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Victory The Kraken V4 180w Amp Pedal

The Victory The Kraken V4 180w Amp Pedal is an expanded version of the company's Kraken tube preamp followed by a 180w power amp section able to power pretty much any cabinet (although you may want to be careful with 16 Ohms ones!). It also has extra cab sim circuitry…Click on the title for more

Victory The Kraken V4 180w Amp Pedal

Updated Pedal: Browne Amplification Protein V3 Dual Overdrive

Kansas City's Browne Amplification has been very busy hand-building pedals since the introduction of their Protein Dual Overdrive. Designed in collaboration with guitarist/producer Adam Sniegowski with the goal of creating a dual overdrive that would sound great with any backline, the Protein features a Blue side inspired by the classic…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Browne Amplification Protein V3 Dual Overdrive

Best New Pedals of 2022 | April Edition

It's always interesting to look back at what happened in the recent past to take stock of the state of the "pedalverse," and that's exactly what this monthly appointment focused on new releases is here for. We can say without the shade of a doubt that April 2022 was not…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals of 2022 | April Edition

New Pedal: Polarbear Effects Ascender Fuzz/Delay/Bitcrusher

The Polarbear Effects Ascender is the newly released delay twin of the Croatian company's Drowner, hence a creative fuzz/bitcrusher/delay multi-effect guitar pedal. These two siblings look a helluva lot like each other. The fuzz, a heavy one, is of the Silicon kind, and it's first in the chain and has…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Polarbear Effects Ascender Fuzz/Delay/Bitcrusher

New Pedal: Limetone Audio Jackal High Gain Drive

The Limetone Audio Jackal is a high gain drive hailing from Japan and based on an original four-stage FET design somewhat inspired by the sound of a Bogner amp. We can't find any info translated in English about this pedal, but from the looks of it, it has a fair…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Limetone Audio Jackal High Gain Drive

Pedal Update: Mattoverse Warble Swell Echo MkII

An original design, the Mattoverse Warble Swell Echo MkII is an unusual take on the lo-fi, modulated echo by a manufacturer who has demonstrated a special and consistent interest in creative and quirky circuits. It's a vintage-voiced echo/delay with a dynamic foot-controllable Swell feature and gooey tape-like modulation. It provides…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Mattoverse Warble Swell Echo MkII

JET Pedals Mr Jax Overdrive Chris Rocha Signature

The JET Pedals Mr Jax is a Chris Rocha signature high-gain overdrive with a wider than usual tonal range, in particular for a three-knob dirt box. This is because there is an awful lot going on under that red hood: A Tone knob that sounds transparent at noon but that…Click on the title for more

JET Pedals Mr Jax Overdrive Chris Rocha Signature

New Pedal: Land + Vongon Onset Auto Volume Swell

More often than not, simple ideas are the best ones. The Onset, a collaboration between Vongon and Land Devices is a streamlined device with just two faders that does automatically what guitarists normally do using a volume pedal: the volume swell effect. Easy peasy: the Attack control dials in the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Land + Vongon Onset Auto Volume Swell

Now Shipping: Westminster Spurgeon V2 Reverb

South Carolina's boutique builder Westminster Effects unveiled a new version of their flexible digital reverb with modulation, the Spurgeon. Enclosed in a compact case, the Westminster Spurgeon V2's algorithms allow the creation of a variety of different ambiances thanks to the two-way Voice toggle, which delivers a classic spring-like effect in…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Westminster Spurgeon V2 Reverb

Three Chances To Win Volt from Universal Audio! [Ended]

Courtesy of Universal Audio, Volt Audio Interfaces let singers, songwriters, podcasters, and creatives easily record audio with legendary studio tone. Featuring best-in-class sound quality, Vintage Mic Preamp mode, built-in 76 Compressor in the 76 models, and suite of included audio software, these USB recording interfaces bring classic studio sound to Mac, PC, iPad,…Click on the title for more

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New Pedal: Sundance Electric Clean Fuzz

Based in California, Sundance Electric is a small pedal manufacturer that builds its stompboxes one by one, by hand. The company's roster features a selection of fuzzes and overdrives, and the Clean Fuzz is their take on the much sought-after "versatile fuzz" design. Although "Clean Fuzz" may sound like an…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Sundance Electric Clean Fuzz

Win 3 Rad Pedals + Accessories [ENDED}

We've got another pedal giveaway, and this week's one is packed with stuff! One of our readers will take home the 6 items in this list, in rigorous alphabetic order: Rock Stock Nano Chromatic Tuner: the smallest tuner ever made! D’Addario XPND board: an expandable pedalboard by D’Addario Karma MTN-10:…Click on the title for more

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