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Abasi Concepts Pathos Review
May 14, 2019
An uncommonly articulate and detailed high-gain machine.
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MXR Releases the Raijin Drive
April 26, 2019
The newest collaboration with Shin Suzuki reinvents two iconic Japanese stompboxes—an overdrive and a distortion—with greater tonal range and usability so that those beloved sounds can keep up with the modern tone chase.
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Magnetic Effects Lonely Robot Review
April 19, 2019
A malleable, many-headed RAT clone that can be menacing or mellow.
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Spiral Electric FX Releases the Yellow Spiral Drive
March 19, 2019
Designed to be a versatile distortion, it's based on the DOD 250 but with some choice alterations.
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Fredric Effects Announces the Verzerrer, Utility Perkolator MkII, and Dresden Synth Fuzz MkII
March 7, 2019
These three unusual effects are newly designed in wedge enclosures with top-mounted jacks.
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Quick Hit: Friedman Golden Pearl Review
March 3, 2019
The amp guru for heavyweights like Steve Stevens and Jerry Cantrell debuts a low-gain dirt box.
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First Look: Abasi Pathos
February 14, 2019
PG's Perry Bean grabs an EMG-loaded ESP to explore the spectrum of nastiness in the Animals As Leaders frontman's namesake dirt box.
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Quick Hit: Bogner Ecstasy Blue Mini Review
February 3, 2019
A wildly useful distortion that stretches far beyond the company’s hard-rock roots.
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NAMM '19 - JAM Pedals Delay Llama, Lucy Dreamer & Doubledreamer Demos
January 29, 2019
Two of the Greek builder’s classics get the shrunken-and-simplified treatment, while another now houses two drive units with flexible internal routing options.
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NAMM '19 - Tsakalis AudioWorks Six B.O.D. Demo
January 29, 2019
What do you get when you mix a Timmy, a Bluesbreaker, and a King of Tone? Greek stompbox guru Chris Tsakalis shows us with his innovative capacitor-less tone circuit.
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NAMM '19 - Revv D20 & G4 Demos
January 26, 2019
Watch a demo of the company's studio-focused lunchbox amp and latest hi-gain stomp.
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NAMM '19 - Fender MTG Tube Distortion, Pinwheel, Bubble Chorus, Lost Highway Phaser & Tre-Verb Demos
January 25, 2019
Along with a stomp designed to be an all-in-one for bassists, the newly launched pedals include a tube-driven distortion, reverb/trem combo, and more.
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NAMM '19 - Tech 21 Geddy Lee SansAmp YYZ & Paul Landers Signature Fly Rig Demos
January 25, 2019
Analog-amp-modeling pioneer Andrew Barta shows us the legendary Rush bassist’s streamlined preamp pedal, as well as Rammstein guitarist Paul Landers’ custom multi-effector.
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NAMM '19 - MXR | Dunlop | Way Huge Dookie Drive, Billy Gibbons Siete Santos Octavio Fuzz, Supa Lead
January 25, 2019
Listen to signature pedals for the famed ZZ Top guitarist and Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong , as well as a British-sounding dirt box.
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Dusky Hypatia Review
January 17, 2019
Rowdy and refined distortion tones come naturally to Dusky’s newest stompbox.
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Nexi Industries Teams with Skunk Anansie’s Ace for New Effects Pedals
January 15, 2019
The Octavius and Skunkdrive are analog pedals that feature the company's proprietary hybrid power design.
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Tsakalis AudioWorks Introduces the Six B.O.D.
January 15, 2019
Six different flavors of boost, overdrive, and distortion that pay homage to classic circuits.
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Pirate Guitar Effects Releases the Peg Leg Overdrive and Compressor
December 5, 2018
A dual pedal that aims to capture the iconic amp tones of the '60s and '70s.
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MidValleyFX Releases the Double-Amp Distorter
December 4, 2018
A high-gain pedal designed to squeeze everything it can out of a pair of op-amps.
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