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Win an IK Multimedia X-Gear Pedal of Your Choice! [ENDED]

Just in time for the "X-Mas" festivities, we have a colorful and awesome "X-Gear" giveaway for you, faithful readers! THREE winners will be able to choose one pedal from IK Multimedia's new line of multi-mode effect workstations. Three out of four pedals in this line are stereo (the only one…Click on the title for more

Win an IK Multimedia X-Gear Pedal of Your Choice! [ENDED]

Kasleder FX Dirty Little Thing

Kasleder FX may not be a company known to the masses, but the German builder has been building high-end stompboxes for over 15 year, and that, alone, makes them a veteran of the pedal scene. The Dirty Little Thing is their take on the Tube Screamer, and it's celebrating its…Click on the title for more

Kasleder FX Dirty Little Thing

Best New Pedals of 2021 | November Edition

It's time for our monthly recap of the best new pedals released last month (i.e. November 2021)! Previous monthly editions can be found here. In November 2021 a lot of new pedals saw the light of day. Curiously, there was a remarkable number of fuzz releases, which is why in…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals of 2021 | November Edition

Hungry Robot Borderland Modulated Reverb

The Hungry Robot Borderland is a complex, creative reverb pedal with a modulation section controllable via Tap Tempo and a resonant low pass filter. The modulation has 6 LFO shapes and features modes including vibrato/chorus, tremolo, three-octave tremolo, and a mode that crossfades between a processed signal an octave up…Click on the title for more

Hungry Robot Borderland Modulated Reverb

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Nano Q-Tron Envelope Filter

NYC's Electro-Harmonix continues the process of miniaturization of its classic pedals with the Nano Q-Tron, a compact version of the Micro version, which was already considerably smaller than the "Mini" one, not to mention the original, a larger than life beast. For the unaware, Q-Tron is the company's flagship envelope…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Nano Q-Tron Envelope Filter

The 8 Best Reverb Pedals for Surf Rock Delivering Drippy Magic in 2023

"THE DRIP" IN SURF GUITAR Surf guitarists belong to a rather small niche of musicians that cares (a lot) about "the drip," a word that might sound foreign to their non-surfing colleagues. This word is used to define a very specific character of the kind of reverb Surf music (apparently)…Click on the title for more

The 8 Best Reverb Pedals for Surf Rock Delivering Drippy Magic in 2023

Upcoming Pedal: Adventure Audio Occlusions Tremolo + Reverb Pedal

The tremolo/reverb pedals in most cases features a spring-style reverb, to simulate the effect produced by some tube amps of the '60s, but the Adventure Audio Occlusions takes a more ambient approach to this combo. The reverb here can get really long and caverous, while the tremolo features controls for…Click on the title for more

Upcoming Pedal: Adventure Audio Occlusions Tremolo + Reverb Pedal

Win an Empress Effects Reverb or Echosystem [ENDED]

Those of you in need of a top-notch do-it-all, multi-mode, stereo reverb or delay pedal may want to stop and read this! This week we are giving TWO of our readers the chance to win ONE truly amazing pedal by Canadian builder Empress Effects. The winners will be able to…Click on the title for more

Win an Empress Effects Reverb or Echosystem [ENDED]

New Pedals: Groff Firestorm Distortion

Based out of Lancaster, PA, Groff Amplification is a boutique builder that forges custom amps and already has four tweakable gain pedals in their roster. The Firestorm is their distortion with a distinct Plexi style (it's based on the Marshall Guv'nor). Running at 9v or 18v for big headroom lovers,…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Groff Firestorm Distortion

New Pedals: Mod Electronics Seismic / Shift (DIY Kit)

MOD Electronic, previously known as Mod Kits DIY, launched a new series of DIY pedal kits called Nexus Series, featuring kits with a PCB base rather than the traditional point-to-point wiring kits. The Seismic / Shift is the first kit in this line, a JFET Boost pedal of the "non-clean"…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Mod Electronics Seismic / Shift (DIY Kit)

New Pedal: MAS Effects Sona Fuzz

The Soma fuzz by Illinois-base MAS Effects is a high gain fuzz that's more tweakable than it may appear at a first glance. The three knobs deliver the standard fuzz control (Fuzz, Volume and Tone, with the latter being a hi-low shelf filter), but the Body switch can significantly change…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: MAS Effects Sona Fuzz

Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree Boost, a Secret Metal Weapon

Beginner metalheads who wonder if there's any point in buying a boost pedal may want to check out what heavy players in the videos below have to say about the Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree Boost, a pedal hailing from New Zealand that seems to have resonated with the community of…Click on the title for more

Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree Boost, a Secret Metal Weapon