Updated Sep. 2, 2020 | by Paolo De Gregorio

stompbuzz
August is over and done, and because of this we did our monthly “Stompbuzz” thing, i.e. we looked at our Google search terms to see what new effects the pedal lovers around the world are looking up! Due to the fact that August is widely seen as an off month, in our top ten there wasn’t a lot of movement compared to the July edition: 9 out of 10 pedals stayed the same, with the exception of the brand new TC Ditto Plus.

This new appointment with the most popular pedals of the moment is called The Monthly StompBuzz – click the link to see the previous editions, listing the most searched new pedals per each month.

The list below highlights the stompboxes that had the most Google searches in the Month of August 2020* – this is data, not opinion!

Click on the links below to read our coverage and video aggregation.

  1. (+1) Chase Bliss Preamp MK II Automatone
  2. (+2) DSM & Humboldt Simplifier
  3. (-3) Poly Digit/Beebo
  4. (-1) Hologram Microcosm
  5. (-4) Chase Bliss Audio Blooper
  6. (New) TC Ditto Plus
  7. (-1) GFI Specular Tempus
  8. (-1) 1981 Inventions DRV
  9. (-4) Cornerstone Gladio
  10. (=) GFI Synesthesia

Check out the gallery below for brief descriptions about each pedal (mouse-over or first tap) and video demos (on click or second tap).

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Poly Effects Beebo
$399 - A touchscreen-based multi-FX unit with modulation and synth algorithms that allows for different combinations, and orders, in series or parallel. It includes Eurorack style effects, like slew limiters and LFO applications, all programmable by touch screen. Four freely routable input and outputs allow processing of up to four instruments or creation of quadraphonic effects!
Perf. Circuit | Reverb | Amazon
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Chase Bliss Audio Blooper
$499 - Built in collaboration with artsy YouTuber Knobs, this is mainly a looper that ALSO does granular effects. With its 30 seconds of high-quality loop time and 7 undo / redo layers, it can behave like a regular looper but also lets you do a lot of creative things, like crossfade two different loops, give it an analog feel, scramble it into a pattern, just to mention a few.
Perf. Circuit | Reverb | Amazon
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Hologram Microcosm
$449 - A multi-mode granular looper/phrase looper/delay filter and reverb. Ofers 11 unique granular and looping effects with 44 preset variations, Stereo In/Out, Expression In mappable to many controls, MIDI, 60 sec. Phrase Looper, Stereo Reverb, “Hold” function to freeze effects and patterns, pitch modulation, Resonant Lowpass Filter, presets, trails and Tap Tempo.
eBay | Reverb | Amazon
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DSM and Humboldt Simplifier
$329 - An amp and cab emulator that features a true analog preamp that recreates in fine detail the most popular clean channel preamps, a power amp sim and dual independent Cab sims with spread control. Stereo FX loop, headphone amp with Aux input for monitoring or silent practicing, two XLR DI out, and two bypassable ¼-inch jacks round up the features. XLR and Headphone out.
Zzounds | Sweetwater |
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Reverb Amazon
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Cornerstone Gladio
$399 - A unique double preamp pedal delivering two differently voiced D-style channels that can be played alternatively or stacked on top of each other through the S/D toggle switch. Channel 1 is transparent, smooth and creamy (think Robben Ford) while Channel 2 has a harder clipping sound pretty by Sonny Landreth.
eBay | Reverb | Amazon
Specular Tempus
GFI System Specular Tempus
$349 - A stereo, dual digital delay + reverb processor with tap tempo, 32 presets and 32 algorithms organizable in two banks triggered by separate footswitches. Pressing both footswitches turns on the Auto Knob Swell function which slowly sweeps an assigned knob to its maximum value. Free app allows fine tuning of the settings.
Perf. Circuit | Reverb | Amazon
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1981 Inventions DRV
$290 | A RAT-inspired distortion product of a collaboration between company owner Matt Hoopes and Jon Ashley of Bondi Effects. It features one distortion and one preamp boost circuit, running at 18v via an internal voltage regulator.
Perf. Circuit | Reverb | Amazon
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Chase Bliss Preamp MKII Automatone
$749 - The Preamp MKII Automatone is a collaboration between Chase Bliss Audio and Benson Amps, giving you robotic controls and a digital brain behind one of the best preamps in the business.
Perf. Circuit | Reverb | Amazon
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Keeley Eccos
$249 - A stereo recreation of tape-style delay with an extra looper, powered by a Quad 24/56-bit Dream DSP. It adds tape-flange to the delay trails, for a unique modulation vibe that is easy to dial in to your taste. Includes Tap Tempo, Presets and True Bypass. Looper mode allows you to replay your parts in reverse or half speed.
Zzounds | Sweetwater |
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Reverb Amazon
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GFI Sytstem Synesthesia
$430 - A dual modulation pedal that can run two effects in parallel as two separate channels or in series, one feeding the other, opening up an incredible spectrum of sonic possibilities. It has over 30 on-board algorithms (some of which are not modulation!) and more accessible through the SymmLab app. The various algorithms can be organized in three different DSP routing schemes.
Perf. Circuit | Reverb | Amazon

*The data is collected from our Google Search Console.

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