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CREATIVE GUITAR PEDALS

Chase Bliss Onward

Lately, every new Chase Bliss release feels like the unveiling of a new, magical (sonic) toy. The latest device to join this creative family of circuits is Onward, an evolution of an existing pedal by Cooper FX (whose owner Tom Majeski is now part of the Chase Bliss team), called…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Onward

Red Panda Radius Ring Mod

The Red Panda Radius combines a ring modulator and frequency shifter with pitch tracking and an advanced LFO. It is designed around a novel “eight-quadrant multiplier” algorithm that smoothly transitions from ring modulation to frequency shifting and allows different frequency ratios for the upper and lower tones. The pedal offers a spectrum of timbres beyond traditional ring…... Click for more

Red Panda Radius Ring Mod

Old Blood Noise Screen Violence Modulated Reverb

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 for more

Old Blood Noise Screen Violence Modulated Reverb

Keeley Octa PSI Transfigurating Fuzz

Lovers of octave fuzzes (of the up or down categories) should take a serious look at the Keeley Octa PSI Transfigurating Fuzz. Thanks to its incredible flexibility, this Muff-style device is a true do-it-all not just for of octave fuzzes, but also pitch-shifting ones, providing several modes of octave up,…... Click for more

Keeley Octa PSI Transfigurating Fuzz

Old Blood Noise Dark Light Stereo Reverb

Enclosed in a beautiful case featuring an illustration by Jon Carling, the Old Blood Noise Dark Light is a versatile reverb pedal that combines the unique features of the company's Dark Star and Sunlight. Offering various routing options like separate stereo, parallel mono, and series mono, Dark Light merges Dark…... Click for more

Old Blood Noise Dark Light Stereo Reverb

New Pedal: Lichtlaerm As Above So Below Shimmer Reverb

The Lichtlaerm As Above So Below is a monumental reverb pedal that transcends traditional effects, offering vast, immersive soundscapes with celestial and subterranean dimensions, as you would expect from a metal-inspired Berlin-based builder! Built on a rich, sculptable reverb core, it features a dual-octave architecture organized in 3 modes: Above…... Click for more

New Pedal: Lichtlaerm As Above So Below Shimmer Reverb

DigiTech HammerOn

At NAMM 2025 it was good to see DigiTech back with some new pedal releases after a few transitional years due to the change of ownership. The HammerOn was one of these new products, announced at the NAMM show but not for sale yet. An evolution of their Whammy-inspired Drop…... Click for more

DigiTech HammerOn

Montréal Assembly Count to 5 Granular Delay

The Montréal Assembly Count to 5 is a unique delay/sampler with three modes that can create sped-up and slowed-down—as well as forward and backward—tape effects, audio slicing, looping and overdubbing. Quantized pitch-shifting makes it possible to create tones that are harmonized chromatically or in perfect fifths and octaves, or you…... Click for more

Montréal Assembly Count to 5 Granular Delay

Glou Glou Loupe` Creative Stereo Looper

Those who like imaginative pedals and have no problem with complexity and seriously BIG stompboxes, should already be familiar with French builder Glou Glou, a company that has embraced the idea that pedals can be full-fledged synths (without keys). They just announced a new pedal and, once again, it's an…... Click for more

Glou Glou Loupe` Creative Stereo Looper

Kernom Moho Fuzz

The Kernom Moho Fuzz is the fuzz equivalent of the Kernom Ridge, a pedal that surprised everyone in our community upon release, by offering an incredibly wide palette of tones. The Moho aims at doing the same, for fuzz tones. The clever Mood knob works as some sort of history of…... Click for more

Kernom Moho Fuzz

Champion Leccy The Swan Hunter LoFi Echo+Reverb

Blending layers of delay and reverb is the favorite hobby of a fair slice of guitarists into stompboxes, and - as you can see from our article about the Best Delay + Reverb Combo Pedals article - effects makers are fully aware of that. Philly's boutique builder Champion Leccy, run…... Click for more

Champion Leccy The Swan Hunter LoFi Echo+Reverb

Blind Panic Devices Reactor Fuzz

At Delicious Audio, we’ve always had a weakness for sonic mad scientists—and the one-man force behind Blind Panic Devices just earned his PhD in chaos. With the Reactor fuzz, this UK-based alchemist joins the ranks of boundary-pushing innovators like Rainger FX, proving that the best audio destruction is still handmade.…... Click for more

Blind Panic Devices Reactor Fuzz