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New Pedal: Wren and Cuff Eye See ’70 Fuzz

The Wren and Cuff Eye See '70 is a big box version of the company's well-received Eye See '78 Muff variant, inspired by the 1978 short-lived version of the Muff adopting Op-Amps instead of transistors. The crunchy yet wooly tone produced by these vintage fuzzes was made popular by Billy…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Wren and Cuff Eye See ’70 Fuzz

Fender Shields Blender Dual Fuzz (Kevin Shield Signature)

The Fender Shields Blender is a signature pedal realized in collaboration with legendary My Bloody Valentine guitarist Kevin Shields. Debuted as a limited edition, it was quickly promoted to standard production after a noteworthy sales run. Few rock bands have been able to devise and define the guitar sound of…Click on the title for more

Fender Shields Blender Dual Fuzz (Kevin Shield Signature)

UAFX Woodrow ’55 Ovedrive

Part of a three amp-in-a-box pedal addition to the Universal Audio pedal line, the UAFX Woodrow '55 is an Authentic end-to-end emulation of the classic ’50s 1 x 12-inch combo amp, recreating the warm tube-style breakup tones of the Fender tweed amps. Like the previous three pedals in the series,…Click on the title for more

UAFX Woodrow ’55 Ovedrive

Joyo Atmosphere Multi-Mode Reverb

Chinese builder Joyo has been making pedals for a very long time but their super-affordable devices were somewhat frowned upon by stompbox connoisseurs, until Mr. JHS posted, in May 2020, this video declaring their 2018 Revolution Series "the perfect budget pedals." Selling well under $100, the Atmosphere Reverb is -…Click on the title for more

Joyo Atmosphere Multi-Mode Reverb

Best New Pedal Releases | August 2023

August is traditionally a slow month in pretty much any sector except for tourism, but the pedal realm was an exception this year, with a fair amount of notable announcements. Numerically speaking, there weren't a lot of new releases, but there were certainly some intriguing ones, in particular the announcement…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedal Releases | August 2023

New Pedal: Hungry Robot The Stampede

Hungry Robot got us used to very "knobby" pedals, so the company's latest device, a 2-knob pedal called The Stampede, comes a little bit as a surprise. It's a glitchy, square-wave CMOS fuzz based on a 4069 CMOS chip. It acts as an effect that transforms your signal into a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Hungry Robot The Stampede

New Pedal: Mythos The Fates Analog Chorus

Designed in collaboration with Brian for Madbean Pedals, the Mythos The Fates represents the first foray of the Nashville-based company into the modulation realm: It's a high-quality analog, mono chorus pedal inspired by the classics of the '80s with bread-and-butter controls and the typical Chorus/Vibrato toggle. The company's owner and…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mythos The Fates Analog Chorus

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

Mask Audio Electronic Part Garden Dual Fuzz

In this era dense with pedal collaborations, videographers have joined celebrity guitarists in working with builders on new, exciting stompboxes. The first example of this kind was, of course, the Chase Bliss Audio / Knobs collaboration on the recently finalized Blooper. This week we got news of a second item…Click on the title for more

Mask Audio Electronic Part Garden Dual Fuzz

Best Tape Delay Pedals in 2023, Organized by Feature and Size

Welcome to our comprehensive buyer's guide to the best tape delay pedals organized by features. For a more comprehensive article about delays organized by type, see our Best Delay Pedals article. While many multi-mode delay pedals also offer a "tape echo mode," this article focuses exclusively on stompboxes that were designed…Click on the title for more

Best Tape Delay Pedals in 2023, Organized by Feature and Size

Chase Bliss Reverse Mode C

The Chase Bliss Reverse Mode C is a pedal designed in collaboration with Empress Effects. For the Minneapolis-base company, it represents a return to their comfort zone, the creative delay pedal, in this case, an "echo composed of multiple distinct voices that move in different directions - forward, backward, and…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Reverse Mode C

New Pedal: Fender Waylon Jennings Phaser

After gifting shoegaze guitarists a Kevin Shields signature fuzz pedal, the biggest guitar company in the world is turning its attention towards country musicians with the Fender Waylon Jennings Phaser. Part of Outlaw Country, an anti-Nashville musical establishment movement from the '70s also joined by Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Fender Waylon Jennings Phaser