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Emerald Ox FX Chimeric Percolator

The Emerald Ox FX Chimeric Percolator is a handmade pedal that addresses the quandary of "perfecting the Harmonic Percolator circuit" in a peculiar way. Rather than arbitrarily deciding what the best sound is for this famously sonically unreliable vintage circuit, the builder, after comparing the varying tone of several units,…Click on the title for more

Emerald Ox FX Chimeric Percolator

New Pedal: Ohms Pedals Stolen Horse

NOT a Klon clone (as some may have assumed from the name/graphics combo), the Ohms Pedals Stolen Horse is a LOUD distortion pedal using an original circuit based on multi-stage opamp clipping with plenty of tweakability. The gain circuit was designed to produce amp-like tones from clean to heavily distorted,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Ohms Pedals Stolen Horse

TC Electronic Infinite Sample Sustainer

Since it was acquired by Behringer's Music Tribe, Danish company TC Electronic has lost a lot of its original appeal - the one of a forward-thinking company run by bright and likable people. A series of redesigns of cheap, old Behringer pedals and unnecessary clones of existing circuits have diluted…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Infinite Sample Sustainer

Pedal Brainz Left Brain Expression Modulator

The Pedal Brainz Left Brain Expression Modulator belongs to the "controller" category of pedals, but also to the niche of devices to be filed under "if it was candy, we would eat it." The adorable-looking bright pink mini-pedal is a source of expression modulation patterns - up to 50 -…Click on the title for more

Pedal Brainz Left Brain Expression Modulator

Analogwise Pedals Dead Man Walking Fuzz

Born from the need to create a fuzz pedal that was gnarly yet retained some smoothness and clarity, the Analogwise Pedals Dead Man Walking is a mid-gain fuzz enclosed in the company's unmistakable dark wood and unpolished metal signature case. Hand built in Polland, this is a rather tweakable device,…Click on the title for more

Analogwise Pedals Dead Man Walking Fuzz

9 Best Harmonic Percolator Fuzz Clones & Evolutions in 2023

[lwptoc depth="4" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingText="---|Related Delicious Audio Posts:"] --- While the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, Sola Sound Tone Bender, Electro Harmonix Big Muff, and Univox Super Fuzz are widely regarded as the four titans of Fuzz, there are many lesser-known Fuzz circuits…Click on the title for more

9 Best Harmonic Percolator Fuzz Clones & Evolutions in 2023

Orange Vintage Pedals (Phaser, Sustain and Distortion)

The new Orange Vintage Pedals line by the British amp builder is presented as a return to the simpler days of fewer knobs, greater tone - and bigger stompboxes. Inspired by a photo that circulated on the internet in 2019 about an old Orange Sustain pedal from the '70s that…Click on the title for more

Orange Vintage Pedals (Phaser, Sustain and Distortion)

The Best Binson Echorec Pedal Clones in 2023

This article was updated on May 02, 2023 – For a more comprehensive article about delays organized by type, see our Best Delay Pedals article. --- --- A Guide to the Best Binson Echorec Pedal Clones When it was released in the '50s, the Binson Echorec was pretty much a game-changer…Click on the title for more

The Best Binson Echorec Pedal Clones in 2023

Walrus Audio Fundamental Reverb

The Walrus Audio Fundamental Reverb encapsulates the Oklahoma-based company's experience in designing top-notch reverb effects in a super-affordable, 3-mode compact stompbox - the first they ever released with a sub-$200 price tag. The three available modes, accessible via the slider switch located in the center of the pedal, were carefully…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fundamental Reverb

New Pedals: DS Custom Blender Octave Fuzz

Based on the cult Fender Blender Fuzz, one of the first fuzz pedals (if not the first) to feature a clean/wet blend knob, the DS Custom Blender is an Octave Fuzz made in Bavaria, Germany. The set of controls reflects closely the one found on the original, with knobs for…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: DS Custom Blender Octave Fuzz

Fender Hammertone Chorus

Part of a new line of affordable compact pedals, the Fender Hammertone Chorus is a 3-mode mono chorus with a noteworthy tonal range, considering the solid build and sub-$100 price tag. The three knobs cover the basic functions of Depth, Rate and Level (the latter being an intensity knob rather…Click on the title for more

Fender Hammertone Chorus

NUX Pulse Mini Stereo IR Loader/Cab & Pickup Sim

Utilizing the experience (and algorithms) of the Chinese builder's popular Solid Studio preamp and cab sim pedal, the NUX Pulse is the first stereo IR loader/cab simulator in mini format. Its streamlined appearance is deceiving: this little thing packs 24 IR-based cab simulations (8 for electric guitar, 8 for bass…Click on the title for more

NUX Pulse Mini Stereo IR Loader/Cab & Pickup Sim