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Mr. Black JDD-3000+ Digital Delay

While the word "digital," when applied to delay, made some musicians and producers of the '80s run away in horror, the shoegazer movement embraced those rather primitive rack effects, making their artifacts part of their sound. The Mr. Black JDD-3000+ is a pedal that recreates one of the most sought-after…Click on the title for more

Mr. Black JDD-3000+ Digital Delay

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 on the title for more

Source Audio Collider Delay + Reverb

JET Pedals Eternity Delay

The JET Pedals Eternity Delay is the latest release by an emerging Kansas City-based builder that, with this circuit, has joined the small club of pedal companies able to fit a stereo, multi-mode delay circuit inside a compact stompbox case. Although that's an understatement since this device also features full…Click on the title for more

JET Pedals Eternity Delay

New Pedal: BOSS SDE-3000D and SDE-3000EVH Dual Digital Delay

The new BOSS SDE-3000D and the slightly more expensive SDE-3000EVH are stereo stompbox recreations of the vintage (and mono) Roland SDE-3000 rack unit from 1983 - actually, of a pair of them, since each unit offers two delay channels. The latter (pictured below) also offers 8 exact settings from Eddie…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: BOSS SDE-3000D and SDE-3000EVH Dual Digital Delay

BOSS DD-8 Digital Delay

BOSS has been at the forefront of digital delays since the early days, and even now that the field is crowded with many excellent competitors, the Japanese company doesn't miss a beat with updates and new, powerful designs (see the recent DD-200). If the DD-200 was a brand new, fully-featured…Click on the title for more

BOSS DD-8 Digital Delay

Caline Multimod Modulation Pedal

The Caline Multimod, presented as a "modulation multitool" is a simple, incredibly affordable digital multi-mode pedal with seven modulation modes made in China. It gets you seven very usable effects, all the classics (Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Vibrato, and Tremolo) plus two not-so-classic but still very useful: Pitch modulation and Doubler.…Click on the title for more

Caline Multimod Modulation Pedal

Updated Pedal: Cusack Resound V2 Stereo Reverb

Cusack Music first unveiled its stereo reverb Resound at Summer NAMM 2018. At the 2023 Winter NAMM show it unveiled a revamped version of the original with new algorithms, Expression output, and a slightly different look but similar functionality. Sporting eight modes, the Resound includes all the features you expect…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Cusack Resound V2 Stereo Reverb

Alexander Pedals Luminous Phaseshifter

With its 10 modes, the stereo and compact Alexander Pedals Luminous Phaseshifter is in all likelihood the most comprehensive phaser pedal you'll find on the market today. The modes (aka "engines) include a bonanza of different phasing effects, from the classic phaser with a selectable number of stages (from 4…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Luminous Phaseshifter

Strymon Riverside Multistage Drive

Strymon, a company that built its name on clean, warm and lush tones, has finally entered the "dirty" pedal distortion market with Riverside, described as "the culmination of a thorough analysis of numerous analog and vacuum tube circuits." The company's goal was to deliver a new world of harmonically rich, versatile,…Click on the title for more

Strymon Riverside Multistage Drive

Walrus Audio Fundamental Delay

Part of their 2023 eight-pedal series, the Walrus Audio Fundamental Delay answers the need for a simple, no-frills delay with three useful modes. The three faders control time, feedback, and mix, and the selector switch provides three unique options for the style of delay, the fidelity of the repeats, and…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fundamental Delay

Walrus Audio Fundamental Chorus

Part of the Oklahioma-based company's first affordable pedal line, the Walrus Audio Fundamental Chorus is a bread-and-butter digital effect featuring three faders instead of knobs. The controls are for Rate, Depth, and Mix, while a switch delivers three modes voiced after lush analog units, multiple-tap chorus, and the classic Tri-Chorus…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fundamental Chorus

Neunaber Immerse Reverberator MkII

Brian Neunaber of Neunaber Audio might be based in Orange, California, but the rigor he puts into his pedal designs betrays the mitteleuropean origins of his last name (for the unaware, Germans seem to have a special gene for engineering). Over the past few years his company has built a…Click on the title for more

Neunaber Immerse Reverberator MkII