From the maker newsletters
We read boutique makers' newsletters so you don't have to. Here's what's new, what's back and what's on sale, with links straight to the maker. Last updated Oct 23.
Fresh gear and things back in stock, newest first.
Limited run Kiesel's Rainbow Sparkle finish is back on the Virtual Builder for Black November only, the first time since 2025.
Seen Oct 23
Back in stock Keeley's Compressor Plus Germanium is back in the transparent black Custom Shop finish.
Seen Oct 22
Limited run by Catalinbread
Catalinbread's Tone Bender and Rat hybrid in a Halloween finish, on sale only until November 1.
Seen Oct 16
Back in stock by JHS Pedals
JHS's Coyote octave fuzz, a recreation of the obscure hand-built Moonrock Fuzz, is back in stock.
Seen Oct 16
Limited run by Catalinbread
A horror-themed Halloween graphic on Catalinbread's Naga Viper Rangemaster-style treble booster. 50 made, shipping mid-November.
Seen Oct 16
New release by Catalinbread
Catalinbread's new Cold One reworks the DOD Punkifier, blending fuzz and distortion and adding a Glitch knob for an arpeggiated fuzz voice.
Seen Oct 14
New release by Walrus Audio
The granular Fable gets the same stereo MKII rebuild as the Lore: stereo width control, presets, MIDI and expression. The original Fable stays in the line.
Seen Oct 13
New release by Walrus Audio
Walrus Audio's reverse-delay soundscape pedal goes stereo, with onboard presets, MIDI and expression. The original mono Lore stays in the line.
Seen Oct 13
Limited run by Catalinbread
A horror-movie-themed graphic for Catalinbread's Sinkhole modulated reverb, limited to 50 pedals. Same circuit, shipping mid-November.
Seen Oct 11
Ended by Catalinbread
Catalinbread's skipping-CD glitch delay is back for two weeks in a Sports colorway. Orders close October 24 and pedals ship mid-November.
Seen Oct 10
Limited run OBNE's two Haunt fuzzes, the gated, sputtery Alpha Haunt and the original Haunt, come in a limited Halloween colorway. The circuits are unchanged.
Seen Oct 9
Limited run Strandberg's limited Boden Standard N2.6T in Ray Flower Metallic is now on sale, with Seymour Duncan Pegasus and Sentient pickups and the Arc TILT tremolo. Sold only through Strandberg, in limited quantities.
Seen Oct 8
Limited run A small batch of EarthQuaker's Gary fuzz and overdrive in a red and blue finish, sold only through EQD's own Reverb shop.
Seen Oct 8
New release Keeley marks 25 years of its Compressor Plus with a germanium version. Same four knobs, but a germanium transistor in the output and side-chain circuits changes how it compresses.
Seen Oct 6
Back in stock Death By Audio's Amp Crash is available again. It's a pedal with a real 3-watt amp, a small speaker and a microphone built in, plus onboard reverb, echo and chorus.
Seen Oct 2
New release by Fulltone
Fulltone's new OCD'Lux overdrive is out, sold first as a limited First Edition before a wider release. Fulltone pitches it as four circuits in one pedal.
Seen Oct 1
New release by Strymon
Strymon's newest all-analog Series A pedal is a drive built on multi-stage tape saturation. It goes from a clean boost through mild breakup to full fuzz, with a variable dry blend and a Shift switch for treble.
Seen Sep 29
New release by Walrus Audio
Walrus Audio's newest pedal is a $99 lo-fi delay with three voices: wobbly AM-radio repeats, a dark distorted Murk mode and a rhythmic multi-tap Echo. It has tap tempo and trails.
Seen Sep 25
Ended by Catalinbread
Catalinbread's seventh Proto Club pedal is a double-tap delay that runs one clean line against a second line with a randomized delay time. It's only sold until October 7.
Seen Sep 25
Back in stock by Meris
The last small run of the limited pink Ottobit X is available direct from Meris in the US. It's the lo-fi and bitcrush texture engine that expands on Ottobit Jr. Final sale, no preorders.
Seen Sep 22
Back in stock Eastwood's take on the '60s Maton Fyrbyrd surf guitar is back in limited numbers, with three individually switched pickups, a rotary tone selector and a Bigsby.
Seen Sep 21
Final runs, models being discontinued and gear the maker says is almost gone. These drop off once they sell out.
Almost gone Eastwood's MRG Fretless Cello Guitar is limited. The 5-string page lists an estimated in-stock date of Dec 11 and takes a $150 deposit.
Seen Oct 20
Almost gone Rivolta says one Duocata Classico Custom LTD is left in Raccolto Metallic.
Seen Oct 19
Almost gone Rivolta says two Regata LTD guitars are left.
Seen Oct 19
Final run Chase Bliss has discontinued the CHOMPI sampler and released its firmware and hardware files as open source, including a new wavetable firmware called WAVE. Remaining stock is still on sale and existing owners keep support.
Seen Sep 30
Sales and B-stock from the makers themselves. These drop off this page once they're over.
Sale EarthQuaker is taking 10% off the Ledges reverb, a three-mode (room, hall, plate) pedal with six presets, through the end of October.
Seen Oct 2
Sale Kiesel's Black November sale is live early. Select wood, finish, hardware and electronics upgrades on custom builds are free or half price.
Seen Oct 21
Sale Rivolta is clearing out new 2026 models, with savings up to $800 on guitars like the Zenyata, Mondata Classico and Duocata Classico 2024.
Seen Oct 19
B-stock EarthQuaker's own Reverb shop has B-stock pedals, special colorways and a few cast-iron Plumes at reduced prices.
Seen Oct 13
B-stock by Catalinbread
Catalinbread is clearing leftover B-stock from past limited graphic runs (Sabbra Cadabra, SFT, RAH, Cloak, DLS, Adineko, Katzenkönig, SideArm) at half price while they last.
Seen Oct 13
Sale Eastwood moved a large batch of guitars to Final Clearance, with select models up to 60% off, including the JH 1200, Sidejack Standard HB and California Rebel.
Seen Oct 7
Sale Rivolta deepened its 2026 clearance to as much as $700 off select new guitars, with the Zenyata at $999 and the Mondata Classico and Combinata Classico P90 at $949.
Seen Oct 6
Artist features, one-offs and everything else.
Artist feature Tim McGraw guitarist Bob Minner stopped by Collings' Austin shop and recorded an original tune on the 12-fret DS1 A Hill Country.
Seen Oct 13
Artist feature Kiesel's monthly artist spotlight looks at Frank Gambale and his two signature models: the jazz-leaning FG1 and the S-style FG2.
Seen Oct 12
Worth a look Eastwood has three crowd-funded Guitstarter projects taking pre-orders: the Hi-Flier East Bay Ripper, a Dead Kennedys-inspired guitar; a new Oceanic Turquoise Warren Ellis 6 Custom short-scale; and the Messenger PRO, a semi-hollow with onboard fuzz.
Seen Oct 2
Worth a look Strandberg has added two finishes, Blue Aura Metallic and Black Metallic, to the 4- and 5-string Boden Bass Standard. Both are in stock now.
Seen Sep 29
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