The Catalinbread Octapussy was originally released in 2012. It was modeled after vintage transistor octave fuzzes like the Octavia. Here’s a demo: They compare it to the Octavia but claim it’s an original design. There are only a …
Today we’re releasing two new Xotic traces. The Xotic SL Drive is a miniature drive pedal that was released in the summer of 2013. It was designed to emulate the tone of an overdriven Marshall Super Lead (hence …
The second Xotic trace releasing today (alongside the SL Drive) is the EP Booster. It’s a fairly simple JFET booster modeled after the preamp of the Echoplex tape delay pedal. Here’s a demo video from Mike Hermans: The …
The Amptweaker Tight Fuzz was first released in 2012, a year after the Tight Metal and two years after the Tight Drive. It was James Brown’s take on a classic transistor fuzz, but incorporating his characteristic design style …
Next up we have the Amptweaker Tight Drive. This is the very first pedal from Amptweaker, the pedal company founded by amp guru James Brown, designer of the legendary Peavey 5150 amplifier among many others. Released in 2010, …
The Catalinbread Silver Kiss was first released in 2007. It’s a more traditional overdrive than their other offerings, but with the addition of an active 3-band EQ. Here’s a demo from Gearmanndude: The discussion at Freestompboxes first began …
Next on the bench is the Stamps Drive-O-Matic. Built by Robert Stamps of The Amp Shop in LA in the mid-1990s, it was a very early example of a boutique pedal, all hand-built in small quantities. Despite this, …
While reviewing the Honey Bee Overdrive circuit for the updated Procyon V2, we spent some time digging to see if we could determine why there are so many different versions of the circuit—not just component variants, but actual …
This is the third of three new Cornish traces we’re posting today alongside the NG-3 and P-2. The GC-1 was released in 2021 to celebrate Pete Cornish’s 45 years in the music gear industry. Here’s a demo of …
The second of three Cornish traces releasing today is the P-2. Here’s a demo of it in action: The P-2 was one of Pete Cornish’s earliest designs, dating back to 1981 when it was created as an updated …
Today we’re releasing new traces of three Cornish pedals. First up is the NG-3, a variable-bias silicon fuzz that can go from class A (typical smooth fuzz tone) through class B (gated fuzz) to class C (“velcro” sound …
It’s been a few years since we did the last NCD, so it’s hardly an annual tradition anymore… but today we’ve got three new ones to share: the NG-3, GC-1, and P-2. Full details in the news section. …
We’ve got six brand-new projects releasing today! Lumitron – Mu-tron® III The very first commercial envelope filter effect, first released in 1972. View Project → Arcturus – Nobels ODR-S A variation of the more famous ODR-1 with a …
Five exciting new projects are available today! We’re releasing a brand-new version of the Lab Series® L5 Preamp, as well as a bass version based on the Lab Series L4. The L5 is a full redesign of our …
Today we’re thrilled to release two long-awaited new projects: the Xenotron, based on the Lovetone “?” (Flange With No Name), and the Neurotron, based on the Lovetone Ring Stinger. We originally designed these around 18 months ago, but …
We’re trying out a new feature for our larger projects. The Xenotron and Neurotron are launching with Interactive BOMs to help make the build process easier. We also went back and did them for the other two Lovetone …
We’re adding a few new components to our store this weekend. Xvive MN3005: The classic (and extremely expensive) analog delay chip, used in the BOSS DM-2 and EHX Memory Man. Xvive MN3007: A 1024-stage BBD most commonly used …
Along with this weekend’s spring sale, we’re releasing eight new projects. There’s something for everyone—some compressors, a two-stage boost, an amp emulator, and yeah, a few new overdrives. We can’t help it, they’re all so much fun! This …
Today we’re excited to release the first new kits of 2023! Theseus Dual Overdrive The first is by far our most-requested kit since the PCB was released last year: the King of Tone (Theseus). Our version is true …
It’s been a whirlwind of a year, but here at the end of it, we’re giving a window into what we’ve been up to and where things are headed. There’s a lot to talk about, so we’ll jump …