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MXR Octavio Fuzz

With its popular line of Jimi Hendrix-inspired Uni-Vibes, MXR is further tying its brand to the tone of the legendary guitarist with the release of the Octavio, a Silicon based Octave-up Fuzz that's as simple and responsive as the original units of the '60s - but a lot smaller and…Click on the title for more

MXR Octavio Fuzz

Shoneswood Effects Shralp Gated Fuzz

Shoneswood is a small pedal manufacturer that hand-builds its stompboxes, giving each one a unique enclosure made out of... repurposed old skateboards! The Shralp is a Gated Fuzz with controls for Volume, Gate and Tone, inspired by vintage gated fuzz, and can also deliver tones closer to an overdrive at…Click on the title for more

Shoneswood Effects Shralp Gated Fuzz

New Pedal: Spruce Effects Acadia Fuzz

Los Angeles' Spruce Effects just announced a new line of limited pedal releases called Americana, and unveiled the first device in this series, the Acadia, a dual Germanium fuzz. This pedal is very flexible thanks to the two gain stages, controlled by the two top knobs, and the three tone…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Spruce Effects Acadia Fuzz

Tonetuga FX Songbird Overdrive

The Songbird Overdrive by Tonetuga FX is presented as a general tone enhancer that has the ability to get your clean amp into breakup territory. It stacks well with other drives and can be used direct as a preamp, with the gain and volume knobs interacting with each other just…Click on the title for more

Tonetuga FX Songbird Overdrive

Hungry Robot Pedals: The Lumen

It's somewhat unexpected to see a new dirt box from Hungry Robot Pedals, a boutique manufacturer that has built its reputation through creative effects ranging from the spacey to the synthy. But The Lumen, a FET-based overdrive, is a device that still bears Hungry Robot's trademark quirkiness, in particular thanks…Click on the title for more

Hungry Robot Pedals: The Lumen

Dunable Eidolon Boost + Delay + Reverb

The many guitarists who play genres too fast to allow them to stomp on more than one pedal before their solos should take a look at the Dunable Eidolon, a compact-ish multi-effect device that allows you to get your rhythm and lead tone in one stomp, with an added wetness…Click on the title for more

Dunable Eidolon Boost + Delay + Reverb

Now Shipping: Fuzzrocious Croak Dual Filter Fuzz

The Croak is a rather unique double filter fuzz from the husband and wife team at Fuzzrocious Pedals. Two differently voiced envelope filters add swallow, gulp, and vocal qualities to a heavy fuzz. A momentary switch toggles between toe up and down “cocked wah” sounds. Expression pedal input allows for…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Fuzzrocious Croak Dual Filter Fuzz

Ground FX Keto Double Chorus

The new course of modulation pedals seems to be consisting of "doubling" the effect, and the Keto Double Chorus, by German builder Ground FX, goes exactly in this direction. The two choruses share Room, Delay and Volume knobs but have separate controls for Rate and Depth, and feature separate footswitches.…Click on the title for more

Ground FX Keto Double Chorus

Torino Audio Crumble Germanium Fuzz

Torino Audio is a new pedal builder based in Italy that's getting a fair amount of attention from pedal YouTubers. The company's debut line of pedals is described as "Organic" because they have no integrated circuits, no buffers nor digital processing. The Crumble is presented as a pedal that stands…Click on the title for more

Torino Audio Crumble Germanium Fuzz

Alexander Pedals RIFF Instant Tone Sanitizer Preamp/Boost

I guess we have the first COVID-19 inspired guitar pedal, people! The RIFF Instant Tone Sanitizer is Alexander Pedal's limited edition Class A boost/preamp. The three knobs (Kills, Most, Germs) control output, highs and voicing - turn the latter to the left for a more mellow tone and to the…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals RIFF Instant Tone Sanitizer Preamp/Boost

Stomping Stones – Haxan Fuzztortion

The Haxan by Stompbing Stones Pedals, is a vintage-voiced distortion/fuzz with some unusual controls (and parts: its circuit uses NOS military can opamps!): on top of your regular volume and gain knobs, it features two clipping modes, an extra boost, and bright/dark voicing options selectable via toggle switches. The two…Click on the title for more

Stomping Stones – Haxan Fuzztortion

Stomp Under Foot MCG73 Fuzz

Here's something for those who can't resist the call of a sexy muff tone! The MCG73, by Windermere, FL's Stomp Under Foot, is a clone of a vintage 1973 Ram's Head Big Muff. In the builder's own words: very distinct fuzz tone has a blooming, wooly grit on chords and…Click on the title for more

Stomp Under Foot MCG73 Fuzz