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New Pedal: Meris Ottobit X

Jun 2, 2026

Meris Ottobit X

Some pedals evolve. The Meris Ottobit X resurrects - louder, stranger, and fully reborn.

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Win 4 Pedals and 1 Wireless System via the LA Synth & Pedal Expo

We’ve got some seriously cool gear looking for a new home. To spread the love ahead of the Los Angeles Synth & Pedal Expo, we’re giving away a stash of pedals from some of the most forward-thinking builders in the game. June+2026+SPXPOClick on the title for more

Win 4 Pedals and 1 Wireless System via the LA Synth & Pedal Expo

New Pedal: JHS Fumble JFET Preamp

Here's the thing about mistakes: some of them you bury. Some of them you put in a box and sell for eighty-nine dollars. JHS dropped the NOTADÜMBLË in May 2025—a solderless DIY kit with two circuits. One was an overdrive based on the Dumble lead sound. The other was supposed…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: JHS Fumble JFET Preamp

Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive Handwired

Too many overdrive pedals are liars. They promise touch sensitivity but deliver a brick to the face. The Sweet Honey Overdrive (an evolution of Björn Juhl's Supro-amp-inspired BJFe Honey Bee) isn't one of them. This Handwired version is hand-soldered in Finland (with love) by the new Mad Professor team: point-to-point…Click on the title for more

Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive Handwired

New Pedal: Pedal Pawn Freaky Fuzz

Some fuzz pedals sit on your board like obedient pets. The Pedal Pawn Freaky Fuzz is not one of them. Inspired by vintage fuzz circuits but an original design, this thing is a three-silicon-transistor circuit hand-bred in the UK for pure psychedelic chaos, and it has exactly one purpose: more.…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Pedal Pawn Freaky Fuzz

Updated Pedal: Vahlbruch SpaceTime Tap V3

The original SpaceTime was good. German engineering, MagTraB magnetic switching, Tap Tempo, analog dry path, warm digital repeats that didn't sound like ass. But it also required serious real estate, sported six knobs and multiple toggles, and had one fatal flaw: no tap tempo . The SpaceTime Tap V3…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Vahlbruch SpaceTime Tap V3

New Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Triptychon

Crazy Tube Circuits, a Greek company that apparently learned electronics by staring at the sun and listening to Blue Cheer records, built this three-panel monster. It's not a pedal. It's a manifesto in a metal box. Enter the Crazy Tube Circuits Triptychon. Four fuzz voices in the center panel: ff is…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Triptychon

Argonaut Electrical Overdrive

Born in the 1970s when men were men and circuits were stuffed with components the size of your thumb, what you find inside the Argonaut Electrical Overdrive was a modular plug-in thing that some German engineer probably threw together after three beers, accidentally creating the sound of God clearing His…Click on the title for more

Argonaut Electrical Overdrive

New Pedal: Caroline Aron Graves Overdrive

So you want to know about the Caroline Aaron Graves Overdrive. Fine. Caroline Guitar Company, the same lunatics who made you fall in love with a reverb tank that sounds like a falling building, decided to build a pedal that is not just a pedal. It is a goddamn sermon.…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Caroline Aron Graves Overdrive

Win a bunch of gear via the L.A. Synth & Pedal Expo

Listen up, gear fiends. The Los Angeles Synth & Pedal Expo is almost here, and we're celebrating by tossing a pile of gear from participating brands to one very lucky winner. June+2026+SPXPOClick on the title for more

Win a bunch of gear via the L.A. Synth & Pedal Expo

New Pedal: LPD Spearhead Boost

The LPD Spearhead isn’t a boost; it’s a weapon forged for anyone who’s tired of polishing a dull tone with cheap tricks. Co?designed with Michael Nielsen of Big Hairy Guitars, this front?end shaper slams together five brutal stages that lock together like a well?tuned assault rifle. BOOST cranks up to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: LPD Spearhead Boost

Win 3 Pedals and 2 Accessories via the LA Stompbox Exhibit

To celebrate the upcoming LA Stompbox Exhibit - part of the Los Angeles Synth & Pedal Expo - we're teaming up with some of our favorite builders for an exclusive pedal giveaway you won’t want to miss. June 2026 SPXPOClick on the title for more

Win 3 Pedals and 2 Accessories via the LA Stompbox Exhibit

Best Guitar Pedals

The Best Guitar Pedals (Organized by Effect Type)