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Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher + Filter

Despised by tone connoisseurs, Lo-Fi pedals are fun devices reserved for those guitarists invested in playful and creative musical genres. Electro-Harmonix has plenty of creative pedals in its arsenal - as a matter of fact, they pioneered the similarly quirky ring modulator - but the Mainframe is their debut in…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher + Filter

2024 UPDATE! Best Amp Modeling Pedals & Cab Simulators

This article is about pedals that simulate the tone of guitar amps and cabs but are not able to power a speaker cabinet. If you are looking for a pedal that can do that, see our article about the best power amp pedals. [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="decimal" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS…Click on the title for more

2024 UPDATE! Best Amp Modeling Pedals & Cab Simulators

Line 6 HX One MultiFX Pedal

Line 6 just unveiled the smallest sibling in the Helix family: the HX ONE. Just like the other members of the family, this is a stereo featuring a variety of effects (over 250), plus a host of other features belonging to the Helix DNA like Midi compatibility and presets. The…Click on the title for more

Line 6 HX One MultiFX Pedal

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Built in Wales, the Holy Island Tides is an atmospheric pedal featuring a reverb followed by two gain stages, creating over-the-top fuzzy walls of sound sprinkled with interesting harmonics and sonic artifacts. Each gain stage can be activated through a toggle switch: Gain I is a low gain, opamp-based overdrive…Click on the title for more

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Wonderful Audio Ancient Echos Delay + Reverb

Hailing from California, the Wonderful Audio Ancient Echos is a creative take on ambient reverb + delay. The pedal's circuit splits the signal and remixes it a few times between the input and the output jacks, sending it through several effects including echo, modulation, filtering, and a reverb with a…Click on the title for more

Wonderful Audio Ancient Echos Delay + Reverb

NUX Duotime Dual Stereo Delay Engine

For those among you who love ping pong - the delay variety - the NUX Duotime is a multi-mode, Stereo, dual delay engine with simple controls and a very affordable price tag. It also comes with a Loop mode and includes Tap Tempo functionality. The five modes cover all the basics,…Click on the title for more

NUX Duotime Dual Stereo Delay Engine

Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone 2

The Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone 2 is a compressor/sustainer pedal that features footswitchable Grit, allowing for more versatility. The pedal has a refined implementation of the overdrive circuit first heard in the limited-edition Gold version of this compressor pedal. The unique germanium distortion found in the Philosopher’s Tone 2 delivers smooth…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone 2

Walrus Audio Silt Fuzz

Pedals with tubes in them are quite rare, and normally confined to the overdrive niche. The Walrus Audio Silt is a fuzz pedal with a 12AU7 tube in it, created in collaboration with tube expert Jim Hagerman of Hagerman Amplification. The Silt is a rather simple device, with the classic…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Silt Fuzz

Chase Bliss Condor HiFi EQ

The Chase Bliss Condor HiFI is an updated, limited edition version of the company's non-HiFi version, an uber-tweakable, 3-band EQ pedal with parametric mids released in 2018 and discontinued after just three years. While the functionality remains the same, this new version features an improvement in sound granted by a…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Condor HiFi EQ

Keeley Muse Driver

The Keeley Muse Driver is an overdrive pedal that furthers the builder's collaboration with guitarist Andy Timmons, already involved in the design of the Halo delay and the Super AT Mod overdrive. The Muse Driver merges a three-control blues driver circuit with two switches for the voicing Drive and Tone…Click on the title for more

Keeley Muse Driver

The 13 Best Blues Breaker-Style Pedals, Clones & Variants in 2024

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 D-Style pedals, and an overall article about the best distortion pedals organized by type - enjoy! [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="roman" title="TABLE OF…Click on the title for more

The 13 Best Blues Breaker-Style Pedals, Clones & Variants in 2024

BOSS BD-2 & the Best Blues Driver-Style Pedals in 2024

This is a regularly updated article on the best Blues Driver-style pedals. We have similar guides for other popular overdrive circuits like the Klon, the Tube Screamer, the Dumble, and the Blues Breaker - 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"…Click on the title for more

BOSS BD-2 & the Best Blues Driver-Style Pedals in 2024