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Best Fuzz Face Clones and Evolutions in 2023

Best Fuzz Face Evolutions (Extra Features) As you may have noticed, the stompbox market is inundated with Fuzz pedals. If the Big Muff (click link for a sample of its gazillion versions, clones and evolutions) is the most popular device in this effect niche by far, the Fuzz Face deserves…Click on the title for more

Best Fuzz Face Clones and Evolutions in 2023

Best Tape Delay Pedals in 2023 | The sound of Vintage Echo

Welcome to our comprehensive buyer's guide to the best tape delay pedals organized by features. The stompboxes in this article emulate the character of vintage echo machines based on one or more magnetic heads writing and reading on a loop of tape. For a more comprehensive article about delays organized…Click on the title for more

Best Tape Delay Pedals in 2023 | The sound of Vintage Echo

2023 UPDATE: 7 Best Wah Pedals: a Buyer’s Guide

Welcome to our guide to all the best wah pedals organized by type. In this article, updated whenever a new wah pedal is released, you'll find most wahs currently on the market, organized by features. [lwptoc depth="4" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="120%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingText="A Buyer’s Guide…Click on the title for more

2023 UPDATE: 7 Best Wah Pedals: a Buyer’s Guide

21 of the Best Tone Bender Fuzz Pedals in 2023

Don't miss our super comprehensive guide to the best fuzz pedals of all kinds. --- Best Tone Bender Pedal Evolutions (Extra Features) In the coveted niche of fuzz pedals, the Tone Bender is nothing short of royalty, being one of the most cloned fuzz circuits in history, together with a…Click on the title for more

21 of the Best Tone Bender Fuzz Pedals in 2023

The Best Analog Delay Pedals in 2023

Welcome to our comprehensive guide about the best analog delay pedals. For coverage of all delay types go to our Best Delay Pedals article - you may also want to see our Best Tape Delay Pedals Article, featuring similar effects. [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)"…Click on the title for more

The Best Analog Delay Pedals in 2023

The Best Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz Tone Clones & Evolutions in 2023

After covering in-depth reinterpretations of the most popular vintage fuzz circuits (Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, Sola Sound Tone Bender, Electro Harmonix Big Muff, and Univox Super Fuzz), we shift our focus on a legendary device that had a crucial role in the history of fuzz... the Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz Tone. [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0"…Click on the title for more

The Best Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz Tone Clones & Evolutions in 2023

Best New Pedals 2023 | April Edition

April 2023 was a rather exciting month for pedal releases, if anything due to the unusual timing of the NAMM show, which still triggers a noteworthy amount of product announcements. Speaking of NAMM, we had our usual, huge shared pedal booth at this year's show, and our YouTuber friend Devon…Click on the title for more

Best New Pedals 2023 | April Edition

Best Multi Reverb Pedals in 2023 | Stereo and Mono

Please note: this article is about a very specific niche of reverb pedals we refer to as "multi-reverb" or "multi-mode reverb". For a wider-angle article about reverbs, see our regularly updated Best Reverb Pedals article. Pedal lists updated on May 16, 2023 [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click…Click on the title for more

Best Multi Reverb Pedals in 2023 | Stereo and Mono

Best Uni-Vibe Pedals in 2023: a Buyer’s Guide to UniVibe Clones

Last Updated on May 22, 2023 See also our article about rotary/Leslie pedals for more realistic Leslie speaker simulations, or the one about phaser pedals, an effect derived from the Uni-Vibe. [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="1" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="" skipHeadingText="The Ultimate Guide to the…Click on the title for more

Best Uni-Vibe Pedals in 2023: a Buyer’s Guide to UniVibe Clones

9 Best Harmonic Percolator Fuzz Clones & Evolutions in 2023

[lwptoc depth="4" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingText="---|Related Delicious Audio Posts:"] --- While the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, Sola Sound Tone Bender, Electro Harmonix Big Muff, and Univox Super Fuzz are widely regarded as the four titans of Fuzz, there are many lesser-known Fuzz circuits…Click on the title for more

9 Best Harmonic Percolator Fuzz Clones & Evolutions in 2023

2023 UPDATE! The Best Ambient-Shoegaze Reverb Pedals

Relevant pages for ambient/shoegazer guitarists are also the Best Reverse Pedals for Shoegaze article and the Modulated Reverb Category. For a more comprehensive article on all types of reverb see our Best Reverb Pedals piece. Updated on April. 28, 2023. Once upon a shoe-gazing time, guitarists had few choices when it…Click on the title for more

2023 UPDATE! The Best Ambient-Shoegaze Reverb Pedals

The 3 Best Delay Pedals per Type, in 2023

This page provides in-depth advice to musicians who are researching the best delay pedals for their needs, through an approach a little more involved than a top 10 list. "Why not a simple top 10?" - you may ask. Because delays are not all created equal. There are hundreds, if…Click on the title for more

The 3 Best Delay Pedals per Type, in 2023