Matt at Tortuga Effects has a new digital echo and delay pedal hitting the market very soon. Dubbed Rain Delay, the stomp has dual, switchable rate controls that can allows the effect to act as both a small room echo and a long solo delay at the push of a foot switch. The ‘Home’ side houses the shorter delay times – from almost nothing to around 300ms, while the ‘Away’ side gets you up to around 600ms – great for lead tones. The Rain Delay can be run at 9v with the internal battery or external power supply for more of an analog warmth or up to 18v with external power for more headroom and clarity. The pedal will run $299. Check out the demo video after the jump!

Matt over at Tortuga Effects has posted a new demo video of his new Wendigo stomp – a close brother to his Sasquatch fuzz, but with the addition of silicon transistors. According to Tortuga, the Wendigo has a tight, rich distortion that blends extremely well with an amp yet still has all the characteristics of an over-the-top classic 70’s fuzz. Like the Sasquatch, the Wendigo also has the ‘Make Him Mad’ freak-out mode that can be controlled and mastered with your guitar volume and tone knobs. The Wendigo works well with both guitar and bass. The Wendigo is available now for $269. Check out the video after the jump!

Matt at Tortuga Effects is launching not one, but two new pedals this month – the Martini dual analog chorus and the Wendigo silicon fuzz. The Martini sports three knob controls – Mix, Single and Double, a mini-toggle and footswitch to jump between channels. The Wendigo is basically a silicon version of Tortuga’s popular Sasquatch germanium fuzz. According to Matt it is tighter, more responsive and has more gain than the Sasquatch. The Martini should be available from Tortuga retailers next week and is priced at $299. The Wendigo is expected to be available around the end of the month and retails for $269. See a video demo of the Martini after the jump!

Matt over at Tortuga Effects has uploaded a couple of videos to You Tube related to his latest offering – the Yeti Fuzz-Stortion pedal. He describes the stomp as a massive, tight sounding fuzz that is almost a distortion. The pedal can handle anything from that sloppy 1970’s fuzz to a modern high gain ‘wall of tone’. The Yeti only exists because Chris Bristol of the band Barcelona went to Matt looking for a pedal to replace his existing fuzz. The duo worked together on the tone and eventually were so happy with it, Matt made it a part of his regular line. The hand-wired, true-bypass pedal is available now for $299. Check out the demo videos of the Yeti after the jump!

Washington-state’s Tortuga Effects has been in the pedal game for a few years now with a good selection of offerings ranging from its Sasquatch fuzz to the Standard Issue Phaser. Today, WTDP? is going to look at the company’s answer to the classic Univibe pedal – its Neptune Opto-Vibe stomp. The controls to the Neptune may look a little confusing to idle eyes as the names keep with the God of the Ocean motif – such as Slosh, Depth, Dive and Surface. Tortuga’s goal with the Neptune was to stay true to the classic vibe tone with out sucking out all the midrange.

Never heard of Tortuga Effects? Well, let’s fix that shall we. Tortuga is the brain-child of Renton, Washington’s Matt Johnson and is the maker of a handful of really sweet stomp boxes. Don’t believe me? Do yourself a favor and (when you’re done reading this) go over to You Tube and search out The Cab’s Ian Crawford doing demoes of the company’s two fuzzes – Sasquatch and Hazy Fuzz Experience, as well as the Neptune opto-vibe pedal. You can also learn more over at Tortuga’s spiffy new website. Matt took time out from his workbench to talk with us about all the current goings on with Tortuga. Read the details after the jump.