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The Best Ambient-Shoegaze Reverb Pedals in 2024

Relevant pages for ambient/shoegazer guitarists are also the Best Reverse Pedals for Shoegaze article and the Modulated Reverb Category. For a more comprehensive article on all types of reverb see our Best Reverb Pedals piece. Updated on Sept. 22, 2023. Once upon a shoe-gazing time, guitarists had few choices when it…Click on the title for more

The Best Ambient-Shoegaze Reverb Pedals in 2024

Ross Effects (via JHS)

In its early days and for years after, the Ross Compressor seemed unimpressive among Bud Ross' accomplishments. This was the same mind behind Kustom Amps' success and its iconic cabinets on stages for Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Jacksons 5 among others. Ross, even when not mingling with '60s and…Click on the title for more

Ross Effects (via JHS)

Sold in a packaging openly inspired by Ikea's build-it-yourself products, the JHS NOTAKLÖN is a somewhat parodic DYI kit of what's presented as an overdrive pedal utilizing "the unique “Shamrock” modification that the Kansas City company performed on the *Klon KTR for several years" - although the name seems to…Click on the title for more

JHS NOTAKLÖN

Strymon BigSky MX Reverb Workstation

Strymon just announced the successor of their super popular reverb workstation BigSky: it's the Strymon BigSky MX. Among the new features, there's Impulse Response technology and dual reverb patches, allowing the layering of two different effects on top of each other. The IR/Convolution Reverb addition allows for editing of parameters…Click on the title for more

Strymon BigSky MX Reverb Workstation

New Pedal: Oneder Effects Wet Hot American Bummer

The Oneder Effects Wet Hot American Bummer (a pedal that doesn't have a web page yet), is a multi-voice delay with modulation, reverb, and some other cool tricks up its sleeve. The basic controls are the same as for any other delay: two big silver knobs controlling the number of…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Oneder Effects Wet Hot American Bummer

New Pedal: Hangman FX Atomic World Ender Octave Fuzz

For those looking for an octave-up fuzz pedal with nasty intentions, the Hangman FX Atomic World Ender certainly sounds like something that should fit the bill. It's actually more than a fuzz, since it features a choppy tremolo that's so fast that it creates it's own drone notes, almost acting…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Hangman FX Atomic World Ender Octave Fuzz

Alabs Orbital Pitch Shifter

For its $159 price tag, the Alabs Orbital packs a lot of sounds and features, just like the other pedal by this new emerging Chinese pedal brand, all rigorously featuring a stereo output. Nine pitch intervals can be selected via the rotary knobs on the right, including +/- 3rd, 4th,…Click on the title for more

Alabs Orbital Pitch Shifter

Best Delay + Reverb Pedal Combos in 2024 | Stereo & Mono

Ready to buy? Please use our affiliate links – that’s what’s allowing us to keep this site alive at no cost to you! Check out also our in-depth article about the Best Delay Pedals and the Best Reverb Pedals. A Guide to Delay+Reverb Pedal Combos Echo (aka delay) and Reverb…Click on the title for more

Best Delay + Reverb Pedal Combos in 2024 | Stereo & Mono

Mezzabarba Even Drive

For the electric guitar elite looking to drop close to a grand on an overdrive, there's the Mezzabarba Even Drive, hailing from a country that specializes in spending temptations: Italy. An all-tube preamp the Even uses two 12AX7 tubes to faithfully reproduce the sound of the company's own and renown…Click on the title for more

Mezzabarba Even Drive

Portland, OR's Benson Amplification is known for their boutique amps and ingenious and innovative Germanium pedals. The Benson Delay is the company's first foray into designing a device outside the dirtbox realm. Company owner and designer Chris Benson has been working on refining this design since 2019, when he got…Click on the title for more

Benson Delay

Chase Bliss Lossy Digital LoFi

The Chase Bliss Lossy is a collaboration with audio plugin builder Goodhertz, and could be described as a digital version of the company's Generation Loss, informed by Goodhertz's plugin of the same name. Where Generation Loss originated as an effect intent to recreate the sonic artifact of the analog VHS…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Lossy Digital LoFi

Polyend Press Stereo Compressor

At SuperBooth 2024, Polish synth brand Polyend unveiled its first pedal, a high-end stereo analog compressor called Press. The Polyend Press is now shipping. At the intimidating price point of $399 USD (and €399), this circuit offers a little more than just studio-quality compression and limiting. That extra value can be…Click on the title for more

Polyend Press Stereo Compressor