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Subdecay Quasar Phase Modulator V.4
Oregon pedal manufacturer Subdecay has been toying around with multi-mode phase pedals for a while, and at NAMM 2018 they have unveiled a new take on it called Quasar, it's the 4th version of it -...
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Spaceman Effects Explorer Deluxe Optical Phaser
Oregon is home to a fair number of pedal companies, and Spaceman Effects, established in 2009, is one of the most established. The manufacturer recently unveiled their first phaser, called Explorer...
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Looking Glass Overdrive – a DOD and SHOE Pedals collaboration
Here at Delicious Audio we really, really dig this new trend in the pedal world consisting in bigger manufacturers commissioning pedals to talented boutique stompbox designers. After releasing the...
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Keeley Filaments High Gain Distortion
Filaments is Keeley Engineering’s most earth-shattering pedal, a high gain distortion created with metal-heads in mind, more info under the video. The Filaments has more flexibility in tone-shaping...
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PedalPalFX PAL 800 Gold Overdrive
Here’s another take on the plexi-style overdrive by PedalPalFX: the PAL 800 Gold Overdrive. Besides all the JCM usual controls, it also features a three position switch known as “Gain Voicing” that...
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Win a Novation Circuit Mono Station ($399)!
Electro freaks and Synth Geeks, To celebrate the upcoming Austin Synth Expo (scheduled for March 16-14, during $X$W's Music Week) we are starting to give away some electronic gear! The folks at...
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The Best Fuzz Pedals: Compare Five Classic Circuits
Transistorized fuzz came about by accident in 1961 when a faulty circuit in a mixing console caused Grady Martin’s six-string electric bass to distort. Martin was in the studio tracking a session for...
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Deep Space Devices Red Ghost Distortion
Out of Gadsden, Alabama, Deep Space Devices is a small manufacturer that just put out its first pedal – the Red Ghost, a heavy, one-knob distortion that will make stoner rockers happy. Check out the...
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An original take on Multi-Stage Overdrive: Lollygagger FX Canaglia
Lollygagger FX is a Michigan based pedal manufacturer that, at least for now, is entirely committed to one hand-made overdrive design called Canaglia (Italian for “scoundrel”), which they deliver in...
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JHS announces the Bonsai Multi-Overdrive
We were just wondering if was going to announce a new pedal (or two) for this year’s NAMM, when the answer was delivered to us through these two video demos of the Bonsai Multi-Overdrive – and what...
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CKK Electronic Robot Phaser
CKK Electronic is a subsidiary of Chinese pedal company Sinvertek Electronic, and specializes on stompboxes with a more classic look and streamlined features.
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Fender Marine Layer Reverb
The new line of Fender stompboxes was one of the most intriguing surprises of NAMM 2018, so we were looking forward to the first demos. Unsurprisingly, Reverb.com and Tone Report were the first ones...
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Echopark Instruments FQ12 Dual Range-Bastard
Echo Park is the area in L.A. where most musicians live, but also the home of Echopark Instruments, a company that handcrafts vintage looking and sounding guitars, amps and pedals. The FQ12 Dual...
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Greer Amps Tomahawk Deluxe Drive
A medium gain “second stage” overdrive pedal, the Greer Tomahawk Deluxe Drive barks and snarls, but it can also lean back and simply shift your tone just a bit. Here’s the latest demo by Living Room...
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Alexander Pedals Quadrant Audio Mirror Delay
Alexander Pedals has been churning out very cool products, climbing the stompbox buzz ladder thanks to imaginative designs packed with features. Their brand new Quadrant Audio Mirror Delay certainly...
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The Best Rotary Pedals in 2018: 20 Ways to Spin Your Guitar Tone
The rotary speaker effect has a come a long way since it was unmoored from its mechanical origins. Initially created for the Hammond organ in the late 1930s, the shimmering modulation known as the...
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Escape Pedals Launch Code
Hosted in our Stompbox Booth, at NAMM 2018 Escape Plan Pedals unveiled a new synth pedal called the Launch Code. The pedal transforms any incoming signal into a series of square waves, perfectly...
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Fender The Bends Compressor
The Bends was presented by Fender at NAMM 2018 together with 5 other new pedals. This is a transparent studio-grade compressor featuring controls for Drive and Recovery (i.e. release) and a Blend knob...
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TC Electronic Quintessence Harmonizer
TC Electronic unveiled their new Quintessence Harmonizer in late 2017. Finally, some video demos of it are surfacing, here’s the one from EytschPi42. And here’s the video the guys from That Pedal Show...
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Five Easy Guitar Pedal Hacks You Need to Know
PHOTO: ArtBrom | Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Anyone who owns guitar pedals has dealt with power-supply issues and faulty connections. If you have even a handful of stompboxes and use a pedalboard,...
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