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BOSS MT-2 and SD-1 Anniversary Editions

BOSS announced the release of limited-edition anniversary versions of the MT-2 Metal Zone and the SD-1 Super Overdrive, two of the longest-running and most popular models in the company’s leading lineup of compact effect pedals. The SD-1-4A celebrates 40 years of continuous production, while the MT-2-3A celebrates 30 years. Each…Click on the title for more

BOSS MT-2 and SD-1 Anniversary Editions

JDM Pedals Hot Plate Fuzz

The JDM Hot Plate Fuzz is a modern take on the Tonebender Mk3 with a few extras. It features vintage PNP Germanium transistors and a voltage inverter to easily daisy chain other pedals. The main mod to the original circuit is a passive mid-bump switch that thickens the tone and…Click on the title for more

JDM Pedals Hot Plate Fuzz

Lake Effects FVD Rat-Style Distortion

Many architects like minimalism, preferring few well-placed touches to the maximalism of "more for the sake of more. Chicago-based Lake Effects is a pedal company run by an architect, and - in line with our premise - advocates for "A minimalist and practical approach to gear for less noise and…Click on the title for more

Lake Effects FVD Rat-Style Distortion

Bardic Audio Bootgazer Fuzz/Modulated Delay

If adding a longish delay to your fuzzed-out guitar tone triggers incommensurable pleasure, you owe it to yourself to check out this new pedal by Bardic Audio and Galvanize Designs: the Bootgazer. It offers the two effects in one box, with a routing order option one stomp away (center footswitch…Click on the title for more

Bardic Audio Bootgazer Fuzz/Modulated Delay

Shift Line Prism II Stereo Filter Pad

First of all, let us say that this new stereo version of the Prism by Russian builder Shift Line looks rad, and gorgeous-looking devices brighten our day. But that brightness fades in comparison to the blinding beam of creativity it might inspire in the adventurous/unconventional guitarist. The Prism is a…Click on the title for more

Shift Line Prism II Stereo Filter Pad

Wampler Gearbox Andy Wood Signature Overdrive/Distortion

The Wampler Gearbox Andy Wood Signature Overdrive is the result of the marriage of two existing and very popular gain pedals - the Tumnus overdrive and the Pinnacle distortion - and the tweaking Brian Wampler made to the resulting circuit to suit it to the ear of the multifaceted Knoxville-based…Click on the title for more

Wampler Gearbox Andy Wood Signature Overdrive/Distortion

Producing with Pedals: Sehat Effectors Moisture Fuzz and Masjidil Echo

Producing with Pedals is a series about using guitar pedals in creative applications when recording and mixing. Usually, I take a pedal and write a song with it, using the pedal on every instrument. In my most recent episode, I feature a builder from Indonesia who is making some of…Click on the title for more

Producing with Pedals: Sehat Effectors Moisture Fuzz and Masjidil Echo

Heather Brown Blessed Mother: The Fuzz Assumption

Just in time for Mother's Day, Reverb.com and Heather Brown Electronicals are giving YOU an excuse to buy YOURSELF a new pedal! We are sure your mother will be stoked about this!!! Silly jokes aside, the Blessed Mother: The Fuzz Assumption is a joint limited edition of a fuzzed-up version…Click on the title for more

Heather Brown Blessed Mother: The Fuzz Assumption

Colombo Audio Eruption Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

The death of Eddie Van Halen in October of 2020 has spurred a series of guitar gear releases dedicated to the influential musician. Italian Colombo Audio Electronics' way to pay tribute to the legend was to design a Plexi-style pedal inspired by the guitar tone in the first six Van…Click on the title for more

Colombo Audio Eruption Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

The Pedal Movie Exclusive: JHS Morning Glory Throwback (LTD Edition)

Reverb.com and JHS Pedals just announced a limited edition version of the Bluesbreaker-inspired JHS Morning Glory Overdrive (you can buy it here), a pedal so dear to Josh H. Scott that he dedicated an entire episode of the company's YouTube show to it (streaming below). The release is linked to…Click on the title for more

The Pedal Movie Exclusive: JHS Morning Glory Throwback (LTD Edition)

CeriaTone Horse Breaker Dual Overdrive

Ceriatone makes one of the best-regarded Klon Centaur clones (the Centura), and the Horse Breaker marries that same circuit with a Marshall Blues Breaker clone, for a dual overdrive match made in heaven. The two circuits have their own footswitches and can be played separately or together (a toggle switch…Click on the title for more

CeriaTone Horse Breaker Dual Overdrive

Best New Pedals | April 2021 Edition

At the beginning of each month we look back at the best releases of the previous 30-day period with the publication of a "Best New Pedals" article - welcome to the April edition! You can see the March 2021 piece here. The fourth month of 2021 wasn't particularly prolific as…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals | April 2021 Edition