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Keeley Eccos Stereo Delay/Looper

We first saw a prototype of the Keeley Eccos Delay-Looper at Winter NAMM 2019. The pedal took a while to be finalized for shipping, probably because of the complex digital algorythms that comprise the core of the circuit. The company has finally unveiled the first two official videos of it,…Click on the title for more

Keeley Eccos Stereo Delay/Looper

All-Pedal Macrodose Envelope Filter

Looking like a cover of a collaborative album from the late '60s by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Funkadelic, and Jimi Hendrix, the All-Pedal Macrodose is a striking attempt at delivering the ultimate envelope filter pedal. This device can produce auto-wah with selectable waveforms, sample/hold functions, step filter, random sample/hold,…Click on the title for more

All-Pedal Macrodose Envelope Filter

Fender Shields Blender Dual Fuzz (Kevin Shield Signature)

The Fender Shields Blender is a signature pedal realized in collaboration with legendary My Bloody Valentine guitarist Kevin Shields. Debuted as a limited edition, it was quickly promoted to standard production after a noteworthy sales run. Few rock bands have been able to devise and define the guitar sound of…Click on the title for more

Fender Shields Blender Dual Fuzz (Kevin Shield Signature)

UAFX Woodrow ’55 Ovedrive

Part of a three amp-in-a-box pedal addition to the Universal Audio pedal line, the UAFX Woodrow '55 is an Authentic end-to-end emulation of the classic ’50s 1 x 12-inch combo amp, recreating the warm tube-style breakup tones of the Fender tweed amps. Like the previous three pedals in the series,…Click on the title for more

UAFX Woodrow ’55 Ovedrive

Joyo Atmosphere Multi-Mode Reverb

Chinese builder Joyo has been making pedals for a very long time but their super-affordable devices were somewhat frowned upon by stompbox connoisseurs, until Mr. JHS posted, in May 2020, this video declaring their 2018 Revolution Series "the perfect budget pedals." Selling well under $100, the Atmosphere Reverb is -…Click on the title for more

Joyo Atmosphere Multi-Mode Reverb

Strymon Mobius Multi-Modulation Pedal

Strymon is a company that focuses heavily on... getting it right. They use powerful DSP processing to create pedals that echo and sometimes surpass the most fabulous designs of the past, but with a modern spin of course. I reviewed the TimeLine a while back and gave an extremely detailed…Click on the title for more

Strymon Mobius Multi-Modulation Pedal

New Pedal: Mythos The Fates Analog Chorus

Designed in collaboration with Brian for Madbean Pedals, the Mythos The Fates represents the first foray of the Nashville-based company into the modulation realm: It's a high-quality analog, mono chorus pedal inspired by the classics of the '80s with bread-and-butter controls and the typical Chorus/Vibrato toggle. The company's owner and…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Mythos The Fates Analog Chorus

Mask Audio Electronic Part Garden Dual Fuzz

In this era dense with pedal collaborations, videographers have joined celebrity guitarists in working with builders on new, exciting stompboxes. The first example of this kind was, of course, the Chase Bliss Audio / Knobs collaboration on the recently finalized Blooper. This week we got news of a second item…Click on the title for more

Mask Audio Electronic Part Garden Dual Fuzz

Best Tape Delay Pedals in 2023, Organized by Feature and Size

Welcome to our comprehensive buyer's guide to the best tape delay pedals organized by features. For a more comprehensive article about delays organized by type, see our Best Delay Pedals article. While many multi-mode delay pedals also offer a "tape echo mode," this article focuses exclusively on stompboxes that were designed…Click on the title for more

Best Tape Delay Pedals in 2023, Organized by Feature and Size

Chase Bliss Reverse Mode C

The Chase Bliss Reverse Mode C is a pedal designed in collaboration with Empress Effects. For the Minneapolis-base company, it represents a return to their comfort zone, the creative delay pedal, in this case, an "echo composed of multiple distinct voices that move in different directions - forward, backward, and…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Reverse Mode C

Asheville Music Tools ACV-1 Chorus/Vibrato

The Asheville Music Tools ACV-1 is a new high-end, Bucket Brigade Device-based mono chorus/vibrato by the North Carolina-based company and part of their Analoger series. What's peculiar about this circuit is that it lets you change the length of the small delay that's at the basis of the chorus effect…Click on the title for more

Asheville Music Tools ACV-1 Chorus/Vibrato

Origin Effects DCX Boost

Despite its name, the Origin Effects DCX Boost is a lot more than just a boost pedal, but rather, as its "subtitle" suggests, a studio-grade preamp able to shape and overdrive your tone. The DCX follows a path recently embarked on by the British company linked to the designing of…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects DCX Boost