Effect & Pedal Reviews
Latest Effect & Pedal Reviews
"Throw your Cantrell staples at the Dirt, and you’re rewarded with authenticity": Funny Little Boxes Dirt pedal review
By Stuart Williams published
Funny little Boxes' tone quest continues with an attempt to recreate Jerry Cantrell's guitar tones from Alice in Chains' Dirt, but it's really a great all-rounder
“Well beyond the typical Klon-style proposition”: Walrus Audio Voyager Preamp/Overdrive MKII review
By Trevor Curwen published
Walrus Audio revitalises its very first pedal, the Klon-emulating Voyager, with some tasty additions
“Full of classy-sounding effects”: Fractal Audio VP4 review
By Trevor Curwen published
Fractal Audio puts its Axe-Fx III effects in a conveniently sized stage-ready floor unit – could it be the only effects unit you need?
Walrus Audio Mako M1 MKII High-Fidelity Modulation Machine review
By Jonathan Horsley published
A studio-quality greatest hits of modulation, now with a two-inch OLED screen
“Sonic wizardry at its finest”: Electro-Harmonix POG3 review
By Trevor Curwen published
Updated and enhanced, this latest version of the POG takes its pitch-shifting and tone-shaping possibilities to the limit
“The tonal character and responsiveness is indeed quite tubular”: Vox Valvenergy 2nd Series pedals review
By Chris Gill published
Compact pedals with real tubes and real tube energy – are these the missing link between your guitar and amp? We give the Valvenergy 2nd Series pedals a test run
"With a unit this affordable, are the effects any good? Yes! They really are": Zoom MS-50G+ Multistomp review
By Richard Blenkinsop published
A compact and functional multi-effects pedal that knocks it out of the park for value where it matters
“A more sophisticated version of a Bluesbreaker pedal”: Origin Effects Halcyon Blue Overdrive review
By Trevor Curwen published
The British amp-in-a-box specialist expands the Halcyon drive pedal series with a next-gen take on the Marshall Bluesbreaker
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