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Nanolog Audio Reinvents Distortion with the WaveFunction Overdrive

Is it possible to reinvent the distortion pedal? Canada’s Nanolog Audio thinks so. The Edmonton, Alberta, pedal maker has introduced the WaveFunction, a versatile pedal that uses both traditional and innovative techniques to produce a range of overdriven tones. At the heart of the WaveFunction is a new approach to…Click on the title for more

Nanolog Audio Reinvents Distortion with the WaveFunction Overdrive

MAK Crazy Sound Technology – Blasar Freeze-verb

MAK Crazy Sound Technology is a new manufacturer that specializes in original designs and creative features. Their new pedal Blasar is a "Freeze-Verb" (that's how they call it), that "captures and retains the sound of notes and chords, creating sound layers with a long sustain." Check out the videos by A…Click on the title for more

MAK Crazy Sound Technology – Blasar Freeze-verb

MI Audio Lo-Fi Delay

The Lo-Fi Delay is a compact yet feature-packed delay by Australian manufacturer MI Audio. Check out this video of by Brett Kingman and learn more about it at the bottom of this post or here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IvixxgNGSc A lot of careful design has gone into what goes around the PT chip…Click on the title for more

MI Audio Lo-Fi Delay

Adventure Audio unveils the Outer Rings Ring Mod

If there's one effect that pre-dated the current "glitch pedal" mania, that is, without a doubt, the ring modulator, an effect that sounds wrong, that sounds weird - that sounds like the music your parents don't understand, therefore, wonderful. Adventurous upstate New York effect designer Adventure Audio just unveiled a new…Click on the title for more

Adventure Audio unveils the Outer Rings Ring Mod

Doc Lloyd Grit ‘N’ Girth Overdrive

Here's an overdrive by a brand new Chicago-based company called Doc Lloyd Audio. Video by Living Room Gear Demos. More info about this pedal here and under the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ez_4hkM9c0&t=28s An amp-like, medium gain overdrive pedal that allows you to select which frequencies are overdriven, allowing you to overcome the…Click on the title for more

Doc Lloyd Grit ‘N’ Girth Overdrive

JHS Pedals Unicorn V2

JHS updates their classic take on the tap tempo enhanced Uni-Vibe with the Unicorn V2. Check out the video by Living Room Gear Demos. P.S. We added this pedal to our comprehensive list of Uni-Vibe clones and evolutions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b53MMogISXU The Unicorn V1 ws the world's first bulb-driven photocell modulator with…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals Unicorn V2

BBD (Bucket Brigade Device) Chips: The Magic Behind Analog Delay Pedals

The MN3205 BBD chip in an original Ibanez AD9 Analog Delay pedal. (Photo: Christopher Scapelliti) Guitarists have been treated to a wealth of innovations in the world of delay effects. Originally, echo and other time-based effects could be created only by mechanical means. Analog tape devices, like the 1960s Maestro…Click on the title for more

BBD (Bucket Brigade Device) Chips: The Magic Behind Analog Delay Pedals

Wilson Effects Freaker Wah V2

Composed of a dual filter, the Wilson Effects Freaker Wah V2 produces synth tones and crazy filter sweeps - see under the video for a full description of the features. We got company owner Kevin Wilson to demo it at this past NAMM show, here's the video! You can see dozens…Click on the title for more

Wilson Effects Freaker Wah V2

Seen at NAMM 2018: Catalinbread Epoch Pre

We were a bit confused initially when we heard that Catalinbread was coming out with a new pedal called "Epoch Pre" - assuming it was maybe a streamlined version of their Belle Epoch delay, a recreation of a vintage Maestro Echoplex 3 EP-3 tape echo. Well, we were wrong. The…Click on the title for more

Seen at NAMM 2018: Catalinbread Epoch Pre

Line 6 Introduces HX Effects Multi-Effects Guitar Pedal

Line 6 has been earning raves for its award-winning Helix hardware and software effect processors. The Helix products use Line 6’s latest modeling technology to produce accurate recreations of desirable vintage and modern gear, including amps, cabinets, mics and effect pedals. Now the company has made it easy to integrate…Click on the title for more

Line 6 Introduces HX Effects Multi-Effects Guitar Pedal

Win a Studio Logic SL88 Studio Controller worth $499!

Giveaways linked to our Austin Synth Expo aren’t over just yet! This week we are giving away a superlight 88 key controller from Studio Logic, the SL88 Studio, which features weighed touch and a user interface that’s perfect for quick navigation and setup, but also gives you excellent in-depth control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGmXjZ1DLvs…Click on the title for more

Win a Studio Logic SL88 Studio Controller worth $499!

New at NAMM: Lightning Boy Audio NuVision Overdrive

Taking part in our very own Stompbox Booth, upstate New York builder Lightning Boy Audio will take the opportunity of the NAMM 2018 show to debut a new overdrive pedal called NuVision. Lightning Boy specializes in tube powered designs, and this stompbox is no exception, since it's built around a circuit…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM: Lightning Boy Audio NuVision Overdrive