gear giveaway

Updated Pedal: Cusack Screamer V3 Overdrive

The Cusack Screamer V3 is an evolution of - you guessed it - the Tube Screamer with twice the amount of gain and more clarity. It offers also three different voicings through a toggle switch on the right delivering Standard, Crushed, or Asymmetrical LED clipping. The pedal in this third…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Cusack Screamer V3 Overdrive

Win 3 Pedal and a pair of Headphones [ENDED]

The LA Pedal & Synth Expo is coming up fast and we have another tempting giveaway for our US readers. We have a truly inspiring assortment of pedals and two other useful items on the list of prizes, check it out: Centrance Cerene DB Headphones Dreadbox FX Treminator Red Panda…Click on the title for more

Win 3 Pedal and a pair of Headphones [ENDED]

Win a Novation 49SL MkIII [ENDED]

Music creators with electronic inclinations, To celebrate the return of the Los Angeles Synth & Pedal Expo, (RSVP here if you want to attend, it's free!), we are giving away a radical piece of gear worth $649: a Novation 49SL MkIII! The 49SL is an all-sequencing hub for all of…Click on the title for more

Win a Novation 49SL MkIII [ENDED]

New Pedal: Ghoib Elektronik Clang Invasion

As you may have guessed from the color scheme and control layout, the Ghoib Elektronik Clang Invasion is a replica of the Harmonic Percolator, the clangy and noisy fuzz pedal brought to fame by Steven Albini, a producer specializing in noisy indie-rock. The enclosure here is much smaller than the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Ghoib Elektronik Clang Invasion

Win 3 Pedals and 2 Accessories [ENDED]

The LA Pedal & Synth Expo is coming up fast and we have another tempting giveaway for our US readers. We have a truly inspiring assortment of pedals and two other useful items on the list of prizes, check it out: Centrance Cerene DB Headphones Dreadbox FX Treminator Red Panda…Click on the title for more

Win 3 Pedals and 2 Accessories [ENDED]

Laney Black Country The Difference Engine Delay

The Laney Black Country The Difference Engine is a 3-mode delay pedal by a British builder that had made a name for itself through quality amps and stompboxes since 1967. It's the company's first pedal to feature more than one mode, to have presets, stereo in/out and an LCD screen, and…Click on the title for more

Laney Black Country The Difference Engine Delay

Win a Bunch of Synths and Eurorack Modules [ENDED]

Our free gear event in the headphones, the Synth and Pedal Expo, is returning to Los Angeles after 3 years, and to celebrate the occasion we are giving away a bunch of synths and Eurorack modules to a lucky reader! Here's what's included in this contest: IK Multimedia UNO Synth…Click on the title for more

Win a Bunch of Synths and Eurorack Modules [ENDED]

New Pedal: Mr Black Heaven’s Gate Gated Reverb

Music producers have been using gated reverb on drums (snare and toms in particular) for fast-tempo pop songs since the '80s (first adopted in Peter Gabriel's 1979 self-titled album). The Mr. Black Heaven's Gate brings that effect to guitarists in the pedal format. Gated reverb works well on uptempo snares…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mr Black Heaven’s Gate Gated Reverb

12 Reverb Types, Explained – using 6 of the Best Modern Reverb Pedals

There are several types of reverb that are commonly used in music production and audio engineering, and all of them made their way into the pedal format, in one device or another. Although guitarists have traditionally adopted spring reverb first and digital reverb after over other types like plate and…Click on the title for more

12 Reverb Types, Explained – using 6 of the Best Modern Reverb Pedals

New Pedal: Fuzzrocious Dark Driving V3

The Fuzzrocious Dark Driving V3 is the compact evolution of a simple one-knob low to medium-gain overdrive launched by the PA-based company at the dawn of its journey in pedaland. The third interaction of this circuit is an incredibly versatile tone device. While V3 can replicate the overdrive of the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fuzzrocious Dark Driving V3

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

Catalinbread Formula 51 Tweed Drive

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

Bardic Audio Devices & Dirty Haggard Audio The Thing