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New Pedal: Vaderin Pedals Radio Dirtman Fuzz/Drive

The Vaderin Pedals Radio Dirtman is a hybrid fuzz/drive pedal by a Philly-based company, and, although it's not mentioned in the name, this is a v2 of an existing circuit featuring an expanded Tone control that's more useable, wide-ranging, and sweet-sounding, in particular on the lower end of the frequency…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Vaderin Pedals Radio Dirtman Fuzz/Drive

Apollo Approved Steam Roller Fuzz

The Apollo Approved Steam Roller is a two-knob Germanium fuzz pedal that can only be ordered by messaging the Indonesian company via their Instagram page. Sporting the rather expensive OC140 germanium transistor, this is a high-quality pedal with a tone appreciated by the few YouTubers that got to try one,…Click on the title for more

Apollo Approved Steam Roller Fuzz

Mask Audio Electronics & Holy Island Audio STOP! Dual Fuzz

The folks behind Mask Audio Electronics obviously enjoy pedal collabs and STOP!, an octave-up fuzz with a couple of tricks up its sleeve, is the latest pedal-child conceived with UK's Holy Island Audio. The pedal combines two existing circuits, the HIA Abracadaver octave-up fuzz circuit (on the left side) and…Click on the title for more

Mask Audio Electronics & Holy Island Audio STOP! Dual Fuzz

New Pedal: Otis Audio Lifetones Filter + Echo

Hailing from Australia, the Otis Audio Lifetones is a pedal for guitarists with knob-tweaking inclinations seeking inspiration: it's a synth-style resonant filter followed by a modulated delay. The layout is very straightforward with all the knobs you'd expect for each effect: two controls on the top for the filter (Resonance…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Otis Audio Lifetones Filter + Echo

New Pedal: FFX Goldmember Dual Overdrive

The FFX Goldmember is a German-made dual overdrive designed to respect your playing dynamics and provide you with maximum tone flexibility. The company's second dual overdrive, the Gold Member features on the right-hand side a drive that can offer a wide range of tones, from clean boost to pushed drive,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: FFX Goldmember Dual Overdrive

New Pedal: Coppersound Kingpin Overdrive

The Coppersound Kingpin Overdrive is an affordable, one-knob, one-toggle mini overdrive utilizing Germanium diodes and delivering a warm yet bright saturation to your signal, with plenty of volume on tap to facilitate interaction with your amp's input stage. The 3-way Clip toggle offers three levels of clipping, allowing for a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Coppersound Kingpin Overdrive

New Pedal: Kingtone Minifuzz V2

Recently upgraded to V2, the Kingtone Minifuzz is a vintage tone machine that uses the highest quality components and comes with tons of tweakable options so that you can capture any classic fuzz sound you’re looking for. The huge volume control allows you to crank the pedal onstage with your…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Kingtone Minifuzz V2

New Pedal: Fuzzrocious Tyrannochorus Fuzz + Chorus

If, at first sight, you thought that the Fuzzrocious Tyrannochorus was a traditional four-knob chorus pedal, welcome to the club. This device is actually a fuzz embedded in a chorus circuit, or, to use the words of the NJ-based builder, a "chorus with gated fuzz in wet loop." That means…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fuzzrocious Tyrannochorus Fuzz + Chorus

Blammo! + Dirty Haggard Deth Pedal Distortion

Boutique pedal creators BLAMMO! and Dirty Haggard have joined forces to forge a foot-operated, limited edition device inspired by EQD's Life pedal, known as...the DETH PEDAL! Much like the original, this pedal combines a Rat distortion with an analog octave up circuit, featuring a blend control and a separate footswitch…Click on the title for more

Blammo! + Dirty Haggard Deth Pedal Distortion

New Pedal: Westerlund One Preamp

The Westerlund ONE is the first pedal release by a young Okmahoma-based builder, and it was built to be your "desert island" preamp/overdrive pedal, which implies high-end components, top-notch tone - and a higher-than-average price tag. Designed to integrate perfectly with your guitar and amp, the ONE offers plenty of…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Westerlund One Preamp

Side FX Sputnik Modulated Reverb/Delay

Presented as a "modulated ambient machine, the Side FX Sputnik is a rather intense stereo (or mono, via a toggle switch) delay+reverb pedal with a lot of extra effects embedded in the circuit, including pitch modulation, filter, tremolo, and a kill dry switch, just to mention a few. Hosted in…Click on the title for more

Side FX Sputnik Modulated Reverb/Delay

New Pedal: Summer School Pep Rally Fuzz

The Summer School Pep Rally Fuzz is a simple three-knob fuzz by a small company that gave us the Science Fair, one of the most buzzworthy pedals of 2022. A louder and "meaner" development of a limited fuzz pedal released by the company also in 2022 (the Stone Thrower) the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Summer School Pep Rally Fuzz