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The Best Guitar Pedals of 2022 | New Releases Only!

Welcome to our guide to the best guitar pedals of 2022! Each pedal in this article's interactive galleries links to a video review, while descriptions are embedded in the images at mouseover or first tap. . We first started compiling the lists in this article at the end of November…Click on the title for more

The Best Guitar Pedals of 2022 | New Releases Only!

Electro-Harmonix Nano Deluxe Memory Man

The Memory Man saga just added a new (analog) chapter, named Nano Deluxe - courtesy of NYC's Electro-Harmonix. This new iteration of what's in all likelihood the most famous delay pedal of all features a simple layout with six knobs, and delay times from 30mS up to 550mS. There are no…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Nano Deluxe Memory Man

Nux Edge Delay (Mini Stereo Echo)

Part of the Chinese company's Mini Core Series, the Nux Edge Delay is, as far as we know, the first stereo mini-delay pedal, also featuring three modes, tap-tempo, and subdivisions. A push button on the top of the pedal gives access to three delay modes: Phi Digital Mode is a…Click on the title for more

Nux Edge Delay (Mini Stereo Echo)

Tech 21 Screaming Blonde

Tech 21 is an NYC-based company that, after pioneering the amp-in-a-box-with-cab-simulation concept, more recently has been specializing in analog multi-FX "pedal bars" that provide a portable all-in-one solution for gigging guitarists (and bass players). The Tech 21 Screaming Blonde pedal is a device designed to provide a Fender-style amp-in-a-box tone…Click on the title for more

Tech 21 Screaming Blonde

Maestro Orbit Phaser

The Maestro Orbit Phaser is the direct descendant of the first phaser pedal ever released (in 1971): the 3-speed Maestro PS-1 Phase Shifter, which can be found used online for around $500 USD or more. This mono, fully analog, 3-knob + 1 switch pedal recreates the warm phasing effect of…Click on the title for more

Maestro Orbit Phaser

Volta The Blue Overdrive

Volta Custom is a new Italian pedal builder dedicated to high-end, hand-made, super-tweakable dirt boxes. The Blue is their flagship overdrive, and those of you who are planning on attending Summer NAMM 2021 will be able to check it out at our Delicious Audio Stompbox Booth. As abundantly clear from…Click on the title for more

Volta The Blue Overdrive

Ohmless Pedals AKC-4 Overdrive

The Ohmless Pedals AKC-4 is the second attempt by German pedal builder Ohmless at perfecting the Klon Centaur circuit, with an emphasis on versatility. It expands on the original by adding knobs for Bass and Blend (on top of the three ones found on the original: Level, Gain and Treble)…Click on the title for more

Ohmless Pedals AKC-4 Overdrive

Win a Jam Pedals Llama Xtreme Delay! [ENDED]

The Delay Llama Xtreme by Jam Pedals is one of the most creative analog delay pedals out there, and this week you can win – or rather – adopt one as your own sonic pet! Three 3205 BBD chips deliver up to 800ms of classic delay tone, controllable via tap tempo with subdivisions, hold function, kill-dry, trails (buffered) OR true bypass modes,…Click on the title for more

Win a Jam Pedals Llama Xtreme Delay! [ENDED]

Valco FX KGB Loop

The Valco FX KGB Loop is a utility pedal built for guitar, bass, and synthesizer/keyboards featuring an FX Loop with blendable controls, a boost, and a Variable Input Impedance that can also be used for sculpting purposes, just like in the other pedals in the KGB line. The peculiarity of…Click on the title for more

Valco FX KGB Loop

J.Rockett Archer Clean Boost

With the Archer, in 2015 J.Rockett Audio Designs released one of the most sought-after Klon clones. In the last couple of years, the Nashville-based manufacturer has been playing on that pedal's format by introducing, first, a pedal combining the Archer's overdrive circuit with a graphic EQ, and now, a version…Click on the title for more

J.Rockett Archer Clean Boost

Keeley Moon Fuzz

The Keeley Moon Fuzz is the first new fuzz release of the Oklahoma-based builder in years, and it's a variant on the fuzz circuit included in their popular Dark Side multi-effect. This is a rather simple, 3-knob + 1-toggle quad op-amp Muff-style fuzz with a massive tone due to the…Click on the title for more

Keeley Moon Fuzz

Bispell Audio Saxon Overdrive

The Bispell Audio Saxon Overdrive is a tweakable Plexi-style circuit by a rather new company based out of the UK that's getting good reactions from a couple of fine-eared YouTubers like Brett Kingman and the inimitable Henning Pauly . It has a few more EQ controls than your average Plexi…Click on the title for more

Bispell Audio Saxon Overdrive