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BIG EAR Albie Modulated Reverb

We are happy to see our old Brooklyn friends, now Nashville-based, BIG EAR Pedals release a new pedal, and a really intriguing one for that matter: the two-knob modulated reverb called ALBIE. This stompbox delivers a "less is more" approach to reverb by limiting the control knobs to one (Blend)…... Click for more

BIG EAR Albie Modulated Reverb

Catalinbread CBX Gated Reverb

The Catalinbread CBX is the second pedal released this year that does something quite unusual for a stompbox: gated reverb. This is a type of reverb derived from a studio trick consisting in cuttin out the tail end of the effect abrubtly, creating an interesting angular reflection that works particularly…... Click for more

Catalinbread CBX Gated Reverb

Strymon Flint V2 Tremolo + Spring Reverb

The Strymon Flint is a thorough (and incredibly successful) stereo exploration of vintage spring reverb and tremolo tones, with three Tremolo types (emulating '61 Harmonic, '63 Power Tube and '65 Photocell) and three Reverb types ('60s Spring, '70s Electronic Plate and '80s Hall Rack). Reverb has controls for Color (tone),…... Click for more

Strymon Flint V2 Tremolo + Spring Reverb

Universal Audio UAFX Golden Reverberator

Grace The Universal Audio UAFX Golden Reverberator belongs to the series of the first three guitar pedals ever released by the company renowned for pro audio peripherals but also for high-quality DSP-powered plugins emulating vintage studio gear, a kind of expertise that surely came in handy when working on stompboxes…... Click for more

Universal Audio UAFX Golden Reverberator

Fender Tre-Verb Tremolo+Reverb

Fender's Tre-Verb is a digital pedal that provides a comprehensive package of Fender's famous trem and reverb tones in one simple stompbox. Featuring two individually footswtichable effects that follow in logical order, the Tre-Verb will really spice up any amp without these effects. On the Reverb side, players are treated to '63,…... Click for more

Fender Tre-Verb Tremolo+Reverb

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Oceans 3-Verb

The smallest sibling of the Oceans family of multi-mode reverbs, the Electro-Harmonix Pico Oceans 3-Verb is a mini pedal offering the three most popular algorithms found on those pedal (Spring, Plate and Hall) at a low price point. Everything is pretty straighforward here, with controls for Blend, Time (i.e. decay),…... Click for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Oceans 3-Verb

UAFX Evermore Studio Reverb

Unveiled as part of Universal Audio's latest Compacts series, the UAFX Evermore pedal stands alongside three other effects, embodying a tribute to the legendary early digital reverbs that resonated throughout the late '70s and early '80s music landscape, and that were recently embraced by shoegaze bands. The extra (fixed speed)…... Click for more

UAFX Evermore Studio Reverb

Source Audio Collider Delay + Reverb

The Ventris Reverb and Nemesis Delay are two of the most popular pedals built by Boston's Source Audio, so the idea to mix and match algorithms of both devices in a single Delay+Reverb stompbox seems like a no-brainer recipy for success. Enter the Source Audio Collider, a pedal offering two…... Click for more

Source Audio Collider Delay + Reverb

UAFX Heavenly Plate Reverb

Plate reverb is not a type of reverb commonly associated with electric guitar, but its lush, long and smooth reflections make it ideal for musicians with ambient leanings, and the UAFX Heavenly Plate Reverb is probably the most authentic digital recreation of the ginormous vintage units, with the added bonus…... Click for more

UAFX Heavenly Plate Reverb

New Pedal: LoFiMind Effects Reverberador

Hailing from Spain, the LoFiMind Effects Reverberador is a pedal inspired by a vintage spring reverb mixing console (something like this) and, just like the original, it features a real spring inside the case, hence its sizeable dimensions. It also features a separate boost circuit with its own footswitch packing…... Click for more

New Pedal: LoFiMind Effects Reverberador

Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry

It's always great to discover new devices thanks to Knobs' state-of-the-art videos. The Torontonian videographer was among the first ones to coverof the Black Hole Symmetry by French builder Collision Devices. This is a hand-built Delay with Modulation/Reverb with Pitch Shifting/Fuzz combo that is bound to intrigue those with shoegazing…... Click for more

Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry

LCO Industries Ours & Hours Lo-Fi Reverb

The LCO Industries Ours & Hours is an intriguing take on the lo-fi reverb by an emerging pedal builder based in Aberdeen, MD. Presented as a lo-fi reverb calculator, this device gives you a variety of reverb (and delay) effects, from the traditional to the adventurious, with just five knobs and…... Click for more

LCO Industries Ours & Hours Lo-Fi Reverb