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Pedal Reviews: FXdoctor Super 8-Bit Fuzz

FXdoctor's Super 8-Bit Fuzzdoes one thing well, and that's creating an unpredictable racket that sounds like a Commodore 64 that’s been dunked in acid. It certainly isn't a pedal you'd ever leave on and can’t be incorporated into a formalized song structure because it isn't designed to do the same…Click on the title for more

Pedal Reviews: FXdoctor Super 8-Bit Fuzz

Guitar Pedal News: T-Rex Møller 2 and Sweeper 2

We are already seeing the press releases rolling in. All the Pedal Manufacturers are getting geared up for the 2013 Winter NAMM Conference that takes place annually in Anaheim, CA. Looks like T-Rex is updating a few of its pedals. The Møller 2 (Retail: $399/ Street: $299) delivers the same classic analog…Click on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: T-Rex Møller 2 and Sweeper 2

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 on the title 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 on the title for more

Guitar Pedal News: Fender Competition Series Pedals

Pedal News: EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper Octave Fuzz

The Hoof Reaper features EarthQuaker Devices' popular Hoof and Tone Reaper fuzz pedals in one enclosure with the added bonus of an old school analog octave up. It was originally released as a special limited run item back in 2010 and demand was so high that they decided to reintroduce…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper Octave Fuzz

Wampler Sovereign

Wampler makes some grandiose claims for its Sovereign distortion pedal ($200). Before you’ve even opened the box, Wampler assures you you’ll soon be bowing down before the new king of crunch. The hyperbole goes on a bit, but after you’ve tried this pedal you’ll happily go along with the joke. It’s endlessly…Click on the title for more

Wampler Sovereign

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 on the title for more

SolidGoldFx’s Electroman Delay

Pedal news: Snark Tuner

Snark Tuners has recently released their first pedal, the SN10 ($59). Building on the success of their popular clip-on instrument tuners, the SN10 is designed for quick and easy tuning on stage or in the studio. Just plug in and strike any note: yellow and red bars will show if…Click on the title for more

Pedal news: Snark Tuner

Pedal News: Digitech iStomp Updated

HARMAN’s DigiTech announced it is now shipping its iStomp Programmable Pedal pre-loaded with 10 of its most popular e-pedals and now featuring also an updated Stomp Shop app where guitarists are able to try any pedal for free for up to five minutes. The updated Stomp Shop app features faster…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: Digitech iStomp Updated

Pigtronix Infinity Looper

The Pigtronix Infinity Looper has some of the best specs I've seen in a looper yet. I feel like this NYC based company really assessed the looping community's needs when building this box. The first thing that caught my eye was the advanced sync options. Infinity’s innovative “SYNC MULTI” mode provides…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Infinity Looper

Pedal News: Strymon Mobius

One of the sickest companies making stomp boxes right now is Strymon. They make really great digital pedals that focus on getting the tone exactly right, often times incorporating high end SHARC processor DSPs. Their next pedal, Mobius, is all about modulation. Everything from lush choruses to pulsating tremolo as…Click on the title for more

Pedal News: Strymon Mobius

Pedal Review: Modtone Funk Filter Enveloper

Funky automatic filters are one of my favorite alliterations in the guitar effects world. As bizarre as this may sound, these kind of effects seem to bring a level of consciousness to the guitar notes played through them - it's like if that riff was talking to me! The effect…Click on the title for more

Pedal Review: Modtone Funk Filter Enveloper