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Empress Effects Zoia Modular Multi-Effects Pedal

After its introduction at NAMM 2018, it took Canadian builder Empress Effects more than a year to finalize their noteworthy modular stompbox Zoia, but it was worth the wait: this is a pedal like no other, with truly infinite potential. This page gathers all the news about the Zoia in…Click on the title for more

Empress Effects Zoia Modular Multi-Effects Pedal

Sabbadius Rainbow Fuzz

Argentinian builder Sabbadius just released a Silicon fuzz inspired by the immortal tone of Jimi Hendrix - it's called Rainbow Fuzz. Based on Telefunken BC108C silicon transistors, the pedal features a knob named "Wah Wah Trick" which has functionality that extends beyond its moniker. Playing with that knob, in fact,…Click on the title for more

Sabbadius Rainbow Fuzz

Fowl Sounds Echonomicon Parallel Delay+Reverb and Distortion

Fowl Sounds is a small builder that specializes in pedals for down-tuned guitars, bass, heavy music, shoegaze and other alternative genres. Their Echonomicon is a parallel delay/reverb + distortion. The signal is split in two and sent, on one side, to the delay and then the reverb and, on the…Click on the title for more

Fowl Sounds Echonomicon Parallel Delay+Reverb and Distortion

The Monthly Stompbuzz, November 2020 – Most Searched Pedals on Our Blog

The Monthly StompBuzz is back, with the usual update on the most searched pedals on our site in the previous 30 days period - in this case, that is November 2020! For some inscrutable reason, last month was the month of the Plexi Pedal - not one, not two, but…Click on the title for more

The Monthly Stompbuzz, November 2020 – Most Searched Pedals on Our Blog

The Monthly StompBuzz: the Hottest Pedals in October 2020

Times are ripe for our appointment with The Monthly StompBuzz, which updates our readers on the most searched pedals on our site in the previous 30 days period. The release of new pedals has picked up tremendously in October 2020 with the unveiling of some really exciting units that have…Click on the title for more

The Monthly StompBuzz: the Hottest Pedals in October 2020

New Pedals: NUX Steel Singer Drive

The most affordable Dumble-style pedal out there (street price is just under $50!), the NUX Steel Singer is an analog overdrive that recreates the tone of less popular of the two Dumble amps (the Steel String Singer) at a tiny fraction of the cost. Expect smooth high end and the…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: NUX Steel Singer Drive

Vertex Steel String Drive MkII

The Vertex Steel String Clean Drive was voiced after the legendary Dumble Steel String Singer, apparently, the reference unit they had was serial #1. It features just three controls – Gain, Filter (tone) and Volume. It sounds killer with lap-steel guitar. Released in 2020, the MkII version adds a toggle…Click on the title for more

Vertex Steel String Drive MkII

BOSS OD-200 Hybrid Drive

Although many guitarists prefer to defer gain-related duties to traditional, "one function" analog stompboxes, the case for multi-mode, digital dirt boxes has become more and more compelling with the advancement of digital and DSP technology in the audio realm. The BOSS OD-200, with its powerful processor and 32-bit/96KHz sampling rate,…Click on the title for more

BOSS OD-200 Hybrid Drive

Now Shipping: One Control Rocket Grey Fuzz

A curiously shaped Octave Up fuzz by One Control, the Rocket Grey Fuzz celebrates the 50th anniversary of fuzz and features two footswitches to control separately the two circuits, plus Volume and Intensity knobs. Perhaps the most intriguing feature about this pedal is that its input circuit automatically optimizes its…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: One Control Rocket Grey Fuzz

The 5 Most Pupular Fuzz Pedals of All Time: Compare Five Classic Circuits

Don't miss our uber-thorough guide to the best fuzz pedals, organized by circuit! --- The Little Big Muff is based on the company's Big Muff Pi, first issued in 1970, and features the same circuitry, which produces distortion using silicon transistors. The pedal’s high levels of gain overload the circuit…Click on the title for more

The 5 Most Pupular Fuzz Pedals of All Time: Compare Five Classic Circuits

Dusky Electronics Hypatia Fuzz

At the 2018 Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit, pedal and amp builder Chris Rossi from Dusky Electronics showcased a new pedal prototype, a fuzz with lots of coloring controls, called Hypatia. The pedal gathered many fans since then (see the long string of videos below), and it also made the cover of…Click on the title for more

Dusky Electronics Hypatia Fuzz

Jam Pedals Pink Flow (Pink Floyd Tribute Multi-Effect)

An analog multi-effect by Jam Pedals dedicated to recreating the guitar sound of Pink Floyd (David Gilmour's era)! It features a series of effects already existing in Jam's stompbox line, plus a circuit emulating Gilmour's technique of feedbacking the input and the output of a wah-wah pedal, called here the Seagull effect…Click on the title for more

Jam Pedals Pink Flow (Pink Floyd Tribute Multi-Effect)