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Best Reverb Pedals with Tremolo in 2021 – Top Mono & Stereo Effects

Updated on 07.29.2021. For an in-depth guide to reverb, please see this article about the Best Reverb Pedals organized by Type. A guide to the Best Reverb Pedals with Tremolo Reverb paired with tremolo was popular with everyone from British beat groups, who often used Vox AC15 and AC30 combos,…Click on the title for more

Best Reverb Pedals with Tremolo in 2021 – Top Mono & Stereo Effects

New Pedals: GFI System Rossie Filter

Indonesian pedal builder GFI System specializes in digital multi-mode pedals, but their newest release tackles a type of effect that more than any other hangs on to its analog origins: filter. Enter the Rossie Filter, a digital, dynamic multi-filter pedal. The Rossie's circuit offers three modes: Envelope Filter - a…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: GFI System Rossie Filter

Cornerstone Gladio D-Style Double Preamp

Whether you call them D-Style pedals or Dumble-inspired overdrives, gain stompboxes attempting to emulate the voicing of the ultra-rare Dumble amps are probably the second most hyped overdrives after the (still unreachable) Klon clones. Based in Varese, Italy, Cornerstone Gear is a family-owned company focused on designing and hand-building guitar…Click on the title for more

Cornerstone Gladio D-Style Double Preamp

Warm Audio Jet Phaser

Texas-based Warm Audio is a pro audio company dedicated to manufacturing a variety of analog gear with a classic flavor (from mics to preamps to sound processors), often inspired by legendary vintage models. They have two guitar pedals under their roster, and the Jet Phaser is their recreation of the…Click on the title for more

Warm Audio Jet Phaser

MXR M305 Tremolo

The MXR M305 is a brand new, rather simple, multi-mode, Stereo tremolo with six algorithms and three knobs for Speed, Gain and Depth. As usual with the Dunlop-owned pedal subsidiary, God is in the (tone) details of these six recreation of the various takes on tremolo, delivered in stereo through…Click on the title for more

MXR M305 Tremolo

New Pedals: IK Multimedia X-Vibe Multi-Modulation Pedal

IK Multimedia, a multifaceted builder of tools for musicians, unveiled four new, multi-mode pedals powered by the algorithms of their popular audio plugin Amplitube. This post will take a closer look at the modulation pedal in this line, called X-Vibe. This is a multi-mode, do-it-all kind of modulation reminiscent of…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: IK Multimedia X-Vibe Multi-Modulation Pedal

New Pedals: LPD Pedals Embers Klon-inspired Overdrive

Mesa, Arizona's LPD Pedals in recent months has been releasing more streamlined pedals than the company got us used to, and the Embers Overdrive is their four knob take on the simplest and probably most hyped stompbox of all times: the Centaur Klon. This Klon-inspired circuit adds a Bass knob…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: LPD Pedals Embers Klon-inspired Overdrive

Tone Electronix Animalizzer Fuzz

Tone Electronix (aka T.X Pedals) is a one man pedal builder from Portugal. The company's signature pedal is the Animalizzer, a fuzz beast that can recreate all sorts of fuzz sounds thanks to two clipping stages (first LED + Silicon, then Germanium + LED + Silicon) preceded by a boost…Click on the title for more

Tone Electronix Animalizzer Fuzz

BOSS TB-2W Tone Bender

The Tone Bender, introduced to the musical instrument market by Sola Sound in 1965, is a fuzz pedal that made the history of Rock'n'Roll and is now incredibly rare and abundantly cloned. It was one of the first fuzz circuits ever produced and intended as the British answer to the…Click on the title for more

BOSS TB-2W Tone Bender

New Pedal: Flamma FC05 Mod Mini Multi-Modulation Pedal

Chinese pedal builder Flamma is a rather new player in the stompbox realm who is offering clean but sharp-looking stompboxes at incredible prices. The mini Multi-Modulation FC05 MOD is their latest release, sporting a good-mood-inducing bright green case. The FC05 offers a total 11 effects from your all-time classics (Chorus, Vibrato,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Flamma FC05 Mod Mini Multi-Modulation Pedal

Ground Control Noodles Tone Shaper

Montreal's Ground Control Audio just released their first pedal in two years, the Noodles. This is an original take on the tone-shaping box/boost with three EQ bands (Bass, Mids and Treble) each with their own footswitch, boost/cut knob, and a three-way push botton that gives you a choice of frequency…Click on the title for more

Ground Control Noodles Tone Shaper

Ramble FX Twin Bender Fuzz

The Tone Bender has never ceased to be a "hot" circuit among fuzz lovers, but BOSS's recent announcement of an upcoming replica in its signature compact case is sparking fresh interest around the best clones that are already out there. The Ramble FX Twin Bender Fuzz is a particularly interesting take…Click on the title for more

Ramble FX Twin Bender Fuzz