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New Pedals: Wampler Ratsbane Mini Distortion

Brian Wampler's love story with the tone produced by classic and vintage distortion and overdrive circuits gave birth to several pedals that strike a perfect balance between quality, tone-authenticity, and price point - in our guides to the best Plexi-Syle Pedals, Klon Centaur Clones and Dumble-Style Overdrives, his pedals rank…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Wampler Ratsbane Mini Distortion

Win a Chase Bliss Audio MOOD through Synthesthesia 2021! [closed]

To beat the drum of our upcoming online Pedal and Synth Expo (a free event called Synthesthesia 2021!) we are giving away a phenomenally creative stompbox built by one of the companies participating in the event: a MOOD by Chase Bliss Audio! Presented as a “study in interaction,” this playful…Click on the title for more

Win a Chase Bliss Audio MOOD through Synthesthesia 2021! [closed]

Free the Tone Motion Loop

Granular synthesis fans may have found a new best friend in the Motion Loop by Free the Tone. This bright green fella samples a brief section of your performance and loops and manipulates it in real-time, then adding effects like pitch shift, delay, reverse, and filter, among others. It can…Click on the title for more

Free the Tone Motion Loop

Pine-Box Crooked Teeth Dual Tremolo + Preamp

Calling the Pine-Box Crooked Teeth a "tremolo pedal" is a little bit limiting, because this Stereo In/Out device can do a lot more than your regular tremolo. The product of years of experimentation, and (at least in part) of a collaboration with Demedash Effects the Crooked Teeth feeds your guitar's…Click on the title for more

Pine-Box Crooked Teeth Dual Tremolo + Preamp

Win a KORG Opsix FM Synth through SYNTHESTHESIA 2021! [closed]

Hello synth-usiasts and pedal-addicts! On the heels of our always-packed (and therefore currently off-limits due to pandemic) real-life Synth & Pedal Expos, we are organizing our second online event for musicians on March 14th called SYNTHESTHESIA 2021 - it's free! To celebrate in ways compatible with distancing, we are giving away…Click on the title for more

Win a KORG Opsix FM Synth through SYNTHESTHESIA 2021! [closed]

Pigtronix Gatekeeper Mini Noise Gate

Pigtronix has been particularly active in 2021 with the release of 4 mini-pedals - 3 unveiled during virtual NAMM. The four is by far the least exciting, yet most essential, of the bunch - unless you get excited by a noise gate! The Pigtronix Gatekeeper works just like any other…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Gatekeeper Mini Noise Gate

Inspira FX Tube Killer Fuzz/Drive

There are several hundreds of pedal companies out there who are trying to create dirt box pedals that are exquisite to the ear - and although most electric guitarists seek sublime tone, the competition in that niche is so stiff and numerous that it's not easy to stick out from…Click on the title for more

Inspira FX Tube Killer Fuzz/Drive

NRG Effects Purrer Dual Channel Overdrive

The NRG Effects Purrer is a hand-made (in the UK) Dual Channel Overdrive for the tone lovers out there. The two channels are represented as a smiling orange cat and an angry, red one - we'll let you guess which one is the louder of the two... Its five knobs…Click on the title for more

NRG Effects Purrer Dual Channel Overdrive

New Pedal: Red Witch Binary Star Stereo Time Modulator

The way delay and modulation interact with each other in the pedal effects realm makes this combo some sort of magic sonic potion most guitarists will never get tired of. And if the origin of it can be traced to the random flutter of echo tape machines, several modern pedals…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Red Witch Binary Star Stereo Time Modulator

New Pedals: Darkglass ADAM Distortion (on Guitar)

Our most loyal readers are aware that we don't cover bass pedals in this blog, but some videos are emerging of the Darkglass Electronic ADAM used on guitar, and it sounds very interesting! If you want to have your mind blown, though, you need to check out this pedal's innovative…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Darkglass ADAM Distortion (on Guitar)

MG Music Mono Vibe Uni-Vibe

The Mono Vibe is a take on the classic UniVibe effect by Brazilian company MG Music. It features the classic Vibe/Chorus switch found in the original units, which in Chorus more produces an effect quite different from your original chorus - here's how the company describes it: A modulation…Click on the title for more

MG Music Mono Vibe Uni-Vibe

Retro Tone Ram’s Head V2

Retro Tone is a French pedal builder that focuses on dirt boxes inspired by vintage circuits. Their Ram's Head is quite obviously their take on the Ram's Head muff, "version 2" of the most popular fuzz circuit sold between1973 and 1977 and recently reissued by Electro-Harmonix, known for its scooped,…Click on the title for more

Retro Tone Ram’s Head V2