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CREATIVE GUITAR PEDALS

New Pedal: SNK Pedals Zodiacal Glow Dual Delay

The SNK Pedals Zodiacal Glow is a dual digital delay + filter + modulation pedal based on a semi-obsolete chip (the PT-2399) that seems to be an endless source of inspiration for creative pedal makers - so much so that, in this article about tape-style delay pedals, we have an…... Click for more

New Pedal: SNK Pedals Zodiacal Glow Dual Delay

Fairfield Circuitry Randy’s Revenge

Hailing from Hull, Quebec Canada, pedal manufacturer Fairfield Circuitry specializes in edgy stompboxes. The company's founder, Guillaume Fairfield, is a very talented designer and a pleasure to deal with. Check out my review of his Four Eyes Fuzz here. The subject of this review is his highly coveted ring modulator…... Click for more

Fairfield Circuitry Randy’s Revenge

Mile End Effects Julep Stereo Tremolo/Phaser

Some pretty sweet effects pedals are coming out of Montreal these days (and also this very blog, for that matter!). The Mile End Effects JULEP is the latest creation of Justin Cober, the one-man-stompbox-maker whose pedals sell out within days of release - and yes, the same can be said…... Click for more

Mile End Effects Julep Stereo Tremolo/Phaser

New Pedal: Whimsy Machines Jeff V2 Fuzz

With its five knobs and two toggle switches, the Whimsy Machines Jeff is a Muff-inspired fuzz for the tweaking-inclined - although this new version develops the circuit in creative directions unknown to any of the original Big Muffs. The three knobs in the center are a rather peculiar EQ section…... Click for more

New Pedal: Whimsy Machines Jeff V2 Fuzz

Demedash T-120 V2 Videotape Echo

The Demedash T-120 is a quirky tape-style echo that, instead of using a revered vintage machine as a reference for its voicing, emulates the lo-fi sound of VHS tapes, described as "low bandwidth tape being fed haphazardly through a magnetic read head by an uncalibrated, unbalanced feed mechanism." The Tape…... Click for more

Demedash T-120 V2 Videotape Echo

New Pedal: Tone Charm Audio Into the Waves Modulated Delay + Distortion

The Tone Charm Audio Into the Waves is a delay/distortion/modulation pedal hailing from Poland and (hand) made with the shoegazer guitarist in mind. Those three effects (with an added, hefty dose of reverb) represent that dreamy genre's foundational sonic trinity, and the Into The Waves, with its eight knobs, three…... Click for more

New Pedal: Tone Charm Audio Into the Waves Modulated Delay + Distortion

The 5 Best Reverse Reverb Pedals in 2023

Check out also our article about the Best Ambient and Shoebaze Reverb Pedals. --- A Guide to the Best Reverse Reverb Pedals Updated on 06.07.2022. If you are a guitarist into ambient or shoegaze music you may be very susceptible to the charm of effects based around sound played backwards.…... Click for more

The 5 Best Reverse Reverb Pedals in 2023

3Degrees Audio Bygones Pro

Boasting 24 knobs, the new Bygones pro edition is a full stereo, midi controllable, preset capable pedal that is probably the most in-depth lofi pedal available today. Provides precise real-time control of vintage hiss & noise, vinyl warping & tape jitter, and broken equipment audio drop-outs. Designed for live playing…... Click for more

3Degrees Audio Bygones Pro

New Pedal: MAS Effects Expanse Harmonic Tremolo + Reverb/Delay

The MAS Effects Expanse is the most ambitious release to date by this one-man builder based in Lockport, IL. It's a very tweakable, harmonic tremolo with an added ambient reverb/delay. This is a pedal that's not immediately intuitive but that will satisfy creative guitarists for its wide sonic palette. It's…... Click for more

New Pedal: MAS Effects Expanse Harmonic Tremolo + Reverb/Delay

Old Blood Noise Procession V2 Modulated Reverb

Old Blood Noise is one of the new guitar pedal manufacturers that emerged in the second decade of the new millennium with some really interesting design ideas. Their take on creative reverb, aptly titled the ‘Procession’ offers some sounds that come straight out of outer space. This is not your…... Click for more

Old Blood Noise Procession V2 Modulated Reverb

Polarbear Effects Ascender Fuzz/Delay/Bitcrusher

The Polarbear Effects Ascender is the newly released delay twin of the Croatian company's Drowner, hence a creative fuzz/bitcrusher/delay multi-effect guitar pedal. These two siblings look a helluva lot like each other. The fuzz, a heavy one, is of the Silicon kind, and it's first in the chain and has…... Click for more

Polarbear Effects Ascender Fuzz/Delay/Bitcrusher

Polarbear Effects Drowner Fuzz/Bitcrusher/Reverb

Croatian pedal builder Polarbear Effects sure likes to mix things up a little. The two stompboxes on the company's roster are very creative devices wisely blending several circuits, with the goal of creating very musical and unique effects. Enter the new Drowner, a fuzz/bitcrusher/shimmery reverb. The circuit starts with a…... Click for more

Polarbear Effects Drowner Fuzz/Bitcrusher/Reverb