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Now Shipping: Caroline Crom Fuzz

We somehow missed this advance, Black Friday 2021 release by Caroline Guitar of Crom, a fuzz pedal based on the old Supa Tone Benders and Muff style pedals that inspired the company's now discontinued Olympia fuzz. Engineered for a fuller midrange, the Crom features two voicings delivering different gain range…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Caroline Crom Fuzz

New Pedal: Baroni AFK150 Tube Power Amp Pedal

Modern technology is allowing gear manufacturers to relocate guitar amps from the floor to the pedalboard, and the Baroni AFK150 is a hybrid, Class D tube amp in a pedal format that does just that, providing 150w of power for your cabinet, and two channels (Clean and Drive). Routing allows…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Baroni AFK150 Tube Power Amp Pedal

Kourbis Plexivibe Preamp/Overdrive

Marshall-inspired pedals are still among the all-time favorite of rock guitarist, and the Kourbis Plexivibe, hailing from Greece, is a solid, hand-built take on the format, featuring two 12AX7 tubes inside the case, and vintage NOS materials as a true Marshall amp. The PlexiVibe has three modes, accessible through a…Click on the title for more

Kourbis Plexivibe Preamp/Overdrive

Best New Pedal Releases in June 2022

Due to vacation-related issues, we are a little late with our recap of the Best New Pedal Releases in June 2022, but here it is! Last month was packed with stompbox announcements, also because of the postponed appointment with the NAMM show - although the biggest news came from a…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedal Releases in June 2022

Colortone Spring Reverb II

Hailing from Australia, the Colortone Spring Reverb II is a three-mode digital reverb voiced after classic vintage units and combined with two independent modulation filters: Vibrato and RotoTrem. The three modes, selectable through the E S T toggle are the following: Echovberb, based on the '90s Princeton PT2399 Echo, some…Click on the title for more

Colortone Spring Reverb II

Pedal Update: Catalinbread Callisto Mkii

Catalinbread have released a new version of their Callisto, an analog BBD chorus with a feedback control that can blur the lines between chorus and flanger. In addition to the familiar chorus controls of rate and depth, the Callisto's mix knob can go to 100% wet, resulting in triangle wave…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Catalinbread Callisto Mkii

Coppersound Strategy v2 Preamp / Overdrive

Massachusetts builders Coppersound have updated their Strategy Preamp / Overdrive to a v2 edition. Featuring 30db of clean boost, powerful tone shaping, and a touch sensitive overdrive mode all with the help of a studio-grade Burr Brown Op-Amp. As part of their pickguard series, the Strategy v2 is available in…Click on the title for more

Coppersound Strategy v2 Preamp / Overdrive

New Pedal: Mythos SUSMARYOSEP! v2

Nashville-based Mythos has updated their SUSMARYOSEP! RJ Ronquillo signature 3-in-1 pedal, featuring a treble booster, Herculean overdrive, and slapback echo. The name comes from a Filipino saying, slang for "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!" The pedal includes RJ's "desert island" effects all in one pedal, making it a swiss army knife…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mythos SUSMARYOSEP! v2

Fjord Fuzz FREIA Preamp/Fuzz

In tandem with their new Uni-Vibe release, Norway's Fjord Fuzz has put out the new FREIA Fuzz. Created by simply tuning a resistor in the FREI Uni-Vibe, the FREIA can go from clean warm preamp tones to fully blown out fuzz. The controls are bias, volume, and gain. It is…Click on the title for more

Fjord Fuzz FREIA Preamp/Fuzz

October Audio Junk Lantern Octave Fuzz + Ring Modulator

The October Audio Junk Lantern is an octave-up fuzz with ring modulator that's hand-made in Richmond Virginia by two friends who followed a joint path from being band mates to pedal builders. Not your traditional fuzz, the Junk Lantern produces classic ringer-type octave-up tones and, exploiting its extra frequency boost…Click on the title for more

October Audio Junk Lantern Octave Fuzz + Ring Modulator

NRG Effects Mauler Fuzz

The NRG Effects Mauler is a high-end, vintage-voiced fuzz built by one-man pedal builder Neil R. Grimes from England's East Sussex, a man of many hats (live and studio musician, songwriter, trained luthier and musical instrument technician). The Mauler takes the classic, aggressive but somewhat thin tone of the vintage…Click on the title for more

NRG Effects Mauler Fuzz

New Pedal: MTL Assembly Too Positive Stereo Drive

The MTL Assembly Too Positive is a minor release from the Quebec-based creator of the Count to 5, but still a uniquely useful device for guitarists on a mission to build a full stereo rig. The concept is not complicated, but rather underexplored: a stereo overdrive with 2 independent drive…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: MTL Assembly Too Positive Stereo Drive