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BOSS NS-1X Noise Suppressor

The BOSS NS-1X Noise Suppressor is the latest addition to the X series lineup of compact pedals by the Japanese builder, featuring advanced Multi-Dimensional Processing (MDP) technology. The NS-1X is designed to effectively eliminate unwanted noise without compromising the natural tone and feel of your guitar or bass. Its swift…Click on the title for more

BOSS NS-1X Noise Suppressor

LPD Pedals Sixty8 Deluxe

Designed to sound like the company owner's own and beloved 1968 Plexi 12000 series, the LPD Sixty8 Deluxe delivers that dynamic Plexi tone, with the vintage Marshall amps' signature sustain at relatively low distortion settings, plus an extra switchable higher gain channel and ALSO a separate boost circuit placed before…Click on the title for more

LPD Pedals Sixty8 Deluxe

New Pedal: Muir Silicon Steel Drive

The Muir Silicon Steel is a dirt box that blends a solid state overdrive with a transformer-based gain circuit, subtly adding non-linearity and magnetic saturation to your signal. The transformer gain stage is Silicon Steel's secret sauce—low strings resonate with chords, higher gain delivers a distinctive overdrive with a unique…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Muir Silicon Steel Drive

Updated Pedal: KingTone Duellist V2

Featured in our guide to the best Blues Breaker-style pedals, the KingTone Duellist V2 is an update to an already popular dual overdrive. A higher gain option than most Blues Breaker variants, the Duellist is a tone-tweaker’s delight that's hand-made in the US. The “Heavy Hand” side is a highly…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: KingTone Duellist V2

How to Set Up Guitar Pedals with Synths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoTikttL5do This article and its corresponding YouTube video (shot by Liam Killen) are the first of a 10-episode series focused on the best pedals for synths. In this inaugural segment, we decided to provide comprehensive guidance on the optimal and most effective method for integrating FX pedals with your synth…Click on the title for more

How to Set Up Guitar Pedals with Synths

Interstellar Audio Machines Octonaut Hyperdrive (Klon Clone)

The Interstellar Audio Machines Octonaut Hyperdrive is a Klon clone that's gaining quite a bit of attention for its authentic tone that replicates the original's expressive and transparent tone. The circuit features hand-picked rare germanium diodes, true buffered bypass and a double ganged gain pot. In true Klone fashion, it…Click on the title for more

Interstellar Audio Machines Octonaut Hyperdrive (Klon Clone)

UAFX Woodrow ’55 Ovedrive

Part of a three amp-in-a-box pedal addition to the Universal Audio pedal line, the UAFX Woodrow '55 is an Authentic end-to-end emulation of the classic ’50s 1 x 12-inch combo amp, recreating the warm tube-style breakup tones of the Fender tweed amps. Like the previous three pedals in the series,…Click on the title for more

UAFX Woodrow ’55 Ovedrive

Mask Audio Electronic Part Garden Dual Fuzz

In this era dense with pedal collaborations, videographers have joined celebrity guitarists in working with builders on new, exciting stompboxes. The first example of this kind was, of course, the Chase Bliss Audio / Knobs collaboration on the recently finalized Blooper. This week we got news of a second item…Click on the title for more

Mask Audio Electronic Part Garden Dual Fuzz

Origin Effects DCX Boost

Despite its name, the Origin Effects DCX Boost is a lot more than just a boost pedal, but rather, as its "subtitle" suggests, a studio-grade preamp able to shape and overdrive your tone. The DCX follows a path recently embarked on by the British company linked to the designing of…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects DCX Boost

Dirty Sock Effects Transistoriser

Inspired by pioneering silicon fuzz designs of the late '60s/early '70s like the Shin Ei FY-2 and the Mosrite Fuzzrite, the Dirty Sock Effects Transistoriser hails from Sidney, Australia. Although its sound is vintage, the components in the circuit were updated to modern standards, with the goal of making this…Click on the title for more

Dirty Sock Effects Transistoriser

New Pedal: Atomic Tone Saturation Triptych

The Atomic Tone Saturation Triptych is the debut, hand-made circuit by an emerging California-based builder, founded this very year 2023 AD. It can be described as a hybrid dirt box. As hinted by the name (for the unaware, the word "triptych" means "trio"), this pedal offers three modes via the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Atomic Tone Saturation Triptych

Bixonic Axentrix A1 Distortion/Fuzz

Released as part of the relaunch of the Japanese Bixonic brand (creator of the cult pedal Expandora), the Axentrix A1 is a digital gain pedal with a series of innovative features that can deliver the entire spectrum of saturated tones, including fuzz. The fully analog Expandora, released in the mid…Click on the title for more

Bixonic Axentrix A1 Distortion/Fuzz