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BOSS SDE-3 Digital Delay

A rack unit launched in 1983, the Roland SDE3000 was one of the the first delays to feature dual delays and a modulation section. Van Halen famously used it, and in 2023 the Japanese brand already released a non-compact pedal version with a signature variant inspired by the star guitarist.…... Click for more

BOSS SDE-3 Digital Delay

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 for more

MXR Joshua Ambient Echo

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 for more

Keeley Eccos Stereo Delay/Looper

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 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 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 for more

Flamma Ekoverb FS22

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 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 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 for more

BOSS RE-202 Space Echo

New Pedal: SoundLad Liverpool Sketchy Tremolo

The SoundLad Liverpool Sketchy is by far the most fun pedal released so far in 2025 - and maybe this whole decade. Inspired by the immortal 'Etch A Sketch' toy, this is a tremolo pedal like no other. And, of course, a retro sounding one. If you wonder if this…... Click for more

New Pedal: SoundLad Liverpool Sketchy Tremolo

Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe

The Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe expands on the popular non-deluxe version of the pedal by adding delay and distortion to the modulated reverb + shimmer algorithms offered by the original version based on a recreation of a patch found on the Yamaha FX500, a digital rack effect of the late…... Click for more

Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe

Wampler Catacombs Stereo Delay/Reverb

The Wampler Catacombs is the Martinsville, Indiana company's take on the multi-algorithm stereo Delay+Reverb combo, popular among ambient and shoegaze guitarists - something also evident by the name chosen for this device. As is often the case with this brand, the pedal's user interface is rather straightforward, and the emphasis…... Click for more

Wampler Catacombs Stereo Delay/Reverb