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MXR M305 Tremolo

The MXR M305 is a brand new, rather simple multi-mode stereo tremolo with six algorithms and three knobs for Speed, Gain and Depth. As usual with the Dunlop-owned pedal subsidiary, God is in the (tone) details of these six recreation of the various takes on tremolo, delivered in stereo through…Click on the title for more

MXR M305 Tremolo

Westminster Effects Geneva Amp Sim V2

As its rhombic graphic pattern suggests, the Westminster Effects Geneva V2 encapsulates in a compact stompbox the tones of a classic Vox AC30 amp, including cab emulation, which can be turned on and off through a toggle switch - in off position, the Geneva works as a regular overdrive. Just…Click on the title for more

Westminster Effects Geneva Amp Sim V2

Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Plus Polyphonic Pitch Shifter/Harmony Pedal

The Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork+ - whose prototype we saw at NAMM earlier this year - builds on the original Pitch Fork circuit offering two independent pitch shifting engines and an extra modulation effect and a host of other features. Each channel can transpose your pitch up or down over +/- three…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Pitch Fork Plus Polyphonic Pitch Shifter/Harmony Pedal

BOSS EQ-200 Graphic Equalizer

In this popular article (one of the most popular in our blog) we explained how having a graphic EQ pedal in your effect chain can open up a lot of tonal options, in particular when it interacts with your gain stompboxes and amp. The EQ pedal used as an example…Click on the title for more

BOSS EQ-200 Graphic Equalizer

Nabla 1987 v2 Dual Channel Hot Rodded Plexi Overdrive

The 1987 overdrive by Italian boutique builder Nabla is a two-channel amp-in-a-box pedal designed to sound like a Plexi hot-rod pushed to the max. "Hot Rod" is a popular mod done to Marshall Plexi amps like the JTM45 or the 1989 Super Lead to make them sound more aggressive. The…Click on the title for more

Nabla 1987 v2 Dual Channel Hot Rodded Plexi Overdrive

Orion Effekte Schwarzweiss Overdrive Booster

The Orion Effekte Schwarzweiss Overdrive Booster is a warm, low gain Overdrive+Booster, comprised of the circuits of the German company's popular SCHWARZ overdrive (controlled through the black knobs), and the WEISS, a brand new boost circuit (controlled by the white knobs). The two words mean "black" and white" so you…Click on the title for more

Orion Effekte Schwarzweiss Overdrive Booster

New Pedals: Mono Division Pulsewave Octave

The Pulsewave Octave is one of the two pedals NY-based boutique pedal builder Mono Division released in late 2020, featuring -rather uniquely - jack and power inputs on the front case of the pedal, where the knobs are. The Pulsewave is an all-analog octaver that transforms the guitar signal into…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Mono Division Pulsewave Octave

Korora Audio Merlo Harmonic Tremolo Now Shipping

Korora Audio, a small pedal builder out of Seattle with edgy ideas, launched at the Summer show 2019 their second effect called Merlo, a harmonic tremolo with three waveforms and an interesting coloring circuit featuring four frequency bands (rather than the usual two) all interacting with the shape of the…Click on the title for more

Korora Audio Merlo Harmonic Tremolo Now Shipping

CKK Space Station TTM Stereo Delay + Reverb + Modulation

CKK Electronic is a subdivision of Sinvertek, a Chinese company that's getting a lot of buzz for their N5+ Drive. The Space Station is their Stereo Digital Reverb + Delay + Modulation, here's the picture describing the pedal's controls. The intriguing thing about this pedal is that it can run…Click on the title for more

CKK Space Station TTM Stereo Delay + Reverb + Modulation

New Pedal (with top mounted jacks!): Mono Division Fuzz Singer

Actually*** top-mounted jacks have been an almost entirely ignored request of many pedal lovers for quite some time, probably because they make the plugging/unplugging and rerouting experience a lot easier. Mono Division is a New York-based company that just launched its first two pedals (we'll tackle the Fuzz Singer here,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal (with top mounted jacks!): Mono Division Fuzz Singer

OPFXS Asteroide Sampler & Harmonizer

OPFX is a small Italian builder out or La Spezia specializing in synthy pedals, and the Asteroide is their take on the Sampler/Harmonizing stompbox, i.e. the "freezing with harmonizing effect that creates organ-like droney chords from a single note. The device samples and loops a section of your signal and…Click on the title for more

OPFXS Asteroide Sampler & Harmonizer

Preorder Now: Hamstead Zenith Boost/Compressor

Here's a studio-grade clean boost/EQ/Compressor kind of swiss army knife pedal by Hamstead we missed at NAMM but found out about it through The Living Room Gear Demos: the Zenith. Lots of tone sculpting options, including a very responsive VCA compressor, configurable routing from a switch in the back, blend…Click on the title for more

Preorder Now: Hamstead Zenith Boost/Compressor