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Blackout Effectors’ Special Twosome Deluxe now shipping

After a slight delay Blackout Effectors is now shipping the Special Twosome Deluxe. If you are unfamiliar with this company you seriously need to get acquainted. Aside from being hilarious in their name choices ('Cadavernous Reverb' ranks high in our chart of most ridiculous pedal monikers), they are making some…Click on the title for more

Blackout Effectors’ Special Twosome Deluxe now shipping

Ekko Aero: a Pedal with remote, by Aalberg Audio

It's a pretty common problem, especially for those of us who move around a bunch onstage: ever wish you could control your effects directly from the guitar body (or your body!) instead of being tied to your pedalboard? Sure, there have been various solutions over the years, usually made by…Click on the title for more

Ekko Aero: a Pedal with remote, by Aalberg Audio

New Pedal Manufacturer: Infanem (Instruments for a New Electric Music)

Effects pedal lovers take notice: Infanem (short for Instruments for a New Electric Music) is churning out cool pedals. Originally founded in glorious Portland Oregon, operations have now been moved to Oakland California, where the current product line up is comprised of stunning harmonizers like the Second Voice (and its…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Manufacturer: Infanem (Instruments for a New Electric Music)

Walrus Audio Descent

We got word from our friends at Walrus Audio that the Descent is... descending on us! (This is a pedal that in all likelihood you'll be able to check it out at our upcoming Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit). This is one of the most unique and intriguing reverb pedals that has…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Descent

EC Pedals previews the Super Switcher II

Even the most die hard relativist acknowledges this universal truth: a guitarist who plays out with a good amount of pedals will eventually buy a pedalboard. However, once you get everything hooked up to it, the pain beings: How do you recreate those dazzlingly complex effects chains that sounded so…Click on the title for more

EC Pedals previews the Super Switcher II

Guitar Pedal News: ZVex Fuzz Factory Reborn!

Hey remember that time when ZVex bestowed upon the Earth the Fuzz Factory? Well prepare to throw that memory in the trash while you make room for the Fuzz Factory 7. This new version is packed with new features that are sure to take your fuzz fetish to fantastic new…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: ZVex Fuzz Factory Reborn!

Review: Klon 3 aka KTR

I’ve always wanted a Klon. I played the first Centaur in the late 90's at a friend’s studio in San Francisco and by then they were already over $600. Somehow I missed the second model. I must have given up on being able to afford one by then. But a…Click on the title for more

Review: Klon 3 aka KTR

Review: Ernie Ball MVP “Most Valuable Pedal”

For years you've loved Ernie Ball's passive 250k pot-packing volume pedal the VP Junior for its durability, reasonably small stage footprint, and the precision with which its treadle/sweep can be manipulated and controlled. Now it's time to get acquainted with the VP's badass big brother the MVP. Officially christened the Most…Click on the title for more

Review: Ernie Ball MVP “Most Valuable Pedal”

New Pedal Manufacturers: Lone Wolf FX

Any guitarists out there looking to sculpt a tone for a niche sub-genre of metal, post hardcore or noise rock should take a deep, hard look at boutique pedal manufacture Lone Wolf Audio. This Austin-based shop (run by Joe Anastasio of now defunct Enormous Door Pedals) has been ramping up…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Manufacturers: Lone Wolf FX

Pedal Review: BOSS MO-2

When Boss introduced their line of new pedals last year with “Multi-Dimensional Processing” (MDP) technology, I admit I was a bit skeptical. The technology, created in tandem with Roland, sounded like flashy marketing but based on the verbiage alone it wasn’t entirely clear what MDP actually did. To paraphrase Boss’s…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: BOSS MO-2

Lo-Fi in a box: Penny Pedals Radio Deluxe

Radio-like effects have been incredibly popular on vocals for quite some time now - I think it all started with Beck's debut album O-Delay. Guitarists interested in a unique lo-fi filter effect that isn't just a modded fuzz or scratchy vinyl emulator should check out the Penny Pedals Deluxe Lo-Fi…Click on the title for more

Lo-Fi in a box: Penny Pedals Radio Deluxe

Seen at SNAMM: Outlaw Mini-Pedals

Sometimes you don't need to go too far to see new and unexpected things... completely unannounced, a board of mini-pedals showed up at our Summer NAMM Stompbox Exhibit. We were expecting two T-Rex boards, but the US distributor of the Danish manufacturer (Musiquip) actually sent us one board full of these…Click on the title for more

Seen at SNAMM: Outlaw Mini-Pedals