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JHS adds 3 edgy new pedals to its 3 Series Range - Bit Crusher, Glitch Delay, Ring Modulator
These 3 new pedals bring the JHS 3 Series roster to a very versatile 19 units. These 3 are a little more left-field and adventurous than the rest - and largely an acquired taste. I have a lot of time for Bitcrushers and Glitch Delays - and own a few of those varieties, while I’m a little less au-fait with Ring Modulators. Ringmods for me are often tremolos or vibratos gone wrong - but there are some handy examples of those which blend in gain and other complementary sounds to make more musical ...
JSA Effects' Fuzztronought is a blisteringly great searing 6-knob evolution of the late '69 EHX One-knob Plug-in Muff Fuzz
This was the second pedal I picked up from JSA Effects at the recent Leeds Pedal Show - and it’s even better for me than the already exceptional LNS Overdrive Modded OD-1 that I rushed to the stand to secure!
On the day of the show I came away with just those two JSA pedals. I later secured one of Blue FX’s oddly shaped Pillux Fuzzes, and should really have picked up a Holy Island Spectral Fire at the same time - which I also sorted out post-haste - shortly after the show! Those two pedals ...
Rockwright FX's Phuzzmaphobia Pulse Width Modulation Fuzz is a superb compact evolution of the super rare smallsound/BigSound Blarg o-tron o-tron
This goes back to a demo that my good friend Pedal Experiments’ Phil did back in October of 2024 (2nd one below) - of the smallsound/BigSound Blarg o-tron o-tron.
He was in contact with Lucas from Rockwright around about the same time - they got to discussing the circuit, and decided to collaborate on an evolved compact edition of that circuit - which is what became the Phuzzmaphobia.
They weren’t the first to evolve the Blarg o-tron o-tron as the now alas defunct Dominican Republic’s ...
Klowra releases high quality fully isolated Vires slimline 6-Outlet Pedalboard Power Supply with 2 variable ports and 24V Output
The Vires is a high quality construction, beautifully made pro slimline mains-powered pedalboard power supply - which sits in between the CIOKS SOL and DC7 with its 6 ports, but mostly targets NUX’s 5-Port Zeus JR - delivering one further outlet than that for the same price of $129.
This is one of those power supplies very evidently designed for sitting on the underside of most pedalboard types. It is the main base unit - like all those other supplies just mentioned. While other brands have...
Catalinbread expands its DLS Series with new Little Secret and Clean Little Secret pedals - currently available at a discount alongside the original Compact DLS
What we have here is essentially a downward and sideways extension of the DLS Series - first with the lower-gain Clean Little Series compact edition - more akin to a BluesBreaker. And then a Mini version of the original DLS - the Little Secret - which contains just the dual-Mu Preamp section of the Dirty Little Secret - without the EQ’s.
All three of these are available current at a launch discount - and all these pedals are widely available now at international dealers - including all the ...
CIOKS sneaks out Limited Retro Editions of its DC7 and SOL Future Power Generation Pedalboard Power Supplies
I’m a little late on this one! I did kind of clock these when they were first teased (October 2025!) but only very briefly and in passing - and then quite promptly forgot about them. Where I really love CIOKS Future Power Generation Power Supplies - but I don’t really have much need for these too variants - and I’m not really about shelf-ware.
I personally use 2 x 8’s and a 4 - and have always felt that CIOKS should reissue their DC10 as a Future Power Generation Supply - but they’ve not ...
Asheville's Analoger APH-12 1-to-12 Variable Stage Analog Phaser might very well be my favourite Phase-Shifter to date
This project has long been on the cards, as I’ve always intended to take the Asheville Music Tools journey - the Analog Modulations in particular. The Phaser ended up being the first on the list, and I will tackle the Flanger next, and then the Chorus / Vibrato after that.
I’m not short of a great Phaser or two - as the APH-12 is the 29th phaser in my reference collection (full list after the demos below). I have a soft spot for so many of these - including the Beetronics Larva, Caroline ...
Colortone releases further perfected 4th edition of its killer versatile all-rounder Parasite Full Spectrum Everyday Overdrive
One of my favourite super-versatile overdrives get a new edition / makeover - to bring it up to date with the latest design phase of Colortone Pedals. The Parasite gets its name from the definition of its unique JFETs - which are described as ’... sizzling with parasitic feedback’.
4 JFETs make up the core soundstage - which is further served by wide ranging Active Post-Drive Low and High EQ’s, as well as the super smart Pre-Drive Bright Boost and Bass Boost stitches - where the latter is ...
Caroline Guitar Co's Arigato 4-Stage Analog OTA Phaser + Vibrato + Vibe is a beautifully executed multi-modulator
I originally featured this pedal on the site back in January of 2023 - so it’s been on the cards for a while! I obviously need to juggle a lot of priorities all the time - and some pedals unfortunately fall through the cracks momentarily - while I mostly manage to recover them at a later stage!
This Arigato is my 4th Caroline pedal, and I love it so much that I’m very tempted to pick up Philippe’s other 2 modulations - the Parabola Tremolo, and Somersault Lo-Fi Modulator / Chorus.
The ...
ThorpyFX's 'Greater' Kudu Drive is billed as a 'More Better' tone-enhancing stacking overdrive, while for me it's also amazing on its own!
The Kudu is a really cool circuit developed by Dan Coggins as a smart multi-clipping tone-enhancer - created to make everything it touches sound better. Thorpy and Dan have run the pedal into a vast array of pedals and amps - and the pedal never fails to improve the texture and tonality of the device that it pushes.
There’s no less than 12 Diodes onboard - while 6 of those are for power management. Which leaves 2 x 2N4148 Silicon Diodes for Soft Clipping, 2 x Red LED’s for Hard Clipping, ...
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