Effect & Pedal Reviews
Latest Effect & Pedal Reviews

“Carefully designed to deliver in live, practice and recording”: TC Electronic AmpWorx Series review
By Trevor Curwen published
TC Electronic’s AmpWorx Series makes the tones of your favourite classic amps available in a selection of multi-purpose pedals

“A tasty fuzz that’s worth making a tuna-can-shaped space on your pedalboard for”: Beetronics Tuna Fuzz pedal review
By Trevor Curwen published
Beetronics eschews its ornate pedal casings and gets back to basics with a fuzz built into a tuna can. Seriously!

"Thumping low-end that doesn’t muddy up, and all the throatiness that the real thing does so well": Universal Audio UAFX Knuckles '92 Dual Rec amp pedal review
By Stuart Williams published
Universal Audio's guitar rig take-over bid continues, and this time it's aiming for classic '90s Californian high-gain tone

“Garage and lo-fi pedal junkies are going to flip”: Anasounds La Grotte Analog Spring Reverb review
By Paul Riario published
Jack White's maverick collaboration puts real mechanical spring reverb on your pedalboard and pairs it with a tone-sweetening preamp

A tribute to a Eddie Van Halen’s fire-breathing Peavey 5150: Universal Audio UAFX Anti 1992 High Gain Amp pedal review
By Chris Gill published
Universal Audio expands its superlative UAFX amp modelling pedal lineup with a high-gain tribute to a Eddie Van Halen’s fire-breathing Peavey 5150

"The articulation is sensational even with the overdrive knob cranked, and every note rings true no matter what you’re playing”: Universal Audio UAFX Enigmatic ‘82 Overdrive Special pedal review
By Matt McCracken published
Has UA committed heresy with its digitization of the holy grail of guitar tone? We find out…

"This is an unusual pedal": Boss SDE-3 Dual Digital Delay review
By Alex Lynham published
Somehow Boss has condensed an iconic '80s rack unit down to a compact pedal – has something got to give?

“It can transform your amp, but it’s equally adept as a boost and drive”: Dirty Boy Preamp review
By Trevor Curwen published
This all-analog preamp pedal based on Blues Saraceno’s amp is a flexible powerhouse with a variety of roles
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