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Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive + Filter

If "Tube Screamer-inspired" overdrive is a soundbite that instantly turns you off, even just the looks of the Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive should make you reconsider your first instincts. A quick glance at the manufacturer's description of the pedal will likely trigger intrigue: King Spark is a highly modified…Click on the title for more

Whimsy Machines King Spark Overdrive + Filter

Caline Easy Driver Distortion + Graphic EQ

Tone connoisseurs know how powerful the combination of a drive followed (or preceded) by a graphic EQ is, and Chinese builder Caline had the good idea of offering a dual pedal that hosts both circuits in a single case: the Easy Driver Distortion EQ. This is a Mesa-style distortion with…Click on the title for more

Caline Easy Driver Distortion + Graphic EQ

Dr. Scientist The Atmosphere Digital Reverb

This blog was among the first pedal news outlets to announce that Dr. Scientist was about the launch a new digital reverb, and this week the Canadian builder did exactly that with The Atmosphere. Ryan at 60 Cycle Hum was the first videographer able to put his hands (or rather,…Click on the title for more

Dr. Scientist The Atmosphere Digital Reverb

Wren and Cuff Blue Caprid Muff

Vintage Muff replicas are something particularly inspiring for pedal builder, but Wren and Cuff has developed a particularly good reputation in this very specific niche. Their recently reissued Caprid (the one with red signs, first in production between 2012 and 2017) is an uber-authentic recreation of the highly sought after…Click on the title for more

Wren and Cuff Blue Caprid Muff

Cornerstone Gladio SC

The original Cornestone Gladio, a two-channel Dumble-Style overdrive pedal that quite literally took the electric guitar community by storm in 2020, placed in the top 10 of the most searched pedals in our blog. The Italian company started 2021 by unveiling a single channel version of that same pedal, the…Click on the title for more

Cornerstone Gladio SC

Fender The Trapper Dual Fuzz

Fender's The Trapper is a modern, flexible dual fuzz with an octave-up switch. The two channels can be alternated by pressing the Select footswitch. The first fuzz has a softer voice and the optional octave-up, while the second one is grittier-sounding and features an interactive automatic noise gate. Tone and…Click on the title for more

Fender The Trapper Dual Fuzz

Fromel Seraph Deluxe Stereo Chorus

You may have gathered by now that here at Delicious Audio we prefer creative pedals over all other pedals. Digging through some old YouTube content we found the Reverb.com video below and were happy to stumble upon the Fromel Seraph Deluxe, a stereo chorus that was missing from our article…Click on the title for more

Fromel Seraph Deluxe Stereo Chorus

Westminster Augsburg Deluxe Amp Sim

We spotted the Westminster Effects Augsburg at our Summer NAMM 2021 booth and it's now shipping. Built on the same concept as the company's recent Geneva Amp Sim, the Augsburg is a version of that pedal with a different character, since it recreates the sound of a Fender Silverface and…Click on the title for more

Westminster Augsburg Deluxe Amp Sim

Wrought Iron Effects H-1 Germanium Carrier Rocket Fuzz

Lovers of crazy fuzz pedals may want to pay attention to this classy-looking fuzz by Wrought Iron Effects, named H-1 Germanium Carrier Rocket and inspired by the soviet moon rocket that exploded 100 meters off the launch pad, "causing one of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions in human history." This,…Click on the title for more

Wrought Iron Effects H-1 Germanium Carrier Rocket Fuzz

Mod Devices Dwarf Multi-FX + Amp Modeling Workstation

Compact multi-effects pedals can be very useful in complementing any board, and the Mod Devices Dwarf is an interesting recent open-source entry in this niche. The most intriguing feature of this standalone plugin hardware box is that it lets you organize your effects (and routing) in an unlimited number of…Click on the title for more

Mod Devices Dwarf Multi-FX + Amp Modeling Workstation

BOSS V0-1 Vocoder Pedal

For those of you with sound design inclinations, few pedals are as creative as a vocoder, an effect that creates new sounds from the interaction between your instruments and your voice (although using rhythmic instrument instead of the voice can yield intriguing results). Thanks to its link to synth giant…Click on the title for more

BOSS V0-1 Vocoder Pedal

New Pedal: LPD Tidal Chorus

LPD Pedals has been on fire with new releases in 2021. The Tidal is the Arizona-based company's debut in the chorus niche. This is a mono chorus with two voices 90° out of phase with each other (aka "quadrature") which creates circulars cancellations of some frequencies. The Tidal has the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: LPD Tidal Chorus