Mr Black Mini Vintage Chorus: A Boss CE-1 circuit in mini pedal

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Portland, Oregon’s Mr Black makes some pretty amazing pedals. His latest is a take on the classic ’70s Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble – but now in a tiny pedalboard-friendly format.  Introducing the new Mini Vintage Chorus, a CE-1 that has been on a serious diet! Mr Black Mini Vintage Chorus The original Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble […]

Birdcord cables can power your pedals and synths from USB powerbanks

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Travelling musicians have lots of conveniences these days, from portable rigs all the way to stuff like the Birdcords cables – charging cables that let you power devices of up to 18-Volt DC power through USB power banks. So, boom! If there’s no power outlet where you practice or perform, your USB power bank and […]

NAMM 2019: Tsakalis Audio Works Six B.O.D. overdrive pedal is one to watch

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Tsakalis Audio Works has a new pedal called the Six B.O.D. Its maker claims that it accurately replicates some pretty famous boutique pedals. It’s due to launch at NAMM 2019 – can Tsakalis’ bold claim for this pedal hold up? Timmy, Bluesbreaker and KOT sounds Yes, the Tsakalis Audio Works says its Six B.O.D. mimics the iconic Timmy, […]

KOMA Strom Mobile: Power your gear with USB power banks

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USB power banks are very handy for charging your phone but with KOMA Strom Mobile you can repurpose them to power your synths, drum machines and sequencers.  KOMA Strom Mobile They are made, of course, for the KOMA Field Kit but there’s no reason why they couldn’t run any other devices that take 9v or […]

Lunastone Three Stage Rocket MIDI: Søren Andersen signature overdrive

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Denmark’s Lunastone has just announced a new enhanced version of its Søren Andersen signature Three Stage Rocket overdrive pedal which, as its name suggests, now incorporates MIDI. Lunastone Three Stage Rocket MIDI The new version of Danish guitarist Søren Andersen’s Three Stage Rocket is a three-stage overdrive and boost pedal that can be integrated with MIDI […]

Tabletop modular synth modules in guitar pedal style from Hungry Robot Modular

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Hungry Robot Pedals are a guitar stompbox company who are exploring the world of modular synthesis but in a guitar pedal style. They are calling the product line Hungry Robot Modular and this is a quite brilliant idea. Hungry Robot Modular We’ve seen desktop modular before in the shape of effects boxes from companies like […]

Joyo releases its cheap, rechargeable JP-05 pedalboard power supply

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Having previewed this unit at Musikemsse 2018, Joyo has now officially announced its new JP-05 rechargeable pedalboard power supply. This clever little unit should be enough to bring most pedal collections to life, and it’s offered at a pretty low price. And it’s rechargeable, so you can use this without mains power… Joyo JP-05 The […]

Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Germanium Gold Micro compressor pedal

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Pigtronix has added the new Philosopher’s Tone Germanium Gold Micro pedal to its line-up. As the name suggests, it adds germanium diodes to the original Philosopher’s Tone pedal to widen the tonal characteristics.  Philosopher’s Tone Germanium Gold Micro If you are looking for a versatile ‘vintage flavoured’ compressor then this new Philosopher’s Tone Germanium Gold Micro could […]

LunaStone Boost 18: Punching above its weight?

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Denmark’s LunaStone has announced a new mini boost pedal named Boost 18. For something so diminutive it manages to pack in plenty of extra signal gain! Boost 18 The LunaStone Boost 18 is a simple mini pedal that comes with a whole 18 dB of extra gain. That lets you kick in a bit more oomph, just […]

Keeley Germanium Amplifier pedal – handmade by Robert Keeley!

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The new Keeley Germanium Amplifier is a limited edition preamp pedal handmade by Robert Keeley in small numbers. It’s been designed to add some boost to your guitar’s tone. Germanium Amplifier This simple one-knob design is as basic as it gets. Plug the Germanium Amplifier between your guitar and your amp, then dial it in to taste. Ideally, […]