedals.Click on the title for more

Best Pedals of 2018 according to… a bunch of videographers!

New at NAMM 2019: Vanflet Distortion1

The Distortion1 is a high-end, three knob, distortion by French boutique amps pedal manufacturer Vanflet that can deliver anything from simple boost to metallic saturation. Vintage hard rockers will find what they love in it. The company will make its debut at NAMM this year, you can find them in booth…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM 2019: Vanflet Distortion1

Joyo's Cab Box puts affordable cab simulation and IR loading at your feet, giving players an unprecedentedly huge LCD screen with a stripped-down, easy-to use interface. Loading different cabs and IR models is a snap---just cycle through the onscreen menu and stomp both switches to bypass. It literally couldn't be…Click on the title for more

Joyo Cab Box

Joe Gore Purr Vibrato

Joe Gore's Purr Vibrato was announced some time ago, but good things come to those who wait. This particular unit was expertly voiced by Mr. Gore himself, exploring the psychoacoustic properties of the vibrato effect while tightening the nuts and bolts. The result is the perfect "Goldilocks" vibrato---not too heavy,…Click on the title for more

Joe Gore Purr Vibrato

Pigtronix Resotron Filter Synth

The perennial innovators at Pigtronix have delivered the Resotron, a resonant envelope filter that gives you all the tools to transform your guitar into a full-blown '70s synth. Inside the Resotron, you'll find a filter based on the legendary Solid State Micro SSM2040 chip, the same one found in classic synths…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Resotron Filter Synth

Thomann Music’s Best 5 Pedals of 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uhwyDTWlrQ Thomann (big German online retailer that's coming to the US in 2019) released their year-end list of their favorite pedals of 2018. They stuck to just five effects, but definitely picked some interesting ones, mostly in the gain realm, check them out in our interactive gallery below! You can…Click on the title for more

Thomann Music’s Best 5 Pedals of 2018

Pedals and Effects’ Best 10 Pedals of 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScO3aBqbmJA Pedal Year End List Alert!!! We've been diligently posting all the Best Stompboxes of 2018 lists compiled by our favorite pedal videographers, and we couldn't leave out the one by the folks at Pedals and Effects, who just published it. They didn't specify a particular order for their favorite…Click on the title for more

Pedals and Effects’ Best 10 Pedals of 2018

Pine-Box Custom The Skin-Walker

Pine-Box Custom is a Memphis based pedal builder that specializes in gain pedals and fuzzes featuring illustrations of screaming old white men at times featuring sea creatures in their mouths (it's true!). The Skin-Walker is their new release for 2019 and it's a take on the Tone Bender circuit with added…Click on the title for more

Pine-Box Custom The Skin-Walker

JHS’s Top 10 Pedals of 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH5NHMPAvZg&t=9s Did you have time to digest our latest Best of 2018 Pedal list? We hope so, because we've got another one for you, and this time from none other than Mr. JHS! It's truly awesome to see so much passion for "stompbable circuitry" and admiration for fellow manufacturers from…Click on the title for more

JHS’s Top 10 Pedals of 2018