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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.

Pladask Elektrisk FORM2

Earlier in 2018 we briefly covered the Pladask Elektrisk FORM, a DIY glitch/granular stompbox kit fruit of a collaboration between Norwegian companies Pladask Elektrisk and BandOrg that can only be "acquired" by going to Norway and signing up for the BandOrg pedal-building workshop (if it can be of any consolation, Norway is a country…Click on the title for more

Pladask Elektrisk FORM2

Drolo Molecular Disruption Device

We covered edgy Belgian manufacturer Drolo's Moon Rabbit Phaser a few months ago, here's a look at another of its creation, the Molecular Disruption Device... ...a DSP based multi-effect pedal that can be loaded with 8 effects of your choice from the molecular patches list, which is regularly being updated with new patches. This…Click on the title for more

Drolo Molecular Disruption Device

Dedalo FX alu9 Aliaser Pedal

We shot a video of the Dedalo FX alu9 Aliaser at our NAMM 2018 Stompbox Booth (embedded at the bottom of the post), and we are happy to finally see the first produced videos appear. This pedal hailing from Argentina belongs to the quirky family of lo-fi effects, but introduces some…Click on the title for more

Dedalo FX alu9 Aliaser Pedal

FT Elettronica Zeroth Law Lo-Fi Pitch Transposer/Fuzz

From the "Bel Paese" (Italy) comes FT Elettronica, a pedal manufacturer with dozens and dozens of effects of all kinds under its belt. The guys at The SuperFunAwesomeHappyTime Pedal Show shot a video of their Zeroth Law, a very creative and definitely quirky Lo-Fi Pitch Transposer/Fuzz. This is a pedal that will definitely…Click on the title for more

FT Elettronica Zeroth Law Lo-Fi Pitch Transposer/Fuzz

Seen at the BK Stompbox Exhibit 2018: Frayed Knot Bella-Donna delay

The Frayed Knot Electronics's pedals were among the edgiest we saw and heard at the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit 2018. Here's a video we shot at the event, with company owner Francois, of the Bella-Donna, a "delay with a frequency modulated oscillator folding itself into the feedback path, giving drifting tremolo/modulation,…Click on the title for more

Seen at the BK Stompbox Exhibit 2018: Frayed Knot Bella-Donna delay

New at the BK SBE 2018: SolidGoldFX Counter Current dirty reverb

Canadian manufacturer SolidGoldFX had a brand new pedal on the board they showcased at our 8th edition of the Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit - so we shot the first video of it with their rep Ben! The Counter Current is a "dirty reverb" featuring a drive that's applied to the wet reverb (not…Click on the title for more

New at the BK SBE 2018: SolidGoldFX Counter Current dirty reverb

Dwarfcraft Devices’ Ghost Fax gets the Knobs Treatment

As usual, we highlight the pedals picked by Knobs for their amazing demo videos. Dwarfcraft Devices Ghost Phase is presented as a Ghost "phase computer," more info about it here and under the video. Hey, it also has a secret menu!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHV_YR-PuSQ We are calling Ghost Fax a phase computer for…Click on the title for more

Dwarfcraft Devices’ Ghost Fax gets the Knobs Treatment

How to Use Motion Control as an Expression Pedal

Expression pedals are the go-to tool of choice for creative guitarists who like to alter their effects' settings while performing. However, since gravity forces humans to use at least one foot for balance, the adventurous guitarist interested in controlling more than one setting at once will have use a different…Click on the title for more

How to Use Motion Control as an Expression Pedal

Dwarfcraft Devices Grazer – Granular Repeater

The Dwarfcraft Devices Grazer was one of the newly released pedals visitors of the 2nd L.A. Stompbox Exhibit had the chance to check out this past weekend at the Sunset Blvd. Sam Ash store. Hosted in an attractively chunky, orange "brick-style" enclosure, this stompbox belongs to the rather trendy category…Click on the title for more

Dwarfcraft Devices Grazer – Granular Repeater

Chase Bliss Audio Condor Analog EQ

The Minneapolis based manufacturer Chase Bliss Audio has been specializing in an "army knife" approach to stompboxes, offering great sounding devices boasting an incredibly wide palette of features, accessible both from the front and top panels (on the latter, each of their pedals has their signature two rows of dip…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Condor Analog EQ

Drolo Moon Rabbit 6 Stage Phaser

These days, traditional guitar effects like flanger and phaser are being reinvented by brave new manufacturers, and the 6 Stage Phaser Moon Rabbit, by Belgian builder Drolo, firmly folllows this trend. With its envelop follower tool, CV input, pedal expression input option and 8 selectable waveforms, this pedal does a…Click on the title for more

Drolo Moon Rabbit 6 Stage Phaser

New Pedal Walrus Audio’s Luminary V2 Quad Octave Generator

At our first Toronto Stompbox Exhibit we had the chance to play with Walrus Audio's Luminary, and we were rather impressed. It's definitely one of the most versatile "octavers" around, with its four-octave generator that allows for a wide variety of tones, ranging from pipe organ sounds to completely otherworldly noises. The…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Walrus Audio’s Luminary V2 Quad Octave Generator