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New Pedal: Catalinbread Formula 51 Tweed Drive

The Catalinbread Formula 51 is a new addition to the Portland company's family of Tweed-style amp-in-a-box pedals, already comprising the Formula 5F6, voiced after a '57 Deluxe, and the Formula 55, inspired by the preamp section of the Tweed Deluxe. The 51 recreates the tone of a Tweed Champ, a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Formula 51 Tweed Drive

New Pedal: Bardic Audio Devices & Dirty Haggard Audio The Thing

Collaborating with another pedal builder is always an opportunity for learning from a like-minded colleague, but also a creative and fun experience. The Bardic Audio Devices & Dirty Haggard Audio The Thing seems to be the product of a successful dual brainsplosion of that kind... In a few words, this…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Bardic Audio Devices & Dirty Haggard Audio The Thing

New Pedal: Way Huge Attack Vector

The Way Huge Attack Vector is the first major pedal release of 2023. It's a two-mode pedal that combines a phaser with an envelope filter, two of the pedal effects favored by funk guitarists. There isn't much info about this pedal yet, just this video from UK store GuitarGuitar (as…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Way Huge Attack Vector

Win an ASM Hydrasynth Explorer Synth through the LA Synth & Pedal Expo!

Ashun Sound Machines, aka ASM, and its Hydrasynth is one of the best new thing that happened to the synth world in the last few years, and through the upcoming (and free) Los Angeles Synth and Pedal Expo you can take one home! Click on the title for more

Win an ASM Hydrasynth Explorer Synth through the LA Synth & Pedal Expo!

The Best Guitar Pedals of 2022 | New Releases Only!

Welcome to our guide to the best guitar pedals of 2022! Each pedal in this article's interactive galleries links to a video review, while descriptions are embedded in the images at mouseover or first tap. . We first started compiling the lists in this article at the end of November…Click on the title for more

The Best Guitar Pedals of 2022 | New Releases Only!

2023 UPDATE! The 3 Best Delay Pedals per Type

This page was created with the goal of providing in-depth advice to musicians who are researching the best delay pedals for their needs, through an approach a little more involved than a top 10 list. "Why not a simple top 10?" - you may ask. Because delays are not all…Click on the title for more

2023 UPDATE! The 3 Best Delay Pedals per Type

Nux Edge Delay (Mini Stereo Echo)

Part of the Chinese company's Mini Core Series, the Nux Edge Delay is, as far as we know, the first stereo mini-delay pedal, also featuring three modes, tap-tempo, and subdivisions. A push button on the top of the pedal gives access to three delay modes: Phi Digital Mode is a…Click on the title for more

Nux Edge Delay (Mini Stereo Echo)

Tech 21 Screaming Blonde

Tech 21 is an NYC-based company that, after pioneering the amp-in-a-box-with-cab-simulation concept, more recently has been specializing in analog multi-FX "pedal bars" that provide a portable all-in-one solution for gigging guitarists (and bass players). The Tech 21 Screaming Blonde pedal is a device designed to provide a Fender-style amp-in-a-box tone…Click on the title for more

Tech 21 Screaming Blonde

Summer School Science Fair

The Summer School Science Fair is an overdrive-distortion pedal based on a simple but innovative idea: you've got a RAT-stile distortion (black knobs) and a TS-style overdrive (green knobs) in parallel, and two extra knobs to control for master volume and bland control. Each gain channel has a knob for…Click on the title for more

Summer School Science Fair

Lantern Manufacturing Meadowsweet Chorus

The Lantern Manufacturing Meadowsweet, which was just highlighted as one of the best pedals of 2022 by the JHS Show (although it's officially out in 2023!), is a very peculiar chorus effect. Instead of using the typycal analog BBD chip or a digital circuit, it has at its core four…Click on the title for more

Lantern Manufacturing Meadowsweet Chorus

8 Best Harmonic Percolator Fuzz Clones & Evolutions in 2023

[lwptoc depth="4" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingText="---|Related Delicious Audio Posts:"] --- While the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, Sola Sound Tone Bender, Electro Harmonix Big Muff, and Univox Super Fuzz are widely regarded as the four titans of Fuzz, there are many lesser-known Fuzz circuits…Click on the title for more

8 Best Harmonic Percolator Fuzz Clones & Evolutions in 2023

Win a Jam Pedals Llama Xtreme Delay!

The Delay Llama Xtreme by Jam Pedals will be at our upcoming FREE Los Angeles Pedal & Synth Expo!Click on the title for more

Win a Jam Pedals Llama Xtreme Delay!