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The Pedal Zone’s Best 10 Pedals of 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQxWaerYzRk&t=40s December, for most people, is the month when big decisions are made about what stood out in the previous eleven months of our lives... Stefan from The Pedal Zone just went through that difficult yet rewarding process to give birth to his "Best Pedals of 2018" video, a gift to…Click on the title for more

The Pedal Zone’s Best 10 Pedals of 2018

BestGuitarEffects.com’s Best 5 Pedals of 2018

Gabriel at BestGuitarEffects.com unveiled the list of his favorite pedals of 2018, and, as expected, it features some darn edgy devices. You can read the full reviews here and check out our favorite video of each in our interactive gallery below. (photo by BestGuitarEffects.com)Click on the title for more

BestGuitarEffects.com’s Best 5 Pedals of 2018

Q&A with Mass Gothic

Noel Heroux and Jessica Zambri, active in the NYC scene since the mid aughts, released music separately through Hooray for Earth (Noel's first breakout project, disbanded in 2014) and Zambri (the electronic band Jessica still plays in with sister Cristi Jo) and became the two creative forces behind Mass Gothic.…Click on the title for more

Q&A with Mass Gothic

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Reverb’s 15 Best Selling New Pedals of 2018

The end of the year is approaching, and with it the "Best Pedals of 2018" lists. Like we always do, we'll pay close attention to these list, and compile an "aggregate" one that takes into account all the ones by other publications. Of course, most of these lists are the…Click on the title for more

Reverb’s 15 Best Selling New Pedals of 2018

Shift Line A+ Prism-9 Filter Pad

Shift Line pedals have some kind of cultish reputation in the US. The Russian manufacturer doesn't have US distribution (yet) but was able to grab the attention of many US pedal videographers with creative stompboxes like the Tremofuzz or the Force microsampler/freeze reverb, which sparked interest among the more informed pedal lovers.…Click on the title for more

Shift Line A+ Prism-9 Filter Pad

Horizon Devices releases the Nano Attack “tone tightener”

The Nano Attack is the third pedal by Horizon Devices, the company founded by Washington D.C. metal guitarist Misha Mansoor of Periphery. It's a slimmed down, mini version of their popular Precision Drive drive with only the Attack knob accessible from the front panel and two of the other three settings (Volume…Click on the title for more

Horizon Devices releases the Nano Attack “tone tightener”

Electro-Harmonix unveils Sovtek Deluxe Big Muff, Flatiron Fuzz, and Nano Battalion.

Just when we were about to wind down for the upcoming weekend, our pristine email inbox lit up with a new press release from Electro-Harmonix, from the city that never sleeps nor takes shorter days on Friday (that is, NY, NY!). As if that wasn't enough, the message promoted the…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix unveils Sovtek Deluxe Big Muff, Flatiron Fuzz, and Nano Battalion.

Foxgear Pedals – a new line by the designers of Gurus Amps and Baroni Lab

Italian pedal manufacturers Gurus Amps and Baroni Lab have built over the years a great reputation for their hand-crafted, not exactly compact stompboxes (both manufacturers also make amps). They recently announced a joint effort under the new Foxgear moniker that puts all these years of experience in circuit designing towards…Click on the title for more

Foxgear Pedals – a new line by the designers of Gurus Amps and Baroni Lab

Prototype demo of the Demon Pedals Kondo Shifuku D-Style Overdrive

Founded by two German rock guitarists (Matt, the stoner, and Pete, the punk rocker), Demon Pedals specializes in gain designs with Eastern names and graphics. This being said, we'll contradict ourselves immediately by saying that they just released their first pedal whose graphics don't seem to have anything to do…Click on the title for more

Prototype demo of the Demon Pedals Kondo Shifuku D-Style Overdrive

Emerging Pedal Manufacturers: Mastro Valvola

A country filled with art and passion, Italy is known for producing many high-end goods, and Mastro Valvola (which translates to Valve Master) has taken the mentality of crafting premium products into the hand-made guitar pedal niche. The company was established in 2008 by founder and amplifier guru Luca Romanelli…Click on the title for more

Emerging Pedal Manufacturers: Mastro Valvola

JHS unveils the Tidewater Mini Tremolo

In a rather unexpected move, JHS Pedals this week unveiled two new mini-pedals, a format it only tackled once before with the Foot Fuzz. As a matter of fact, one of the new design is version 2 of that mini-fuzz, which we highlighted here. The second pedal is an entirely…Click on the title for more

JHS unveils the Tidewater Mini Tremolo