News
China's iStingor FX delivers the intriguingly monikered OD-1 Super OverDrive which looks very Boss-adjacent, but is actually quite a different circuit!
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (205+ words) Xploration " Curation " Recommendation At first glance this pedal looks like it owes a lot to the Boss OD-1 and SD-1 - it has the same moniker, similar yellow hue, and same silver screw - which opens up a top-loading battery compartment - all…...
Decades Pedals unleashes great first release - the potent OpAmp + Transistors MultiJam Overdrive & Distortion
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (179+ words) Xploration " Curation " Recommendation A brand new pedal from a spanking new brand - and a thoroughly exceptional first attempt. The combination of LM741 OpAmp, at least 2 x C945 Transistors, and killer 1N60 Germanium Diodes. That combination of clipping delivers the most exceptional vibrant and…...
Drunk Beaver's Pedal Drop #36 the Chernihiv Sonic Distortion is a cool evolved take on the Maxon / Ibanez SD-9
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (214+ words) Xploration " Curation " Recommendation As always, Vitalii has upgraded some of the key components here and added a couple of extra really useful mods. Controls - Volume, Tone, Drive, EQ Mod : Modern / Flat / Stock, Clipping Mod : Modern / LED / Stock. The EQ mod…...
The 4 latest DanDrive Pedals are available at the lead and original Dealer for that brand - Stockholm's These Go To 11
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (353+ words) Xploration " Curation " Recommendation Dan has turned out to be something of a Zonk specialist - with initially Secret Engine, Secret Machine, and Secret Weapon editions, and then latterly "Bonk Machines" - now in MKII editions (V5 essentially!), and including the purple Dog Ear…...
Custom Pelham Blue Twilight Pulse Audio Works Konstante and Proxima Overdrives are now available at Northern Stompboxes in the UK
1+ week, 4+ day ago (343+ words) Xploration " Curation " Recommendation We have the Konstante evolved Lightspeed Overdrive with an EP-style Pre Boost. Would be cool to have the anniversary version of that pedal too - which features additional 3-way clipping. The second pedal is the distinctly unique Proxima…...
Klowra's Gnash Dual-Channel Analog Distortion is an incredible, vibrant, harmonic All-THT-components versatile Multi-Gain pedal - covering Boost, Overdrive, Fuzz, and Distortion - all the way up to super high-gain!
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1099+ words) Xploration " Curation " Recommendation I tend to prefer using both the Gnash channels together as that delivers a richer more harmonically loaded output - and I'm all about the texture! The Wavefolder / Hard-Clipper switch is the gateway to Fuzz textures on the…...
Celebrating Ritual Devices' Flagship Etched Series Quadfecta - Grimalkin, EVOL, Fay, and Rainmaker
1+ week, 6+ day ago (475+ words) Xploration " Curation " Recommendation It took me a few years to pick up this full set of 4 - where each of these is a revelation - they all deliver more than you might initially think, and they do it in such a clever…...
The Treasure Chest Dual Modded Overdrive is a killer collaboration between Funny Little Boxes, Let's Play All, JSA Effects, and SoundLad Liverpool
2+ week, 1+ day ago (181+ words) Xploration " Curation " Recommendation So what we have here is essentially Matt Webster's 2 favourite overdrive / boost pedals - which were originall made by Simon of JSA Effects. These are modified editions of Tube Screamer and Klone circuits, and have been combined here…...
Xotic Effects super-sizes its EP Booster as the EP-Pro Preamp Boost & Volume
2+ week, 1+ day ago (206+ words) Xploration " Curation " Recommendation The EP-Pro isn't really a replacement for the EP Booster - its footprint is much more extensive. I personally am not a fan of these large-format typical Wah-Pedal formats - as you can see by my favourite Plutoneium Chi-Wah-Wah,…...
4 Killer Pelham Blue Expresso FX Special Edition Fuzzes and Boost pedals are now available at Northern Stompboxes in the UK
2+ week, 4+ day ago (460+ words) Xploration " Curation " Recommendation At one stage - for a circa 2 year period Sof at Expresso FX was one of my very best friends - and I used to speak to him regularly - every couple of weeks or so. In that period I…...