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The 5 Best Guitar Pedals for Beginners (according to Guitar Nerds)

A Guide to the Best Guitar Pedals For Beginners While experienced guitarists tend to develop a refined taste for tone that will get them interested in boutique pedals with a peculiar character (or flexible parameters), we should never forget that the majority of six string players out there is just…Click on the title for more

The 5 Best Guitar Pedals for Beginners (according to Guitar Nerds)

Gold Dust Pedal Co. Wood Face Fuzz

New video by Living Room Gear Demos about this new fuzz by Sacramento, CA boutique manufacturer Gold Dust Pedal Co. - it's called the Wood Face Fuzz and it's currently the only product unveiled by this company. More info about this stompbox: The Wood Face Fuzz is a silicon fuzz with a…Click on the title for more

Gold Dust Pedal Co. Wood Face Fuzz

Source Audio Ventris Dual Reverb

Finally the first official demo of the Source Audio Ventris Dual Reverb is out! More info from the manufacturer's website about this pedal: This pedal features two completely independent reverb processors, essentially housing a perfect pair of high-powered reverb pedals in a single box. This dual engine allows the following: Dual…Click on the title for more

Source Audio Ventris Dual Reverb

Roger That Distortion MKII

It's always interesting when an established pedal video maker like GearManDude posts a video about a stompbox by a lesser known manufacturer. In this case, the dude focused his camera on the Distortion MKII, a pedal by Dutch boutique manufacturer Roger That Electronics. Here's some info about the pedal directly from the…Click on the title for more

Roger That Distortion MKII

Jam Pedals Big Chill Tremolo (turns ten!)

Will tremolo ever get out of fashion? Probably not! Here's a beautiful demo by Mike Hermans of Jam Pedals' Big Chill, an extremely flexible tremolo effect that's turning 10 this year! This is one of the Greek manufacturers more successful designs to date. More info directly from the manufacturer's website below! The…Click on the title for more

Jam Pedals Big Chill Tremolo (turns ten!)

Massive FX Pedals Hypnotik Fuzz

We blogged about new Californian manufacturer Massive FX Pedals a few weeks ago, they are back at it with a new octave fuzz pedal called Hypnotik, check out the demo video below and an excerpt from the maker's description here! Super heavy fuzz with fuzz level control and 2 position tone…Click on the title for more

Massive FX Pedals Hypnotik Fuzz

TC Electronic Unveils Eight New Analog Pedals

Since it was bought by German manufacturer Behringer, a company specializing in quality but low-cost gear, TC Electronic has been releasing a series (or rather, wagonloads) of incredibly affordable analog pedals. Since the first batch of 12 stompboxes was dropped at the end of 2016, word spread that some models were inspired…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Unveils Eight New Analog Pedals

Browntone Electronics HOOCHEE MAMA overdrive

Brand new video by Gearmandude about the Browntone Electronics HOOCHEE MAMA overdrive. Browntone is a company that doesn't seem to exist anymore (an old link opens a page in Chinese about loans, and a MySpace page found on Effect Database lead us to a profile of Greenville, SC mustachoed dude). So... we haven't…Click on the title for more

Browntone Electronics HOOCHEE MAMA overdrive

JHS announces three new pedals

JHS Pedals just announced the release of three new stompboxes: A brand new reverb design called Spring Tank, a reverb that emulates the effect produced by the spring reverbs found in vintage guitar amps. The most interesting feature of this pedal is its ability to switch on the fly between…Click on the title for more

JHS announces three new pedals

Wren and Cuff Box of War Fuzz Pedal

Wren and Cuff have built themselves a reputation for fuzz pedals. The Box of War is a meticulous recreation of the revered Russian Muff - the item is actually sold out and there's no waiting list for it. Reverb.com just shot this video of it - the pedal can be…Click on the title for more

Wren and Cuff Box of War Fuzz Pedal

Synth Stompboxes at the Brooklyn Synth Expo 2017

At this year's Brooklyn Synth Expo we had something for guitarists too - the synth pedal mixed board! It received a lot of attention. Here's the interactive gallery featuring videos of all the stompboxes featured in it:Click on the title for more

Synth Stompboxes at the Brooklyn Synth Expo 2017

Artistry Audio Tradesman

Shnobel just put out this video of the first pedal by Artistry Audio, a Roseburg, Oregon based company that combines woodwork with pedal engineering. The pedal is an "organic, semi-transparent, and highly responsive overdrive ranging from light crunch to mildly aggressive tones" overdrive called Tradesman with three knobs (gain, volume,…Click on the title for more

Artistry Audio Tradesman