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Caline Mellow Drive D-Style Overdrive

D-Style Overdrives ("D" stands for "Dumble," the name of a reclusive boutique amp builder with stellar reputation) are extremely sought after by roots and rock guitarists, and because of this several companies offer stompboxes that try to simulate the transparent and smooth tone of the Dumble amps. The Caline Mellow…Click on the title for more

Caline Mellow Drive D-Style Overdrive

Wilson Effects This Is The Art

Hailing from Guilford, IN, Wilson Effects unveiled a new pedal dedicated to those guitarists who find solace in the scooped tones of the Trash Metal heroes of the '80s, like Overkill, Testament and Pantera: the This Is The Art overdrive/distortion. Notwithstanding its rebellious DNA, the device in question cleans up…Click on the title for more

Wilson Effects This Is The Art

Mattoverse Just a Phase

Phaser is an effect that has experienced a creative resurgence as of late. The Mattoverse Just a Phase pedal is a rather simple phaser with Tap Tempo that puts at your disposal eight LFO modes, including some unconventional ones like random square and slopes, ramp etc, in a compact case.…Click on the title for more

Mattoverse Just a Phase

15 of the Best Stereo Reverb Pedals in 2023

See also this more comprehensive article about the Best Mono and Stereo Reverb Pedals. Reverb Is Stereo. A reverb effect recreates the way we perceive sound in an enclosed space. Since we have the privilege of having two ears we can safely say that no one ever experienced natural reverb…Click on the title for more

15 of the Best Stereo Reverb Pedals in 2023

Win Beetronics & MXR Dirt Boxes+Hosa Cables [ENDED]

For those who never get tired of (potentially) winning stompboxes, we've got yet another magnificent giveaway linked to our LA Pedal & Synth Expo, which is coming up THIS weekend! This time you get the chance to win an MXR Siete Santos Octavio Fuzz and a Beetronics FatBee (in a…Click on the title for more

Win Beetronics & MXR Dirt Boxes+Hosa Cables [ENDED]

Pedal Pawn Fuzz Germanium LTD Edition

UK's Pedal Pawn is a success story in today's challenging boutique pedal builder environment. The company just unveiled a pricey, limited edition Germanium Version of their popular Fuzz through an exclusive Reverb release (you can buy it here). There are only 50 units of this baby and they'll go out…Click on the title for more

Pedal Pawn Fuzz Germanium LTD Edition

Tone Cloud Jaffa Fuzz

Tone Cloud Effects is an up-and-coming builder from Australia exclusively dedicated to fuzz pedals, and the Jaffa Fuzz is the company's take on the Fuzz Face circuit. This touch-responsive pedal utilizes four silicon transistors to ensure tonal stability and adds one gain stage to the traditional fuzz face circuit for…Click on the title for more

Tone Cloud Jaffa Fuzz

Win a Red Panda Context, a SurfyTrem and Hosa Cables [ENDED]

The giveaways linked to our Los Angeles Outdoor Pedal & Synth Expo aren't over quite yet! This week the potentially free awesomeness involves a Red Panda Context 2 Multi-Mode Reverb and a Surfy Industries SurfyTrem Tremolo, plus a bunch of cables from Hosa to connect your new pedals! Get to…Click on the title for more

Win a Red Panda Context, a SurfyTrem and Hosa Cables [ENDED]

Now Shipping: VS Audio Blackbird Overdrive

Notwithstanding its recent financial troubles and a past not exactly imbibed with rock'n'roll, Greece is emerging as one of the most prolific countries in the guitar pedal realm. VS Audio is one of the newest builders, joining the likes of Jam Pedals, Crazy Tube Circuits and Tsakalis Audio Works, all…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: VS Audio Blackbird Overdrive

BSRI Audio TFZ Fuzz

The TFZ is a vintage transistor-based fuzz by Baltimore Sonic Research Institute (aka BSRI), a company whose name sounds like some kind of government-supported facility, but that's actually just one dude called David Gill who is into Doom Metal. Rather, it's more than a fuzz, since David wanted to create…Click on the title for more

BSRI Audio TFZ Fuzz

Best Bass Pedals in 2023: Compressor, EQ, Fuzz, Chorus + more

[lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="decimalnested" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="h2,h4" skipHeadingText="A Buyer\'s Guide to the Best Bass Pedals|Related Delicious Audio Posts:"] Updated on 11.05.2021 While it's true that most of the stompbox-related fun is enjoyed by electric guitarists, there's still plenty of room for pedals specifically…Click on the title for more

Best Bass Pedals in 2023: Compressor, EQ, Fuzz, Chorus + more

Carl Martin Ottawa Optical Envelope Filter

Denmark's veteran boutique pedal builder Carl Martin released Ottawa, a 3-mode envelop filter powered by an optical circuit. A redesign of the company's previous auto-wah, the Ottawa offers deep control over the filters affected frequencies not only through the three-way filter toggle (High-Pass, By-Pass and Low Pass), but also through…Click on the title for more

Carl Martin Ottawa Optical Envelope Filter