Latest Effect & Pedal Reviews
“This is the sort of pedal you may wish to keep on all the time”: Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive review
A low-gain drive from the Finnish pedal specialist that makes all your strings sound good, not just the B(ee)
“Affordable, gig-worthy stompboxes that bring pro-level polish and timeless tones to any rig”: Universal Audio UAFX Evermore, Heavenly, Orion and 1176 review
Offering studio hardware in a compact, pedalboard-friendly format, UAFX is democratizing reference-quality guitar tones – and we can't get enough of it
"It’s built to a very high standard, and will no doubt last a long time on anyone’s board": Korg Pitchblack X review
Accurate, clear and easy to read, and affordable – is this the tuner pedal you need on your pedalboard?
MXR Joshua Ambient Echo review – a delay pedal that gives you the Edge, with a range extending from the traditional to the experimental
A new delay pedal from MXR is a rare event, but this fully featured, U2-themed soundscape generator is worth the wait
Tech 21 SansAmp Street Driver 48 review – a new Frank Bello signature amp pedal that delivers the full range of the Anthrax bassist's tones, and then some
Yes, the monstrous drive tones are unmistakable, but this impressively versatile SansAmp unit is not only about unhinged distortion that will terrify your neighbour’s cat
Dinosaural Cogmeister review – with three gain sections, can this triple threat cover all your dirt needs?
Designed by Dan Coggins of Lovetone fame, the Dinosaural name makes a welcome return – with all your boost and drive options in a single pedal
Origin Effects DCX Bass Tone Shaper & Drive review – an exhaustive pedal that will give your bass a range of sounds you never knew you needed
Designed to add analog color to your tone, Origin Effects’ DCX Bass unit gives you a host of old-school studio sounds in a box
ThorpyFX ER-2 Uni-Vibe review – the new standard for modern Uni-Vibe pedals?
Over five decades since Jimi Hendrix famously used one at Woodstock, ThorpyFX creates its dream Uni-Vibe
