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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
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• Best Ring Modulation Pedals
• Best Pedals for Synths with CV In

Below, the latest creative pedals releases.

MXR Joshua Ambient Echo

The MXR Joshua Ambient Echo bears that name for a particular reason: it aims to offer, in a compact case, the legendary sound of U2's The Edge as heard in The Joshua Tree, a 1987 album that featured a signature guitar sound drenched in a rhythmic yet ambient delay. Extremely…Click on the title for more

MXR Joshua Ambient Echo

Fish Circuits Astronomie Reverb

One of the most intriguing new pedal releases at NAMM 2025 came from a fellow Montrealese brand: the Fish Circuit Astronomie. It's a spring-style reverb/compressor circuit (in that order) with the company's signature chunky vintage look and very unusual controls. Notwithstanding the large footprint, the Astronomie doesn't have real springs…Click on the title for more

Fish Circuits Astronomie Reverb

Meris MercuryX Modular Stereo Reverb

*You'll be able to play with this pedal at the upcoming Brooklyn Synth and Pedal Expo. The Meris MercuryX represents a modular evolution of reverb by California-based company Meris, drawing inspiration from two of their most popular pedals: the Blade Runner soundtrack-inspired Mercury7, and their first forey into the digital/modular…Click on the title for more

Meris MercuryX Modular Stereo Reverb

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Ocean Abyss Reverb

The Electro-Harmonix Ocean Abyss is the NYC-based venerable pedal brand's next-generation DUAL reverb and multi-effects workstation designed for immersive sound design. Building on EHX’s legacy of innovative reverb algorithms, it features dual independently programmable engines with 10 stereo reverb effects such as Hall, Spring, and Shimmer. Beyond reverb, it includes…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Ocean Abyss Reverb

Noise Engineering Batverb Stereo Reverb

Emerging from the Eurorack module-ridden offices where the Noise Engineering team devises their circuit, the Batverb is a stereo reverb and synthetic tail generator that defies convention. Built on the powerful algorithm from the company's Desmodus Versio module, this pedal is a treasure trove of delay and reverb textures, all…Click on the title for more

Noise Engineering Batverb Stereo Reverb

New Pedal: Bleak District Electric Wondertow

The Bleak District Electric Wondertow is a creative multi-effects pedal combining reverb, overdrive, and tremolo in a single compact unit designed for creating unconventional, textured, and often chaotic sounds. The reverb section uses a Belton Brick circuit—a cascaded PT2399 chip configuration—producing a unique, modulated ambience that falls between spring-like textures…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Bleak District Electric Wondertow

New Pedal: Asheville Music Tools Analoger APH-12 Phaser

The Asheville Music Tools Analoger APH-12 is the North Carolina company's take on Jimi Hendrix's favorite modulation effect. True to its name, this fully analog phaser with the unique feature of offering up to 12 stages of phase-shifting, selectable via a 12-position rotary knob. Designed by the brain behind the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Asheville Music Tools Analoger APH-12 Phaser

Endorphines Ghost Multi-Dimensional FX

To further remind us that pedals are a modular format just like Eurorack, the Endorphines Ghost is a rare example of a synth company venturing into the stompbox format (there are plenty of reversed cases including EQD, Strymon, and Empress Effects, just to mention a few). While the original Ghost…Click on the title for more

Endorphines Ghost Multi-Dimensional FX

Walrus Audio Qi Etherealizer

The Walrus Audio Qi is a stereo multi-effects pedal designed for immersive atmospheric soundscapes, created in collaboration with the truly amazing guitarist/influencer Yvette Young. It's a creative stompbox that offers creative flexibility and inspiration through an organic blend of effects including Chorus, Delay, Granular effects, and Reverb. Powered by the…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Qi Etherealizer

Updated Pedal: NEON EGG Planetarium v3

The Planetarium, from UK builder Neon Egg, recently updated to V3, is an adorably vintage-synth-shaped, non-reroutable creative multi-effect. It consists of a stereo modulated reverb running into an echo (with stereo modulation) and then into a compressor (with external sidechain). As abundantly clear from its form factor, this is a…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: NEON EGG Planetarium v3

New Pedal: Benson Deep Sea Diver Fuzz Echo

Born from a collaboration with Jessica Dobson, the multi-talented force behind Seattle’s Deep Sea Diver, the Benson Deep Sea Diver is a unique fuzz-echo pedal that combines vintage-inspired fuzz tones with rich, warm analog delay. Designed to be versatile yet intuitive, this pedal can be placed anywhere on your board…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Benson Deep Sea Diver Fuzz Echo

Spaceman Voyager II Dynamic Tremolo

The Spaceman Voyager II, released almost exactly 10 years after the first version, is an optical tremolo that offers a wide range of possibility, including some rather unusual (but mighty cool) ones. The interface offers the usual tremolo controls: the Speed and Strenght knobs control LFO rate and intensity, while the…Click on the title for more

Spaceman Voyager II Dynamic Tremolo