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New Pedal: O.C.E. Pedals and Buddy Blues Gentleman Fuzz/Boost

Designed and released in collaboration with the Burbank based pedal company, the O.C.E. Pedals Gentleman Fuzz/Boost represents the debut in the pedal-making arena of YouTuber Buddy Blues, a man born to fuzz. The Gentleman blends a timeless two-transistor fuzz circuit (just like the good old Fuzz Face) with a gritty…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: O.C.E. Pedals and Buddy Blues Gentleman Fuzz/Boost

New Pedal Line: Peavey Amp & Preamp Pedal Series

A US brand known for love-them-or-hate-them (but mostly under-appreciated) solid-state guitar amps, at the NAMM 2025 show Peavey has introduced the Amp & Preamp Pedal Series, transforming some of its most iconic amplifier circuits into compact, road-ready stompboxes. The line, announced but not released yet, include these five pedals, in…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Line: Peavey Amp & Preamp Pedal Series

New Pedal Line: Marshall Overdrive Pedal Collection

At NAMM 2025 British amp maker Marshall has unveiled the Overdrive Pedals Collection, distilling some of its most popular amp tones into five stompboxes. The lineup includes the 1959, DSL, JCM800, JCM900, and JVM, each capturing the tone of the namesake amplifier. Fully analog and designed to be played through…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Line: Marshall Overdrive Pedal Collection

Upcoming Pedal: DOD HammerOn

At NAMM 2025 it was good to see DigiTech back with some new pedal releases after a few transitional years due to the change of ownership. The HammerOn was one of these new products, announced at the NAMM show but not for sale yet. An evolution of their Whammy-inspired Drop…Click on the title for more

Upcoming Pedal: DOD HammerOn

Updated Pedal: Tsakalis AudioWorks Phonkify X Envelope Filter + Wah + Octave

The envelope filter has been an essential effect in funk and soul, creating vocal-like sounds that drip with attitude. The first version of the Tsakalis AudioWorks Phonkify took it to a new extreme by adding an octave up and/or down feature that could be placed before or after the Filter.…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Tsakalis AudioWorks Phonkify X Envelope Filter + Wah + Octave

Supercool Pedals ’77 Fuzz Blender

Released in 2023, the Supercool ’77 Fuzz Blender is a modern reimagining of the iconic op-amp Big Muff circuit by a Toronto-base builder who participated in our NAMM 2025 shared pedal booth. The Flavour switch, highlighted in blue, offers two tonal profiles: up position: a classic mid-scoop tone stack, adjustable…Click on the title for more

Supercool Pedals ’77 Fuzz Blender

New Pedal: Nobels Cho-mini Stereo Chorus

At NAMM 2025, German pedal brand Nobels, popular for their ODR-1 Overdrive, unveiled a new line of non-gain, stereo mini pedals, including the Cho-Mini, a three-mode chorus pedal. These are the three modes available: Chorus 1 is voiced after bucket-brigade-based chorus pedal tones from the 70s, classic, warm, and evergreen.…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Nobels Cho-mini Stereo Chorus

New Pedal: Fish Circuits Astronomie Reverb

One of the most intriguing new pedal releases at NAMM 2025 came from a fellow Montrealese brand: the Fish Circuit Astronomie. It's a spring-style reverb/compressor circuit (in that order) with the company's signature chunky vintage look and very unusual controls. Notwithstanding the large footprint, the Astronomie doesn't have real springs…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fish Circuits Astronomie Reverb

Updated Pedal: Red Panda Bitmap 2.1 Stereo Bitcrusher

Among the (not easy to navigate) content of Believe in Music 2021, we somehow missed that Detroit's experimental pedal maker Red Panda had released version 2 of their Bitmap, a Stereo bit crusher with fractional bit reduction and sample rate modulation. The new version features one extra footswitch, an entirely…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Red Panda Bitmap 2.1 Stereo Bitcrusher

Best Multi-Modulation Pedals 2025 | Stereo, Mono & Dual

A Buyer's Guide to the Best Multi-Modulation Pedals In the world of audio, "modulation" is a broad term encompassing effects driven by a Low-Frequency Oscillator (LFO). This electronic component gradually alters a circuit parameter at a user-defined speed, shaping your audio signal with sweeping, swirling textures. While the "low" in…Click on the title for more

Best Multi-Modulation Pedals 2025 | Stereo, Mono & Dual

New Pedal: SoundLad Liverpool Sketchy Tremolo

The SoundLad Liverpool Sketchy is by far the most fun pedal released so far in 2025 - and maybe this whole decade. Inspired by the immortal 'Etch A Sketch' toy, this is a tremolo pedal like no other. And, of course, a retro sounding one. If you wonder if this…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: SoundLad Liverpool Sketchy Tremolo

New Pedal: Keeley Suns Fuzz

Part of a three-$99-pedal-batch Christmas 2024 release also including a reverb and a bass distortion, the Keeley Suns is an evolution of the company's popular Moon Fuzz, itself a variant of the fuzz circuit included in their popular Dark Side multi-effect pedal. Compared to its predecessor, it features a redesigned tone…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Keeley Suns Fuzz