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Pedal Review: Analog Man’s ARDX20

Analog Man’s ARDX20 ($265) is the epitome of boutique production on a global scale, handsoldered in China, before heading to Japan where pedal designer Ohbayashi San and his team calibrate, tune and engrave each one. Unusually, the ARDX20 is a two-channel delay. Each channel gets three knobs, delay time, feedback,…... Click for more

Pedal Review: Analog Man’s ARDX20

Pedal Review: Diamond’s Memory Lane Jr.

At $279, Diamond's Memory Lane Jr. is more attainable by most guitarists than its $600 analog big brother, Memory Lane 2. And yet the Memory Lane Jr. has similar features, twice the delay time and it can run off a 9-volt battery. The big difference is that the Memory Lane…... Click for more

Pedal Review: Diamond’s Memory Lane Jr.

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Ibanez Echo Shifter

The Ibanez Echo Shifter combines true analog sound quality with digital-like flexibility. It features things like a Tap-Tempo footswitch, Oscillation switch, Feedback control, Modulation, and a Depth control. I found this pedal to be a lot of fun and I really dig the vintage aesthetics. The 3 knobs up top are Feedback (controls the number of repeats), Mix (mixes between wet and dry signal),…... Click for more

Guitar Pedal Reviews: Ibanez Echo Shifter

Guitar Pedal News: Earthquaker Devices’ Disaster Transport SR and Warden Optical Compressor

Just in time for NAMM 2013 we have a few new pedals coming from Earthquaker Devices, The Disaster Transport Sr and The Warden Optical Compressor. The Disaster Transport looks interesting mainly due to two independent delays and the claim for lo-fi sounds. I am also intrigued by an Optical Compressor for…... Click for more

Guitar Pedal News: Earthquaker Devices’ Disaster Transport SR and Warden Optical Compressor

Pedal Review: TC Electronic Flashback X4 Delay/Looper

Delay is an effect in which the input signal is recorded to a storage medium then played back some time later. The amount of time it takes for the signal to be played back is typically variable and often times the signal is fed back into the signal path so…... Click for more

Pedal Review: TC Electronic Flashback X4 Delay/Looper

Guitar Pedal News: Fender Competition Series Pedals

Fender is releasing 4 new Competition series pedals, a whole new line of effects pedals designed and built to provide inspirational tones in a reliable package at an astounding value. The Fender Distortion pedal drives tube or solid-state amps into thick distortion and singing sustain, evoking the edgy hard-rock tones of the…... Click for more

Guitar Pedal News: Fender Competition Series Pedals

SolidGoldFx’s Electroman Delay

Less than a couple of months after relaunching their Apollo phaser and Stutterbox tremolo pedals, Canadian manufacturers SolidGoldFx have struck again with the new version of the Electroman delay (pictured) and the Surf Rider Deluxe reverb. The cool thing about this Electroman is its Warp button. This allows you to instantly turn up the…... Click for more

SolidGoldFx’s Electroman Delay

Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai

The Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai is a stereo looper/delay pedal bursting with exciting features - in fact “Hazarai” is a Yiddish word that roughly translates as ‘everything but the kitchen sink’. To put into perspective just how much you’re getting for you’re money, the Electro Harmonix stereo…... Click for more

Electro Harmonix Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai

Seymour Duncan Deja-Vu Delay Pedal

With thousands of delay pedals available, not to mention recording plugins, choosing an effect can be overwhelming. Are you looking to add a subtle slapback or an intense rhythmic pattern? While it's capable of everything you'd expect from a delay pedal, Seymour Duncan's SFX-10 Deja Vu Tap Delay truly excels…... Click for more

Seymour Duncan Deja-Vu Delay Pedal

T-Rex Tap Tone Delay Review

Boutique purists must have winced when Danish pedal maker T-Rex partnered with Guitar Center on four new pedals, but judging by the Tap Tone Delay (TTD), they don’t need to worry. At $169, the TTD is at least a Benjamin short of T-Rex’s regular pricing, but its makers don’t seem to have cut many…... Click for more

T-Rex Tap Tone Delay Review

Oldie but Goldie: Ibanez DE-7 delay

The Ibanez DE-7 Delay/Echo is part of Ibanez’s Tone-Lok series of effects. At the time of their release, these pedals were geared toward the upcoming Nu-Metal scene but they have found their way onto the pedal boards of many different musicians due to their sturdy construction and great sounds. The…... Click for more

Oldie but Goldie: Ibanez DE-7 delay

Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy

The classic Electro Harmonix Memory Man series pedals are simply some of the best sounding analog delays ever made. The only problem is that they are HUGE, occupying about a third of the space of an average pedal board! The Memory Boy took a step back by removing level/gain knob,…... Click for more

Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy