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A Guide to Pedal Modding: How to Mod(ify) Guitar Effects

Pedal modding can be a fun and rewarding way to customize your tone and create new sounds, and represents the first step on the path of becoming an actual pedal manufacturer! Pedal Modding = Learning For as long as there have been musical instruments, there have been modders—users who want…Click on the title for more

A Guide to Pedal Modding: How to Mod(ify) Guitar Effects

Win a Carl Martin Ampster! [ended]

The Carl Martin Ampster is the Danish company’s take on the tube amp + speaker simulator pedal, and we have a unit here in desperate search of a talented and possibly good-looking owner! Responsive to your performance and organic-sounding, this fully analog unit features a single tube-driven power amp and…Click on the title for more

Win a Carl Martin Ampster! [ended]

Upcoming pedal: Blind Panic Devices Super Nintendecho

Built by a small UK builder without a website (yet), the Blind Panic Devices Super Nintendecho is a delay to be released in 2023 based on the PT2399 chip with some quirky and original features obviously inspired by everyone's favorite vintage gaming console. Just like that console's controller, the Super…Click on the title for more

Upcoming pedal: Blind Panic Devices Super Nintendecho

SolidGoldFX buys Diamond Pedals

Well, that is some news! For the unaware, Diamond is a Canadian effect company that was known in particular for their high-quality delay line called Memory Lane, launched in the late aughts. The use of digital technology in Diamond pedals was a major factor in their popularity and success: it…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX buys Diamond Pedals

Rare Buzz Effects Octave Distortion

The Rare Buzz Effects Octave Distortion is a combo pedal that marries the company's 1970 Distortion and 1970 Octave pedals. The two effects feature separate controls and footswitches, which allow to play them separately or in series (Octave into Distortion). The three knobs for the Octave are: Gain: level fed…Click on the title for more

Rare Buzz Effects Octave Distortion

$30 Off on Reverb.com on Orders of $100 or More

Dearly beloved pedal-obsessed creatures, We've got a little holiday gift (code) for you that's valid until December 31, 2022, for $30 off on any purchase of $100 USD or more on Reverb.com! To redeem the discount, shop using this link and enter DELI30 at checkout. The code is valid for…Click on the title for more

$30 Off on Reverb.com on Orders of $100 or More

Best New Pedal Releases | November 2022

November is normally a very busy month for pedal releases, but this year busy was not so much. However, there were some very, very noteworthy releases, in particular from Eventide, which released the much anticipated and collectively craved follow-up to their H9 Harmonizer. Another super buzzworthy release was Soldano's descent…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedal Releases | November 2022

Win a Bunch of Pedal from Awesome Boutique Builders! [ENDED]

In a couple of weeks, one of our readers will have a very good day, because he will find a message in his or her inbox saying that he or she won all of the below, including the first carbon neutral PSU for pedals!Click on the title for more

Win a Bunch of Pedal from Awesome Boutique Builders! [ENDED]

New Pedal: OPFXS Electric Vibe Phaser/Vibrato

Hailing from La Spezia, Italy, the OPFXS Electric Vibe is a peculiar (and neat-looking) take on the Uni-Vibe and the phaser, at once. It features a design similar to the classic Uni-Vibe, an optical circuit that modulates the signal by going through four phase shifting stages, but it can apply…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: OPFXS Electric Vibe Phaser/Vibrato

New (Sold Out) Pedal: JHS Germanium Boost

The JHS Germanium Boost is possibly the fastest-selling-out pedal in the history of pedals (it sold out in 7 minutes during the live broadcasting of this video). But in all likelihood, you'll be able to find one on Reverb or eBay soon for around twice the original price of $249.…Click on the title for more

New (Sold Out) Pedal: JHS Germanium Boost

VVco Pedals Dark Father Preamp

From a company that prides itself on releasing unconventional and playful-looking pedals comes the VVco Pedals Dark Father Preamp, a pedal filled with buttons reminiscent of electronic toys from the '80s, that can deliver a wide range of tones thanks to its overdrive, lo-fi fuzz, two boosts, and 3-band eq…Click on the title for more

VVco Pedals Dark Father Preamp

Valco IMP Boost

Like the pedals in the company's KGB series, the Valco IMP Boost leverages a Variable Impedance Selector to alter the feel and response of your entire signal chain - or not if used as a simple boost pedal! Compatible with both line-out and instrument-out levels, the IMP Boost will soften…Click on the title for more

Valco IMP Boost