gear giveaway

New Pedal: Catalinbread Carbide Distortion

The Catalinbread Carbide is the Portland company's take on the "Chainsaw-style Distortion," an effect used and abused by some metal bands who downtune their guitars to add a sense of dread to their tone. Unlike other pedals going for this sound, the Carbide keeps things simple, at least on the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Carbide Distortion

New Pedal: Asheville Music Tools AFG-1 Flanger

The Asheville Music Tools AFG-1 is a peculiar take on flanger by a US company that's establishing itself as an innovator in the high-end analog pedal realm, through a unique blend of top-notch components and creative design. Leveraging A 256-stage MN3009 high-voltage BBD chip powered at 15V, the AFG-1 delivers…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Asheville Music Tools AFG-1 Flanger

The Li’l Tooter (Fart Pedal mini) will do its thing at the PDX Pedal & Synth Expo!

While most pedal builders get into effect engineering as a way of chasing the "sound that's in their head," Steve Gadlin took an entirely subversive approach to pedal-making: he wanted to create a stompbox that recreated the sound that's in everyone's... rear end. He succeeded big time. The first release…Click on the title for more

The Li’l Tooter (Fart Pedal mini) will do its thing at the PDX Pedal & Synth Expo!

Win 5 Eurorack Modules via the PDX Synth Expo!

The Portland Synth & Pedal Expo is just a few days away (this upcoming weekend!) and we have a giveaway linked to it dedicated to all the Eurorack lovers, a modular format that's not too dissimilar from the one used for guitar pedals. Here's the list of devices you can…Click on the title for more

Win 5 Eurorack Modules via the PDX Synth Expo!

Win 5 Synths via the Portland Synth & Pedal Expo!

The upcoming Portland Synth & Pedal Expo (scheduled for the weekend of June 17-18) will feature a high number of boutique synth companies, and this is reflected in this bundled giveaway, featuring 4 unique synthesizers and one drum machine by a major builder. Here's the list of goods one of…Click on the title for more

Win 5 Synths via the Portland Synth & Pedal Expo!

New Pedal: Mythos Hephaestus Mini Variable Voltage Fuzz

The Mythos Hephaestus Mini, is the reduced-in-size version of a fuzz circuit Zach - the Nashville-based company owner and engineer - stumbled upon while working on a more flexible variant of the Jordan Boss Tone. Zach noticed that the circuit was very sensitive to voltage variations: hence, enter the only…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mythos Hephaestus Mini Variable Voltage Fuzz

Best Jordan Boss Tone Clones and Evolutions in 2023

Welcome to our regularly updated guide to the best Jordan Boss Tone clones and evolutions! If you are interested in a more in-depth about fuzz, you owe it to yourself to read this article about all the legendary fuzz circuits and their variants. List updated on June 6th, 2023 The…Click on the title for more

Best Jordan Boss Tone Clones and Evolutions in 2023

New Pedal: BLAMMO! Electronics Jordan Bosstone

The Jordan Boss Tone is a vintage fuzz from 1966 that was originally (and curiously) developed as a plug-in device rather than a pedal. The BLAMMO! Electronics Jordan Bosstone is a point-to-point, hand-wired (in L.A.) recreation of that unit, in pedal form. Although this version is not a radical departure…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: BLAMMO! Electronics Jordan Bosstone

Best New Pedals 2023 | May Edition

It’s always interesting to look back at what happened in the recent past to take stock of the state of the “pedalverse,” and that’s exactly what this monthly appointment focused on new releases is here for. After a slow start, pedal builders in 2023 have started to unveil an increasing…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals 2023 | May Edition

New Pedal: 1981 Inventions LVL

The 1981 Inventions LVL is the much anticipated second release by a company that made a huge splash with their first pedal, a RAT-inspired drive/distortion with its own character. The LVL is another overdrive, of the low-gain kind this time, hosted in a smaller case and featuring one fewer knob…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: 1981 Inventions LVL

Win 5 Pedals through the Portland Synth & Pedal Expo!

The soon-approaching Portland Synth & Pedal Expo comes with a host of gear giveaways. This is the fourth one (you can find the other ones here) and a pretty darn exciting one at that, featuring five pedals by cutting-edge emerging pedal builders, all distributed by MAS Distro. Here's the list…Click on the title for more

Win 5 Pedals through the Portland Synth & Pedal Expo!

Gamma Cumulus Reverb

Sold exclusively through Guitar Center, the Gamma Cumulus Reverb belongs to a bread-and-butter new line of 6 compact pedals focused on providing great tone at reasonable prices. Three knobs for Mix, Tone and Decay allow fine-tuning of the 3 reverb modes: Studio: an improved room reverb simulating the "curated" reverb created…Click on the title for more

Gamma Cumulus Reverb