Two former Gamechanger Audio employees have launched a new brand, Mentha Works – and their debut stompbox is a quirky reverb/delay inspired by the human voice.
Their former employer has more than lived up to its name with a string of innovative designs over the years, including the Bigsby pedal and the world’s first drivable synth pedal. So it’s no surprise that the Monk Echo is steeped in similar levels of imagination.
Inspired by “Baltic choirs and mystical spaces”, the Monk Echo is said to speak in vowels, letting you “morph entire soundscapes with a single, effortless gesture.”
Founded by musicians and sound designers Toms Lazdovskis and Matiss Tazans, Mentha Works also has talent from Neural DSP, Darkglass, and Marshall in its ranks. And they’ve come out flying here, with shoegazers, prog musicians, and curious tone-chasers alike all likely to be at the front of the queue for this.
“After helping build and shape one of the most inventive brands in the industry, we are now dedicated to designing our own line of expressive, attention-to-design instruments for pedalboard and desktop that celebrate both classic values and a fresh approach,” says Mentha Works.
“We have assembled a team of some of the top talent from across Europe, with experience at companies such as Neural DSP, Darkglass, and Marshall to turn ideas into world-class instruments.”
Its limited-time launch price of $380/€380 doesn’t make it the most accessible reverb or delay pedal on the market, but it’s certainly unique, and it bodes well for what the firm has in store for us next.
That pre-order price is limited to the first 500 units, and it’s due to ship in February 2026.
See Mentha Works for more.
