gear giveaway

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

Catalinbread Csidman

Although it can function as a standard digital delay pedal, the Catalinbread CSIDMAN — which, apparently, should be pronounced “Discman”— is a glitch/stutter device with Cuts and Latch controls that lets you create the sound of a skipping portable CD player. Though its behavior is pseudo-random, the CSIDMAN gives you…... Click for more

Catalinbread Csidman

12 Reverb Types, Explained – using 6 of the Best Modern Reverb Pedals

There are several types of reverb that are commonly used in music production and audio engineering, and all of them made their way into the pedal format, in one device or another. Although guitarists have traditionally adopted spring reverb first and digital reverb after over other types like plate and…... Click for more

12 Reverb Types, Explained – using 6 of the Best Modern Reverb Pedals

Harley Benton Duality Delay+Reverb

The Harley Benton Duality is a mono pedal comprised of a 3-mode digital delay and digital reverb whose algorithms were licensed from Mooer and featured in the Japanese brand's original mini pedals. Joined together in a single enclosure, they form this new affordable delay+reverb pedal that can be cleverly routed…... Click for more

Harley Benton Duality Delay+Reverb

Chase Bliss Audio Thermae Delay + Pitch Shifter

Chase Bliss Audio, who did extremely well with their highly regarded Tonal Recall delay units, is taking analog delay to a new place with the Thermae, a pedal based on 4 re-issued versions of the MN3005 bucket-brigade delay chips, but controlled by a "digital brain" that triggers a wide range…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Audio Thermae Delay + Pitch Shifter

Electro-Harmonix Nano Deluxe Memory Man

The Memory Man saga just added a new (analog) chapter, named Nano Deluxe - courtesy of NYC's Electro-Harmonix. This new iteration of what's in all likelihood the most famous delay pedal of all features a simple layout with six knobs, and delay times from 30mS up to 550mS. There are no…... Click for more

Electro-Harmonix Nano Deluxe Memory Man

Dreadbox Raindrops Delay

The Dreadbox Raindrops delay was unveiled by the Greek synth veterans at NAMM 2022; it's a full stereo hybrid analog + digital pitch shifting delay. It delivers delay times from 50ms to 1000ms with lo-fi sounds above 700ms. Key features include: Three algorithms: modulated delay, pitch shifting delay, and reverb…... Click for more

Dreadbox Raindrops Delay

Blind Panic Devices Super Nintendecho

Built by a small UK builder without a website (yet), the Blind Panic Devices Super Nintendecho is a delay to be released in 2023 based on the PT2399 chip with some quirky and original features obviously inspired by everyone's favorite vintage gaming console. Just like that console's controller, the Super…... Click for more

Blind Panic Devices Super Nintendecho