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The 6 Best Power Amp Pedals in 2023 | A Buyer’s Guide

Mar 24, 2023

Most electric guitarists agree that having to carry an amplifier around to gigs and rehearsals sucks royally. It doesn't have to be that way anymore.

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New Pedal: Laney Ironheart Foundry

The Laney Ironheart Foundry is the British amp and pedal company's entry unit in the growing segment of powered amps in pedal format - a two-channel one + boost, for the record. With 60 Watts of power channeled through its 8 Ohm loudspeaker output, the Ironheart has enough juice to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Laney Ironheart Foundry

New Pedal: Readbeard Effects Hairy Squid

The Readbeard Effects Hairy Squid is a modern take on the rare but semi-obscure vintage Barnes and Mullins 70s Fuzz, currently selling used on Reverb.com for just under one grand USD. The original was made by Colorsound and based on the Jumbo Tonebender circuit which is similar to a Big…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Readbeard Effects Hairy Squid

New Pedal: PastFX New Division Chorus/Flange/Vibrato

Like all the other stompboxes by the Australian builder, the PastFX New Division is heavily inspired by a classic circuit (in this case two early version of the EHX Clone Theory, famously used by Joy Division's basssist Peter Hook) but updated with useful features not found in the original. The…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: PastFX New Division Chorus/Flange/Vibrato

New Pedal: Muir Audio Design Morphtone EQ

Hand-built in the UK, the Muir Audio Design Morphtone EQ is a peculiar and powerful take on the dual parametric equalizer pedal designed for guitar and bass players. The basic approach here is to have two very different parametric EQ stages that operate in parallel on a wide range of…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Muir Audio Design Morphtone EQ

New Pedal: Dirty Haggard Koffein Distortion

You could say that the Dirty Haggard Koffein distortion, born out of a collaboration between the Portland-based builder and Oak & Crow Coffee, is a caffeinated pedal - or, at the very least, that it can keep anyone awake. A loud creature at heart, this pedal has a plenty of…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Dirty Haggard Koffein Distortion

Best Delay + Reverb Pedal Combos in 2023 | Stereo & Mono

Article updated on March 21, 2023 A Guide to Delay+Reverb Pedal Combos Echo (aka delay) and Reverb are often grouped as part of the same family of sound effects, and for good reason: reverb is nothing more than thousands of delays as they happen almost simultaneously in a contained space,…Click on the title for more

Best Delay + Reverb Pedal Combos in 2023 | Stereo & Mono

New Pedal: Sonicake Levitate Delay + Reverb

The Sonicake Levitate launches a new format for Chinese builder of (mostly) mini pedals Sonicake, which could be described as an insanely affordable, non-mini, dual-effect pedal series. The two effects, in this case, are a classic combo, beloved by guitarists with ambient leanings: (digital) delay and (plate) reverb, in that…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Sonicake Levitate Delay + Reverb

New Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Motherlode

The Crazy Tube Circuits Motherlode is an intriguing take on the hybrid distortion/fuzz pedal that borrows from two iconic circuits (the Muff and the Rat) to offer at once some old and new sonic flavors. This is not a dual-channel pedal, but rather a one-channel dirtbox with a range of…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Crazy Tube Circuits Motherlode

1st London Synth & Pedal Expo brings 1200+ Musicians to Hackney

Our first London Synth & Pedal Expo, hosted on Saturday, March 18 at Hackney's Motel Studios, was attended by more than 1,200 visitors. You can see pictures of the event here (pedal room) and here (synth room). Stefan Karlsson, whose pedal blog GuitarPedalX was one of the event's media partners,…Click on the title for more

1st London Synth & Pedal Expo brings 1200+ Musicians to Hackney

New Pedal: Formula B EIGHTY Master

Hailing from Italy, the Formula B EIGHTY Master is a tweakable amp-in-a-box distortion with a couple of interesting tricks up its sleeve. The 3-band EQ section and knobs for Gain and Volume are the "expected" features you'll find in this circuit. On the other hand, a unique set of controls…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Formula B EIGHTY Master

The Best Envelope Filter Pedals, in 2023 | A Buyer’s Guide

If you are looking for the best envelope filter pedals for your budget and needs, you've come to the right place. This guide explains what this type of effect does while listing most of the pedals of this kind on the market, providing prices and a description of their features.…Click on the title for more

The Best Envelope Filter Pedals, in 2023 | A Buyer’s Guide

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