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Mini Pedals

TC Electronic Mimiq Mini Doubler

A slimmer version of its bigger (stereo) brother, the TC Electronic | Mimiq Mini Doubler creates the impression (in mono) that your guitar track was double-tracked - a studio trick where the same part is played twice. With a tap of your toe, the Mimiq Mini Doubler simulates all the…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Mimiq Mini Doubler

New Pedal: TC Electronic Skysurfer Mini Reverb

TC Electronic released Skysurfer Mini Reverb, the first pedal of a new series of mini-stompboxes featuring a wider footprint than the Mooer-style pedals we've become accustomed to. Other than the size, this pedal is exactly the same as the regular Skysurfer, offering three bread and butter reverb modes (Spring, Plate…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: TC Electronic Skysurfer Mini Reverb

Nux Horseman Overdrive (Klone)

Chinese digital instrument manufacturer NU-X enters the crowded "Klone" arena with the mini-pedal Horseman Overdrive, as far as we know the 3rd mini-klone on the market after Wampler's Tumnus and the MXR Sugar Drive - but a lot more affordable than either. They showcased this pedal at NAMM 2019 and…Click on the title for more

Nux Horseman Overdrive (Klone)

Awol Flow Autowah

We have all grown to love (or at least like) mini pedals for an effect or another on our board, but one of the format's obvious limitations isthat it doesn't give builders much space to be imaginative... Awol Pedals is a Nashville, TN based company that has embraced the format's…Click on the title for more

Awol Flow Autowah

Mosky Audio Obsessive Drive

For those interested in getting the signature overdrive tone of a pedal made by a controversial American company, without supporting that company, the Chinese-built Mosky Obsessive Drive does a good job at recreating that brand's responsive high-gain stompbox whose name is inspired by a psychological condition affecting obsessive-compulsive people. On…Click on the title for more

Mosky Audio Obsessive Drive

New Pedals: Wampler Ratsbane Mini Distortion

Brian Wampler's love story with the tone produced by classic and vintage distortion and overdrive circuits gave birth to several pedals that strike a perfect balance between quality, tone-authenticity, and price point - in our guides to the best Plexi-Syle Pedals, Klon Centaur Clones and Dumble-Style Overdrives, his pedals rank…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Wampler Ratsbane Mini Distortion

Pigtronix Gatekeeper Mini Noise Gate

Pigtronix has been particularly active in 2021 with the release of 4 mini-pedals - 3 unveiled during virtual NAMM. The four is by far the least exciting, yet most essential, of the bunch - unless you get excited by a noise gate! The Pigtronix Gatekeeper works just like any other…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Gatekeeper Mini Noise Gate

Ibanez Mini Phaser PHMINI

Guitarists looking for a solid, simple, uber-compact, great-sounding analog phaser should take a look at the new Ibanez Mini Phaser PHMINI. While the three classic knobs for Depth, Feedback and Speed give you control over the basic character of the effect, a side switch lets you choose between 4 or…Click on the title for more

Ibanez Mini Phaser PHMINI

New Pedal: Ibanez Mini Flanger FLMINI

The Ibanez series of MINI pedals represents a solid, no-frill offering in the "bread and butter stompbox effect" realm. Needless to say, their mini Tube Screamer is among the best selling pedals in the world, but the analog mini delay is also extremely popular. The Japanese company recently unveiled a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Ibanez Mini Flanger FLMINI

TC Electronic Ditto+Looper

The Ditto series was a noteworthy success for Danish pedal maker TC Electronic, which presented today a new evolution on the mini format of this looper pedal: Ditto+. The main new feature of this new generation Ditto consists in the Extended Loop Mode, which allows you to put longer overdubs…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Ditto+Looper

MOOER A7 Ambiance

At a time when the mini-pedal mania seems a little long in the tooth, we are happy to report that the company that the Chinese started this trend, MOOER, is still churning out very increasingly tempting mini-pedals. The Mooer A7 Ambiance is a new addition to the Chinese company's New…Click on the title for more

MOOER A7 Ambiance

New Pedals: TC Electronic Flashback Mini 2

TC Electronics updated their Flashback (digital) Mini Delay with version 2, which adds new Tape and Analog algorithms and a Crystal delay utilizing the polyphonic octaver engine from the company's SUB 'N' UP. Most of what this pedal can do goes beyond the three knobs through the TonePrint technology that…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: TC Electronic Flashback Mini 2