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New at NAMM 2023: Gamma Bacchus Dynamic Drive

The Gamma Bacchus Dynamic Drive is part of a new series of affordable bread-and-butter pedals released by a company that's established enough to be sold through Guitar Center, and mysterious enough to have no online presence whatsoever (we can't find a website nor a social media page for it!). Of…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM 2023: Gamma Bacchus Dynamic Drive

Walrus Audio Fundemental Fuzz

The Walrus Audio Fundamental Fuzz provides three classic fuzz voices at an affordable price point. Part of Walrus's new Fundamental series, this pedal provides the classic, tried-and-true fuzz tones that form the basis of any complete board. The three faders control gain, tone, and volume, while the three-way selector switch…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fundemental Fuzz

Seen at NAMM 2023: Expandora Forbidden Fuzz

The Expandora Forbidden Fuzz, built by the US company that bought the name of the cult vintage Expandora pedal, which was one of the first ultra-flexibly dirt boxes, made in Japan - is a fuzz circuit built from a rib of that original (and evidently inspiring) circuit. With four knobs…Click on the title for more

Seen at NAMM 2023: Expandora Forbidden Fuzz

Nocturne Brain Marquesan Drive

The Nocturne Brain Marquesan Drive is a modern take on the late 70's White Label bud box Rat, updated with quality modern components like tantalum caps, metal film resistors, and a socketed *vintage 60's NOS UA308. The main advantage of this box, according to the builder is the following: ...when…Click on the title for more

Nocturne Brain Marquesan Drive

Delicious Audio’s Stompbox Booth at NAMM 2023

Once again, we were at NAMM with a shared pedal booth involving an awesome lot of boutique (and also non-boutique!) builders. Here's a (silent) video of it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cffh7ygAOeY We shot videos of most of the new pedals showcased at NAMM, here's the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbydMNu--As&list=PLqRKKBpVrR7ddHmwe9IYVqeX6_RgdoA_R The booth was be strictly in…Click on the title for more

Delicious Audio’s Stompbox Booth at NAMM 2023

Walrus Audio Fundamental Delay

Part of their 2023 eight-pedal series, the Walrus Audio Fundamental Delay answers the need for a simple, no-frills delay with three useful modes. The three faders control time, feedback, and mix, and the selector switch provides three unique options for the style of delay, the fidelity of the repeats, and…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fundamental Delay

Prototype at NAMM: Haunted Labs Shadow Winds

Unveiled at the NAMM 2023 show, the Haunted Labs Shadow Winds is a delay pedal with three modes and a trick up its sleeve. The builder isn't sharing the modes' names or functions yet, but from the video, we gather that the Invoke knob adds extra "haunted" effects like pitch…Click on the title for more

Prototype at NAMM: Haunted Labs Shadow Winds

Now Shipping: Aviate Audio Multiverse

Aviate Audio, the company behind the Airpatch wireless pedal switching system, announced at our NAMM 2023 Stompbox Booth that their Multiverse multi-fx pedal is now shipping. This is a platform that allows users to create their own effects and add them to a growing library of unique effects. Players can…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Aviate Audio Multiverse

New at NAMM 2023: Sunnaudio R2D3 Helion Preamp EQ

At the NAMM 2023 Show, Marc at Sunnaudio showed us and played for us the prototype of the company's new Sunnaudio R2D3 Helion Preamp EQ, a bass-oriented, high-end Swiss army device that works well also on guitar and any other instrument with a pickup. A 3-way parametric EQ section lets…Click on the title for more

New at NAMM 2023: Sunnaudio R2D3 Helion Preamp EQ

Universal Audio 3 New UAFX: Galaxy Tape Echo, DelVerb, Max Dual Compressor

Universal Audio just unveiled three new pedals in their UAFX series, which already comprised six effects with a similar form factor. While the line already featured a reverb and a delay, two of the new entries introduce a more specific tape echo delay named Galaxy, voiced after the Roland space…Click on the title for more

Universal Audio 3 New UAFX: Galaxy Tape Echo, DelVerb, Max Dual Compressor

Walrus Audio Fundamental Drive

One of eight pedals in Walrus Audio’s new, affordable product line, the Walrus Audio Fundamental Drive provides a range of classic overdrive tones that can be dialed in with easy-to-use controls. The three faders control Gain, Tone, and Volume, and the Mode Switch offers three distinct clipping profiles: Smooth, Crunch,…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fundamental Drive

Matthews Effects The Traveler Reverb

The Matthews Effects The Traveler is a three-mode digital, compact reverb pedal by one of the most promising US-based emerging builders with a noteworthy number of releases under its belt. For this device, simplicity and flexibility (but also affordability, at $129) are the names of the game, although the pedal…Click on the title for more

Matthews Effects The Traveler Reverb