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CKK SHXC Super Overdrive (Klon Variant)

Yes, many Chinese pedal builders make super affordable (if not downright cheap) pedals with questionable quality control, but this doesn't mean that there aren't some top-notch boutique pedal builders in China. Enter the CKK SHXC Super Overdrive, a new, hand-made Klon variant that's getting great reviews from the handful of…Click on the title for more

CKK SHXC Super Overdrive (Klon Variant)

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Attack Decay

The Electro-Harmonix Pico Attack Decay is a shrunken, digital version of the original, a rather unique effect able to produce volume and reverse swells, backward tape sounds, staccato notes, bowed instrument effects, and now also volume envelope effects in a simplified, compact design. It does all this in Mono mode…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Attack Decay

Updated Pedal: KingTone Duellist V2

Featured in our guide to the best Blues Breaker-style pedals, the KingTone Duellist V2 is an update to an already popular dual overdrive. A higher gain option than most Blues Breaker variants, the Duellist is a tone-tweaker’s delight that's hand-made in the US. The “Heavy Hand” side is a highly…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: KingTone Duellist V2

Mr. Black JDD-3000+ Digital Delay

While the word "digital," when applied to delay, made some musicians and producers of the '80s run away in horror, the shoegazer movement embraced those rather primitive rack effects, making their artifacts part of their sound. The Mr. Black JDD-3000+ is a pedal that recreates one of the most sought-after…Click on the title for more

Mr. Black JDD-3000+ Digital Delay

Best Mini Delay Pedals in 2023: Compare Price and Features

Updated on 01.26.2021 – For a more comprehensive article about delays organized by type, see our Best Delay Pedals article. Please use our affiliate links when you are ready to buy! [lwptoc numeration="romannested" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" toggle="1" labelShow="show" labelHide="hide" titleFontSize="125%" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="h1,h2" skipHeadingText="A Guide to the Best…Click on the title for more

Best Mini Delay Pedals in 2023: Compare Price and Features

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon Echo

The Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon Echo is a mini echo pedal derived from the popular line of Canyon Delay/Loopers, offering a clean delay with 3 seconds of delay time, adjustable filtering, tap tempo, and infinite repeats via the feedback knob. Controls include BLEND for wet/dry mix, DELAY for delay time (8ms…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon Echo

New Pedal: Bardic Audio Devices Rival Distortion

The Bardic Audio Devices Rival is an amp-in-a-box inspired by the Mark V (Mesa Boogie) line of amps. It's based on a circuit as complex as the one found in the original, modeling each vacuum tube stage through the use of JFET op-amps, and doesn't fail to feature the graphic…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Bardic Audio Devices Rival Distortion

MXR Poly Blue Octave – Fuzz + 4 Octaves

Fuzz and octave (up or down) is a match made in Rock'n'Roll Hell (in a good way!) - yes because the results aren't exactly heavenly, are they? The MXR Poly Blue Octave takes this combo to the next level, with a circuit that offers not one, not two but FOUR…Click on the title for more

MXR Poly Blue Octave – Fuzz + 4 Octaves

Old Blood Noise BL-82 Chorus/Delay

The Old Blood Noise BL-82 Chorus is a take on everyone's favorite modulation circuit by an American boutique company that has emerged as a mainstay in the pedal realm through the release of creative stompboxes with a quirky angle ambient/textural leanings. The love for quirkiness can be seen first-hand on…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise BL-82 Chorus/Delay

Fish Circuits Model One Overdrive

Our homie (as in Montreal-based) Mike Poisson has recently launched the first pedal from his new company, the Fish Circuits Model One, an overdrive featuring an original circuit. Hosted in a vintage-looking, custom trapezoidal case, this is a drive that can do more than one thing, and do it well:…Click on the title for more

Fish Circuits Model One Overdrive

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Deep Freeze

The Electro-Harmonix Pico Deep Freeze is presented as a "meeting" between the original Freeze pedal and the Superego. It captures and sustains any sound you feed to it, acting as a sustain pedal to hold chords and notes. Building upon the original Freeze pedal's features, the Deep Freeze introduces layering,…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Deep Freeze

How to Set Up Guitar Pedals with Synths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoTikttL5do This article and its corresponding YouTube video (shot by Liam Killen) are the first of a 10-episode series focused on the best pedals for synths. In this inaugural segment, we decided to provide comprehensive guidance on the optimal and most effective method for integrating FX pedals with your synth…Click on the title for more

How to Set Up Guitar Pedals with Synths