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Kourbis Plexivibe Preamp/Overdrive

Marshall-inspired pedals are still among the all-time favorite of rock guitarist, and the Kourbis Plexivibe, hailing from Greece, is a solid, hand-built take on the format, featuring two 12AX7 tubes inside the case, and vintage NOS materials as a true Marshall amp. The PlexiVibe has three modes, accessible through a…Click on the title for more

Kourbis Plexivibe Preamp/Overdrive

Best New Pedal Releases in June 2022

Due to vacation-related issues, we are a little late with our recap of the Best New Pedal Releases in June 2022, but here it is! Last month was packed with stompbox announcements, also because of the postponed appointment with the NAMM show - although the biggest news came from a…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedal Releases in June 2022

Pedal Update: Catalinbread Callisto Mkii

Catalinbread have released a new version of their Callisto, an analog BBD chorus with a feedback control that can blur the lines between chorus and flanger. In addition to the familiar chorus controls of rate and depth, the Callisto's mix knob can go to 100% wet, resulting in triangle wave…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Catalinbread Callisto Mkii

Coppersound Strategy v2 Preamp / Overdrive

Massachusetts builders Coppersound have updated their Strategy Preamp / Overdrive to a v2 edition. Featuring 30db of clean boost, powerful tone shaping, and a touch sensitive overdrive mode all with the help of a studio-grade Burr Brown Op-Amp. As part of their pickguard series, the Strategy v2 is available in…Click on the title for more

Coppersound Strategy v2 Preamp / Overdrive

The 16 Best Multi-Modulation Pedals in 2023 | Stereo, Mono and Dual

Updated on March 1st, 2022 A Buyer's Guide to the Best Multi-Modulation Pedals In the audio realm, "modulation" is an umbrella world that includes all those effects that rely on a Low-Frequency Oscillator (aka, LFO). This electronic device gradually changes, at a customizable speed, a parameter inside a device that…Click on the title for more

The 16 Best Multi-Modulation Pedals in 2023 | Stereo, Mono and Dual

Benevale Colt 45 Overdrive

Built by a boutique NYC-based company, the Benevale Colt 45 was designed with recording in mind - to achieve that perfect level of touch-sensitive breakup when playing through a tube amp. It can also work as an always-on foundational pedal pushing other overdrives and fuzzes to higher gain levels.…Click on the title for more

Benevale Colt 45 Overdrive

New Pedal: Mythos SUSMARYOSEP! v2

Nashville-based Mythos has updated their SUSMARYOSEP! RJ Ronquillo signature 3-in-1 pedal, featuring a treble booster, Herculean overdrive, and slapback echo. The name comes from a Filipino saying, slang for "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!" The pedal includes RJ's "desert island" effects all in one pedal, making it a swiss army knife…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mythos SUSMARYOSEP! v2

New Pedal: LPD Pedals Lucent Overdrive

Arizona-based builder LPD pedals put out their take on the venerable Marshall Blues Breaker style OD, called the Lucent. Featuring the classic tone/gain/level controls as well as a clipping diode toggle that switches between the classic Blues Breaker voicing and a custom voicing with more headroom, gain, and smoother EQ.…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: LPD Pedals Lucent Overdrive

Fjord Fuzz FREIA Preamp/Fuzz

In tandem with their new Uni-Vibe release, Norway's Fjord Fuzz has put out the new FREIA Fuzz. Created by simply tuning a resistor in the FREI Uni-Vibe, the FREIA can go from clean warm preamp tones to fully blown out fuzz. The controls are bias, volume, and gain. It is…Click on the title for more

Fjord Fuzz FREIA Preamp/Fuzz

October Audio Junk Lantern Octave Fuzz + Ring Modulator

The October Audio Junk Lantern is an octave-up fuzz with ring modulator that's hand-made in Richmond Virginia by two friends who followed a joint path from being band mates to pedal builders. Not your traditional fuzz, the Junk Lantern produces classic ringer-type octave-up tones and, exploiting its extra frequency boost…Click on the title for more

October Audio Junk Lantern Octave Fuzz + Ring Modulator

NRG Effects Mauler Fuzz

The NRG Effects Mauler is a high-end, vintage-voiced fuzz built by one-man pedal builder Neil R. Grimes from England's East Sussex, a man of many hats (live and studio musician, songwriter, trained luthier and musical instrument technician). The Mauler takes the classic, aggressive but somewhat thin tone of the vintage…Click on the title for more

NRG Effects Mauler Fuzz

New Pedal: MTL Assembly Too Positive Stereo Drive

The MTL Assembly Too Positive is a minor release from the Quebec-based creator of the Count to 5, but still a uniquely useful device for guitarists on a mission to build a full stereo rig. The concept is not complicated, but rather underexplored: a stereo overdrive with 2 independent drive…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: MTL Assembly Too Positive Stereo Drive