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CREATIVE GUITAR PEDALS
On this page, you will find a list of pedals that defy categorization or have particularly original functions.

OUR SHOPPING GUIDES:

• Best Creative Delay Pedals
• Best Reverb Pedals For Ambient and Shoegaze
• Best Granular, Glitch and Stutter Pedals
• Best Bitcrusher Pedals
• Best Ring Modulation Pedals
• Best Pedals for Synths with CV In

Below, the latest creative pedals releases.

Dreadbox Darkness Stereo Granular Reverb

Greek manufacturer Dreadbox is one of the pioneers of what one day may be remembered as some sort of "Greek Pedal Invasion" of the early 21st century, and even though its most celebrated releases lately have been synths, three new stereo stompboxes have surfaced in 2021. The Dreadbox Darkness, a…Click on the title for more

Dreadbox Darkness Stereo Granular Reverb

New Pedal: Intensive Care Audio Recovery Phase/Tremolo

The Intensive Care Audio Recovery Phase is a new dual phaser/tremolo pedal by one of the coolest new British boutique pedal builder, weaned by what's one of the quirkiest and out of the box stompbox manufacturers to date, Rainger FX. Boasting a set of 8 different waveforms per channel, selectable…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Intensive Care Audio Recovery Phase/Tremolo

New Pedal: Hungry Robot The Collective Fuzz

Just like most other devices released by the North Carolina's builder, the Hungry Robot The Collective is a pedal for the creative/tinkerer guitarist, but unlike the other pedals currently in the company's roster, this one is a fuzz - or rather, three fuzzes in one pedal. The man behind the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Hungry Robot The Collective Fuzz

New Pedal: Side Effects Mocking Bird Delay V3

The Side Effects Mocking Bird Delay has been around since 2017 but the builder kept improving the circuit and this is the 2022 version, which we will call V3 to differentiate it from the videos of it shot around 2020 (which we'll call V2) and the ones shot when the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Side Effects Mocking Bird Delay V3

Rainger FX Bleep Fuzz

In all likelihood, you are familiar with Rainger FX's Dr. Freakenstein Fuzz and its little Igor pressure controller; even a quick look at it tends to generate a lasting impression. The London based builder recently unveiled a new fuzz called Bleep that uses that pedal's same "full-on" fuzz circuit but fits…Click on the title for more

Rainger FX Bleep Fuzz

Thermion Stone Age Multi-Mode Fuzz

With the Stone Ages, Spanish amp and pedal builder Thermion is going for an ambitious attempt at creating a fuzz that can do it (almost) all, thanks to its four voicings, octave and clean footswitches, and generous sculpting options - the octave and clean channels can actually be fine-tuned through…Click on the title for more

Thermion Stone Age Multi-Mode Fuzz

12 of the Best Pedals for Synth that Accept Line In

This article is focused on creative pedals that work well on synth and accept line in-level signal. You can find other great pedals for synths in our Creative Pedals Category. [lwptoc depth="4" numeration="decimalnested" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="h2,h4" skipHeadingText="A Guide to the Best Chorus Pedals,…Click on the title for more

12 of the Best Pedals for Synth that Accept Line In

Emmergy FX Dial-Up Filter Fuzz

Hailing from the UK, the Emmergy FX Dial-Up Filter Fuzz is a playful fuzz + filter pedal that will lead the player as easily to sonic discovery or aural disintegration. The left side of the pedal, controlled by the left footswitch, consists of an overdrive circuit with Volume and Gain…Click on the title for more

Emmergy FX Dial-Up Filter Fuzz

Third Man Coppersound Triplegraph Octaver

Mr. Jack White of The White Stripes' fame is known for loving noisy and sometimes quirky pedals, so much so that, in the last few years, he's been commissioning selected builders to create custom-tweaked stompboxes to sell exclusively through his label Third Man Records - previous examples include pedals by…Click on the title for more

Third Man Coppersound Triplegraph Octaver

AC Noises Ama V2 Reverb + Bit Crusher

The AC Noises Ama V2 is an ambient reverb followed by a switchable Bitcrusher (Crush toggle) and a modulation section (OSC knob). The Reverb knob balances both the amount of reverb and the length of the decay. The bit crusher gets things grainy and noisy and features knobs for Resolution…Click on the title for more

AC Noises Ama V2 Reverb + Bit Crusher

Electronic Audio Experiments Hypersleep V2 Analog Reverb + Modulation

The Electronic Audio Experiments Hypersleep V2 is an analog reverb. But - some may say - "don't you need springs to make an analog reverb?" Well, not if you are after something that's not necessarily vintage-sounding or realistic. The Hypersleep is based on the unusual MN3011 bucket-brigade device, obsolete to…Click on the title for more

Electronic Audio Experiments Hypersleep V2 Analog Reverb + Modulation

Professor Pedalz Schock Rock Ocean Man Chorus

The Professor Pedalz Schock Rock Ocean Man is a limited edition, creative chorus with a couple of tricks up its sleeve. One of its three modes blends in a polyphonic octave-down to the chorus, while the other two modes (Tide and Wash) open up a world of modulation effects between…Click on the title for more

Professor Pedalz Schock Rock Ocean Man Chorus