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BOSS / JHS JB2 Angry Driver

We celebrated collaborative pedals in our 2016 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit issue of The Deli Magazine with this article written by the guys at Gearphoria. in the fall of 2017, two extremely relevant pedal companies that hadn't previously participated in this sort of cross-pollination (BOSS and JHS) rather unexpectedly came out…Click on the title for more

BOSS / JHS JB2 Angry Driver

Vintage Guitar Nerds Boostache

Greece is becoming a powerhouse in the field of pedal manufacturing and Vintage Guitar Nerds, founded in 2018 by UK-based Dimitris Loizos, is a welcome new company in this crowded arena. The Boostache is their first and so far only release and was actually designed by ST Electronix, an overdrive…Click on the title for more

Vintage Guitar Nerds Boostache

Nordvang Gravity Drive V2

Nordvang is a Danish pedal company that launched in 2020 and quickly turned ears with a series of dual-channel pedals featuring two different flavors of overdrive each. The Gravity Drive (whose name is inspired by John Mayer's namesake song) offers a Tube Screamer-style circuit on side A (left side) and…Click on the title for more

Nordvang Gravity Drive V2

New Pedal: Pettyjohn Tilt EQ

The Pettyjohn Tilt is an ingenious Preamp/EQ pedal that can deliver up to 20dB of clean gain, but whose preamp section offers four different voices, each with its own color that can be tweaked in a unique way. The Range knob is a rotary, four-position knob that selects the preamp's sonic…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Pettyjohn Tilt EQ

Blue Colander GT420 – Pre/Power Amp Distortion

Blue Colander Stompboxes is a Poland-based builder of guitar pedals. Their GT420 is presented as an "emulation of some desirable vintage amp that’s actually never existed," which is somewhat refreshing. It features a Rangemaster-style boost (left side) followed by a two gain stages distortion circuit: the first one is a…Click on the title for more

Blue Colander GT420 – Pre/Power Amp Distortion

Missing Link Audio Peacock Dual Drive

Classic rockers who are after the southern blues guitar sound of bands of the '70s should check out the Peacock by Georgia-based Missing Link Audio, which also comes with an extra footswitchable boost in the Dual Drive version (pictured). Based on a classic opamp circuit with premium mosfet clipping, this…Click on the title for more

Missing Link Audio Peacock Dual Drive

Studio Daydream HMP SILVER KCM-OD Klone

The Studio Daydream HMP Silver KCM-OD is yet another addition to the numerous family of the Klon Centaur clones. This particular device hailing from Japan gets really good reviews and it's manufactured by a company that's been around since 2008 and is dedicated to high quality dirt boxes. It also…Click on the title for more

Studio Daydream HMP SILVER KCM-OD Klone

Emma Okto-Nøjs octave + fuzz

Released late in 2016, Emma's ON-1 Okto-Nøjs - we'll let you guess how to pronounce that! - was Emma's first pedal in almost ten years. It's an analog effect that combines a clean, fast tracking sub-octave (the Okto) and a dynamically responsive synth-like octave fuzz (the Nøjs), with the two sounds playing…Click on the title for more

Emma Okto-Nøjs octave + fuzz

Carl Martin Panama Plexi Drive

Danish pedal builder Carl Martin has a solid reputation for Marshall-style overdrives - as you can see from our article on Plexy-Style pedals, their old PlexiTone is among the most beloved in that niche. The builder's new Panama Drive adds to the three typical controls (Gain, Level and Tone) a Damping…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin Panama Plexi Drive

Kasleder FX Dirty Little Thing

Kasleder FX may not be a company known to the masses, but the German builder has been building high-end stompboxes for over 15 year, and that, alone, makes them a veteran of the pedal scene. The Dirty Little Thing is their take on the Tube Screamer, and it's celebrating its…Click on the title for more

Kasleder FX Dirty Little Thing

LPD Pedals Eighty7 Deluxe Dual Plexi Drive

Arizona's LPD Pedals (the project of Lawrence Petross) has been building a growing reputation among the dirt box stompbox fanatics. In particular, their Eighty7 Ditortion/Overdrive is considered one of the best boutique Plexi-Style pedals, and it's particularly appreciated for delivering two gain modes and generous tone-sculpting features. To celebrate the…Click on the title for more

LPD Pedals Eighty7 Deluxe Dual Plexi Drive

Black Mass Electronics Missionary Fuzz V2

The Missionary Fuzz V2 from Massachusetts' Black Mass Electronics hopefully won't convert you to any religion or cult, but it will definitely provide you with a flexible palette of tones while working well anywhere in your pedal chain. Here's some wise advice from the builder in this regard: Keep it…Click on the title for more

Black Mass Electronics Missionary Fuzz V2