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Atomic Tone Saturation Tryptic Fuzzstortion

Hand-built by a husband and wife team based in Fresno, California, the Atomic Tone Saturation Tryptic is an analog dirt box that's mostly an overdrive but adheres to modern standards by being able to shine also as a boost, sagged fuzz and everything in between, shining as an overdrive/distortion when…Click on the title for more

Atomic Tone Saturation Tryptic Fuzzstortion

New Pedal: Muir Silicon Steel Boost

The Muir Silicon Steel Boost brings a fresh take on the boost stompbox format with a transformer-based gain stage, giving it a unique warmth. While based in part on the company's Silicon Steel Overdrive, this is a brand-new circuit optimized to work as a boost, although it does offer some…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Muir Silicon Steel Boost

Malaise Forever/Mask Audio Clubber Lang Fuzz V2

Columbus, Ohio's Malaise Forever is a one-person pedal builder that hopefully chose its name before the 2020 pandemic, and that specializes in hand-made dirt boxes. The Clubber Lang V1 was their take on the Harmonic Percolator, although the circuit's V2 was reworked in collaboration with Mask Audio Electronics, and adds…Click on the title for more

Malaise Forever/Mask Audio Clubber Lang Fuzz V2

Win a Noise Engineering Dystorpia! [ENDED]

With the Dystorpia, the folks at Noise Engineering have created a really cool and innovative pedal distortion (their debut in the stompbox realm and inspired by their Eurorack modules) and what's probably the best-named pedal of the decade so far.Click on the title for more

Win a Noise Engineering Dystorpia! [ENDED]

The 16 Best Multi-Modulation Pedals in 2024 | Stereo, Mono and Dual

Updated on October 30th, 2023 A Buyer's Guide to the Best Multi-Modulation Pedals In the audio realm, "modulation" is an umbrella world that includes all those effects that rely on a Low-Frequency Oscillator (aka, LFO). This electronic device gradually changes, at a customizable speed, a parameter inside a circuit that…Click on the title for more

The 16 Best Multi-Modulation Pedals in 2024 | Stereo, Mono and Dual

New Pedal: Third Man Hardware & Eventide The Knife Drop

Jack White is at it again with the Third Man Hardware & Eventide The Knife Drop, a stereo combination of sub/high-octave fuzz and analog synth created in collaboration with one of the most established pedal companies in the US, presented through playful graphics inspired by the classic Giallo movies (that…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Third Man Hardware & Eventide The Knife Drop

New Pedal Kit: StewMac International House of Overdrive

Buying a great sounding overdrive pedal is one of the simple pleasures in the life of an electric guitarist. Building one from scratch is not as simple, but a lot cheaper and - when the device is finished - source of immense pride. The $69 StewMac International House of Overdrive…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Kit: StewMac International House of Overdrive

New Pedal: Electric Love FX and EarthQuaker Devices Norrsken Fuzz

The Electric Love FX Norrsken, designed by the New York brand in collaboration with EarthQuaker Devices, is a modern interpretation of a rare and rather unique Swedish fuzz pedal from the '70s: the Carlin Compressor. The circuit offers an array of squishy fuzz tones and an active 3-band EQ to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electric Love FX and EarthQuaker Devices Norrsken Fuzz

2024 UPDATE: Best Multi Reverb Pedals | Stereo and Mono

Please note: this article is about a very specific niche of reverb pedals we refer to as "multi-reverb" or "multi-mode reverb". For a wider-angle article about reverbs, see our regularly updated Best Reverb Pedals article. [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump to list)" toggle="1" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold"…Click on the title for more

2024 UPDATE: Best Multi Reverb Pedals | Stereo and Mono

Walrus Audio R1 MkII Multi-Mode Stereo Reverb

The Walrus Audio R1 MkII is the updated version of the company's high-end multi-algorythm, compact reverb from the Mako series. This is a Stereo, 6-mode reverb with deep functionality hosted in a compact case, with up to 9 presets. The modes in MkII are the same as in the previous…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio R1 MkII Multi-Mode Stereo Reverb

New Pedal: Keeley Zoma Stereo Spring Reverb + Tremolo

The Keeley Zoma resurrects one of the electric guitar all-time classics (the tremolo + spring reverb combo) through a 3-mode pedal with a very simple control layout and separate footswitch for each effect. The two smaller knobs control tremolo Depth and Rate, while the bigger one sets the overall Volume. The volume and…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Keeley Zoma Stereo Spring Reverb + Tremolo

The Best Crazy, Weird, and Unusual Fuzz Pedals in 2024

[lwptoc depth="4" numeration="romannested" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingText="A Guide to the Best Plexi Pedals and Marshall-Style Distortions|Related Delicious Audio Posts:"] More Best of Fuzz Articles Here The very first fuzzes, like the Maestro Fuzz Tone and the Arbiter Fuzz Face, were rather rude-sounding. Still,…Click on the title for more

The Best Crazy, Weird, and Unusual Fuzz Pedals in 2024