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2022 UPDATE: Best Spring Reverb Pedals | Analog & Digital

This article features only spring reverb pedals. For a wider angle article on reverbs, read our Best Reverb Pedals organized by type. Reverb is arguably the most useful effect in music, allowing musicians and producers to create a sense of space for individual instruments and entire mixes. Guitarists have been…Click on the title for more

2022 UPDATE: Best Spring Reverb Pedals | Analog & Digital

2022 UPDATE: The 3 Best Reverb Pedals, By Type

If you are looking for a thorough guide to the best reverb pedals, you've come to the right place. This article is organized in a way that helps you figure out what kind of reverb you need. It lists the three top models for each of the categories listed…Click on the title for more

2022 UPDATE: The 3 Best Reverb Pedals, By Type

7 of the Best Klon Clone Kits in 2022

A Guide to the Best Klon Clone Kits Updated on 05.17.2021. For a more complete list of Klon clones, check our Best Klon Centaur Clones article. As you probably know, the original Klon Centaur is - and has been for several years now - not only the most expensive pedal…Click on the title for more

7 of the Best Klon Clone Kits in 2022

Best Multi Reverb Pedals in 2022 | Stereo and Mono

Please note: this article is about a very specific niche of reverb pedals we refer to as "multi-reverb." For a wider angle article about reverbs, see our regularly updated Best Reverb Pedals article. [lwptoc depth="4" numeration="decimalnested" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump to list)" toggle="1" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingText="A…Click on the title for more

Best Multi Reverb Pedals in 2022 | Stereo and Mono

Crazy, Cool and Weird Delay Pedals in 2022: the Best Psychedelic Echo Stompboxes

For more classic psychedelic delays check out our Best Tape Delay Pedals article. For a more comprehensive article about delays organized by type, see our Best Delay Pedals article. --- Delay is one of the most loved effects for guitar and can serve a range of purposes from subtle slapback…Click on the title for more

Crazy, Cool and Weird Delay Pedals in 2022: the Best Psychedelic Echo Stompboxes

8 Best Harmonic Percolator Fuzz Clones & Evolutions in 2022

[lwptoc depth="4" numeration="decimalnested" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingText="A Guide to the Best Klon Centaur Clones|Klon Centaur Overdrive’s History|Klon Pretenders|Obscure Klones|Klon Centaur Vs. Tube Screamer|Related Delicious Audio Posts:"] --- While the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face, Sola Sound Tone Bender, Electro Harmonix Big Muff, and Univox…Click on the title for more

8 Best Harmonic Percolator Fuzz Clones & Evolutions in 2022

Best Blues Breaker-Style Pedals, Clones & Evolutions in 2022

Welcome to our regularly updated guide to the best Blues Breaker-style pedals. We have similar guides for other popular overdrive circuits like the Klon, the Tube Screamer and the Dumble, enjoy! [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="roman" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" toggle="0" labelShow="show" labelHide="hide" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="h5" skipHeadingText="How Does…Click on the title for more

Best Blues Breaker-Style Pedals, Clones & Evolutions in 2022

2022 UPDATE: 15 of the Best Stereo Reverb Pedals

See also this more comprehensive article about the Best Mono and Stereo Reverb Pedals. Reverb Is Stereo. A reverb effect recreates the way we perceive sound in an enclosed space. Since we have the privilege of having two ears we can safely say that no one ever experienced natural…Click on the title for more

2022 UPDATE: 15 of the Best Stereo Reverb Pedals

2022 UPDATE: Best Delay + Reverb Pedal Combos | Stereo & Mono

A Guide to Delay+Reverb Pedal Combos Echo (aka delay) and Reverb are often grouped as part of the same family of sound effects, and for good reason: reverb is nothing more than thousands of delays as they happen almost simultaneously in a contained space, a multitude of echo reflections…Click on the title for more

2022 UPDATE: Best Delay + Reverb Pedal Combos | Stereo & Mono

20 of the Best Super Fuzz Clones and Evolutions in 2022

--- Best Super Fuzz Evolutions (Extra Features) Unlike the UK-made Fuzz Face and Tone Bender, the FY-6 Super-Fuzz circuit was designed in Japan in 1967 by Fumio Mieda, whose resume also includes the legendary Uni-Vibe and the Korg MS-20 synth. Honey was the company that made the FY-6, but they…Click on the title for more

20 of the Best Super Fuzz Clones and Evolutions in 2022

The Best Analog Delay Pedals in 2022

This article is exclusively focused on the best analog delay pedals. For coverage about all kinds of delays see our Best Delay Pedals article - see also our Best Tape Delay Pedals Article, featuring similar effects. [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" toggle="0" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%"…Click on the title for more

The Best Analog Delay Pedals in 2022

2022 UPDATE: 18 of the Best Tone Bender Fuzz Pedals

Don't miss our super comprehensive guide to the best fuzz pedals of all kinds. --- Best Fuzz Face Pedal Evolutions (Extra Features) In the coveted niche of fuzz pedals, the Tone Bender is nothing short of royalty, being one of the most cloned fuzz circuits in history, together with…Click on the title for more

2022 UPDATE: 18 of the Best Tone Bender Fuzz Pedals

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