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The 8 Best Reverb Pedals for Surf Rock Delivering Drippy Magic in 2023

"THE DRIP" IN SURF GUITAR Surf guitarists belong to a rather small niche of musicians that cares (a lot) about "the drip," a word that might sound foreign to their non-surfing colleagues. This word is used to define a very specific character of the kind of reverb Surf music (apparently)…Click on the title for more

The 8 Best Reverb Pedals for Surf Rock Delivering Drippy Magic in 2023

RPS Effects Bit Reactor

The RPS Bit Reactor is a bit crusher and downsampler that takes whatever signal you give it and crunches it up into digital atoms. The central Crush knob selects the number of bits for the crunching, from 1 to 8, while the Sample one deals with reducing the sample rate. The…Click on the title for more

RPS Effects Bit Reactor

Intensive Care Audio Vena Cava Filter

With a name chosen before the COVID pandemic hit humanity, London's Intensive Care Audio intended to cure electric guitarists from life-threatening tone-related diseases. Their Vena Cava Filter is presented as "a distortion with an auto-filter and ring modulation used for the treatment of Bland Guitar Syndrome and Excessive Aural Dryness.…Click on the title for more

Intensive Care Audio Vena Cava Filter

Upcoming Pedal: Adventure Audio Occlusions Tremolo + Reverb Pedal

The tremolo/reverb pedals in most cases features a spring-style reverb, to simulate the effect produced by some tube amps of the '60s, but the Adventure Audio Occlusions takes a more ambient approach to this combo. The reverb here can get really long and caverous, while the tremolo features controls for…Click on the title for more

Upcoming Pedal: Adventure Audio Occlusions Tremolo + Reverb Pedal

Swamp Witch Pedals Silver Birch Overdrive

We love pedals with non-descriptive controls! The Swamp Witch Pedals Silver Birch is a very flexible dual gain stage overdrive voiced after a Sunn Model T amp through a circuit employing CMOs Hex Inverters. The controls, although non-descriptive, are pretty easy to get: Volume, Gain Stage I (with more of…Click on the title for more

Swamp Witch Pedals Silver Birch Overdrive

Eventide MicroPitch Delay

Eventide's new series of pedals is inspired by their successful line of pro audio plugins. Just like last year's Blackhole reverb, the newly released MicroPitch Delay is the stompbox rendition of a popular creative plugin by the same name. We now learn this series has a name: dot9. The origins…Click on the title for more

Eventide MicroPitch Delay

New Pedals: Groff Firestorm Distortion

Based out of Lancaster, PA, Groff Amplification is a boutique builder that forges custom amps and already has four tweakable gain pedals in their roster. The Firestorm is their distortion with a distinct Plexi style (it's based on the Marshall Guv'nor). Running at 9v or 18v for big headroom lovers,…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Groff Firestorm Distortion

Electric Eye Mud Killer Overdrive/Boost

The Mud Killer is the first pedal by Electric Eye Audio. This highly configurable overdrive/boost delivers tons of gain and definition by cutting selected frequencies before the signal hits the overdrive. Several knobs and toggle switches allow you to tweak your tone to perfection including the amount of low end…Click on the title for more

Electric Eye Mud Killer Overdrive/Boost

New Pedals: Mod Electronics Seismic / Shift (DIY Kit)

MOD Electronic, previously known as Mod Kits DIY, launched a new series of DIY pedal kits called Nexus Series, featuring kits with a PCB base rather than the traditional point-to-point wiring kits. The Seismic / Shift is the first kit in this line, a JFET Boost pedal of the "non-clean"…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Mod Electronics Seismic / Shift (DIY Kit)

New Pedal: MAS Effects Sona Fuzz

The Soma fuzz by Illinois-base MAS Effects is a high gain fuzz that's more tweakable than it may appear at a first glance. The three knobs deliver the standard fuzz control (Fuzz, Volume and Tone, with the latter being a hi-low shelf filter), but the Body switch can significantly change…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: MAS Effects Sona Fuzz

LPD Pedals Eighty7 Deluxe Dual Plexi Drive

Arizona's LPD Pedals (the project of Lawrence Petross) has been building a growing reputation among the dirt box stompbox fanatics. In particular, their Eighty7 Ditortion/Overdrive is considered one of the best boutique Plexi-Style pedals, and it's particularly appreciated for delivering two gain modes and generous tone-sculpting features. To celebrate the…Click on the title for more

LPD Pedals Eighty7 Deluxe Dual Plexi Drive

Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree Boost, a Secret Metal Weapon

Beginner metalheads who wonder if there's any point in buying a boost pedal may want to check out what heavy players in the videos below have to say about the Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree Boost, a pedal hailing from New Zealand that seems to have resonated with the community of…Click on the title for more

Pepers Pedals Dirty Tree Boost, a Secret Metal Weapon