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Glowfly Hymnosis Octave / Delay / Reverse / Freeze

The Glowfly Hymnosis is a new stompbox by a UK-based builder specializing in creative effects with a psychedelic angle - perfectly reflected in the company's gorgeous pedal graphics. This handmade circuit integrates a series of effects including octave up/down, forward/reverse delay and freeze, to allow the creation of inspiring…Click on the title for more

Glowfly Hymnosis Octave / Delay / Reverse / Freeze

The Best Reverb Pedals with Modulation or Fuzz/Distortion in 2023

Go Back to List of Categories Strymon Cloudburst An ambient reverb effect followed by a particular effect that goes beyond modulation (referred to as an "Ensemble engine") that continuously analyzes different frequency bands of your signal, generating upper harmonic partials of what it finds in each frequency band. A 3-way…Click on the title for more

The Best Reverb Pedals with Modulation or Fuzz/Distortion in 2023

Pedal Update: Nordvang Wingman V2.0

Nordvang is a Norwegian company that seems focused on building high-quality dual-channel overdrives in which at least one side is a Klon-style circuit. The Nordvang Wingman V2 is the updated version of the one pedal in the company's roster that features two of them, so it's technically a dual Klone.…Click on the title for more

Pedal Update: Nordvang Wingman V2.0

New Pedal Kit: Korg Nu:Tekt Power Tube Reactor

The Korg Nu:Tekt Power Tube Reactor is a new pedal by the Japanese builer's subsidiary that focuses on synth and also stompbox DIY kits. The pedals in the kit series, which was launched a few years ago with the OD-S overdrive, all feature Korg's mini-tube creation Nutube, visible through a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal Kit: Korg Nu:Tekt Power Tube Reactor

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

Malekko Goatkeeper – 2-Stage Polyrhythmic Tremolo

We somehow missed the release of the Malekko Goatkeeper last year (probably because the company didn't send the pedal to any of the YouTubers we follow!) so we need to send a YUGE thank you to Dennis Kayzer for posting a video of it on his channel, because this is…Click on the title for more

Malekko Goatkeeper – 2-Stage Polyrhythmic Tremolo

Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter

At NAMM 2020 Ibanez presented an upgrade to their classic Echo Shifter pedal, the ES3, which adds a digital mode for crisper repeats and as Oscillation mode if the tap tempo footswitch is held. The effect's modulation can now be controlled more in-depth thanks to the new Speed knob.…Click on the title for more

Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter

Keeley Halo Stereo Dual Echo

The Keeley Halo is the latest delay pedal to pack a true stereo path into a compact enclosure - which is no easy feat. But it's also a dual-echo delivering up to 1500ms per channel with a ton of features for its size, including presets, tap tempo, delay rhythms, optional…Click on the title for more

Keeley Halo Stereo Dual Echo

TC Electronic Bucket Brigade Delay

Judging from the fanfare of the intro video below, one could think that (once) Danish company TC Electronic (now owned by the Scrooge of the music gear world) just invented the BBD chip - which is pretty much the only chip you'll find in any analog delay pedal ever made.…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Bucket Brigade Delay

Laney Black Country The Difference Engine Delay

The Laney Black Country The Difference Engine is a 3-mode delay pedal by a British builder that had made a name for itself through quality amps and stompboxes since 1967. It's the company's first pedal to feature more than one mode, to have presets, stereo in/out and an LCD screen, and…Click on the title for more

Laney Black Country The Difference Engine Delay

GFI Orca Stereo Delay

GFI System is an Indonesian builder that has been gaining momentum in the guitar pedal world thanks to innovative hybrid digital effects like the Synesthesia and the Specular Tempus. The Orba is a studio-quality, streamlined, multi-mode, stereo digital delay that replaces the Clockwork Delay in their line. It features four…Click on the title for more

GFI Orca Stereo Delay