gear giveaway

New Pedal: Browne Amplification Fixer Double Boost+Buffer

The Browne Amplification Fixer is a very simple but also very useful utility pedal/boost that aims at helping the pedal-obsessed fix a few common issues that arise when more than one electric guitar is used during a live performance. Part buffer and part (double channel) clean booster, the Fixer allows…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Browne Amplification Fixer Double Boost+Buffer

New Pedal: Free The Tone Cosmic Wave CW-1Y Filtering Delay

The Free The Tone Cosmic Wave is the latest pedal by a Japanese builder that's probably one of the best-kept secrets of the pedalverse. A company that's really good at making delays, and that with this new pedal officially enters the more creative niche of time-based effects within the compact case…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Free The Tone Cosmic Wave CW-1Y Filtering Delay

New Pedal: All-Pedal Devils Triad (Jeff Loomis signature)

The All-Pedal Devils Triad is a new multi-effect stompbox created for metal players built in collaboration with Jeff Loomis of bands Nevermore and Arch Enemy. Its circuit comprises footswitchable overdrive, boost and a reverb/delay effects within a single box roughly the size of two compact pedals. Designed to be Loomis'…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: All-Pedal Devils Triad (Jeff Loomis signature)

Win 3 Electro-Harmonix Pedals through the BK Stompbox Exhibit! [ENDED]

To celebrate the awesomeness of the first post-lockdown edition of the Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo (a free gear party coming up on October 8-9 in East Williamsburg, NY), we are giving away not one, not two, but THREE Electro-Harmonix pedals! Click on the title for more

Win 3 Electro-Harmonix Pedals through the BK Stompbox Exhibit! [ENDED]

New Pedals: One Control Tornado Drive

The One Control Tornado Drive is a new collaboration between pedal designer Björn Juhl with Japanese celebrity guitarist TK (Tory Kitajima), part of a new line of pedals called TORNADO Fx. There are two versions of this original, non-clone, high-gain overdrive circuit: Aluminum and Brass, with the latter featuring a…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: One Control Tornado Drive

Ami Effects Umami

Made in France, the Ami Effects Umami aims - we guess - at being to tone what umami is to food: delicious. It's a rather transparent device that can do boost and overdrive and features a carefully designed set of controls including two gain stages and a 2-way EQ section…Click on the title for more

Ami Effects Umami

Forest Effects Onça

Now discontinued, the Forest Effects Onça is a natural-sounding, JFET-based amp-in-a-box made in the UK. There's also a mini version of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-ATMtw4eE8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPS9CYAkT9Y Forest Effects Onça, Builder's Notes Onça is a class A single ended amplifier in a box, using a pair of JFET's in the place of tubes.…Click on the title for more

Forest Effects Onça

The 6 Best Fuzz Types, in a Mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMW0uLn0ckc We made this video to complement our in-depth article about the best fuzz pedals organized by type. It was shot by Noise Generator - a big thank you goes out to him! A Video about the 6 Best Fuzz Types The idea behind it was to create a focused,…Click on the title for more

The 6 Best Fuzz Types, in a Mix

R Weaver FX Violet Vibe

There isn't much info out there about the R Weaver FX Violet Vibe (the builder doesn't seem to have a website nor a social media page). Still, this baby sounds great on Mike Herman's video and goes for over $250 used on Reverb.com, so that's a testament to the unit's…Click on the title for more

R Weaver FX Violet Vibe

Lichtlaerm Audio Kassandra Phaser

The Lichtlaerm Audio Kassandra is a 4-stage VCA analog phaser made by a Berlin-based boutique company boasting an intriguing roster of stylish looking stompboxes in strictly black and gold attire. Featuring a (rather sensual) image of the Greek mythological clairvoyant no one believed, the Kassandra is a very flexible phaser…Click on the title for more

Lichtlaerm Audio Kassandra Phaser

The 3 Best Fuzz Pedals Per Type, in 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMW0uLn0ckc&t=172s This is a video about fuzz pedals we shot in 2022. It illustrates the tonal differences between 6 classic non-octave-up fuzz types. This article features our selection of the best fuzz pedals of all time organized by circuit type. It's a recap of all the comprehensive fuzz guides you…Click on the title for more

The 3 Best Fuzz Pedals Per Type, in 2023

Win 4 Eventide Dot9 Pedals through the Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo! [ended]

The Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo is back and, with it, are the pedal and synth giveaways! This week's one is particularly rich: it will assign to 4 lucky readers one pedal from the Eventide's Dot9 Series - yes, each winner will be able to choose their prize from the…Click on the title for more

Win 4 Eventide Dot9 Pedals through the Brooklyn Pedal & Synth Expo! [ended]