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Vintage Guitar Nerds Boostache

Greece is becoming a powerhouse in the field of pedal manufacturing and Vintage Guitar Nerds, founded in 2018 by UK-based Dimitris Loizos, is a welcome new company in this crowded arena. The Boostache is their first and so far only release and was actually designed by ST Electronix, an overdrive…Click on the title for more

Vintage Guitar Nerds Boostache

Nordvang Gravity Drive V2

Nordvang is a Danish pedal company that launched in 2020 and quickly turned ears with a series of dual-channel pedals featuring two different flavors of overdrive each. The Gravity Drive (whose name is inspired by John Mayer's namesake song) offers a Tube Screamer-style circuit on side A (left side) and…Click on the title for more

Nordvang Gravity Drive V2

Discomfort Designs TMA-1 Jupiter

The Discomfort Designs TMA-1 Jupiter made it into our list of the Best New Pedals of 2021 thanks to the vote of YouTube channel Pedal of The Day (their videos is embedded below). It's a PPL-based ring mod pedal that squarely belongs to the quirky/creative niche. The sounds emanated by…Click on the title for more

Discomfort Designs TMA-1 Jupiter

Rift Amplification EL34 Plexi Overdrive + Boost

The Rift Amplification EL34, an overdrive that made our list of the Best New Pedals of 2021, is a 3-knob Plexi-style overdrive with an extra boost built by a British amp company based in Northamptonshire. It's their first pedal, and it's named after the EL34 tube (or valve, as they…Click on the title for more

Rift Amplification EL34 Plexi Overdrive + Boost

LTD Edition: Dunlop GCB65 Cry Baby

The Dunlop GCB65 Cry Baby is a limited edition dual-inductor Wah that brings together the throaty, vocal-like texture of the Halo inductor, and the lush, modern-sounding tone produced by a red Fasel inductor. You can toggle between the two voices via a sidekick switch, and dial in each voice's toe-down…Click on the title for more

LTD Edition: Dunlop GCB65 Cry Baby

LTD Pedal: ZVex Fuzz Factory Full of Hell Signature Pedal

For the Zvex Fuzz Factory lovers with a metalhead, there's now a new limited edition version of this classic fuzz pedal with a custom illustration that screams "metal," curated by famed Maryland Death Metal group Full of Hell. The pedal will be exclusively available from the band's website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7x26925M-gClick on the title for more

LTD Pedal: ZVex Fuzz Factory Full of Hell Signature Pedal

New Pedal: Pettyjohn Tilt EQ

The Pettyjohn Tilt is an ingenious Preamp/EQ pedal that can deliver up to 20dB of clean gain, but whose preamp section offers four different voices, each with its own color that can be tweaked in a unique way. The Range knob is a rotary, four-position knob that selects the preamp's sonic…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Pettyjohn Tilt EQ

Walrus Audio Eras Multi-Mode High-Gain Distortion

Are you buying this pedal, now? You can support our blog at no expense to you by using our affiliate links with Sweetwater or Perfect Circuit! Dirt box lovers have the inclination to collect dozens of pedals that do the same thing in slightly different ways, whether it's distortion, overdrive,…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Eras Multi-Mode High-Gain Distortion

Blue Colander GT420 – Pre/Power Amp Distortion

Blue Colander Stompboxes is a Poland-based builder of guitar pedals. Their GT420 is presented as an "emulation of some desirable vintage amp that’s actually never existed," which is somewhat refreshing. It features a Rangemaster-style boost (left side) followed by a two gain stages distortion circuit: the first one is a…Click on the title for more

Blue Colander GT420 – Pre/Power Amp Distortion

Redbeard Effects Angry Rhubarb MkII Overdrive

Guitarists were seldom faced with the words "parametric" and "EQ" in the same sentence since that's a kind of EQ that is normally found on pro audio consoles and equalizers, rather than effects and amps. However, in the last few years, we've seen that kind of circuit in an increasing…Click on the title for more

Redbeard Effects Angry Rhubarb MkII Overdrive

Drunk Beaver Secret Sauce Fuzz

Hailing from Polkand, Drunk Beaver Pedals specializes in dirt boxes inspired by classic circuits. The Secret Sauce is their take on the Harmonic percolator-style fuzz, one that greatly extends the limited range of the vintage unit, making it one of the most versatile pedals of this kind on the market.…Click on the title for more

Drunk Beaver Secret Sauce Fuzz

Malekko Polyamorator Harmonizing Delay

In recent years, the pedal output of Portland's Malekko Heavy Industry has become somewhat spotty - and arguably underpromoted - but their new releases never cease to intrigue. We just stumbled upon the video of the Polyamorator, their new, three stage harmonizing/arpeggiating delay, which is a signature pedal for The…Click on the title for more

Malekko Polyamorator Harmonizing Delay