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The 3 Best Reverb Pedals, By Type in 2023

If you are looking for a thorough guide to the best reverb pedals, you've come to the right place. We organized this article in a way that should help you figure out what kind of reverb pedal you need, guiding you through the variety of stompboxes on offer and their…Click on the title for more

The 3 Best Reverb Pedals, By Type in 2023

Strymon Nightsky Time Warped Reverberator

Strymon surprised everyone on the evening of September 17 by leaking news of a new pedal to be released... a few hours later during a Facebook Live video! The device in question is the Nightsky Time Warped Reverberator, which looks like a major creative release for the Californian company that…Click on the title for more

Strymon Nightsky Time Warped Reverberator

MLA Pedals Germanium Eliminator V2

Named after one of the most popular albums by ZZ Top, the MLA Pedals Germanium Eliminator is a Germanium version of the op-amp Eliminator by Georgia-based builder Missing Link Audio (aka, MLA). As you may have guessed, both pedals are voiced after the tone of the bearded band's guitarist Billy Gibbons.…Click on the title for more

MLA Pedals Germanium Eliminator V2

TateFX Antares Overdrive

UK's TateFX is a boutique pedal builder that specializes in quality, hand-built dirt boxes and accessories that's gained considerable attention since its 2014 debut. The Antares is a "mid-pushed" overdrive inspired by classic Japanise designs and it's based on a Hi-Fi grade Burr Brown opamp. Check out the video of…Click on the title for more

TateFX Antares Overdrive

Audiolithe Extinction Drive

Hailing from France, the Audiolithe Extinction Drive is a heavy yet uber-flexible dual overdrive that can produce a variety of tones, including Fuzz and Octave up sounds. The left channel, controlled by the three knobs and one toggle switch on the left half of the pedal, is a classic overdrive…Click on the title for more

Audiolithe Extinction Drive

New Pedal: NuX Damp Stereo Mini Reverb

With a $79 USD price tag, the NuX Damp is the first stereo reverb pedal hosted in a mini case - thanks to its two TRS jacks that accept both mono and stereo signals. It offers 3 modes (Plate, Spring, and Hall) inspired by specific circuits: the EMT 140 plate…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: NuX Damp Stereo Mini Reverb

Whimsy Machines The Great Fantabulizing Whatsitdo Octave Fuzz

Whimsy Machines is a new, Virginia-based boutique builder that has been spoiling us with some very imaginative devices. Their new creation makes it clear right from its moniker that the company's stomping ground hasn't changed: enter the Great Fantabulizing Whatsitdo, a "Recursive Octave Fuzz." So, you may ask yourself, "whatsitdo?"…Click on the title for more

Whimsy Machines The Great Fantabulizing Whatsitdo Octave Fuzz

New Pedal: Rainger FX Flanger X

The Rainger FX Flanger X is the third pedal in a series of creative mini digital pedals released by London's eccentric builder David Rainger. The previous two were the Echo X and the Reverb X. As with its predecessors, the Flanger X was designed with the goal of expanding the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Rainger FX Flanger X

Win a Bunch of Pedals with the London Stompbox Exhibit! [ENDED]

To celebrate the launch of the (free!) London Synth & Pedal Expo, this week we have a ROYAL pedal giveaway reserved to our UK readers! This is just the first one of two bundled giveaways involving some of the companies participating in our upcoming event. Here's the list of goods…Click on the title for more

Win a Bunch of Pedals with the London Stompbox Exhibit! [ENDED]

Boost Blurry RAT-Style Filter Distortion

The Blurry is a limited edition pedal with a particular story that was highlighted by the JHS Show in their "Best of 2022" episode. It now sells for around $500 used on Reverb.com. Commissioned by Berlin-based cult electronic artist RIP Swirl to a product design studio called Boost (which has…Click on the title for more

Boost Blurry RAT-Style Filter Distortion

Mythos Argonaut Octave Up

The Mythos Argonaut is a no-frills, no-knobs analog octave-up pedal with a gnarly ring-mod-like tone to it. Cool on its own as a unique effect, or perfect for stacking with other fuzzes and dirt pedals for creating your ultimate octave fuzz. It uses a pair of Hand matched NOS Germanium…Click on the title for more

Mythos Argonaut Octave Up

Mask Audio Line Blur EQ

The Mask Audio Line Blur (for which we can't find a web page yet) is a semi-parametric EQ and overdrive pedal for guitar and bass with audiophile-grade op amps, meaning that it's lo-fi in a hi-fi kind of way (those are components you'll find in a home stereo system rather…Click on the title for more

Mask Audio Line Blur EQ