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New Pedal: BSM Black Box

Designed by veteran stompbox engineer Bernd Meiser of BSM pedals, the Black Box is a treble booster variant inspired by the device used by AC/DC's Angus Young as a wireless system in front of his JTM amps: the Schaffer Vega Diversity System. The Schaffer Vega wasn't a transparent box, but…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: BSM Black Box

Pigtronix Gamma Drive

In the pedal world, overdrives are a niche that is for the most part based on technology that's not particularly innovative, but the folks at Pigtronix have gotten us used to devices the push the technological envelope: their Gamma Drive does just that, through a circuit that features a unique…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Gamma Drive

New Pedal: Zander Circuitry Cafetiere V4 Distrofuzz

UK's Zander Circuitry is one of the few truly boutique builders who is churning out pedals that can compete in advanced functionality with the more established builders like JHS or Walrus Audio, and the Cafetiere Distrofuzz V4 is here to prove it: it's an 8 mode, analog fuzz/distortion pedal with…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Zander Circuitry Cafetiere V4 Distrofuzz

Mojo Hand FX Sericon K-Style Overdrive

The Sericon, by Mojo Hand FX, is a device that inserts itself in the Klone saga with a very peculiar story. This pedal's circuit is identical to the very well-regarded ProAnalog Devices Manticore V2. The company commissioned Cusack Music (who owns Mojo Hand FX) to produce it but then went…Click on the title for more

Mojo Hand FX Sericon K-Style Overdrive

New Pedal: Intensive Care Audio Recovery Phase/Tremolo

The Intensive Care Audio Recovery Phase is a new dual phaser/tremolo pedal by one of the coolest new British boutique pedal builder, weaned by what's one of the quirkiest and out of the box stompbox manufacturers to date, Rainger FX. Boasting a set of 8 different waveforms per channel, selectable…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Intensive Care Audio Recovery Phase/Tremolo

JHS Muffaletta Muff-Style Fuzz

One of the oldest and most beloved guitar pedals of all time is the Big Muff, a fuzz pedal introduced by Electro-Harmonix decades ago. This revered stompbox has certainly stood the test of time, and has seen a number of variations on the original design. If you love all those different versions, you…Click on the title for more

JHS Muffaletta Muff-Style Fuzz

Pedal Review: Analog Man Mini Chorus

The Analog Man Mini Chorus is a fabulously warm, shimmery chorus with a distinct voice. Sure, digital chorus pedals offer more versatility for your money, not to mention crystalline clarity, but if you've got the means and you're looking for a vintage sound you could pick out of a lineup, you…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: Analog Man Mini Chorus

Eventide H9 Multi-Effects Pedal

Few manufacturers can claim Eventide's record in delivering top-notch and lush sounding studio and pedal gear. The Eventide H9 looks and feels like a clear departure from their line of stompboxes: whereas those black pedals immediately conveyed an intimidating feeling of depth of features (which can scare some musicians away),…Click on the title for more

Eventide H9 Multi-Effects Pedal

New Pedal: Hungry Robot The Collective Fuzz

Just like most other devices released by the North Carolina's builder, the Hungry Robot The Collective is a pedal for the creative/tinkerer guitarist, but unlike the other pedals currently in the company's roster, this one is a fuzz - or rather, three fuzzes in one pedal. The man behind the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Hungry Robot The Collective Fuzz

Vntage Tone Vibe Of Dreams

The Vntage Tone Vibe Of Dreams is a streamlined uni-vibe clone that with four controls (Level, Depth, Rate and Voice) can deliver a wide range of juicy vibe tones. Like with any other vibe-style pedal, the devil is in the tone and in the price - but also in the…Click on the title for more

Vntage Tone Vibe Of Dreams

New Pedal: Side Effects Mocking Bird Delay V3

The Side Effects Mocking Bird Delay has been around since 2017 but the builder kept improving the circuit and this is the 2022 version, which we will call V3 to differentiate it from the videos of it shot around 2020 (which we'll call V2) and the ones shot when the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Side Effects Mocking Bird Delay V3

Ibanez TS808 TAMURA-MOD Tube Screamer

The world is full of Tube Screamer clones and variants, but the Ibanez TS808 TAMURA-MOD is a little more than that: a mod of the most popular overdrive ever by the engineer who designed the original circuit back in 1979! Mr. Tamura has spent the past three years analyzing hundreds…Click on the title for more

Ibanez TS808 TAMURA-MOD Tube Screamer