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Has the Full MIDI and Bluetooth App-enabled Tonex One+ come too late for me?
I own 3 ToneX Ones to date, actually possibly 4 even, and while I always managed to get pretty decent tones out of them - they were also a source of significant frustration for me.
I had gotten used to the onboard control topology which can get complex as you have secondary and tertiary controls on every knob and switch! - you can read about that in my ’Satch Tonex One Edition Pedal Overview’ - where I dive into the tiniest of details. So the pedal is pretty decent, while it was always ...
Hotone's second Neon Series pedal - the Purple and Pink Freqlux Tripe-Voice Stereo Pitch-Shifter is another handy addition to the Verbera from that same roster
I’m lagging a little behind on these now - as Hotone has delivered a second excellent pedal for its Neon Collection / Series - an equally cool looking Freqlux 3-Voice Pitch-Shifter with a tonne of features onboard - including 200 presets slots, with 100 superior factory presets already loaded.
I still need to land the Hotone Verbera Convolution Reverb - where its high current draw initially put me off a little (rated @ 1000mA) - but I was later corrected - as that high current number was ...
Fender unleashes intriguing Godzilla Opamp Distortion with Active 2-Band EQ and cool wrap-around artwork
Fender evidently likes this licensing malarky - and adds Godzilla to its brand collaborations. It’s had a lot of success with Hello Kitty over the years, and this is another Japanese collaboration that really makes sense! Japan’s Toho Co currently owns the copyright and all rights to the Godzilla property - so there is a licensing fee to them within the $149 / £145 price tag!
This is a limited edition, and the USA Fender Allocation is already gone, with the UK one running low - but some ...
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 ...
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