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New Pedal: Bondi Effects Squish As VCA Compressor

Australian pedal builder Bondi Effect, well known for its Klon clone Sick As, kind of harnessed the popularity of that hit stompbox in the name choice department for their new compressor, the Squish As. Based on a VCA circuit, renowned for its transparent and predictable compression, the Squish As shares…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Bondi Effects Squish As VCA Compressor

New Pedal: Umbrella Company Mayonaise

The Umbrella Company Mayonaise Fuzz seems to be the debut pedal by the Japanese distributor of Chase Bliss and Empress Effects among others. It's presented as a modern and multifaceted "fuzzstortion" inspired by many classic circuits of the past but not necessarily replicating any of them, although sonic references to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Umbrella Company Mayonaise

Win an IK Multimedia UNO Synth Pro X [ENDED]

If you came to the recent Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo you might have stumbled upon this very cool new synthesizer by IK Multimedia: the UNO Synth Pro X.Click on the title for more

Win an IK Multimedia UNO Synth Pro X [ENDED]

New Pedal: Thorpy Tacit Blue Germanium Fuzz

Part of the UK company's "Vintage Reimagined" series, the Thorpy FX Tacit Blue is not a Blues Breaker variant (as the name might have suggested) but a Fuzz Face one. Beware, this is a highly modified circuit with a much broader sonic palette than the original, being able to deliver…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Thorpy Tacit Blue Germanium Fuzz

New Pedals: Thorpy FX Have Blue

Part of the UK company's "Vintage Reimagined" series, the Thorpy FX Have Blue is not a Blues Breaker variant (as the name might have suggested) but a Rangemaster one. Beware, this is a highly modified circuit that can do a lot more than boost your high frequencies. As a matter…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Thorpy FX Have Blue

New Pedal: KMA Machines Mandrake Octo Shrieker Fuzz

The KMA Machines Mandrake Octo Shrieker is the Berlin-based company refinement of the octave-up fuzz circuit found in the "Shriek" section of their popular Moai Maea octave-drone pedal. The core of the fuzz circuit is the Timber control, which sets the amount of gain. Filter is an EQ knob that gets bassier at…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: KMA Machines Mandrake Octo Shrieker Fuzz

New Pedal: Catalinbread SuperCharged Overdrive (Legacy Edition)

The Catalinbread SuperCharged Overdrive (Legacy Edition) is a reissue of one of the first pedals released by the Portland builder, with some updates and new features. The original circuit - a rather peculiar one featuring equipped with eight MOSFET devices, all stacked into one another - has been redesigned to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread SuperCharged Overdrive (Legacy Edition)

Best New Pedal Releases: October 2023

October 2023 was not a particularly busy month in terms of pedal releases, but it brought us a number of very interesting new devices. On the creative side of things, Meris upgraded their Mercury reverb with the MercuryX, whose modular engine is inherited by their flagship LVX reverb. Old Blood…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedal Releases: October 2023

Win 3 Sets of Electro-Harmonics of Pico Pedals [ENDED]

We have one last giveaway linked to our Brooklyn Synth & Pedal Expo, which was a couple of weekends ago and was truly awesome (check out the pics of the pedal area, we had almost 2,000 visitors over the weekend!).Click on the title for more

Win 3 Sets of Electro-Harmonics of Pico Pedals [ENDED]

New Pedal: Universal Audio UAFX Brigade Chorus

Released together with the Teletronix LA2A and the Flow tremolo, Universal Audio UAFX Brigade is (about) one-third of the company's big sibling multi-modulation pedal Astra. It's voiced after the iconic, vintage BOSS CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, and it's mono just like it (the Astra is stereo). This digital recreation of an…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Universal Audio UAFX Brigade Chorus

New Pedal: Two-notes Opus Cab Sim

Shaped exactly like their very successful C.A.B. M+, the Two-notes Opus takes things a little farther by offering amp simulation on top of DI/cab simulation capabilities, and an Impulse Response system that lets you recreate any real-life cabinet or combo amp you can put your hands on. Opus lets you…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Two-notes Opus Cab Sim

Best Pedals for Synths: Multi-Modulation Stompboxes, Reviewed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KebaD63Fn6k Modulation effects such as Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Vibe, and Tremolo can infuse your synth sounds with rich character, especially when experienced in stereo. In this video/article combo, we'll delve into a comparison of seven top-notch multi-mode modulation pedals available in the market. "Multi-mode" signifies that these pedals are exceptionally…Click on the title for more

Best Pedals for Synths: Multi-Modulation Stompboxes, Reviewed