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Now Shipping: Emma Electronic DiscumBOBulator V3

The Emma Electronic DiscumBOBulator V3 is an autowah/envelope filter pedal that aims to improve the filter-triggering, dynamic range, and headroom signal of the original DiscumBOBulator, which was widely praised as one of the best pedals in its category. It also features an independent 10dB boost that can come in very…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Emma Electronic DiscumBOBulator V3

Silktone Overdrive+

From one of the most buzzworthy American boutique amp makers comes a new overdrive with a wide tonal palette, some interesting features, but mostly, a tone likely to seduce many electric guitar connoisseurs. Enter the Silktone Overdrive+. With an original analog circuit utilizing a combination of JFETs, op-amps and a…Click on the title for more

Silktone Overdrive+

LPD Pedals Kokopelli V2 Overdrive

Originally released in 2017 as a two-knob overdrive with a fat switch aimed at enhancing the Boss OD-1 sound, the LPD Pedals Kokopelli Overdrive has undergone a significant evolution, incorporating modern features, that greatly widen its sonic palette. The new Green mode (V2) introduces a three-band EQ, significantly enhancing the…Click on the title for more

LPD Pedals Kokopelli V2 Overdrive

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

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Built by a US company that knows a thing or two about amplification, the Friedman IR-X is a guitar preamp that, thanks in part to the two high-voltage 12AX7 tubes embedded in its circuit, faithfully captures the harmonic richness and touch responsiveness associated with full-sized Friedman amplifiers. Its two fully…Click on the title for more

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Updated Pedal: Tubesteader Lightkeeper V2 D-Style Boost/Overdrive

Sometimes it feels like the world is giving birth to at least one drive pedal per day, but a quick glance at the new Tubesteader Lightkeeper - now updated to a compact V2 - was enough to understand that this is no regular overdrive. First of all, this hand-built baby…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Tubesteader Lightkeeper V2 D-Style Boost/Overdrive

GFI System Enieqma Equalizer

Designed and built by an (unexpectedly) Indonesian wonder of a company, the GFI System Enieqma is a stereo / dual channel device that takes on equalizing and boost duties and does it both uniquely and impressively. With its large LCD screen displaying the EQ curve you are working with, this…Click on the title for more

GFI System Enieqma Equalizer

New Pedal: CGI Brutalist Distortion

God City Instruments is the brainchild of Kurt Ballou, guitarist of yesteryear's metalcore band Converge and producer and owner of a studio in Massachusetts under the same GCI namesake. While the GCI Brutalist is not his debut pedal, it proudly stands as the first creation that has undergone over a decade…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: CGI Brutalist Distortion

Updated Pedal: Thorpy FX The Dane MkII Overdrive

Originally built to meet the tone requests of Danish Pete of The Andertones, the Thorpy FX The Dane evolved into a flexible low gain overdrive + boost pedal that can meet the needs of a wide range of guitarists. The new MkII condensates the same circuit into a compact, black…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Thorpy FX The Dane MkII Overdrive

Zvex Box of Rock

Designed to nail the sound of a dimed Marshall JTM45, the Zvex Box of Rock was one of the early Plexi-style pedals (it was released in the mid aughts), and is still one of the best-selling ones. The controls couldn't be simpler - Drive, Tone, Volume, and a single volume…Click on the title for more

Zvex Box of Rock

Updated Pedal: PedalPalFX PAL 800 Gold Overdrive V4

The PedalPalFX PAL 800 Gold Overdrive is one of those ever-green pedals that keep getting better and better with each new version. This Hot Rod JMC800 in a box was recently updated to V4, and the new features are relevant enough to push it up in our comprehensive article about the…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: PedalPalFX PAL 800 Gold Overdrive V4

Empress ParaEQ mkII (+ Deluxe Version)

When we put together this article about the best EQ pedal earlier in 2022, we couldn't believe how much interest there was in a discontinued pedal by Empress Effects, the ParaEQ, and wondered why it was out of production... enter the new Empress ParaEQ mkII and mkII Deluxe, two compact…Click on the title for more

Empress ParaEQ mkII (+ Deluxe Version)