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Sonicake Wave Crush Bitcrusher

Bitcrusher Pedals are a lot of fun, but for most guitarists not a big priority on their board, which is why an affordable, mini effect of this kind like the Sonicake Wave Crush makes a lot of sense. This musical little device can bring your signal's sampling rate from 44100Hz…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Wave Crush Bitcrusher

The Best Dumble Pedals (or D-Style Overdrives) in 2023

Check out also our Guide to Overdrives by Type. Most of us will never get to play through an original Dumble amp, and in all likelihood, nobody reading this article will ever own one. Dumble tone has become legendary, and the fact that these amps sell for the price of a…Click on the title for more

The Best Dumble Pedals (or D-Style Overdrives) in 2023

Wampler Tumnus V2 Overdrive

In the seemingly neverending competition to build the best Klon Centaur Klone, the Wampler Tumnus, with its mini format and tone remarkably faithful to the original, has been one of the most successful pretenders. There's also a Tumnus Deluxe version with extra sculpting options. Here are the demos of the…Click on the title for more

Wampler Tumnus V2 Overdrive

Best Multi Reverb Pedals in 2023 | Stereo and Mono

Please note: this article is about a very specific niche of reverb pedals we refer to as "multi-reverb" or "multi-mode reverb". For a wider-angle article about reverbs, see our regularly updated Best Reverb Pedals article. Pedal lists updated on Feb 22, 2023 [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click…Click on the title for more

Best Multi Reverb Pedals in 2023 | Stereo and Mono

New Pedal: NuX Damp Stereo Mini Reverb

With a $79 USD price tag, the NuX Damp is the first stereo reverb pedal hosted in a mini case - thanks to its two TRS jacks that accept both mono and stereo signals. It offers 3 modes (Plate, Spring, and Hall) inspired by specific circuits: the EMT 140 plate…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: NuX Damp Stereo Mini Reverb

New Pedal: Rainger FX Flanger X

The Rainger FX Flanger X is the third pedal in a series of creative mini digital pedals released by London's eccentric builder David Rainger. The previous two were the Echo X and the Reverb X. As with its predecessors, the Flanger X was designed with the goal of expanding the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Rainger FX Flanger X

Pigtronix Constellator Mini Analog Delay

The Pigtronix Constellator is one of three new mini-pedals released by the NYC-based company at (virtual) NAMM 2021. Based on a MN3005 bucket brigade device chip, this is an analog delay with modulation that can get rather spacey. It provides tape-like saturation and it's prone to self-oscillation at maximum feedback…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Constellator Mini Analog Delay

Sonicake Blue Skreamer Overdrive

With a street price of just $35.99, the Sonicake Blue Skreamer is a no-brainer for electric guitarists in search of tonal options. It's a mini overdrive pedal with two voices: you surely guessed the first one (tube screamer), but you may not have guessed the second one, voiced after a…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Blue Skreamer Overdrive

TC Electronic Impulse IR Loader

With the Impulse IR Loader, TC Electronic continues in its string of derivative (but oh-so-affordable!) pedal releases, an approach the once edgy Danish company has embraced after being purchased by Behringer-owned Music Group, aka, the Scrooge of the Musical Instrument community. This new release is a mini Cab simulator that…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Impulse IR Loader

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo Reissue

The JHS Show has become so influential that if Josh Scott declares in it that a vintage pedal should be reissued, it really makes little sense, for the original builder, NOT to reissue it. Enter the Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo Reissue, the re-release in mini format of a vintage design from…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo Reissue

Xvive Echoman Delay

Clones are nothing new in the stompbox-sphere, but it's always a little surprising to stumble upon pedals that look and sound so similar to classic ones we are so familiar with. In the case of the Echoman, though, the story is more nuanced than you may expect... The Xvive Echoman…Click on the title for more

Xvive Echoman Delay

MXR Raw Dawg Overdrive

Blues guitar legend Eric Gales and Jim Dunlop teamed up to create the MXR Raw Dawg, a 3-knob mini overdrive pedal based on an original circuit that delivers Tubescreamer-style tone with a little more bite. The MXR engineers balanced out the midrange and bumped up the gain for a sweeter,…Click on the title for more

MXR Raw Dawg Overdrive