gear giveaway

New Pedal: Keeley Angry Orange Distortion/Fuzz

Dropped within a release including three pedals adopting the same form factor as the Noble Screamer (a hybrid overdrive mixing the character of a TS and a Nobles ODR-1), the Keeley Angry Orange embeds in the same pedal two circuits inspired by two other classic dirt boxes: the Russian Civil…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Keeley Angry Orange Distortion/Fuzz

Win Chase Bliss, Rainger FX, REVV and Cornerstone Pedals via the London Synth & Pedal Expo!

Oy, UK stompboxers! We've got another outrageous pedal giveaway linked to our London Synth & Pedal Expo, coming up on March 16-17!Click on the title for more

Win Chase Bliss, Rainger FX, REVV and Cornerstone Pedals via the London Synth & Pedal Expo!

New Pedal: Farm Pedals Bucket of Nails Double Boost

The Farm Pedals Bucket of Nails is a double boost pedal with two voices that can be played separately or stacked on top of each other. A full range germanium boost on the right side is complemented by slightly more honky-sounding Rangemaster-inspired treble booster circuit pushing the upper-mids. They can…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Farm Pedals Bucket of Nails Double Boost

Another Synth Giveaway linked to the London Synth & Pedal Expo!

What's happening, mental synth-heads? Today we've got for you another synth giveaway linked to our upcoming London Synth & Pedal Expo. This one is rather quirky but utterly inspiring! Click on the title for more

Another Synth Giveaway linked to the London Synth & Pedal Expo!

2024 UPDATE! Best Amp Modeling Pedals & Cab Simulators

This article is about pedals that simulate the tone of guitar amps and cabs but are not able to power a speaker cabinet. If you are looking for a pedal that can do that, see our article about the best power amp pedals. [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="decimal" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS…Click on the title for more

2024 UPDATE! Best Amp Modeling Pedals & Cab Simulators

Updated Pedal: Holy Island Tides V2 Reverb > Distortion

Built in Wales, the Holy Island Tides is an atmospheric pedal featuring a reverb followed by two gain stages, creating over-the-top fuzzy walls of sound sprinkled with interesting harmonics and sonic artifacts. Each gain stage can be activated through a toggle switch: Gain I is a low gain, opamp-based overdrive…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Holy Island Tides V2 Reverb > Distortion

Win 5 Ace Pedals via the London Synth & Pedal Expo!

Ay up, mates! We’ve go' ano'her pedal giveaway linked 'o our upcomin (and free!) London pedal (and syn'h) expo 2024 - yes, we used the English to Cockney translator for this sentence...Click on the title for more

Win 5 Ace Pedals via the London Synth & Pedal Expo!

Win 2 Eurorack Modules and a Pocket Synth through the London Synth & Pedal Expo

There will be plenty of Eurorack builders at the upcoming (and free!) London Synth & Pedal Expo, and to celebrate this 2nd edition of the event we are giving away three cool modules to a lucky UK-based electronic musician!Click on the title for more

Win 2 Eurorack Modules and a Pocket Synth through the London Synth & Pedal Expo

The 13 Best Blues Breaker-Style Pedals, Clones & Variants in 2024

Welcome to our regularly updated guide to the best Blues Breaker-style pedals. We have similar guides for other popular overdrive circuits like the Klon, the Tube Screamer and D-Style pedals, and an overall article about the best distortion pedals organized by type - enjoy! [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="roman" title="TABLE OF…Click on the title for more

The 13 Best Blues Breaker-Style Pedals, Clones & Variants in 2024

BOSS BD-2 & the Best Blues Driver-Style Pedals in 2024

This is a regularly updated article on the best Blues Driver-style pedals. We have similar guides for other popular overdrive circuits like the Klon, the Tube Screamer, the Dumble, and the Blues Breaker - enjoy! [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="roman" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" toggle="0" labelShow="show" labelHide="hide" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="h5"…Click on the title for more

BOSS BD-2 & the Best Blues Driver-Style Pedals in 2024

Win 4 Pedals through the London Synth & Pedal Expo 2024!

Y'alright, UK box-stompers? We've got a first pedal giveaway linked to your upcoming (and FREE!) London Pedal (and Synth) Expo 2024 Click on the title for more

Win 4 Pedals through the London Synth & Pedal Expo 2024!

Catalinbread Epoch Bias Preamp

The Catalinbread Epoch Bias is yet another circuit derived from what's arguably the company's most successful and consequential pedal to date, the Belle Epoch, an echo pedal inspired by the venerable vintage Echoplex EP-3 tape delay, a device renown not only for its effect, but also for the pleasing color…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Epoch Bias Preamp