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CREATIVE GUITAR PEDALS
On this page, you will find a list of pedals that defy categorization or have particularly original functions.

OUR SHOPPING GUIDES:

• Best Creative Delay Pedals
• Best Reverb Pedals For Ambient and Shoegaze
• Best Granular, Glitch and Stutter Pedals
• Best Bitcrusher Pedals
• Best Ring Modulation Pedals
• Best Pedals for Synths with CV In

Below, the latest creative pedals releases.

Mooer Ocean Machine

Mooer got us used to tiiiiiny pedals, so the large stompbox called Ocean Machine stands out, to say the least, as an unexpected device from the Chinese manufacturer. The product is a collaborative effort with Canadian producer/guitarist Devin Townsend, and it has gathered a lot of fans since its launch…Click on the title for more

Mooer Ocean Machine

Now Shipping: Death By Audio Disturbance LFO Modulator

The Death By Audio Disturbance appeared at NAMM 2023 out of thin air! Presented at as a "lockable LFO Modulator," the Disturbance is another extreme device by the NYC company known for making uncompromisingly noisy stompboxes. It has three modes (Filter, Flanger, and "Fazer") five LFO options, and an extra…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Death By Audio Disturbance LFO Modulator

New Pedal: TC Electronic Infinite Mini Sample Sustainer

The TC Electronic Infinite Mini is the reduced version of a pedal the Danish-born, but Switzerland-owned (via Behringer) company unceremoniously "recreated" from an original idea by the folks at Gamechanger Audio. We are referring to the Plus pedal, a circuit that loops the tail end of your long notes creating infinite…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: TC Electronic Infinite Mini Sample Sustainer

New Pedal: Rorschach Devices Apophenia Delay

Cool delay pedals with interesting features are released almost on a daily basis, and the Rorschach Devices Apophenia, the debut, hand-built product by a new St. Louis-based company, is a rather unique digital circuit with a particular emphasis on the interaction between echo and filters, and a peculiar approach to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Rorschach Devices Apophenia Delay

Heather Brown Electronicals Spirit in the Sky Fuzz/Tremolo

The Heather Brown Electronicals Spirit in the Sky is the third release (a Fuzz + tremolo pedal with a clean blend) by the New Jersey-based stompbox builder who goes under the God's Mom nickname. The circuit consists of a Ram's Head-style fuzz placed in parallel with a JFET boost (described…Click on the title for more

Heather Brown Electronicals Spirit in the Sky Fuzz/Tremolo

Walrus Audio Fable Granular Soundscape Generator

The Walrus Audio Fable, presented by the Oklahoma City builder as a "granular soundscape generator," is a pedal developed on the successful platform of the Lore, the company's reverse soundscape generator released in 2022. Needless, to say, the keyword here is "granular," a sample synthesis technique that records your performance…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fable Granular Soundscape Generator

Chase Bliss Audio MOOD MkII

Chase Bliss has just announced an update to its popular supercreative, granular ambient loop + reverb pedal: the Chase Bliss MOOD MkII, which will start shipping in late April but can be ordered now. The original version, the product of a collaboration with Old Blood Noise and Drolo, was very…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio MOOD MkII

New Pedal: BOSS SDE-3000 and SDE-3000EVH Dual Digital Delay

The new BOSS SDE-3000 and the slightly more expensive SDE3000EVH are stereo stompbox recreations of the vintage (and mono) Roland SDE-3000 rack unit from 1983 - actually, of a pair of them, since each unit offers two delay channels. The latter (pictured below) also offers 8 exact settings from Eddie…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: BOSS SDE-3000 and SDE-3000EVH Dual Digital Delay

New Pedal: Catalinbread Tremolo8

The Catalinbread Tremolo8 is a comprehensive and creative multi-mode pedal mostly centered around the classic tremolo + reverb combo, but mixing in also other effects like chorus, filters, and ring modulation. The top three knobs vary their function according to the selected parameter - here's a table with the descriptions…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Tremolo8

New Pedal: Alexander Pedals Luminous Phaseshifter

With its 10 modes, the stereo and compact Alexander Pedals Luminous Phaseshifter is in all likelihood the most comprehensive phaser pedal you'll find on the market today. The modes (aka "engines) include a bonanza of different phasing effects, from the classic phaser with a selectable number of stages (from 4…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Alexander Pedals Luminous Phaseshifter

Red Panda Particle V2 Multimode Granular Stereo Delay

V2 of the Red Panda Particle Granular Delay sports completely rewritten firmware, as well as high-performance 32-bit processing and conversion. It runs at a higher sampling rate, with more headroom and lower noise than the original and... it has Stereo In and Out! Interactive controls mean a small change can…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Particle V2 Multimode Granular Stereo Delay

Old Blood Noise Screen Violence Stereo Modulated Reverb (CHVURCHES Signature)

The Old Blood Noise Screen Violence is a stereo modulated reverb released in collaboration with Glasgow's international synth-pop sensation CHVRCHES, and inspired by the sound of the album of the same name. The circuit consists of an overdrive and a one-knob effect that, ad different settings, will produce delay, reverb,…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Screen Violence Stereo Modulated Reverb (CHVURCHES Signature)