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Gamechanger Audio Light Pedal Reverb

The Latvian inventors behind Gamechanger Audio don't like to do things the "normal" way. After releasing a bolt-of-light-driven distortion pedal and an engine-based synth, they are launching at NAMM the first "analog optical spring reverb," called Light, where an optical sensor is employed to "harvest the timbral and harmonic range…Click on the title for more

Gamechanger Audio Light Pedal Reverb

New Pedal: Farm Pedals Bucket of Nails Double Boost

The Farm Pedals Bucket of Nails is a double boost pedal with two voices that can be played separately or stacked on top of each other. A full range germanium boost on the right side is complemented by slightly more honky-sounding Rangemaster-inspired treble booster circuit pushing the upper-mids. They can…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Farm Pedals Bucket of Nails Double Boost

Caline Old School Reverb

The Caline Old School Reverb is a 3-mode digital pedal with Room, Hall and Church algorithms, which in conjunction with knobs for Decay, Mix and Tone offer a simple way to dial in the perfect reverb for any needs. We added it to our list of the best multi-mode reverb…Click on the title for more

Caline Old School Reverb

Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher + Filter

Despised by tone connoisseurs, Lo-Fi pedals are fun devices reserved for those guitarists invested in playful and creative musical genres. Electro-Harmonix has plenty of creative pedals in its arsenal - as a matter of fact, they pioneered the similarly quirky ring modulator - but the Mainframe is their debut in…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher + Filter

2024 UPDATE! Best Amp Modeling Pedals & Cab Simulators

This article is about pedals that simulate the tone of guitar amps and cabs but are not able to power a speaker cabinet. If you are looking for a pedal that can do that, see our article about the best power amp pedals. [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="decimal" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS…Click on the title for more

2024 UPDATE! Best Amp Modeling Pedals & Cab Simulators

Line 6 HX One MultiFX Pedal

Line 6 just unveiled the smallest sibling in the Helix family: the HX ONE. Just like the other members of the family, this is a stereo featuring a variety of effects (over 250), plus a host of other features belonging to the Helix DNA like Midi compatibility and presets. The…Click on the title for more

Line 6 HX One MultiFX Pedal

Updated Pedal: Holy Island Tides V2 Reverb data-lazy-src=

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Built in Wales, the Holy Island Tides is an atmospheric pedal featuring a reverb followed by two gain stages, creating over-the-top fuzzy walls of sound sprinkled with interesting harmonics and sonic artifacts. Each gain stage can be activated through a toggle switch: Gain I is a low gain, opamp-based overdrive…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Holy Island Tides V2 Reverb > Distortion

Wonderful Audio Ancient Echos Delay + Reverb

Hailing from California, the Wonderful Audio Ancient Echos is a creative take on ambient reverb + delay. The pedal's circuit splits the signal and remixes it a few times between the input and the output jacks, sending it through several effects including echo, modulation, filtering, and a reverb with a…Click on the title for more

Wonderful Audio Ancient Echos Delay + Reverb

NUX Duotime Dual Stereo Delay Engine

For those among you who love ping pong - the delay variety - the NUX Duotime is a multi-mode, Stereo, dual delay engine with simple controls and a very affordable price tag. It also comes with a Loop mode and includes Tap Tempo functionality. The five modes cover all the basics,…Click on the title for more

NUX Duotime Dual Stereo Delay Engine

Walrus Audio Silt Fuzz

Pedals with tubes in them are quite rare, and normally confined to the overdrive niche. The Walrus Audio Silt is a fuzz pedal with a 12AU7 tube in it, created in collaboration with tube expert Jim Hagerman of Hagerman Amplification. The Silt is a rather simple device, with the classic…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Silt Fuzz

BOSS BD-2 & the Best Blues Driver-Style Pedals in 2024

This is a regularly updated article on the best Blues Driver-style pedals. We have similar guides for other popular overdrive circuits like the Klon, the Tube Screamer, the Dumble, and the Blues Breaker - enjoy! [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="roman" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" toggle="0" labelShow="show" labelHide="hide" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="h5"…Click on the title for more

BOSS BD-2 & the Best Blues Driver-Style Pedals in 2024

DSM and Humboldt Simplifier mkII Amp/Cab Simulator

The DSM and Humboldt Simplifier mkII is an update to a device manufactured by a team of two Chilean builders whose first version took the guitar world by storm back in 2020. An all-analog, great-sounding, stereo amp and cab simulator with an incredible amount of controls and options. Talking about…Click on the title for more

DSM and Humboldt Simplifier mkII Amp/Cab Simulator