Broughton Audio is a Toronto-based boutique effects operation run by Josh Broughton, a bassist and electrical engineer who hand-builds effects and signal-processing pedals in small batches. The company started out focused on the needs of bass players but has expanded into tools used across instruments and studio work, with a reputation for utility-driven designs aimed at tone shaping, dynamics, and signal correction rather than trend-chasing cosmetics.

The catalog mixes pedalboard effects with rack-style outboard concepts. Bass-oriented pedals include the Low+High Pass Filter, the Apex and Omnicomp compressors, and the Joshwah envelope filter/fuzz, while the broader lineup covers the Lowtec low-end enhancer, the Phase Locked Loop, the Resonant Filter Equalizer, the Resound reverb, and the SV-Pre preamp. On the higher end of the catalog sit the P15 tube preamp and the Electronic Tube Direct Injection.

Because pedals are produced in limited runs by a single builder, Broughton Audio releases are often sold out and trade at a premium on the used market, with active discussion among players on forums such as TalkBass.

Broughton has 5 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Harmonizer & Octave Effects Pedals, Equalizer Effects Pedals, and Filter Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 3 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock. Notable users include Dave Baksh, Mike Watt, and Jonathan Hischke.