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Vntage Tone Bifurcator Dual Overdrive

Vntage Tone (yes, Vntage doesn't have an "i") is a boutique pedal builder out of Mexico, and the Bifurcator Dual Overdrive is their dual overdrive comprising two of their drive circuits in parallel: the Klon-style Prometheus and the VT 4558 Screamer. The Klon-style side (right channel) adds a Body control…Click on the title for more

Vntage Tone Bifurcator Dual Overdrive

Electronic Audio Experiments Hypersleep V2 Analog Reverb + Modulation

The Electronic Audio Experiments Hypersleep V2 is an analog reverb. But - some may say - "don't you need springs to make an analog reverb?" Well, not if you are after something that's not necessarily vintage-sounding or realistic. The Hypersleep is based on the unusual MN3011 bucket-brigade device, obsolete to…Click on the title for more

Electronic Audio Experiments Hypersleep V2 Analog Reverb + Modulation

Reeves Electro Leo Overdrive

Owned and operated by Marcus Reeves, UK's Reeves Electro builds point-to-point pedals like no other builder does. Because of the limited supply of pedals that can be built this way, Marcus opens his shop for orders only once in a while, announcing the date in advance, and placing orders in…Click on the title for more

Reeves Electro Leo Overdrive

Professor Pedalz Schock Rock Ocean Man Chorus

The Professor Pedalz Schock Rock Ocean Man is a limited edition, creative chorus with a couple of tricks up its sleeve. One of its three modes blends in a polyphonic octave-down to the chorus, while the other two modes (Tide and Wash) open up a world of modulation effects between…Click on the title for more

Professor Pedalz Schock Rock Ocean Man Chorus

Donner Tutti Love Chorus

The Donner Tutti Love Chorus is a simple, incredibly affordable (under $40!), 100% analog, true-bypass circuit that provides warm chorusing. Dial it in with level, depth, and rate controls. Not groundbreaking, but gives you access to a variety of classic chorus sounds. We added it to our article about the…Click on the title for more

Donner Tutti Love Chorus

Supro Flanger (Stereo)

A name linked to quality amps, Supro has been releasing several classic stompboxes since the mid-'10s with the simple yet challenging goal of raising the bar of high-quality compact effects. The Supro Flanger is an all-analog, full-stereo modulation employing four MN3009 Bucket Brigade chips to deliver a rich effect with plenty…Click on the title for more

Supro Flanger (Stereo)

Walrus Audio Polychrome Analog Flanger

Walrus Audio has been very active during the "pandemic year" with the release of a series of compact multi-mode stereo pedals under the Mako label (D1 delay, R1 reverb and ACS1 Amp Simulator. Because of this, many of us were expecting the next release to be a multi-modulation pedal to…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Polychrome Analog Flanger

Vanilla Sundae English Toffee Iscream

Based out of Boise, Idaho, Vanilla Sundae Pedals focuses on hand-made compact dirt boxes with names (and colors) borrowed by ice cream classics. The English Toffee Iscream is their take on the classic dual op-amp circuits of the late '70s - early '80s, read Tube Screamer 808. While this pedal…Click on the title for more

Vanilla Sundae English Toffee Iscream

Demiurge Instruments Blackstone Phaser

There's very little information about this intense phaser pedal by Demiurge Instruments called Blackstone Phaser. Apparently, it's an evolution of an obscure Blackout Effectors dual phaser that adds an extra rate setting - the two speeds can be switched through the Rate knob. Each Rate knob has its own "Range"…Click on the title for more

Demiurge Instruments Blackstone Phaser

Maestro Ranger Overdrive

Part of the 2022 relaunch of the Maestro line, the Ranger is a simple 3-knob, two-mode overdrive pedal inspired by the sound of vintage tube amps. Besides your regular Gain/Level/Tone knobs, through a handy toggle switch, the Ranger offers Hi and Lo modes that deliver high and lo-gain tones. This…Click on the title for more

Maestro Ranger Overdrive

Flamma FS06 Preamp + Cab Simulator

The latest device from the Flamma FS Series is a very purple digital Preamp pedal with presets and a three-way EQ section: the FS06. The pedal features 7 amp modes accessible by tapping on the Select button or the Footswitch. Each amp has a preset slot. Each emulation has its…Click on the title for more

Flamma FS06 Preamp + Cab Simulator

New Pedal: Anasounds Feed Me Mk3 Fuzz

French builder Anasounds unveiled a new version of their Fuzz Face evolution, the Feed Me Fuzz Mk3. Embedded in the company's new FX Teacher Project, this effect is built in a way that allows the user to easily apply mods to the circuit through the addition of terminal blocks and/or…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Anasounds Feed Me Mk3 Fuzz