gear giveaway

Upcoming Pedal: Adventure Audio Occlusions Tremolo + Reverb Pedal

The tremolo/reverb pedals in most cases features a spring-style reverb, to simulate the effect produced by some tube amps of the '60s, but the Adventure Audio Occlusions takes a more ambient approach to this combo. The reverb here can get really long and caverous, while the tremolo features controls for…Click on the title for more

Upcoming Pedal: Adventure Audio Occlusions Tremolo + Reverb Pedal

Win an Empress Effects Reverb or Echosystem [ENDED]

Those of you in need of a top-notch do-it-all, multi-mode, stereo reverb or delay pedal may want to stop and read this! This week we are giving TWO of our readers the chance to win ONE truly amazing pedal by Canadian builder Empress Effects. The winners will be able to…Click on the title for more

Win an Empress Effects Reverb or Echosystem [ENDED]

New Pedals: Groff Firestorm Distortion

Based out of Lancaster, PA, Groff Amplification is a boutique builder that forges custom amps and already has four tweakable gain pedals in their roster. The Firestorm is their distortion with a distinct Plexi style (it's based on the Marshall Guv'nor). Running at 9v or 18v for big headroom lovers,…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Groff Firestorm Distortion

New Pedals: Mod Electronics Seismic / Shift (DIY Kit)

MOD Electronic, previously known as Mod Kits DIY, launched a new series of DIY pedal kits called Nexus Series, featuring kits with a PCB base rather than the traditional point-to-point wiring kits. The Seismic / Shift is the first kit in this line, a JFET Boost pedal of the "non-clean"…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Mod Electronics Seismic / Shift (DIY Kit)

New Pedal: MAS Effects Sona Fuzz

The Soma fuzz by Illinois-base MAS Effects is a high gain fuzz that's more tweakable than it may appear at a first glance. The three knobs deliver the standard fuzz control (Fuzz, Volume and Tone, with the latter being a hi-low shelf filter), but the Body switch can significantly change…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: MAS Effects Sona Fuzz

Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree Boost, a Secret Metal Weapon

Beginner metalheads who wonder if there's any point in buying a boost pedal may want to check out what heavy players in the videos below have to say about the Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree Boost, a pedal hailing from New Zealand that seems to have resonated with the community of…Click on the title for more

Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree Boost, a Secret Metal Weapon

Win Pedals by JET and Pigtronix and a PSU by Eventide! [ENDED]

Sweet tone and clean power are on the way to one of you, folks! This week's pedalicious giveaway includes two noteworthy overdrive pedals and a powerful PSU - and it's an all-American thing this time! The devices in question are the Pigtronix Gamma Drive, the JET Pedals Lamb and the…Click on the title for more

Win Pedals by JET and Pigtronix and a PSU by Eventide! [ENDED]

Animals Pedal In Oct,3 Foxes Talking of Dreamy Fuzz

Japanese pedal company Animals Pedal has always picked crazy names for their devices, but the one they chose for their "In Oct,3 Foxes Talking of Dreamy Fuzz" is on a whole other level of crazy. This is an octave-up pedal referencing the vintage devices of the '70s (in all likelihood,…Click on the title for more

Animals Pedal In Oct,3 Foxes Talking of Dreamy Fuzz

New Pedal: NativeAudio Pretty Bird Woman Chorus/Vibrato

Named after company owner Mike Trombley's birth name given to his grandmother who embodies the values of the Blackfeet (Amsskaapipiikuni) people, the NativeAudio Pretty Bird Woman is a two-knob mono digital chorus/vibrato with four presets. The format of this pedal follows a template shared by the company's Ghost Ridge Reverb…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: NativeAudio Pretty Bird Woman Chorus/Vibrato

BO Effects OxyTone EPX Low Gain Drive

BO Effects is a French company with a solid reputation in Europe but not very well known in the rest of the world. The OxyTone EPX is their take on the two-channel low gain overdrive circuit, with a channel based on the preamp section of the EP3 Echoplex, and the…Click on the title for more

BO Effects OxyTone EPX Low Gain Drive

New Pedal: Dophix Galileo Optical Tremolo

Those of you who enjoy the trembling nature of tremolo and revel in experimenting with LFO shapes should take a look at the new Dophix Galileo. A full analog device, this Italian optical tremolo features a host of versatile features that allow the creative player to fine-tune the effect's behavior…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Dophix Galileo Optical Tremolo

Vaderin Pedals Cherry Fuzz ‘Stainer

The Vaderin Pedals Cherry Fuzz 'Stainer was designed with one goal in mind: giving guitarists a fuzz full of sustain that cuts through a dense mix - and sounds good while at it. Driven by a two-transistor circuit inspired by a late '60s Muff Pi, the Cherry Fuzz features a…Click on the title for more

Vaderin Pedals Cherry Fuzz ‘Stainer