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New Pedals: Black Cat N-Fuzz

Our friends at Black Cat Pedals just released a new fuzz stompbox called N-Fuzz based on an N-Channel transistor (hence the 'N' name). This box is based on the Fuzz channel of the OD-Fuzz, but with Japanese components and an extra wide ranging Bias control that allows you to dial…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Black Cat N-Fuzz

New Pedals: DLS Effects’ Rotospin

DLS Effects is offering the guitar world a new 'spin' on a classic and timeless guitar effect – the rotary speaker effect. Long used paired only with a Hammond organ, early guitar players and recording engineers discovered that the rotary effect sounds ridiculously good when used on electric guitars. The…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: DLS Effects’ Rotospin

Red Panda Raster Delay

It’s not really fair to classify the new Red Panda Raster Delay as just a delay pedal. The Raster is actually more of a Leatherman type multi-tool effect, as it not only has all your standard digital delay needs covered (up to 750 ms and three delay modes for standard,…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Raster Delay

Skreddy Kusanagi Fuzz

The Tone Bender is one of the most legendary effects in guitar history, and for good reason. The signature fuzz sound it produced inspired a generation of burgeoning rock guitarists. It was a notoriously fickle design though, using rare components and positive ground connection (almost all effects are negative-ground power).…Click on the title for more

Skreddy Kusanagi Fuzz

Big Knob’s Wah Fix

Big Knob Pedals, out of Studio City, CA (interesting name!), recently introduced the Wah Fix filter pedal, a stompbox that allows guitarists to lock into the sweet spot of the frequency sweep of a wah pedal - a trick Frank Zappa, among others, used quite frequently. Controls are simple enough…Click on the title for more

Big Knob’s Wah Fix

New Pedals: Matthews Effects Conductor Tremolo

Eastern Washington based manufacturer Matthews Effects has created a new spin on one of the most popular effect in music history: the tremolo. The controls for the Conductor are where the pedal really shines with its unique versatility. The depth knob, capable of quite a wide range, is the only…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Matthews Effects Conductor Tremolo

Eventide H9 giveaway ends on 06.10!

Our friends at NYC's own Eventide just sent us a review unit of their multi-effects studio-worthy processor, hidden in a stompbox form: the H9 Harmonizer Effects Processor (one of them is also up for grabs until Wednesday here by the way). We will be giving this monster a full review,…Click on the title for more

Eventide H9 giveaway ends on 06.10!

New Pedals: Chellee’s Odie Classic Overdrive

Chellee Guitars, out of Orange City, Florida has conceived a new take on a classic overdrive design and packaged it into a solid and affordable guitar pedal. The Odie Classic Overdrive offers the articulation and compression of the great vintage overdrives with more options to shape the drive than in…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Chellee’s Odie Classic Overdrive

J. Rockett Boing Spring Reverb

If you belong to the category of guitarists who get lost when presented with too many options, J Rockett Audio Designs, out of Nashville, is your friend: the manufacturer's latest pedal, the BOING Spring Reverb, features ONE footswitch (On/Off) and ONE knob (Mix) - there's no way you can lose…Click on the title for more

J. Rockett Boing Spring Reverb

Hotone’s striking product line: Skyline mini-pedals, Nano Legacy Mini-Amps and Xtomp

We were recently introduced to Hotone, the winners of "Best in Show" at NAMM 2015. Reminding me much of the now-discontinued Guyatone mini series (I still treasure my lil' green compressor!) Hotone's Skyline pedal series is a great collection of tiny pedals with a unique look. Eschewing the "double-pack of…Click on the title for more

Hotone’s striking product line: Skyline mini-pedals, Nano Legacy Mini-Amps and Xtomp

Build a DIY guitar amp with DIY Mod Kit’s MOD 102+

Many guitarists are familiar with MOD Kits DIY for their pedal kits, which allow stompbox geeks to build their first effects following the provided instructions, and at once learn about simple electrical engineering concepts applied to pedals. What they may not know, though, is that the manufacturer also offers a…Click on the title for more

Build a DIY guitar amp with DIY Mod Kit’s MOD 102+

Rocktron Hush 2X dual noise suppressor

The Rocktron company has long been one of the top designer of noise-suppression circuits, and for a good reason! They're products are super quiet, don't suck tone, and - plainly and simply - work! Building upon their already venerable legacy, Rocktron is now re-introducing a previous idea, but with a…Click on the title for more

Rocktron Hush 2X dual noise suppressor