Effect & Pedal Reviews
Latest Effect & Pedal Reviews

“These $99 pedals are excellent not only for their price, but also their sounds”: Keeley x Sweetwater Soft Reverb, Super Bass Overdrive And Distortion and Suns Ultravoid Fuzz review
By Alex Lynham published
Three all-American boutique pedals, at under $100 a pop. Too good to be true?

“A sophisticated ambient soundscape-generating device that’s like an instrument unto itself”: Mooer Ocean Machine II review
By Chris Gill published
Devin Townsend’s delay, reverb and looper makes a spectacular return – and it’s the pedalboard sequel we’ve all been waiting for

“My initial reaction was to marvel at just how creative an effect it is”: DigiTech MonoNeon Whammy review
By Nick Wells published
Designed in collaboration with bassist Dywane Thomas Jr, aka MonoNeon, this tone-bending pedal delivers signature sounds in the Whammy format

“A veritable cornucopia of modulating textures”: Kernom Elipse review
By Matt McCracken published
We check out a multi-modulation pedal with a difference

“A great way to get maximum bang for your buck”: TC Electronic Plethora X1 TonePrint Loader review
By Chris Gill published
TC Electronic has a chameleon pedal for your ’board that can be (almost) anything you like

"The legendary amp maker is taking aim at other Marshall-in-a-box pedals with a new lineup that is diverse, well-made, and very well-thought-out": Marshall 1959, JCM800, JCM900, DSL, and JVM overdrive pedal review
By Daryl Robertson published
Marshall is going for gold with this new line of pedals – but do they live up to the iconic amps they are inspired by?

"Aggressive, heavy, and with enough gain to sink a battleship, this model is designed for high-intensity riffing": Walrus Audio Mako Series MKII ACS1 review
By Daryl Robertson published
Walrus might have hit a new gold standard with this gilded amp modeler

“For players who want to get lairy, experiment with the interactions between stompboxes, and create auditory chaos”: Eventide x Third Man Hardware Knife Drop review
By Matt McCracken published
Time to get weird with this synth/octave/overdrive from FX masters Eventide and Jack White's Third Man Hardware

"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
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