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Best New Pedal Releases | June 2023

Time for our monthly recap of the new pedal releases! Some really cool new stompboxes saw the light of day in June 2023, from the most beastly analog delay ever released (by BOSS) to new, hotly anticipated devices by 1981 Inventions and Thorpy FX, without forgetting the very first Kevin…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedal Releases | June 2023

Poison Noises Glut Cheeks Fuzz

The Poison Noises Glut Cheeks is not a new pedal (it was released in mid 2022) but the exposure given to it by the JHS Show (video streaming below) is comparable to a re-release. Utilizing BC108 transistors, this pedal belongs to the growing category of "flexible" fuzz pedals, comprising circuits…Click on the title for more

Poison Noises Glut Cheeks Fuzz

New Pedal: Warm Audio ODD Box Overdrive (OCD clone)

The Warm Audio ODD Box is a stompbox based on the Fulltone OCD overdrive, the most successful pedal design by Michael Fuller, a controversial, recently retired builder known - among other things - for not taking kindly news about his circuits getting cloned. The original OCD, now out of production…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Warm Audio ODD Box Overdrive (OCD clone)

New Pedal: Moth Electric P. Isabella

Utilizing carefully selected parts and rigorous circuit design, the Moth Electric P. Isabella is a hand-built fuzz/distortion based on an old Russian classic (read, Russian Muff) by an emerging builder based in Portland, Oregon. As obvious from the control layout, the P. Isabella adds some extra features to the classic…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Moth Electric P. Isabella

New Pedal: Kasleder Pipergate (Buzz Tone / Syd Barrett-Inspired)

Fans of Syd Barrett, the unstable but genius lead songwriter/guitarist of early Pink Floyd, should lend an eye and an ear to the Kasleder Pipergate, a tribute to that incredibly influential artist who presumably used a Selmer Buzz Tone (mixed with an assortment of delays and reverbs) for his palette…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Kasleder Pipergate (Buzz Tone / Syd Barrett-Inspired)

Now Shipping: Spooky Circuits Harm + Balance

The Spooky Circuits Harm + Balance is a unique interpretation of the Interfax Harmonic Percolator, a fuzz pedal with a signature clangy sound dear to the noise-seeking "indie-heads" familiar with the work of producer Steve Albini (who worked with Nirvana, Pixies, and PJ Harvey among others). Combining a variety of…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Spooky Circuits Harm + Balance

Win a PRS Guitar + 3 Pedals [ENDED]

We have one more giveaway for guitarists linked to our Portland Synth & Pedal Expo, and a rather awesome one at that, worth over $2,000!!! If you are wondering if it includes a $950 PRS Guitar, the answer is: "yep!" Here's the full list of prizes: PRS Guitars SE McCarty…Click on the title for more

Win a PRS Guitar + 3 Pedals [ENDED]

New Pedal: Catalinbread Carbide Distortion

The Catalinbread Carbide is the Portland company's take on the "Chainsaw-style Distortion," an effect used and abused by some metal bands who downtune their guitars to add a sense of dread to their tone. Unlike other pedals going for this sound, the Carbide keeps things simple, at least on the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Carbide Distortion

New Pedal: Asheville Music Tools AFG-1 Flanger

The Asheville Music Tools AFG-1 is a peculiar take on flanger by a US company that's establishing itself as an innovator in the high-end analog pedal realm, through a unique blend of top-notch components and creative design. Leveraging A 256-stage MN3009 high-voltage BBD chip powered at 15V, the AFG-1 delivers…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Asheville Music Tools AFG-1 Flanger

The Li’l Tooter (Fart Pedal mini) will do its thing at the PDX Pedal & Synth Expo!

While most pedal builders get into effect engineering as a way of chasing the "sound that's in their head," Steve Gadlin took an entirely subversive approach to pedal-making: he wanted to create a stompbox that recreated the sound that's in everyone's... rear end. He succeeded big time. The first release…Click on the title for more

The Li’l Tooter (Fart Pedal mini) will do its thing at the PDX Pedal & Synth Expo!

Win 5 Eurorack Modules via the PDX Synth Expo!

The Portland Synth & Pedal Expo is just a few days away (this upcoming weekend!) and we have a giveaway linked to it dedicated to all the Eurorack lovers, a modular format that's not too dissimilar from the one used for guitar pedals. Here's the list of devices you can…Click on the title for more

Win 5 Eurorack Modules via the PDX Synth Expo!

Win 5 Synths via the Portland Synth & Pedal Expo!

The upcoming Portland Synth & Pedal Expo (scheduled for the weekend of June 17-18) will feature a high number of boutique synth companies, and this is reflected in this bundled giveaway, featuring 4 unique synthesizers and one drum machine by a major builder. Here's the list of goods one of…Click on the title for more

Win 5 Synths via the Portland Synth & Pedal Expo!