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Ground FX Keto V2 Chorus + Reverb

Ambient and shoegazer music relies heavily on a hefty amount of reverb and modulation (mostly chorus) applied to guitars and other sounds, and because of this, there's a growing niche of pedals that offer both effects in one box: enter the Ground FX Keto V2. Hailing from Germany, this is…Click on the title for more

Ground FX Keto V2 Chorus + Reverb

Sunnaudio NU-1 Nucleus Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

The Sunnaudio NU-1 Nucleus is an elegantly designed, compact and versatile boost/overdrive featuring a two-gain channel circuit. The different gain stages have different levels (Hi/Lo) but can also be controlled through separate knobs and toggled through the HI/LO Gain footswitch. LO gain setting ranges from crystal clear to overdrive while…Click on the title for more

Sunnaudio NU-1 Nucleus Two-Channel Preamp/Overdrive

Missing Link Audio Peacock Dual Drive

Classic rockers who are after the southern blues guitar sound of bands of the '70s should check out the Peacock by Georgia-based Missing Link Audio, which also comes with an extra footswitchable boost in the Dual Drive version (pictured). Based on a classic opamp circuit with premium mosfet clipping, this…Click on the title for more

Missing Link Audio Peacock Dual Drive

Crazy Tube Circuit Golden Ratio Phi V2 Multi-Mode Compressor

Crazy Tube Circuit's Golden Ration Phi V2 updates the Greek company's flagship compressor by shrinking it into a compact case and adding an extra compression mode, for a total of three: FET, Opto and OTA. Here's what each mode does to your signal: FET uses a FET transistor for gain…Click on the title for more

Crazy Tube Circuit Golden Ratio Phi V2 Multi-Mode Compressor

Haunted Labs Frostbite Fuzz

The Haunted Labs Frostbite is a silicon fuzz that can go from icy cleans to thick, classic fuzz tones via its analog design. As with many fuzz pedals, the tone is set with 3 controls - Fuzz, Level, and Tone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEOhGz4443w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap6eTErqgIg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6R8f4Z_-Lw&list In any season, the time is right…Click on the title for more

Haunted Labs Frostbite Fuzz

Studio Daydream HMP SILVER KCM-OD Klone

The Studio Daydream HMP Silver KCM-OD is yet another addition to the numerous family of the Klon Centaur clones. This particular device hailing from Japan gets really good reviews and it's manufactured by a company that's been around since 2008 and is dedicated to high quality dirt boxes. It also…Click on the title for more

Studio Daydream HMP SILVER KCM-OD Klone

Pigtronix Moon Pool Tremvelope Phaser

The Pigtronix Moon Pool Tremvelope Phaser (or how about TremveloPhaser?) was announced during NAMM's Believe in Music 2021 together with two other rather spacey looking mini pedals, but it was the only one lacking a video, which is now available. As you know, a pedal (or any other musical device)…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Moon Pool Tremvelope Phaser

Pladask Elektrisk Baklengs Granular Synth/Glitch Delay

Thanks to a bunch of forward-thinking builders, in recent years, granular and glitch pedals have experienced an exponential growth comparable to no other effect niche. Norway's Pladask Elektrisk has been at the center of this phenomenon and their new release BAKLENGS continues and develops it. Presented as the final release…Click on the title for more

Pladask Elektrisk Baklengs Granular Synth/Glitch Delay

New Pedal: Rainger FX DFST-1 Stealth Distortion/Fuzz

Among all pedal builders out there, London's Rainger FX stands out as a true experimenter: you won't find a "normal" effect in the company's roster, and, in most cases, the "abnormality" of its devices is immediately evident from the shape of the cases that host them, like for the new,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Rainger FX DFST-1 Stealth Distortion/Fuzz

Kingsley Jester Overdrive

The Kingsley Jester is a hand-wired, tube-powered "amp-in-a-box" style overdrive that runs off of 2 12ax7 vacuum tubes. It fetches on the used market for over $700. There is a 3 band EQ for the overdrive side, as well as gain and volume controls. A 3-way voicing switch changes the…Click on the title for more

Kingsley Jester Overdrive

JHS 3 Series Phaser, Flanger, and Hall Reverb

JHS Pedals just announced three new additions to their 3 Series line, the most affordable in their roster at $99: a Phaser, a Flanger, and a Hall Reverb. They are currently on sale for $84.15 on Sweetwater. These are all rather straightforward mono pedals with three knobs, one toggle switch…Click on the title for more

JHS 3 Series Phaser, Flanger, and Hall Reverb

Carl Martin PlexiRanger Overdrive + Boost

The sound of a distorted classic Marshall amp from the '60s and '70s has become a staple in rock'n'roll and a source of infinite inspiration for pedal makers all over the world. Danish effects designer Carl Martin has built some of the most successful Plexi-style pedals and unveiled a new…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin PlexiRanger Overdrive + Boost