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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.

Alexander Pedals Defender Stargate Drive

Alexander Pedals has been on a roll lately, with their new pedal line called "Neo Series" - which, now that we think about it, features graphic art and a moniker that may reference one of the most beloved sci-fi movie heroes. As a matter of fact, the pedals in this…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Defender Stargate Drive

Side FX unveils the Bug Elektrik Tremolo/Ring Modulator

We covered Greek pedal manufacturers Side FX in 2017 with this little profile so we are very curious to see what they've been up to since then. It turns out they've been hard at work developing a new, all analog pedal that it's now out, called Bug Elektrik Tremolo/Ring Modulator,…Click on the title for more

Side FX unveils the Bug Elektrik Tremolo/Ring Modulator

MidValleyFx Mad Robot Distortion with Oscillator

Comprised of a husband and wife team based in Albany, OR, MidValleyFx specializes in heavy fuzz and distortion pedals. Their newest pedal Mad Robot, an oscillating distortion, was recently featured on Premier Guitar, and it's bound to make noise lovers smile. Featuring 5 unnamed controls (four knobs and one toggle switch),…Click on the title for more

MidValleyFx Mad Robot Distortion with Oscillator

KMA Machines Horizont JFET Stereo Phaser

Phasers, phasers, what's the matter with phasers in 2018?? So many manufacturers are trying to come up with the ultimate phaser pedal or a really bizarre version of it! Add to the list German manufacturer KMA Machines, whose Horizont has been appearing in several videos in our YouTube feed. With its…Click on the title for more

KMA Machines Horizont JFET Stereo Phaser

Snazzy FX returns through partnership with Erica Synths

Dan Snazelle of NYC's Snazzy FX is a little bit of an unsung hero of the stompbox manufacturing scene. This may be also due to the fact that he switched his focus from pedals to synths (Eurorack format in particular) right when creative effect pedals with "out there" features were…Click on the title for more

Snazzy FX returns through partnership with Erica Synths

CAST Engineering Gypsy Haze Octave Up Fuzz with Tap Tempo

The Gypsy Haze by Cast Engineering (check out our profile article on them here) is an Octave up/fuzz pedal with a very unique switching system for the octave, which also has a "Stutter" mode controllable through Tap Tempo. Here's the video by The SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nsDqjv-QdQ "We worked countless hours…Click on the title for more

CAST Engineering Gypsy Haze Octave Up Fuzz with Tap Tempo

Death By Audio Deep Animation Envelope FIlter

Oliver from Death By Audio, who graced the cover of the NAMM 2018 issue of our sister publication The Deli Mag, came to see us at our NAMM Stompbox Booth with a brand new pedal called Deep Animation - an Envelope Filter. We had the honor to shoot the first video…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio Deep Animation Envelope FIlter

Pladask Elektrisk FORM2

Earlier in 2018 we briefly covered the Pladask Elektrisk FORM, a DIY glitch/granular stompbox kit fruit of a collaboration between Norwegian companies Pladask Elektrisk and BandOrg that can only be "acquired" by going to Norway and signing up for the BandOrg pedal-building workshop (if it can be of any consolation, Norway is a country…Click on the title for more

Pladask Elektrisk FORM2

Drolo Molecular Disruption Device

We covered edgy Belgian manufacturer Drolo's Moon Rabbit Phaser a few months ago, here's a look at another of its creation, the Molecular Disruption Device... ...a DSP based multi-effect pedal that can be loaded with 8 effects of your choice from the molecular patches list, which is regularly being updated with new patches. This…Click on the title for more

Drolo Molecular Disruption Device

Dedalo FX alu9 Aliaser Pedal

We shot a video of the Dedalo FX alu9 Aliaser at our NAMM 2018 Stompbox Booth (embedded at the bottom of the post), and we are happy to finally see the first produced videos appear. This pedal hailing from Argentina belongs to the quirky family of lo-fi effects, but introduces some…Click on the title for more

Dedalo FX alu9 Aliaser Pedal

FT Elettronica Zeroth Law Lo-Fi Pitch Transposer/Fuzz

From the "Bel Paese" (Italy) comes FT Elettronica, a pedal manufacturer with dozens and dozens of effects of all kinds under its belt. The guys at The SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show shot a video of their Zeroth Law, a very creative and definitely quirky Lo-Fi Pitch Transposer/Fuzz. This is a pedal that will definitely…Click on the title for more

FT Elettronica Zeroth Law Lo-Fi Pitch Transposer/Fuzz

Seen at the BK Stompbox Exhibit 2018: Frayed Knot Bella-Donna delay

The Frayed Knot Electronics's pedals were among the edgiest we saw and heard at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2018. Here's a video we shot at the event, with company owner Francois, of the Bella-Donna, a "delay with a frequency modulated oscillator folding itself into the feedback path, giving drifting tremolo/modulation,…Click on the title for more

Seen at the BK Stompbox Exhibit 2018: Frayed Knot Bella-Donna delay