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Eventide Blackhole Reverb

Eventide just released a stompbox version of their popular reverb plugin - the Blackhole! The pedal is presented as an ambient device and features six knobs, all offering an alternate function. Gravity is the most original control here, affecting the direction of the decay (forward or inversed), and replacing in…... Click for more

Eventide Blackhole Reverb

Pigtronix Constellator Mini Analog Delay

The Pigtronix Constellator is one of three new mini-pedals released by the NYC-based company at (virtual) NAMM 2021. Based on a MN3005 bucket brigade device chip, this is an analog delay with modulation that can get rather spacey. It provides tape-like saturation and it's prone to self-oscillation at maximum feedback…... Click for more

Pigtronix Constellator Mini Analog Delay

Old Blood Noise BL-44 Reverse

The Old Blood Noise BL-44 Reverse is a new release by a boutique company that more than others has been leveraging the fascination for reverse effects through popular textural pedals like the Rever and the Minim. However, the BL-44 is a quirkier and experimental beast, blending true reverse with pitch…... Click for more

Old Blood Noise BL-44 Reverse

Way Huge Aqua Puss MkIII (Smalls Series)

With its original, bigger brother selling used for a small fortune, this mini version of the analog delay, Way Huge Aqua Puss MkIII, could be considered a bargain, although the maximum delay time is only 300ms. It definitely does the job of adding depth and dimension to your tone, with…... Click for more

Way Huge Aqua Puss MkIII (Smalls Series)

NUX Analog Delay

In the past couple of years, Chinese pedal maker NUX has been releasing some not too subtle (and incredibly affordable) clones of several best-selling classic stompboxes under the rather misleadingly named "Reissue Series" (uhm, reissues of pedals... made by other builders?). Nothing wrong with cloning (almost everyone does it) we…... Click for more

NUX Analog Delay

Glowfly Hymnosis Octave / Delay / Reverse / Freeze

The Glowfly Hymnosis is a new stompbox by a UK-based builder specializing in creative effects with a psychedelic angle - perfectly reflected in the company's gorgeous pedal graphics. This handmade circuit integrates a series of effects including octave up/down, forward/reverse delay and freeze, to allow the creation of inspiring…... Click for more

Glowfly Hymnosis Octave / Delay / Reverse / Freeze

Xvive Echoman Delay

Clones are nothing new in the stompbox-sphere, but it's always a little surprising to stumble upon pedals that look and sound so similar to classic ones we are so familiar with. In the case of the Echoman, though, the story is more nuanced than you may expect... The Xvive Echoman…... Click for more

Xvive Echoman Delay

Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter

At NAMM 2020 Ibanez presented an upgrade to their classic Echo Shifter pedal, the ES3, which adds a digital mode for crisper repeats and as Oscillation mode if the tap tempo footswitch is held. The effect's modulation can now be controlled more in-depth thanks to the new Speed knob.…... Click for more

Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter

Keeley Halo Stereo Dual Echo

The Keeley Halo is the latest delay pedal to pack a true stereo path into a compact enclosure - which is no easy feat. But it's also a dual-echo delivering up to 1500ms per channel with a ton of features for its size, including presets, tap tempo, delay rhythms, optional…... Click for more

Keeley Halo Stereo Dual Echo

Laney Black Country The Difference Engine Delay

The Laney Black Country The Difference Engine is a 3-mode delay pedal by a British builder that had made a name for itself through quality amps and stompboxes since 1967. It's the company's first pedal to feature more than one mode, to have presets, stereo in/out and an LCD screen, and…... Click for more

Laney Black Country The Difference Engine Delay

GFI Orca Stereo Delay

GFI System is an Indonesian builder that has been gaining momentum in the guitar pedal world thanks to innovative hybrid digital effects like the Synesthesia and the Specular Tempus. The Orba is a studio-quality, streamlined, multi-mode, stereo digital delay that replaces the Clockwork Delay in their line. It features four…... Click for more

GFI Orca Stereo Delay

Strymon blueSky v2 Reverb

Strymon have updated their iconic blueSky reverb to a v2 edition, with some quality of life improvements and new features. The biggest change is the implementation of a dedicated shimmer knob. The modulation is now on a three way selector for off, light, and deep. In addition, the pedal now…... Click for more

Strymon blueSky v2 Reverb