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MXR Joshua Ambient Echo

The MXR Joshua Ambient Echo bears that name for a particular reason: it aims to offer, in a compact case, the legendary sound of U2's The Edge as heard in The Joshua Tree, a 1987 album that featured a signature guitar sound drenched in a rhythmic yet ambient delay. Extremely…Click on the title for more

MXR Joshua Ambient Echo

Strymon El Capistan V2 Tape Delay

The Strymon El Capistan is a lush stereo emulation of a vintage Tape Echo device, in a cleverly simple box. It offers three Tape modes emulating different reading head configurations (Fixed, Multi and Single) and three ways to slightly tweak each one of them. Separate controls for Tape Age and…Click on the title for more

Strymon El Capistan V2 Tape Delay

Line 6 POD Express

Those who've been around "long enough" will have fond memories of the day in 1998 when they saw, and then heard the very first Line 6 Pod. It was the first mass-produced device to deliver, in a rather small package and rather faithfully, the tones of a myriad of different…Click on the title for more

Line 6 POD Express

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

Meris Enzo X Synth Pedal

The Meris team has introduced an upgraded version of their popular polyphonic synth pedal, the Enzo X, elevating it to the same cutting-edge standards as their latest releases, the LVX Delay and the MercuryX Reverb. One and a half times wider than its predecessor, the Enzo X sports extra controls…Click on the title for more

Meris Enzo X Synth Pedal

Endorphines Ghost Multi-Dimensional FX

To further remind us that pedals are a modular format just like Eurorack, the Endorphines Ghost is a rare example of a synth company venturing into the stompbox format (there are plenty of reversed cases including EQD, Strymon, and Empress Effects, just to mention a few). While the original Ghost…Click on the title for more

Endorphines Ghost Multi-Dimensional FX

Source Audio Nemesis Delay ADT

At NAMM 2015, Massachusetts based pedal manufacturer Source Audio introduced an unprecedented number of new products, and a rather surprising change of direction in the cosmetics department: known for their Soundblox series, which were rather "sci-fi" looking pedals, the Source Audio decided it was time to switch to a more…Click on the title for more

Source Audio Nemesis Delay ADT

Flamma Ekoverb FS22

Flamma is a new Chinese builder of affordable stompboxes (we blogged about their FS02 Stereo Reverb a few weeks ago). The FS22 Ekoverb is their multi-mode delay/reverb pedal. In this stompbox, the two effect run in parallel, i.e., they don't feed each other but work as separate effects. Through the…Click on the title for more

Flamma Ekoverb FS22

Polyend Step Drum Machine Pedal

Integrating a drum machine into a guitar pedal isn’t a new concept, but the Polyend Step elevates it to a whole new level, drawing on the Polish company’s expertise in synthesis rather than traditional guitar effects. The Step is a stereo, sample-based drum machine in pedal form, controlled via Tap…Click on the title for more

Polyend Step Drum Machine Pedal

Dawner Prince Boonar Tube Deluxe Echo

Handmade in Croatia by a boutique brand enjoying some sort of cult status in the pedalsphere, the Dawner Prince Boonar Tube Deluxe is an enhanced version of the company's most successful design, a pedal rendition of the 1960s Binson Echorec 2, an Italian device utilizing four multi-head drums to create…Click on the title for more

Dawner Prince Boonar Tube Deluxe Echo

Alabs Novadrift Stereo Multi-Modulation Pedal

Built by a pro audio Singapore-based company, the Alabs Novadrift is a $99, compact, stereo, DSP-powered multi-modulation pedal from the company's new line of stompboxes, currently comprising four models sold mostly through Amazon. There are 9 modulation modes (Vibe, Chorus, Multi-Chorus, Phaser, Filter, Rotary, Flanger, Tremolo, and Ring Mod) and,…Click on the title for more

Alabs Novadrift Stereo Multi-Modulation Pedal

BOSS RE-202 Space Echo

The new digital version of the Roland Space Echo is finally here (together with a smaller sibling!), and it looks exciting. Enter the BOSS RE-202 Space Echo! The DD-202 is a virtual multi-head tape machine that offers all the controls of the original unit in a package more round and…Click on the title for more

BOSS RE-202 Space Echo