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Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword Drive

The Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword is an op-amp based drive circuit where cascaded gain stages allow for tones ranging from clean boost to dynamic distortion to massively clipped fuzz, all with serious output volume available for driving the front end of an amp. The equalizer combines bass and treble shelving…Click on the title for more

Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword Drive

NativeAudio Makoyii Drive

Deceptively simple-looking, the NativeAudio Makoyii Drive hides sophistication under its three-knob layout: it's an amp-like overdrive/distortion with adaptable compression able to deliver a variety of tones including sustained cleans, tight crunch, and wooly distortion - sometimes even bordering on fuzz. With its circuit delivering asymmetrical clipping, it features a unique…Click on the title for more

NativeAudio Makoyii Drive

20 of the Best Super Fuzz Clones and Evolutions in 2023

--- Best Super Fuzz Evolutions (Extra Features) Unlike the UK-made Fuzz Face and Tone Bender, the FY-6 Super-Fuzz circuit was designed in Japan in 1967 by Fumio Mieda, whose resume also includes the legendary Uni-Vibe and the Korg MS-20 synth. Honey was the company that made the FY-6, but they…Click on the title for more

20 of the Best Super Fuzz Clones and Evolutions in 2023

Pedal Update: SolidGoldFX 76 Mk II Octave Fuzz

A Silicon fuzz pedal with switchable octave-up inspired by the Ibanez Standard Fuzz circuit and sporting a JFET Preamp stage and a quartet of (new) high-gain Toshiba transistors, the SolidGoldFX 76 Mk II updates a versatile circuit that had an important role in raising the profile of the Montreal-based company.…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: SolidGoldFX 76 Mk II Octave Fuzz

Flamma FC02 Mini Reverb

Flamma is an up-and-coming builder from China that has released some interesting multi-mode pedals in 2020 and it's now focused on the mini-format market, with a new series of stompboxes as affordable as $39. The Flamma FC02 is their new Mini Reverb pedal, featuring three modes (Studio, Church and Plate)…Click on the title for more

Flamma FC02 Mini Reverb

MXR Timmy Overdrive

The MXR Timmy is a faithful recreation (in mini format) of the Paul C Audio Timmy Overdrive, designed in collaboration with the original engineer, Paul Cochrane. The (hand-made) original is one of the most popular overdrives out there, and this MXR version will allow the Timmy's tone to be more…Click on the title for more

MXR Timmy Overdrive

The Brooklyn SYNTH+PEDAL EXPO is this weekend!

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The Brooklyn SYNTH+PEDAL EXPO is this weekend!

New Pedal: KSR Vesta Preamp

The KSR Vesta Preamp is nothing short of a tweakers' dream pedal for tone seekers, in particular ones with high gain leanings. Entirely manufactured in Cincinnati, OH, the Vesta is a two channel, multi-mode preamp with 12 knobs and 7 toggle switches. The two channels, named Rhythm and Lead, can…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: KSR Vesta Preamp

JPTR FX Silvermachine Fuzz V2

The JPTR FX Silvermachine is a fuzz built by German hands with two gain stages in a parallel circuit (controlled by the two smaller knobs) and a shared master volume. This is a solo-style fuzz that only works well with single notes, and that, at different settings, can deliver tones…Click on the title for more

JPTR FX Silvermachine Fuzz V2

Pedal Line: Catalinbread Elements

The latest trend among boutique builders seems to be to release... lines of pedals, a bunch at a time! Following (probably) JHS's lead, the Catalinbread Elements is a new line of rather inexpensive yet hand-made one-knob pedals comprising - for now - three devices: Fuzz, Distortion and Overdrive. While we'll…Click on the title for more

Pedal Line: Catalinbread Elements

BLAMMO! Electronics Voltage Booster

Portland's Blammo! Electronics builds hand-made guitar pedals often inspired by classic vintage circuits. Their brand new Voltage Booster is their take on the Colorsound Power Boost, one of the first overdrive circuits ever made back in the late '60s. The Voltage Booster is built around the original BC184L transistors and…Click on the title for more

BLAMMO! Electronics Voltage Booster

Flamma FC15 Flanger

Like the other mini pedals by this newish Chinese builder, the Flamma FC15 Flanger is a simple effect that does well what it promises at a very affordable price. It also looks great, thanks to a tasteful choice for the metal case's color (Flamma excels at that) and the use…Click on the title for more

Flamma FC15 Flanger