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SolidGoldFX Surf Rider IV Spring Reverb

The SolidGoldFX Surf Rider IV is a spring reverb hand made in Montreal, QC, that recreates the lush sounds of 2 vintage spring reverbs and one... fantasy unit, adding several controls for extra versatility, including a modulation effect (Flutter) that can be turned on via the on/off footswitch. The pedal…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX Surf Rider IV Spring Reverb

SolidGoldFX buys Diamond Pedals

Well, that is some news! For the unaware, Diamond is a Canadian effect company that was known in particular for their high-quality delay line called Memory Lane, launched in the late aughts. The use of digital technology in Diamond pedals was a major factor in their popularity and success: it…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX buys Diamond Pedals

Pedal Update: SolidGoldFX 76 Mk II Octave Fuzz

A Silicon fuzz pedal with switchable octave-up inspired by the Ibanez Standard Fuzz circuit and sporting a JFET Preamp stage and a quartet of (new) high-gain Toshiba transistors, the SolidGoldFX 76 Mk II updates a versatile circuit that had an important role in raising the profile of the Montreal-based company.…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: SolidGoldFX 76 Mk II Octave Fuzz

Pedal Update: SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 MKII

The SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 MKII is a take on the Fuzz Face using silicon BC183 transistors, which are considered to be less scooped and muddy than germanium transistors, but not quite as harsh and jagged as other silicon options. It also includes a bias control which can vary…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: SolidGoldFX If 6 Was 9 MKII

SolidGoldFX Ether Modulated Reverb

Modulation is an effect that is often found in delay pedals, but in the last few years, some of the most creative builders have been releasing reverb circuits followed by modulation, opening up a new, well-received niche with ambient leanings. The SolidGoldFx Ether is the Montreal company's take on that…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX Ether Modulated Reverb

New Pedal: SolidGoldFX Commodore

The SolidGoldFX Commodore overdrive is the second pedal by the Montreal builder to feature a set of four sliders, after the Imperial MkII fuzz, which, is anything, is an indication that sliders on pedals are being welcomed by guitarists. This pedal ain't a fuzz, though, but a Marshall Bluesbreaker overdrive…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: SolidGoldFX Commodore

SolidGoldFX NU-33 Vinyl Engine Demo

Montreal based SolidGoldFX just released a new "character pedal" that emulates the sonic artifacts of vinyl: the NU-33. Named after the Greek letter symbolizing spatial frequency and the RPMs of a turntable, the NU-33 is mostly a chorus and vibrato with the added option to mix in a varying amount…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX NU-33 Vinyl Engine Demo

SolidGoldFX EM-III Multi-Head Octave Echo

Montreal's SolidGoldFX has been on a tear recently, and if there was an award for the "most prolific pedal builder of the '20s" they would be up there with Walrus Audio and a few other ones. Their latest release is the EM-III, a compact Multi-Head Octave Echo. Building on SGFX’s…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX EM-III Multi-Head Octave Echo

SolidGoldFX Supa Funk Envelope Bi-Filter

Montreal is not known for producing great funk bands, but it may be known for producing great funk pedals, since its most prominent stompbox builder SolidGoldFx just unveiled a device that facilitates the creation of funk guitar tones, appropriately called Supa Funk. A fully analog, dual, automatic Envelope Filter (or…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX Supa Funk Envelope Bi-Filter

SolidGoldFX Lysis MKII Polyphonic Octave Fuzz Modulator

The SolidGoldFX Lysis made a splash when it was first unveiled at our Stompbox Booth at NAMM 2019, making it into reverb.com's top 7 of the new NAMM releases. The Montreal-based company just upgraded it with a MkII version that takes this modulated octave fuzz/synth to a new level. Driven…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX Lysis MKII Polyphonic Octave Fuzz Modulator

SolidGoldFX Imperial MkII Fuzz

Faders on guitar pedals are officially IN! Montreal's SolidGoldFX just released the Imperial MkII Fuzz, and as you can see there's no trace of knobs on it. Inspired by the vintage Jumbo fuzz by Italian manufacturer JEN Electronica, the Imperial is a Muff-inspired fuzz with an added germanium noise gate.…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX Imperial MkII Fuzz

SolidGoldFX Oblivion Quad Flanger

This pedal is included in our Best Pedals for Synth with CV In article (modulation list). --- Montreal's own SolidGoldFX has just released a new, multi-mode, multi-LFO, tap tempo and CV-enabled flanger pedal called Oblivion, which features a fair amount of knobs and toggle switches compared to your average flanger,…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX Oblivion Quad Flanger