2021 UPDATE: The 20 Best Dumble Pedals (or D-Style Overdrives)

May 12, 2021

Most of us will never get to play through an original Dumble amp, and in all likelihood, nobody reading this article will ever own one. Dumble tone has become legendary, and the fact that these amps sell for the price of a new sports car certainly doesn’t hurt their mythical status.

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Tubesteader Lightkeeper D-Style Boost/Overdrive

Sometimes it feels like the world is giving birth to at least one drive pedal per day, but a quick glance at the new Tubesteader Lightkeeper was enough to understand that this is no regular overdrive. First of all, this hand-built baby is inspired by the legendary tone of the…Click on the title for more

Tubesteader Lightkeeper D-Style Boost/Overdrive

Legendary Pedals: Analogman King of Tone Dual Overdrive

In a market (the pedal one) where more and more companies seem to focus exclusively on growth and margins while giving up craftmanship for industrial assembly and replacing real-life connection with YouTube videos, it's refreshing to know that there are still a helluva lot of guitarists who value what companies…Click on the title for more

Legendary Pedals: Analogman King of Tone Dual Overdrive

New Pedal: Walrus Audio Polychrome Analog Flanger

Walrus Audio has been very active during the "pandemic year" with the release of a series of compact multi-mode stereo pedals under the Mako label (D1 delay, R1 reverb and ACS1 Amp Simulator. Because of this, many of us were expecting the next release to be a multi-modulation pedal to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Walrus Audio Polychrome Analog Flanger

Producing with Pedals: Sehat Effectors Moisture Fuzz and Masjidil Echo

Producing with Pedals is a series about using guitar pedals in creative applications when recording and mixing. Usually, I take a pedal and write a song with it, using the pedal on every instrument. In my most recent episode, I feature a builder from Indonesia who is making some of…Click on the title for more

Producing with Pedals: Sehat Effectors Moisture Fuzz and Masjidil Echo

Limited Edition: Heather Brown Blessed Mother: The Fuzz Assumption

Just in time for Mother's Day, Reverb.com and Heather Brown Electronicals are giving YOU an excuse to buy YOURSELF a new pedal! We are sure your mother will be stoked about this!!! Silly jokes aside, the Blessed Mother: The Fuzz Assumption is a joint limited edition of a fuzzed-up version…Click on the title for more

Limited Edition: Heather Brown Blessed Mother: The Fuzz Assumption

New Pedals: Flower Pedals Castilleja Phaser/Uni-Vibe

Those looking for a boutique multi-modulation pedal with tons of flexibility should check out the Castilleja by Flower Pedals, a device that packs a ton of tone within a compact case. It’s a 4 stage analog optical phaser with digital controls and two voicings, selectable through the top toggle: a…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Flower Pedals Castilleja Phaser/Uni-Vibe

New Pedals: Flamma FC02 Mini Reverb

Flamma is an up-and-coming builder from China that has released some interesting multi-mode pedals in 2020 and it's now focused on the mini-format market, with a new series of stompboxes as affordable as $39. The Flamma FC02 is their new Mini Reverb pedal, featuring three modes (Studio, Church and Plate)…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Flamma FC02 Mini Reverb

New Pedal: TC Electronic Magus Pro High Gain Distortion

After the acquisition by Behringer's Music Group, Danish pedal builder TC Electronic has been slowly changing its focus from high-end, highly creative stompboxes to super-affordable, bread and butter releases, for the despair of the company's old fans and the joy of a wider demographic of guitar players. The new Magus…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: TC Electronic Magus Pro High Gain Distortion

New Pedal: GFI Orca Stereo Delay

GFI System is an Indonesian builder that has been gaining momentum in the guitar pedal world thanks to innovative hybrid digital effects like the Synesthesia and the Specular Tempus. The Orba is a studio-quality, streamlined, multi-mode, stereo digital delay that replaces the Clockwork Delay in their line. It features four…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: GFI Orca Stereo Delay

New Pedal: GFI Skylar Stereo Reverb

GFI System is an Indonesian manufacturer that has been gaining traction in the pedalsphere thanks to forward-thinking hybrid digital effects like the Synesthesia and the Specular Tempus. The Skylar is a studio-quality, streamlined, multi-mode, stereo digital reverb that replaces the Specular Reverb in their line. It features four of its…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: GFI Skylar Stereo Reverb

New Pedal: Colombo Audio Eruption Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

The death of Eddie Van Halen in October of 2020 has spurred a series of guitar gear releases dedicated to the influential musician. Italian Colombo Audio Electronics' way to pay tribute to the legend was to design a Plexi-style pedal inspired by the guitar tone in the first six Van…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Colombo Audio Eruption Plexi Overdrive/Distortion

Best Guitar Pedals

The Best Guitar Pedals (Organized by Effect Type)