Jack Paulin

OD Boost

Joel Perez

Following the very well received Brute Drive, we are proud to introduce the newest pedal from EWS, the Little Brute Drive (LBD). From its small body, jumps out an intense distortion similar to its big brother, the Brute Drive.

Its compact design takes us very little real estate. It will fit anywhere you desire on your pedal board. But don't let the small size fool you. This simple one-knob powerhouse produces heavy crunch to fiery distortion sounds. Output level and treble control can be adjusted with 2 trimmers located on the PC board inside the pedal.

This is an overdrive/distortion pedal that is compact in size, user-friendly and surely to become your work-ready weapon! And of course, it's true-bypass.

E.W.S

Review by Guitar Gear

Manual

Demo by Michael Thompson

Demo by Steve Stevens

Product Page

Little Brute Drive (LBD)

Tester

There is one overdrive circuit to this day has been the most talked about, the most sought after, and the most mythical of them all. It’s big, it’s expensive, and it has certainly earned its place at the table. Wampler has painstakingly and faithfully reproduced that magical tone in all its glory in an unbelievably small package, and its name is Tumnus. Tumnus is a versatile addition to any setup, any style. Stack it with another pedal to help push or shape the total amount of gain, use it as a stand alone overdrive, or use it as a slightly dirty boost to push the front end of your amp over the edge. You can even use it as a buffer, because just like the original this pedal is not true bypass. Instead, faithful to the original, this pedal contains a buffered bypass tone legendary in its own right. The Tumnus’ streamlined 3 control knobs (Volume, Gain, and Treble) allow you to quickly dial in your tones no matter what the gig calls for. We aren’t going to sit here and claim it has magical parts, or we sourced out 60 year old diodes that make it perfect, but we are going to say that during our research we looked at everything available and then only used the parts that Brian chose to replicate that amazing tone. Let’s face it, not everyone has room for a four-legged beast on their board. This smaller version slips in and out of a myriad of tight situations. Now you can have the tone. Now you can have history. Now you can have it all without having to sell your prized gear possessions. The Wampler Tumnus, standing up for that amazing tone, but without the outrageous claims often associated with it.

Wampler

Review by bonedo

Review by The Gear Check 

Demo by Pete Thorn

Demo by Tone Factory

Tumnus

QuickMount Type L

Pedal-Montageplatte für Standard-Mini-Pedale

Pedal Mounting Plate For Standard Mini Pedals

The Xotic BB Preamp V1.5 is a tone shaping pedal that offers a wide variety of sounds, catering to different musical styles and preferences. It has been a proven tool for over 10 years, with multiple versions and iterations, including the AT model, Bass version, and Custom Shop models.

Xotic

Official Product Video

Demo by Prymaxe

BB Preamp

Dave Snippe

EarthQuaker Devices

Blumes, Purple Sparkle (Gear Hero Exclusive)

QuickMount Type B1

Pedal-Montageplatte für FRIEDMAN, KEELEY Halo, WAMPLER EQ, VelvetFuzz, WALRUS DeepSix, JULIA V2, 385 OD, Jupiter V2 und Mooer GL 100 Pedale

Pedal Mounting Plate for FRIEDMAN, KEELEY Halo, WAMPLER EQ, VelvetFuzz, WALRUS DeepSix, JULIA V2, 385 OD, Jupiter V2 and Mooer GL 100 pedals

Zixton Han

Thomann 70th Anniversary Model
The magical EP-3 captures the celebrated tones of the world’s most famous players. The EP-Booster, great tone starts here!
Special edition limited to 500 pieces with chrome-plated faceplate and chrome and black top hat knob

Review by guitarfella

Review by Premier Guitar

Demo by Mike Hermans

EP Booster 70th Thomann LTD

Ein Regler, viele Möglichkeiten. Das Acapulco Gold ist eine „Ein-Knopf-Power-Amp-Distortion-Box“, welche die Endstufen-Verzerrungen eines Vintage Sunn Model T Verstärkers emuliert. Das Acapulco Gold interagiert perfekt mit Volume- und Tone-Potis der Gitarre und klart beim Zurückdrehen etwas auf. Wer seinen Röhren-Amp zusätzlich zum „Sunn-Model-T-Kick“ auch boosten möchte, liegt beim Acapulco Gold genau richtig. In erster Linie erzeugt das Pedal jedoch heftige Distortions bis hin fast zum Fuzz und kann mächtig viel Pegel erzeugen! Das Pedal reagiert sehr dynamisch auf die Spielweise. Das Acapulco Gold verfügt über True Bypass und wird in Handarbeit in Akron, Ohio un den USA hergestellt.  

Das Acapulco Gold V2 verfügt über einen geräuschlosen, relais-basierten Soft-Touch Fußschalter. Audiosignale haben keinen Durchgang, wenn das Gerät nicht mit Strom versorgt wird.

One knob, many possibilities. The Acapulco Gold is a “one knob power amp distortion box” based on the vibe of a cranked Sunn Model T. The Acapulco Gold interacts perfectly with the Volume and Tone controls of the guitar cleaning as they are rolled down. For those who would like to give their tube amps a “Sunn Model T” kick, the Acapulco Gold is the perfect choice. However, the pedal can produce aggressive distortion sounds in the verge of Fuzz. It responds very dynamically to the playing style. The Acapulco Gold features True Bypass and it’s hand built in Akron, Ohio in the USA. 

The Acapulco Gold V2 uses silent relay-based soft touch switching. Audio will not pass without power.

Official Product Page

EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold V2 - Official Demo

EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold V2 - Review by Amazona [DE], [12-2020]

EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold - Review by Gitarzysta [PL], [01-2020]

Acapulco Gold

PedalSafe Type B

Schutzabdeckung & RockBoard-Montageplatte für Standard-Einzelpedale

Protective Cover & RockBoard Mounting Plate For Standard Single Pedals

Schutzabdeckung & universelle Montageplatte für Standard-Einzelpedale

Protective Cover & Universal Mounting Plate For Standard Single Pedals

The Super Badass Variac Fuzz is aggressive, biting, and highly versatile, featuring a Variac control to change the pedal's voltage from 5V to 15V for a range of fuzz tones. Go from vintage saggy saturation to wide open transparency with the twist of a knob.

Demo by Disorderly Sound Studios

Review by AMAZONA

Review by guitar pedal X

Review by Talk Bass.com

M236 Super Badass Variac Fuzz

PedalSafe Type A1

QuickMount Type A

Pedal-Montageplatte für Standard-Einzelpedale

Pedal Mounting Plate For Standard Single Pedals

Schutzabdeckung & RockBoard-Montageplatte für Standard Single Pedale

Schutzabdeckung & universelle Montageplatte für Standard Single Pedale

Der Super Sweet Boost (SSB) bietet einen dynamischen und transparenten Clean-Boost von +20 dB, der perfekt darauf abgestimmt ist, die Artikulation Ihres Gitarrenspiels wiederzugeben.

Der SSB verfügt über einen leistungsstarken Class-A-Vorverstärker, der auf dem berühmten JRC4558-Chip basiert. Die Boost-Frequenz lässt sich über einen externen DIP-Schalter auswählen und bietet so äußerst vielseitige Möglichkeiten zur Klangformung.

The Super Sweet Boost (SSB) offers a dynamic and transparent +20dB clean boost perfectly tuned for transferring the articulation of your guitar playing.

The SSB is incorporated with a high performance Class A preamp built around the famous JRC4558 chip. The boost frequency can be selected by an external DIP switch offers a very versatile tone shaping capabilities.

Review by Pete Thorn

Demo by Peter Honoré

Super Sweet

Für 5-9 FX-Pedale - **622 x 142 mm / 24.49" x 5.59"** - erhältlich mit Gig Bag oder Flight Case

For 5 - 9 FX pedals - **622 x 142 mm / 24.49" x 5.59"** - available with Gig Bag or Flight Case

RYOJU KIM

Kemper Player_260406

Famous for its woody, organic and beautiful sounds of saturation, these legendary British amplifiers, the Super Lead &amp; Super Bass, have been delivering one of the all-time classic sounds for almost 50 years. Players like Jimmy Page, Paul Kossoff and countless other relied on this type of tone for their signature sound. Xotic has recreated this vintage masterpiece in a rugged small enclosure. The SL Drive offers very amp-like response and cleans up nicely with a roll of your guitar’s volume knob. The internal dip switches allow you to choose the sound characteristics of both 1959 models. The “Super Lead” setting offers a brighter tone with more gain, while the “Super Bass” setting has more low end with less highs. This compact design is a powerful tool for the working musicians.

Demo by Guitarist

SL Drive

Keeley Kompressoren sind wohl die beliebtesten Boutique Kompressoren am Markt. Mit weit über 50.000 gebauten Kompressoren ist die Keeley Werkstatt wohl ein Experte auf den Gebieten Kompression, Limiting und Sustain. Keeley weiß ganz genau was es braucht um ein Instrument klingen zu lassen, als wäre es professionell aufgenommen worden. Sie wissen wie sie deine Gitarre im Mix ganz nach vorn stellen und sie wissen genau, was das Spielen zur wahren Freude macht. Keeley Compression macht’s möglich! Der Keeley Compressor Plus ist der nächste Schritt nach vorne in Keeleys Reihe an 2- und 4- Knob Kompressoren. Die neuen Features sind einfach und geradeaus. Es gibt einen einfachen Release Schalter, der speziell auf Single Coils und Humbucker getunt ist. Kein rätseln mehr, ob Attack und Release richtig eingestellt sind. Deine Humbucker haben all das Attack und den Punch den sie haben sollen! Das Keeley Team hat außerdem einen fantastisch klingenden Tone Regler kreiert, der die sensiblen Obertöne, die bei komprimierten Signalen oft verloren gehen, betont. Außerdem verfügt der Compressor Plus über einen Blend Regler, der das Kompressor Signal auf bis zu 50 % im Mix absenken, und so die Dynamikspitzen in deinem Spiel und somit deine Phrasierung erhalten kann, während du zudem das nötige Sustain bekommst. Der Keeley Compressor Plus bietet denselben fabelhaften Push an süßen Frequenzen, den du von älteren Kompressoren kennst, nun mit der nötigen Flexibilität für jedes Instrument.

The Keeley Compressor is the most popular boutique compressor in the world.  With well over 50,000 compressors built in the Keeley shop we have an expert understanding of compression, limiting, and sustain.  Keeley know what it takes to make an instrument sound like it’s been professionally recorded.  They know how to make your guitar jump from the mix. They know how to make it fun and easy to play.  Keeley Compression is how.  The Keeley Compressor Plus is the next true advancement in their 2 and 4 knob compressor line.  The new features are simple and straight forward.  Now there is a simple Release Switch that is tuned for single coils or humbuckers.  No more wondering if you have the attack or release set right.  Your humbuckers will have all the attack and punch that they should.  The Keeley team designed a gorgeous sounding Tone Control that emphasizes the most sensitive harmonics that can be lost in compression.  The Compressor Plus now sports a Blend Control that retains the peaks in your playing and more importantly the proper phasing of your guitar signal.  The Keeley Compressor Plus offers the same gorgeous push of frequencies and sweetening of tone that the old comps gave you, now with the flexibility to handle any instrument.

Keeley Electronics

Keeley Compressor Plus - Demo Video - ProGuitarShop Demos

Keeley Compressor Plus - Demo Video - Livingroom Gear Demos

Review by The Gear Check

Compressor Plus

PedalSafe Type A1.1

Schutzabdeckung & RockBoard-Montageplatte für MXR® Standardgröße und Dunlop® Echoplex Delay Pedale

Protective Cover & RockBoard Mounting Plate For MXR® standard size and Dunlop® Echoplex Delay pedals

Schutzabdeckung & universelle Montageplatte für MXR® Standardgröße und Dunlop® Echoplex Delay Pedale

Protective Cover & Universal Mounting Plate For MXR® standard size and Dunlop® Echoplex Delay pedals

Designed as the ultimate tone shaping tool for a player’s pedalboard, the PRISM is a buffer, boost, preamp, EQ and overdrive all in one beautiful and compact stainless steel enclosure!

Jackson Audio

Demo by Jackson Audio Mateus Asato

Demo by Premier Guitar

Prism

Als wir uns entschieden, ein Stereo-Delay-Effektpedal in Studioqualität zu entwickeln, wussten wir, dass wir weit über das bisher Erreichte hinausgehen mussten – in Sachen Klangqualität, klanglicher Flexibilität, Hardware-Design und Verarbeitungsleistung. Wir verbrachten Monate in den Sounddesign-Laboren von Strymon und träumten von den geräumigsten, üppigsten, kreativsten und anpassbarsten Delay-Effekten, die man je gehört hat. Es war eine monumentale Aufgabe – ein unermüdliches Studium von Delays und ihren Nuancen und ein kontinuierliches Streben nach innovativen und musikalisch inspirierenden Klängen. Durch die Verwendung eines unglaublich leistungsstarken SHARC DSP wird jedes bisschen Verarbeitungsleistung genutzt.

TimeLine bietet Ihnen zwölf einzigartige Delay-Maschinen, jede mit umfassender Kontrolle über Klangcharakter und -gefühl. Gehen Sie von knackigen und klaren digitalen Delays in Studioqualität bis hin zu den gesättigten und schwankenden Klängen von Band-Delay-Maschinen. Erhalten Sie warme und unscharfe Wiederholungen im analogen Stil bis hin zu schimmernden, funkelnden und kristallinen Eis-Delays.

Optimieren Sie nach Herzenslust und speichern Sie bis zu 200 Voreinstellungen Ihrer Lieblingssounds. Krönen Sie das Ganze mit einer vollständigen MIDI-Implementierung und einem routingfähigen 30-Sekunden-Stereo-Looper und schon sind Sie auf dem Weg zum Delay-Glück.

When we decided to create a studio-class stereo delay effects pedal, we knew we must go well beyond what has been done in the past—in sound quality, sonic flexibility, hardware design, and processing power. We spent months locked up in the Strymon sound design labs dreaming up the most spacious, lush, creative, and tweakable delay effects ever heard. It was a monumental task—a relentless study of delays and their nuances, and a continuous pursuit of innovative and musically inspirational sounds. Utilizing a ridiculously powerful SHARC DSP, every drop of processing power is harnessed.

TimeLine provides you with twelve unique delay machines, each with extensive control over sonic character and feel. Go from crisp and clear, studio-quality digital delays all the way to the saturated and fluctuating sounds of tape delay machines. Get warm and fuzzy analog style repeats all the way to shimmery, sparkling, and crystalline ice delays.

Tweak to your hearts content and save up to 200 presets of your favorite sounds. Top it all off with full MIDI implementation and a routable, 30-second stereo looper and you’re on your way to delay bliss.

Strymon

Demo by shnobel

Demo by Mike Hermans 

Review by delicious audio

Review by reddit /guitarpedals

Review by Amazona 

Timeline

ome might say we’re driven. When our engineers lock themselves in our sound design labs for months on end, you might say we’re obsessed. We have been dedicating ourselves to forging a collection of the most organic, luscious, expressive, and versatile modulation effects ever heard.

It was an enormous mission—we painstakingly studied the nuances of the legendary modulations of celebrated tremolo effects, phaser pedals, chorus units, and more from the last five decades. We didn’t stop at faithfully capturing these warm and lush vintage sounds—we expanded their vocabulary with extended versatility and sonic possibilities never before heard.

Review by musicradar

Review by permierguitar

Quick Start Guide 

Demo by stymon

Mobius

QuickMount Type J1

Pedal-Montageplatte für BOSS DD-500, MD-500, RC-500 & RV-500 / STRYMON BigSky, Mobius & TimeLine Pedale

Pedal Mounting Plate for BOSS DD-500, MD-500, RC-500 & RV-500 / STRYMON BigSky, Mobius & TimeLine pedals

Simon Lo

Plug into BigSky and instantly lift your sound into the stratosphere. The world below you fades into the distance, and you’re elevated into a glow of lush, glorious, radiant reverbs.

To create a reverb experience as natural, beautiful, and immersive as BigSky required tremendous feats of sound engineering and artistic imagination. Using the fundamentals of acoustical science as our beacon, we carefully studied and scientifically analyzed reverb technology from the past fifty years. We faithfully captured the essence of these classic sounds, and forged ahead to dream up our vision of reverbs from the future.

Demo by Reverb

Review by Jan Steiger, amazona.de

Review by Best Guitar Effects 

Big Sky

Nicolas Wilfer

Der Canvas Tuner bietet ein hochgradig anpassbares Präzisions-Utility-Pedal, das um einen lebendigen 2,8-Zoll-TFT-LCD-Farbbildschirm herum aufgebaut ist. Das digitale Verarbeitungssystem liefert eine außergewöhnliche Stimmgenauigkeit von ±0,1 Cent und bietet sowohl standardmäßige Nadel- als auch hochdetaillierte Strobe-Tracking-Modi. Es verfügt über eine anpassbare Bildschirmausrichtung, die das Display in 90-Grad-Schritten dreht, um einzigartige horizontale oder enge Pedalboard-Layouts zu berücksichtigen. Vier wählbare Bypass-Modi – einschließlich True Bypass, gepuffertem Routing und kontinuierlicher Signalüberwachung – gewährleisten eine optimale Signalintegrität. Benutzer können die visuelle Benutzeroberfläche über einen USB-C-Anschluss personalisieren, um benutzerdefinierte Bildschirmschoner, Fotos oder Setlisten hochzuladen. Das robuste Gehäuse nutzt oben angebrachte Audiobuchsen und behält gleichzeitig eine kompakte Stellfläche für eine optimierte Integration bei.

Canvas Tuner provides a highly customizable, precision utility utility built around a vibrant 2.8-inch TFT LCD color screen. The digital processing system yields an exceptional tuning accuracy of ±0.1 cent and offers both standard needle and hyper-detailed strobe tracking modes. It incorporates an adaptable screen orientation feature that rotates the display in 90-degree increments to accommodate unique horizontal or tight pedalboard layouts. Four selectable bypass modes—including True Bypass, buffered routing, and continuous signal monitoring—ensure optimal signal integrity. Users can personalize the visual interface via a USB-C port to upload custom screensavers, photos, or performance setlists. The rugged housing utilizes top-mounted audio jacks while maintaining a compact footprint for streamlined integration.

Walrus Audio

Video Manual

Official Product Video 

Review by Music Radar

Review by Guitar.com

Canvas Tuner

James Morse

Das wurde aber auch Zeit! Universal Audio hat den äußerst beliebten „Ochsen“ in ein Pedal gepresst: Der UAFX OX Stomp Dynamic Speaker Emulator ist gelandet, inklusive des begehrten Room-Reglers, 6 Presets, Effekte und mehr.

Designed to act at the perfect companion for amp modelling systems in the studio or on stage, Universal Audio’s new OX Stomp Dynamic Speaker Emulator comes packed with authentic-sounding cabinet, microphone and room models, as well as offering a selection of built-in studio-quality effects.

Universal Audio

Review by GEARNEWS 

Review by Sound On Sound 

Quick Start 

Demo by SweetWater 

Demo by Produce Like A Pro 

Ox Stomp

dylan levan

Der KEMPER PROFILER Player ist die neueste und umfassendste Auswahl an professionellen Amp-Sounds und FX in Studioqualität pro Stellfläche. Der PROFILER Player benötigt nur die Stellfläche von zwei Standard-Verzerrungspedalen und verwandelt jedes Pedalboard in ein Touring-Rig in Arena-Qualität. Und was noch wichtiger ist: Der Player selbst ist bereits das Touring-Rig in Arena-Qualität, das in jede Gitarrentasche passt. Er bietet das gesamte Arsenal an KEMPER-Amp-Sounds (ja, der Amp-Bereich des Players klingt identisch mit dem Amp-Bereich seiner berühmten großen Brüder – er lädt jedes Amp-PROFILE aus der riesigen Bibliothek bestehender kostenloser und kommerzieller PROFILE), ausgewählte FX-Einstellungen, IR-Lade- und Umschaltfunktionen – zu Hause, im Studio, im Proberaum und auf der Bühne.

The KEMPER PROFILER Player is the latest and the most complete serving of professional amp tones and studio-grade FX per footprint. Requiring only the floorboard space of two standard distortion pedals the PROFILER Player turns any pedal board into an arena-grade touring rig. And, what’s more, the Player indeed itself is already the arena-grade touring rig that fits in every guitar bag. It offers the full arsenal of KEMPER amp tones (yes, the Amp section of the Player sounds identical to the amp section of its famous Big Brothers - it loads any amp PROFILE from the vast library of existing free and commercial PROFILEs), selected FX settings, IR loading, and switching capabilities - at home, in the studio, in the rehearsal room, and on stage.

Kemper

Demo by In The Blues

Demo by Ola Englund

Review by Guitar World

Profiler Player

PedalSafe Type KE

QuickMount Type KE

Pedal-Montageplatte für das KEMPER Profiler Player Pedale

Pedal Mounting Plate for the KEMPER Profiler Player pedal

Schutzabdeckung & RockBoard-Montageplatte für KEMPER Profiler Player Pedal

Protective Cover & RockBoard Mounting Plate For KEMPER Profiler Player pedal

Schutzabdeckung & universelle Montageplatte für KEMPER Profiler Player Pedal

Protective Cover & Universal Mounting Plate For KEMPER Profiler Player pedal

Für 7-12 FX-Pedale, 1 MOD-Slot - **470 x 330 mm / 18.50" x 12.99"** - erhältlich mit Gig Bag oder Flight Case

For 7 - 12 FX pedals, 1 MOD slot - **470 x 330 mm / 18.50" x 12.99"** - available with Gig Bag or Flight Case

Kemper Player_Case_2

Brian Sanderson

Der Max Preamp & Dual Compressor basiert auf der preisgekrönten UAFX Dual-Engine Verarbeitung und dem brennenden Wunsch nach ultimativer klanglicher Legitimität und legt Dir den farbenfrohen Sound dreier legendärer Limiter und eines legendären Röhren-Preamps direkt zu Füßen.

Built upon award-winning UAFX dual-engine processing and a burning desire for the ultimate in sonic legitimacy, Max Preamp & Dual Compressor puts the colorful sound of three legendary limiters and an iconic tube preamp, right at your feet. 

With Max, you can easily layer compressors in any combination for a dizzying array of sounds and textures, letting you push your tones to the front no matter how much limiting you apply.

Demo by Guitar Bonedo

Demo by Vintage King

Demo by Pedal of the Day

Review by Rob Laing, musicradar.com

Review by Thomas Dill, bonedo.de

Review by Simon Schneid, amazona.de

Max Preamp and Dual Compressor

JakobSlash

POLYTUNE 3 NOIR is destined to become the favorite mini pedal tuner for those going for a darker, more monochromatic manner of expression. Sometimes you want to keep things understated, classical. The midnight black powder coating compliments the stylistically oriented pedalboard – while keeping your signal crisp and your tone in tune.

TC Electronic

Quick Start Guide

Demo by  Serpent Molurus

Demo by Pedals At Dawn

Polytune 3 Noir

QuickMount Type UV

Universal-Pedal-Montageplatte für vertikale Pedale

Universal Pedal Mounting Plate For Vertical Pedals

Lee Atkin

Das DigiTech Badder Monkey ist ein Overdrive-Pedal, das auf der klassischen Bad-Monkey-Schaltung basiert und tiefere Bässe sowie eine verfeinerte Mittenansprache liefert. Es bietet Regler für Gain, Level, Low und High zur präzisen Klangformung und verfügt über zwei Ausgänge für Verstärker und Mischpult mit Lautsprecheremulation. Entwickelt für Gitarristen, die einen warmen, röhrenähnlichen Overdrive-Sound suchen, besitzt es ein robustes Metallgehäuse und True-Bypass-Schaltung.

The DigiTech Badder Monkey is an overdrive pedal that builds upon the classic Bad Monkey circuit, delivering richer low end and a more refined midrange response. It provides Gain, Level, Low, and High controls for precise tone shaping, and its dual outputs allow both amp and mixer connections with cabinet emulation. Designed for guitarists seeking smooth, amp-like breakup and warm overdrive tones, it offers rugged metal construction and true bypass switching.

DigiTech

Review by Gear News

Demo by 60 Cycle Hum

Badder Monkey

Kemper Player_Case_1

Tiger

Kemper Player_ Mod_260529

FRFR GO

Tim TURPIN

When designing the temperature controlled fuzz, we tried some unusual approaches. One false start utilized a voltage controlled error correction circuit to bias a single germanium transistor. It ultimately didn’t work for the fuzz, which is comically sensitive to transistor gain attributes. 

We did find a place for it though. 

It turns out it was PERFECT for achieving a germanium clean boost that, (like our fuzz) is impervious to component drift, leakage, and temperature....moreso in fact. We also fixed a couple other issues preventing the germanium transistor from being used as a convinc- ing linear boost...we increased the input headroom (even a normal guitar signal will drive a germanium transistor into unwanted input distortion without some tweaks) and increased the input impedance (a BJT transistor would normally thin out bass frequencies and interact negatively with whatever flows into it). 

The result is a germanium clean boost that can utilize a germanium transistor WITHOUT the weird artifacts that were previously accepted as part of the deal...temperature sensitivity, drift, and suboptimal input impedance and headroom. 

After the boost is first powered up, it takes about ten seconds before the error correction circuit correctly biases the germanium transistor After this things get interesting....we can hear how having the boost engaged makes guitar signals sound more musical...even when set at the same volume as the bypassed tone. Notes are given a simultaneously smoother and more detailed character, like a compressor but different. Some people we’ve shown it to have noted that it appears to deemphasize the unwanted parts of a signal and enhance the good. It’s killer on bass. It helps acoustic guitar pickups sound more natural. And of course it’ll push your amp into a frenzy. 

Benson Amps

Demo by JayLeonardJ

Demo by Demos In the Dark

Demo by AndyDemos

Germanium Boost (Black)

Daniel LO DUCA

The Okko Diablo is a versatile, extremely transparent and dynamic Overdrive with lots of gain on tap. With its independent, discrete circuit (no ICs) and features such as its Feed and Body Knobs (see below), it allows a multitude of sounds from transparent chords to fat, singing lead lines with gobs of sustain. The Diablo also sounds great in front of a clean amp.

Okko FX

Official Website

Review by audiofanzine

Demo by Bratt Kingman

Demo by ambienttrash

DIABLO+

ch ray

Introducing the limited edition Kokopelli Overdrive pedal – a dynamic powerhouse that captures the essence of musical expression with unparalleled precision and versatility.

Originally from 2017, the '24 edition retains the beloved V1 circuit with Level Drive and Voice toggle. In V1 (RED), Bass, Mid, and Treble are inactive, adding V1 Boost for solo boosts or amp push. V2 mode tweaks the voice slightly, activating tone controls. Voice toggle adjusted for more bass and low mids on Fat side, catering to single coils and humbuckers.

Kokopelli

EP Booster 70th Thomann LTD by Xotic