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Win 4 Pedals + 1 PSU [ENDED]

Hola, effected minds! We have our first pedal giveaway linked to the upcoming Portland Synth and Pedeal Expo! A completely undeserving reader will rack up these five items for no other reason than... being very lucky (and having signed up for this contest!): Catalinbread Tremolo8 Eventide Blackhole Reverb Flamma FS06…Click on the title for more

Win 4 Pedals + 1 PSU [ENDED]

New Pedal: Drunk Beaver Taras Bulba V2 Fuzz

The Drunk Beaver Taras Bulba V2 is a tweakable Germanium fuzz with two modes voiced after the Tone Bender's Mk 1.5 and MkII, accessible via the Mode toggle. While the Attack and Bias control reflect the functions found on the original (setting gain and fuzz response), an added Hi-Cut knob…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Drunk Beaver Taras Bulba V2 Fuzz

Diamond Pedals Memory Lane Delay

The original - and now vintage - Diamond Pedals Memory Lane Delay went down in history as the first (analog) delay with tap tempo, but the unit received plenty of great feedback for its sound too. It was a big pedal and based on a chip that went out of…Click on the title for more

Diamond Pedals Memory Lane Delay

New Pedal: LiberaToe Blue Crow Overdrive & Distortion

The LiberaToe Blue Crow, a compact stompbox that can be embedded in a modular, cable-less pedalboard with other units by the same builder, is a versatile two-channel analog dirtbox delivering, at the flick of a toggle switch, classic overdrive and vintage-style distortion inspired by the hard rock tones of the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: LiberaToe Blue Crow Overdrive & Distortion

Nux Morning Star Overdrive

Pedal clones often sport not very subtle references to the pedals they are inspired by, and that's definitely the case for the NUX Morning Star overdrive, a Blues-Breaker-style pedal that shares more than a word with the (extremely popular) JHS Morning Glory. Surprisingly, it differs in color, but size and…Click on the title for more

Nux Morning Star Overdrive

Pedal Update: Cusack Tap-a-Whirl V4 Tremolo

The Cusack Tap-a-Whirl V4 is the new version of what started as the first tremolo pedal with tap tempo (released in the early 2010s), re-engineered around newer components, expanded to stereo, and repackaged in a very attractive red case. Fully analog, this is one of the most feature-rich tremolo pedals…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Cusack Tap-a-Whirl V4 Tremolo

Gamma Pedals – Guitar Center’s New Pedal Line

We are not always super eager to cover new affordable "bread and butter-style" pedal series, and that's the reason why we didn't give much space to the new Gamma Pedal Line when it came out (unannounced to us) earlier in 2023. However, learning that this is a line Guitar Center…Click on the title for more

Gamma Pedals – Guitar Center’s New Pedal Line

Win a Novation MiniNova [ENDED]

Hey music makers! To celebrate our second (and first post-lockdown) Portland Synth & Pedal Expo, (RSVP here if you want to attend, it’s free!), we are giving away a radical piece of gear worth $449: a Novation MiniNova! Notwithstanding its small footprint, this device has the most powerful sound engine…Click on the title for more

Win a Novation MiniNova [ENDED]

The Best Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz Tone Clones & Evolutions in 2023

After covering in-depth reinterpretations of the most popular vintage fuzz circuits (Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, Sola Sound Tone Bender, Electro Harmonix Big Muff, and Univox Super Fuzz), we shift our focus on a legendary device that had a crucial role in the history of fuzz... the Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz Tone. [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0"…Click on the title for more

The Best Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz Tone Clones & Evolutions in 2023

New Pedal: Keeley Super AT Mod Overdrive

The Keeley Super AT Mod Overdrive is the second pedal released by the Oklahoma-based builders in collaboration with guitarist Andy Timmons, after the very popular stereo delay Halo. This pedal is a refining of a popular circuit that started as a mod Robert Keeley did to Bluesbreaker pedals to make…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Keeley Super AT Mod Overdrive

New Pedal: Mask Audio Neckbrace Phaser

The Mask Audio Neckbrace is a simple-looking 3-stage phaser pedal inspired by the classic orange phasers of yesteryear, but with a lusher sound and a much longer cycle time, extending to 17 seconds at its slower setting for truly slow-motion effects! Two knobs control Mix and Rate and a toggle delivers…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mask Audio Neckbrace Phaser

The 3 Best Overdrive Pedals per Type in 2023

Welcome to the most comprehensive article you'll find online about the best overdrive pedals on the market! Since "overdrive" is an umbrella term that includes several types of circuits with their own sonic character, we thought it would be best way to organize this guide by type - because comparing…Click on the title for more

The 3 Best Overdrive Pedals per Type in 2023