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Cogmeister Dinosaural Drive + Double Boost

The Cogmeister Dinosaural is the flagship drive pedal designed by Dan Coggins, the engineer best known for the now rare and sought-after Lovetone Pedals. Now working for Thoprpy FX, Dan described the Cogmeister as his "Gain Masterpiece." Having closed Lovetone in 2008, Dan built this model under the new business…Click on the title for more

Cogmeister Dinosaural Drive + Double Boost

BOSS PH-3 Phaser

The BOSS PH-3 is a 7-mode phaser with tap tempo and simple controls offering classic-sounding 4, 8, 10 and 12-stage effects but also "Fall" and "Rise" modes (creating unidirectional phasing) and "Step" mode, which randomizes the LFO in steps synched to the tempo. The rate can be controlled through an…Click on the title for more

BOSS PH-3 Phaser

Hologram Microcosm Multi-Mode Granular Looper/Delay

Knoxville's Hologram Electronics has been at the forefront of creative (or rather, "out there"!) effects pedals since the release of their debut device, the Dream Sequence, followed by the even more popular Infinite Jets. Their third creation, which, from the looks of it, seems to take things to a new…Click on the title for more

Hologram Microcosm Multi-Mode Granular Looper/Delay

Flowers Pedals Dahila Dual/Stereo Analog Delay

It may looking rather unassuming, but the Flowers Pedals Dahila is an extremely powerful dual BBD-based modulated delay delivering up to 820ms of (digitally controlled) analog delay per channel. The amount of functionality is truly impressive, and, as far as we know, this is the first analog stereo delay pedal…Click on the title for more

Flowers Pedals Dahila Dual/Stereo Analog Delay

Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine

Strymon, an effect builder that will be remembered for breaking the guitarists' skepticism about digital technology applied to guitar pedals, unveiled their delay/looper pedal Volante in early 2019 - their first pedal release in two years. Featuring four delay playback heads with individual feedback, panning, and level controls, the Volante…Click on the title for more

Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine

Fjord Fuzz Sol Fuzz + Vibe

The Fjord Fuzz Sol is a fuzz + vibe pedal by a Norwegian, one-man pedal builder dedicated to the cult of fuzz who has recently expanded into the exploration of the uni-vibe circuit, with the FREI pedal, released in early 2023. The Sol mixes these two trends. The two effects…Click on the title for more

Fjord Fuzz Sol Fuzz + Vibe

BOSS IR-2 Amp & Cab Simulator

Although the first plugin emulating a guitar amp dates back to 1998 (Line 6's Amp Farm, whose algorithms ended up in the Pod) amp and cab simulation is a category of effect pedals that has exploded in recent years, and Japanese giant BOSS hasn't exactly been on the forefront of…Click on the title for more

BOSS IR-2 Amp & Cab Simulator

Red Panda Particle V2 Multimode Granular Stereo Delay

V2 of the Red Panda Particle Granular Delay sports completely rewritten firmware, as well as high-performance 32-bit processing and conversion. It runs at a higher sampling rate, with more headroom and lower noise than the original and... it has Stereo In and Out! Interactive controls mean a small change can…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Particle V2 Multimode Granular Stereo Delay

Pigtronix Cosmosis Stereo Reverb

The Pigtronix Cosmosis represents a rather unique take on the ambient stereo reverb, putting a big emphasys on "morphing" - i.e. gradually transitioning from an preset sound to another. The pedal offers 3 algorithms (called here "Spaces"): Theatre offers an adjustable room ambiance, ranging from intimate to acoustically reflective, achieved through…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Cosmosis Stereo Reverb

Walrus Audio Fable Granular Soundscape Generator

The Walrus Audio Fable, presented by the Oklahoma City builder as a "granular soundscape generator," is a pedal developed on the successful platform of the Lore, the company's reverse soundscape generator released in 2022. Needless, to say, the keyword here is "granular," a sample synthesis technique that records your performance…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fable Granular Soundscape Generator

Caroline Arigato Phaser Vibrato

The Caroline Arigato is an analog phaser/vibrato pedal approached the way the South Carolina-based company approaches each effect it builds: from a personal creative angle. It's not the replica of a "legendary" vintage unit, but rather the recreation of what circuit designer Philippe Herndon dreamed his very first pedal (a…Click on the title for more

Caroline Arigato Phaser Vibrato

Danelectro Nichols 1966 Fuzz

The Danelectro Nichols 1966 is a modern re-creation of the Liverpool Fuzz-Tone, which was the first fuzz created by FOXX pedals founder and current Danelectro owner Steve Ridinger. The Nichols 1966 houses a unique three-transistor circuit that produces a distinctive sound that falls somewhere between a fuzz and a distortion. The…Click on the title for more

Danelectro Nichols 1966 Fuzz