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Vertex Effects Nyle Compressor Preamp

The Vertex Effects Nyle Compressor is the perfect stompbox for musicians looking to replicate the vibrant sounds produced by classic '70s and '80s studio compressor racks. The compressor-preamp hybrid is equipped with a vintage Mic Pre that produces the unconventional tones associated with '70s funk. The Mic Pre can be…Click on the title for more

Vertex Effects Nyle Compressor Preamp

Torino Audio Crumble Germanium Fuzz

Torino Audio is a new pedal builder based in Italy that's getting a fair amount of attention from pedal YouTubers. The company's debut line of pedals is described as "Organic" because they have no integrated circuits, no buffers nor digital processing. The Crumble is presented as a pedal that stands…Click on the title for more

Torino Audio Crumble Germanium Fuzz

Maxon 40th Anniversary Keeley Modded OD808-40K

Venerable Japanese pedal builder Maxon, responsible for the very first Tube Screamers (company owner Nisshin Onpa designed and manufactured the TS-808/TS808 and TS9 for Ibanez from 1974 until 2002) is turning 40 and, to celebrate this noteworthy milestone, is asking many of today's best pedal engineers to create mods of…Click on the title for more

Maxon 40th Anniversary Keeley Modded OD808-40K

Carl Martin DC Drive Pedal

Carl Martin has given its Vintage Series effects a new look for 2018, and that includes its popular DC Drive pedal. The pedal features an anodized case with a smaller footprint, but still offers all the same great tones of the original overdrive pedal. In addition to the Level, Tone…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin DC Drive Pedal

Tech 21 Fly Rig 5 V2

NYC's Tech 21 was the first company to introduce the idea of a skinny, light, all in one, analog, portable pedal "bar" featuring all the essential effects for the average guitarist. Created with travel in mind, the Fly Rig 5 was the first product of a series that went on…Click on the title for more

Tech 21 Fly Rig 5 V2

Handbuilt in Ontario, Canada, the pedals of Airis Effects have earned a reputation for their aggressive tone that offers as much versatility as volume. While the company's effects are flexible enough to handle a variety of styles, they are really designed for players that go for a heavier sound. Everything…Click on the title for more

Manufacturer Profile – Airis Effects

Keeley Electronics DDR Drive Delay Reverb

Keeley Electronics announced 4 new pedals at NAMM 2019 (via this Instagram post) and since then have been slowly releasing them. Today is the day the DDR drive is finally shipping. Designed to be the only pedal you’ll really need for the gig, the DDR combines two styles of overdrive…Click on the title for more

Keeley Electronics DDR Drive Delay Reverb

Deep Space Devices Trigonaut Octave/Glitch/Stutter/Drive

Alabama based Deep Space Devices is one of the most promising new US pedal manufacturers, and we can say that with proof to support the claim, since they won our 2018 contest reserved to the emerging manufacturers participating in the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit. That's why we couldn't be more excited to…Click on the title for more

Deep Space Devices Trigonaut Octave/Glitch/Stutter/Drive

Deadbeat Sound’s “Broke-tique” Pedals at the BK Stompbox Exhibit

If you like affordable pedals, you don't have to go with the usual big names: Brooklyn based (via CA) Deadbeat Sound is a company that fits in the rather unique niche of being an alternative builder of mass-produced pedals - they will be at our upcoming Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit on…Click on the title for more

Deadbeat Sound’s “Broke-tique” Pedals at the BK Stompbox Exhibit

Dr. Z Z-Drive (collaborative pedal with EarthQuaker Devices)

It seems like more and more amp manufacturers are falling into the temptation of building stompboxes, which invariably end up emulating their most popular amp models. Not all manufacturers though happen to have EarthQuaker Devices' Jamie Stillman as a neighborhood... The DR. Z Drive, a collaborative effort involving Stillman, features…Click on the title for more

Dr. Z Z-Drive (collaborative pedal with EarthQuaker Devices)

EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things

Routing effects aren't exactly the kind of device that makes most guitarists go bananas with excitement, but that's just because they are thoroughly underappreciated. They are not effects per se, but they have the unique ability to open up creative options that single pedals can't provide. We'll go as far…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things

Foxgear Pedals – a new line by the designers of Gurus Amps and Baroni Lab

Italian pedal manufacturers Gurus Amps and Baroni Lab have built over the years a great reputation for their hand-crafted, not exactly compact stompboxes (both manufacturers also make amps). They recently announced a joint effort under the new Foxgear moniker that puts all these years of experience in circuit designing towards…Click on the title for more

Foxgear Pedals – a new line by the designers of Gurus Amps and Baroni Lab