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Valco KGB DIST Distortion

Valco, is arguably one of the most interesting pedal companies to emerge in the second decade of the new millennium, and the new Valco KGB DIST Distortion looks and sound like another device worthy of attention. The second release in what we can now assume is a "KGB" pedal series…Click on the title for more

Valco KGB DIST Distortion

Decibelics The Reverend

Scheduled to be released in late August of 2022, the Decibelics The Reverend is the latest pedal by the Spanish company responsible for one of the most highly regarded Klon Centaur clones on the market, the Golden Horse. It's also a recreation of a sought-after circuit with a mythical name,…Click on the title for more

Decibelics The Reverend

Jeu concours ! (Giveaway) | 7 pédales e une guitare à gagner [ENDED]

Pour célébrer Knob-Session (RSVP ici, c'est gratuit!), le nouveau showroom de pédales, synthés et instruments modulaires de Montreal, nous offrons aux amoureux de pédales à effets pour plus de $2,000 de cadeaux ! Liste des prix à gagner (par ordre alphabétique) : BOSS RE-2 Echo D'Angelico Deluxe Brighton Fairfield Circuitry…Click on the title for more

Jeu concours ! (Giveaway) | 7 pédales e une guitare à gagner [ENDED]

Otis Audio Love Beams Cosmic Echo

Hailing from a small builder based in Mittagong, Australia, the Otis Audio Love Beams Cosmic Echo Unit is a quirky and super-creative take on the multi-mode pedal, offering four delay modes, two filter modes, and two "?" modes - which are mostly reverb-based. The pedal controls are divided in three…Click on the title for more

Otis Audio Love Beams Cosmic Echo

Best Fuzzrite Clones and Evolutions in 2023

You can find more comprehensive coverage of all kinds of fuzz pedals in our fuzz category. Using our affiliate links for buying helps support our blog at no cost to you. --- Article updated on August 10, 2022 A Brief History of the Mosrite Fuzzrite Probably the rawest, buzziest…Click on the title for more

Best Fuzzrite Clones and Evolutions in 2023

Strymon Lex V2 Rotary

The Strymon Lex V2 Rotary is a stereo pedal that realistically simulates the effect of the rotating Leslie speakers, including the iconic slow/fast speed ramping, delegated to a separate footswitch. The second version, released in 2022, improves the input circuit with a premium analog JFET and adds two new knobs…Click on the title for more

Strymon Lex V2 Rotary

Best New Pedal Releases | July 2022

Welcome to our monthly appointment with the best new pedal releases! July 2022 was, as expected, a rather slow month in the pedalsphere, although there were some yummy new devices brought to light by a handful of boutique builders, including some established ones like Old Blood Noise, Death by Audio,…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedal Releases | July 2022

GUP Tech Mad Chiou Double Boost + EQ

The GUP Tech Mad Chiou is a two-in-one pedal by a young, family-operated Quebecois company launched in the late '10s and laser-focused on releasing affordable and fun-looking gain pedals, including some variants on venerable vintage circuits. It's a combination of two of its most popular pedals: the GrndR and the…Click on the title for more

GUP Tech Mad Chiou Double Boost + EQ

Leyland Head Full Delay

Built by caring English hands, the Leyland Head Full is a creative lo-fi echo based on what's probably the most inspiring chip for delays, the PT2399. This device can create ethereal atmospheres, haunting soundscapes, and full-on walls of noise, but also more subtle analog-style delays replicating tape-style artifacts (aka wow…Click on the title for more

Leyland Head Full Delay

New Pedal: Retro Mechanical Labs 432k Rev2 Filter/Distortion/Fuzz

It's hard not to gasp at the sight of the Retro Mechanical Labs 432k Rev2 Distortion, a beast of a filter+distortion+fuzz pedal with enough controls to entertain even the most efficient knob fiddler for years! The circuit consists of two signal paths: A distortion circuit followed by an active hybrid…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Retro Mechanical Labs 432k Rev2 Filter/Distortion/Fuzz

Overdrive vs Distortion vs Fuzz: What’s the difference?

Click on the links for our coverage of recently released Overdrive, Distortion and Fuzz pedals. For the beginner rock guitarist, a gain pedal is, in most cases, the third item on the gear-related shopping list (after a six-string and an amp). But, considering the wide choice of stompboxes out there,…Click on the title for more

Overdrive vs Distortion vs Fuzz: What’s the difference?

Pedal Update: Industrialectric Incinerator Deluxe

Now, some pedals have better names than others, but... "Incinerator"? We are tempted to say that's the best name ever given to a stompbox. That's how this beast by Canadian manufacturer Industrialectric is called. Built by hand in Toronto, the incinerator is a dual-channel Silicon fuzz integrated by two oscillators…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Industrialectric Incinerator Deluxe