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Once again we’ve knocked the world of filter pedals off its axis. Autowah, envelope filter, step filter, random sample/hold filter, even a pixelated envelope filter. This one does it all. After a year in development we present The Prometheus DLX. An analog filter with digital control. We made sure to not build in any artificial limitations. The filter sweep goes above and below normal guitar frequencies, and works well with other instruments such as bass and synthesizers. Select between lowpass, bandpass and highpass filters, and virtually unlimited ways to manipulate them. We took the mad science of the original Prometheus and multiplied it, adding features that not only increase the sonic possibilities, but also make it easier to use. The DLX is a re-imagined Prometheus that uses all the knowledge we gained from The Quasar DLX, and our experience making the most exciting filter pedals in the world. We also added some improvements. More resonance? Yep! Tap tempo? You got it! For even more headroom the DLX will operate at 18 volts. There’s even an internal switch to add a dry signal blend to the bandpass filter. (See, we love you bass players too!) While the options are nearly infinite, we made sure to keep things simple enough so that the average guitar player could figure them out in a few minutes. The Prometheus DLX has nine basic functions: Analog envelope – forward and reverse. Step – tap tempo step filter based on 7 LFO shapes. Trigger LFO – tap to trigger one LFO cycle. Manual LFO – Manually control LFO speed. Warp LFO – tap tempo LFO speed with wave shape warp. Pixilated Envelope – sample/hold envelope control. Envelope Trigger – Envelope triggers LFO. Envelope->LFO manual – Envelope drives LFO speed. Fixed sensitivity. Envelope->LFO – Envelope drives LFO speed. Variable sensitivity. In each of these settings, the WARP control and TAP/HOLD serve different purposes to get the most out of each effect. The expression pedal input can be used with any non-envelope functions. Depending on the shape & mode settings the expression pedal has a different effect. For example, in trigger LFO mode the LFO shape is mapped to the expression pedal. Select the ramp wave for a “standard wah” effect. Choose the saw wave for a reverse wah. The triangle/square wave is especially strange. We also made major improvements to the step filter in the DLX. We not only added tap tempo, but the underlying LFO rate is locked to the step rate. If the step rate changes, there is no need to readjust anything to keep the same arpeggiated pattern. The warp knob is used to adjust the ratio of the step rate and the underlying LFO between 1:1 and 1:1.5. This ensures that there are no redundant settings. Notes about The Prometheus DLX: Powered by an external regulated 9VDC to 18VDC adapter with a negative center 2.1mm barrel style plug. Power supply is not included. If using a “daisy chain” power supply all other pedals MUST be negative ground. Current draw is less than 100mA. Length 4.7″ x Width 3.7″ x Height 1.2″ Input impedance- 1M Output impedance- Less than 1K. The Prometheus DLX is hand made in Oregon. Die cast metal enclosures for durability. 3PDT switches for true bypass switching. Red/Green LED indicator. Three-year limited warranty July 2015- Version 1.5 update: The most versatile filter pedal on earth just got better.The improvements include: More consistent settings between 9 and 18 volt operation. Minor changes and smoothing of the analog envelope follower Improved power filtering

World’s first octave modulator / octave shift pedal. World’s first shepard tone guitar synthesizer. LFO and envelope octave shifting. All analog filter design. Inspired by old school synthesizers and the 8 bit computing era. The first ever guitar synth with octave modulation So what the heck is octave modulation? The octave theory seamlessly crossfades between octaves. Paired with an awesome filter this creates a multitude of possibilities. like 8 bit chiptune sounds, classic guitar synth, super sub bass tones and the world’s first ever shepard tone guitar synthesizer. With great power… An array of knobs covered many early 1980s synthesizers. This gave you the power to create a wide range of sounds. Of course, on some settings the synthesizer wouldn’t make a sound, would go into uncontrollable oscillation, or make weird noises. Sometimes the weird noises weren’t the weird noises you expected. While many guitarists enjoy tweaking and honing their tone most of us don’t have that level of patience for fiddling with a matrix of interactive settings. The Octave Theory strikes the perfect balance giving you the power to create your own sound without endless knob tweaking or (gasp!) a tedious menu driven interface. The Filter: Resonant filter inspired by the Korg MS20. Like the MS20 the resonance knob can push the Octave Theory into oscillation. Most guitar synth pedals won’t let you go there. They think you can’t handle so much raw power. To be fair many of those filter oscillation sounds can get shrill or overbearing. If you keep the filter frequency low you can give your synth tones some growl. Use this power responsibly.  AMP vs. Filter priority and envelopes. ADSR envelopes are a mainstay of synthesizers. While lacking full external ADSR control an internal ADR (Attack/Decay/Release) envelope is generated to control the oscillator output level. (AMP – synthspeak for modulating the oscillator output level.) AMP Priority (white marker): In modes with the white marker the decay knob gives you full control of the AMP decay. In these modes the filter also follows the ADR envelope at a fixed depth. This allows you to make notes decay quickly and gracefully. Turning the knob up allows for longer decay times. Filter Priority (green marker): In green marker modes the filter follows an envelope generated by the strength of the input. (The same way envelope filters work) The depth knob controls how much influence the the input envelope has over the filter. When in filter priority the internal ADR envelope is fixed with infinite decay time. Octave Modulation: Modulate your octaves in four ways. LFO modulation, envelope modulation, shepard tone, or manual mode. LFO: This is where you’ll find the chiptune sounds, especially with the square and double square wave modes.In the triangle, square and double square modes the filter follows the internal ADR and the freq knob. In random Mode the filter follows the LFO. The octave mod knob controls the LFO speed. Envelope: Playing dynamics modulate the octave cross fade.  The octave mod knob controls the envelope’s overall influence.  Shepard Tone:  As you work your way up the guitar neck playing higher notes, the octave cross fade descends. When set = modes playing one octave higher will produce the same note. You can play up the neck forever and arrive at the same pitch whether you are playing an open low E or the high E string on the twelfth fret. In ↓ modes the output pitch will get lower and lower as you play higher up the neck. In all shepard tone modes the oct. mod knob manually controls the octaves from several octaves down to several octaves up. Manual mode: This is most similar to our original guitar synth pedal, the Octasynth, but with the most requested feature added. Instead of the Octasynth’s blend control which only allowed for one or two octaves down, the oct. mod knob takes you from three octaves down to two octaves up.

An overdrive for guitarists needing their amp to sound great at any volume. The all jFet design stacks well with other overdrives, pushes your tube amp for more sustain, and  most importantly sounds great on its own through a clean amp at any volume.

The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Mondegreen pedal is a digital delay hellbent on giving you something different than what you put in.  It’s delay. Into modulation.  And it’s weird.   A three-way toggle switch selects between three modes of modulated delay.STUTTER: A delay with a percussive tremolo on the trails.  WHIRL: A modulated delay adding chorus on the wet signal.  SHEER: A delay with increasing octaves on the repeats. Perhaps it’ll be strange enough in your hands.  Perhaps I’m underestimating your adventurous nature.  You sly dog.  Precocious Pup.  Get out of here.  Go get weird.   9VDC - 2.1mm negative center pin adapter.60 mA draw. The art of the Mondegreen comes from the illustrative ends of Jake Blanchard's mind. Check out more of his excellent work here: http://www.jakeblanchard.co.uk

Designed with our friend Brian Hamilton from smallsound/bigsound for OBNE demo boards, we thought it a reasonable idea to offer every bedroom player a way to not annoy those around them.  Simply plug in the output of your pedalboard to the headphone amp, plug in headphones and blast your volume.  Play whatever you like, you're the only one who can hear.  Or a buddy can plug into the additional Headphone output.  Headphone output is mono out. Two 1/4 Headphone Output jacks allow two users to simultaneously listen. 9VDC ***Not to be used as a normal amplifier pushing cabinets.  Outputs are only intended for Headphone use.***

After nearly six years of production, we have expanded our flagship pedal, the Black Fountain Oil Can Delay. The Black Fountain captures the sound of vintage oil can delay units, which processed the instrument signal through actual oil in order to create warm, modulated repeats unlike anything else. This previously rare and unwieldy sound is now available in the Black Fountain, which features three modes and ample control over the signal.  Black Fountain V3 features: Tap tempo: set your tempo on the fly with two taps of a footswitch, and subdivide that tempo into quarter, eighth, or triplet notes Hidden function: hold the Tap footswitch to momentarily maximize feedback, leading to a nearly sound-on-sound effect Expression control: use an expressional pedal to control Time, Feedback, or both simultaneously Expanded delay time: all the way down to around 30ms and up to around 1s Modern, Organ, and Vintage mode give three different takes on the voice of the delay, and Fluid, Mix, Time, and Feedback knobs give control over the elements Black Fountain art by Sam Larson https://www.samlarson.com/

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Back in the go-go ‘90s, a band of mad scientists emerged from a lab in the wilds of Iowa with a strange pedal that altered the very fabric of time and space. This pedal found its way into the hearts and minds of a select few - the dreamers and the music makers, the wild and free. But those pedals weren’t made to last. As the years have passed, their fragile circuitry has begun to fail, until one day they will be only a memory. Wise grandfathers will tell the children tales of the strange black pedal from the west, and that will be the end of the story. Or will it? Alexander Pedals designer Matthew Farrow decided to recreate the magic-using modern DSP technology and high-quality construction techniques. All the strange sounds of the original lurk within the Super Neo-Matic, along with some fun new surprises. The original pedals may be slowly fading, but your journey has just begun.

A laboratory in which to give full reign to your own creativity, as you experiment with the various “dimensions” of delay. This versatile delay is user-friendly and suitable for immediate use, but also ideal for users with a passion for sound research and experimentation, who will soon discover the unique moods which can be created by synchronizing the various controls. TimeLab is an analog/digital hybrid delay.  The dry signal and the repetition filter are controlled by the analog part of the circuit, while powerful, specially created digital algorithms are used to manage the repetitions, reproducing 4 original delay resonances, all of exceptionally high sound quality. Main features: a choice of 4 types of delay: Digital – Analog – Resonance – Modulation active analog filter, to give emphasis to the frequency response of the repetitions a selection of times, from 0 ms to 1000 ms Tap Tempo with subdivision between quarter, dotted eighth and eighth triplets control over delay time with soft pitch bending FILTER control: This is an active analog filter which allows you to give emphasis to the response frequency of the repetitions. It can be used with all types of delay to enrich the sound environment with unique and unusual colors. The control is flat in its central position. Moving it to the left allows you to add emphasis to the low frequency sounds by obscuring or muffling the repetitions, whereas moving it to the right will have the opposite effect, adding emphasis to the medium-high frequencies. Types of delay which can be selected with the TYPE control: DIGITAL: a transparent and well-defined delay. Used to create a sharp atmosphere and robotic effects. Time can be varied from 0 ms to 1000 ms. ANALOG: recreates the depth, warmth and nuance of the best analog delays. Soft and warm moods and deep, open distortions. Time can be varied from 0 ms to 1000 ms. RESONANCE: offers all the naturalness, depth and warmth of the analog delays, but with the addition of a resonance filter, which gives the sound a psychedelic touch, with a flavor of period synth. Time can be varied from 0 ms to 1000 ms. MOD: an analog delay which adds to the repetitions a multi-vocal choral effect, giving them range and depth. Useful for creating airy and ethereal effects. Time can be varied from 0 ms to 930 ms.

An extremely versatile, warm sounding transparentoverdrive. With its huge range of tonal frequencies and high sound definition the SmoG will make you notice every string’s twang and every note in your chord.Furthermore, the SmoG is highly touch sensitive and dynamicresponsive which makes the SmoG feel like an organic extension to your guitar.The SmoG has also been specifically designed to respond well to low frequencies, therefore it will work perfectly with bass guitars as well.As with most of our pedals, the SmoG comes with a 9V battery inside, ready to rock. Features: - Completely analog circuit - True bypass switch - Power supply: 9-18V/10 mA - Size (L x W x H): 9 cm x 11 cm x 6.6 cm

The Millibar is a studio-grade optical compressor, designed to achieve optimal compression control on both guitar and bass alike.Inspired by the performance of the Universal Audio 1176 and Teletronix LA2A, we have managed to recreate and implement their characteristics in the Millibar, in terms of both, transparent compression and "tone-full" qualities.Your instrument’s will sound full, rich with harmonics, sustain and without any loss of sound frequencies.The Millibar utilizes separate controls for compression and sustain, which allows the user to choose from a range of dynamic combinations, suitable for arpeggios, solos, grooves and many other styles and effects. In the MKII version we have added an attack control in order to give players maximum flexibility and control over  compression characteristics. Features:- Completely analog circuit- True bypass switch- Power supply: 9-18V/10 mA- Size (L x W x H): 9 cm x 11 cm x 6.6 cm

Hybrid fuzz/distortion pedal for guitars and bass guitars Versatility: A hybrid of germanium and silicon, combining the correct dynamics and well-defined granular effect typical of germanium with the grittiness and high sustain levels of silicon. An endless variety of resonances can be achieved by synchronizing choices of timbre with use of the filter and fuzzcontrols: from the resonances typical of valve distortions to the various fuzz timbres. Presence: Highly sought-after response frequency which, even in cases of extreme saturation, maintains a constant sound presence capable of holding its own in a mix with other instruments. Features: - Completely analog circuit - True bypass switch - Power supply: 9V/10 mA - Size (L x W x H): 9 cm x 11 cm x 6.6 cm

Dual-purpose pedal: buffer and boost. The buffer offers optimum transparency and will solve any problems of loss of signal caused by long effect chains. It can help you produce those harmonics you thought you had lost and which your audience will think highly of. The clear boost will give you the boost you need for your solo parts and is also useful for saturating your amplifier channels. With close attention to the musician’s needs and requirements, we have chosen a specific range of frequency responses for this product, from medium-low to medium-high frequencies. You can choose from the “Tone” control:  the 12-hour position corresponds to “Flat” frequency. Features: - Completely analog circuit - True bypass switch - Power supply: 9-12 V/10 mA - Size (L x W x H): 9 cm x 11 cm x 6.6 cm

Area - the art of reverberation.Area is an extremely versatile Multi Reverb with which you can obtain many reverberation environments. From short reverberations to huge spaces and celestial atmospheres, without clouding the Dry signal.Area is built on the base of powerful digital algorithms of our own creation, reproducing 4 different reverberation effects with an exceptional sound quality.The new Mastro Valvola Area MkII has all the same features of first Area multi reverb, with the addition of the innovative “Timed Bypass System”, designed by Mastro Valvola, to manage the reverb trails.When Trails mode is engaged and the effect is turned off, the pedal uses the “buffered bypass” and the reverb trails die of naturally. When the reverb trails are completely dead the pedal automatically changes the bypass system in true-bypass through the internal relay. Main features: 4 types of reverb: Reverb – Modulation – Shimmer 8th – Shimmer 8th + 5th 3 presets, easily managed with the preset button Damp control, to modify the emphasis on the reverberation frequencies dedicated Pre-Delay control, to easily modify the separation between the Dry and reverberated signal analogical Mix control, varying from 100% Dry to 100% Wet True-bypass with Timed Bypass System (TBS), to manage the reverb Trails completely analog Dry signal path Reverb types: REVERB: in this position, combining the Decay, Damp and Pre-Delay you will be able to obtain several kinds of reverberations: ROOM, PLATE, HALL. MOD: a double voice chorus modulation is added to the reverberation atmospheres, enriching the space of your environment. SHIM 8th: the tail of the reverberation is enriched by symphonic shimmers, tuned 2 octaves higher. SHIM 8th + 5th: the tail of the reverberation is enriched by symphonic shimmers, tuned on the higher octave and fifth.

MINI  KATANA CLEAN BOOST!  Keeley’s oldest design made smaller and with tasteful updates including an additional feature.  The Katana started back in 2002 within the Time Machine Boost.  It was a dual class A JFET design that gave players and incredible boost and sounded so good they never turned off.  In fact they often ran two or three on stages like John Mayer!  The Mini Katana boost provides over 35dB of boost.  Enough for the most demanding players and sound reinforcement. New for the Mini Katana – 4 MODES! The new Mini Katana is now a 4 Mode Booster!  With the dual micro switches you have a total of four sounds possible.  Need drive, just flip the micro Hi-Gain Switch inside and you’ve got overdriven tone!  Flip the Hi-Cut Switch (NEW for the Katana Mini!) on the inside and you have a warmer tone to soften any Strat or Tele.  Flip both switches and you have the ultimate sounding boost, thick, creamy, tube-amp sounding, and plenty of volume on tap! Obsessed with cleanest, most enjoyable tone boosted? Well, Before other people started using Blue LED’s and non-diode clipping stages, there was the TMB and Katana…. Cascading FET stages do the tube-amp-thing like nothing else! Now made smaller, it will fit any board – any budget.  Enjoy a tasteful update to the pedal that redefined clean boost in the boutique era!

The true-stereo K eeley ECCOS artfully combines a delay pedal and a looper. At the heart of the ECCOS is a neo-vintage delay with unprecedented control over tape-style echoes. Create long and majestic sounding tape flanged delay lines and then switch to the feature-packed Looper to record endless layers of sound! Dual stomp switches in delay mode are for true-bypass, tap-tempo and even endless feedback – but in looper mode they allow you to record, play, reverse, half-speed and even trigger a “play-once”. Live or as a studio workstation the delay and looper work together giving you endless room for creating and experimenting in a small footprint. With over four years of development on the Quad 24/56-bit Dream DSP, Keeley has reached the pinnacle of delay sound quality with the amazing new tones in the ECCOS.   The ECCOS now features Sound on Sound Mode! Sound on sound mode lets you record without erasing the original loop. The volume of the loops degrade over time, recreating a vintage reel to reel recording technique. To set the decay of the loops, hold down the FDBK knob and adjust the Depth control. This alt control comes in handy when using Sound on Sound Mode.   ECCOS is a True Stereo Delay and Looper Studio quality delay with tape flanged modulation Features include 3 memory presets, subdivisions, trails, runaway feedback Huge array of tone and time-based controls with the Alt Hold feature Full-featured Looper with reverse and half-speed loop effects 2 minutes of looping in mono, 60 seconds in stereo, Endless layers of recording! True-Bypass and Tap Tempo on-board or remotely with any style pedal-switcher Expression pedal assignment over any parameter and in any direction Pro Rig designed, remote control thru 1/4″ jacks for live use with pedal switcher systems 100% analog dry signal, audiophile designed input to output Stereo True-Bypass/Trails, switchable on the fly 9 Volt DC, 115mA low-current design Made in Edmond, USA     The ECCOS features advanced independent switching. The Delay or the Looper can be turned on and off independently. You can start the Looper without without a Delay Setting.