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New(ish) Pedal: Chase Bliss Dirt Bird EQ

The Chase Bliss Dirt Bird is a limited edition modified version of the Minneapolis-based company's Condor HiFi EQ pedal intended to worsen - rather than fix or improve - a distortion issue found in the pedal, linked to an op amp-generated artifact called "phase reversal." Joel from Chase Bliss actually…Click on the title for more

New(ish) Pedal: Chase Bliss Dirt Bird EQ

Keeley Halo Core Delay

Although around 50% wider than the well-received original Andy Timmons's signature stereo delay, the Keeley Halo Core is a streamlined version of it. This Core version maintains the 3 modes out of the 5 found in the first version: HALO’ sound, reproducing Andy Timmons’ mysterious “Halo” effect consisting of a modulated dual…Click on the title for more

Keeley Halo Core Delay

Updated Pedal: Beautiful Noise Endless Sleeper II Delay

Ambient delay and shoegazer fanatics should take a hard look at this pedal by Australian manufacturer Beautiful Noise: the recently updated Endless Sleeper MkII. It's an analog-voiced dual delay effect with modulation and sample reduction. The two delay lines cascade into each other, each contributing between 30ms and 1500ms, allowing…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Beautiful Noise Endless Sleeper II Delay

New Pedal: Land Devices Moonbow Filter + Overdrive

Filter pedals, when followed by saturation or distortion, can become extremely effective "tone sculptors." That's precisely what the Land Devices Moonbow does, opening up a lot of sonic possibilities by elegantly placing an overdrive after a classic voltage-controlled dual-mode filter. The filter is a classic synth-style one, offering both High…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Land Devices Moonbow Filter + Overdrive

New Pedal: Beetronics Larva Morphing Phaser

An original poem about the Beetronics Larva Morphing Phaser. Warmth of yesteryears, modern flair, A six-stage phaser, a sonic affair. Tap tempo beats, presets that glide, Where analog tones and features collide. A preamp born of a timeless vein, Larva sings with power, subtle or plain. From gentle warmth to…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Beetronics Larva Morphing Phaser

New Pedal: Polarbear Effects Raposa Psych Delay

The PT2399 is source of never ending inspiration for creative boutique pedal companies interested in delay circuit, and the Polarbear Effects Raposa is a noteworthy tape echo-style addition to the family of pedals employing this chip. The Raposa delivers repeats as an old tape echo machine would, letting you…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Polarbear Effects Raposa Psych Delay

New Pedal: Amplified Nation Bigger Bloom D-Style Drive

The Amplified Nation Bigger Bloom follows in the footsteps of the Big Bloom and the Double Bloom, part of a line of hand-made Dumble-style overdrives built by a family-run business (Taylor Cox and his wife Alyson) based in Boston, MA, whose main focus is high-end guitar amps. With its $479…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Amplified Nation Bigger Bloom D-Style Drive

The Best Ambient-Shoegaze Reverb Pedals in 2024

Relevant pages for ambient/shoegazer guitarists are also the Best Reverse Pedals for Shoegaze article and the Modulated Reverb Category. For a more comprehensive article on all types of reverb see our Best Reverb Pedals piece. Updated on Sept. 22, 2023. Once upon a shoe-gazing time, guitarists had few choices when it…Click on the title for more

The Best Ambient-Shoegaze Reverb Pedals in 2024

New Pedal: LPD Pedals One20Three

The LPD One20Three is a dual channel overdrive that combines features of the company's Fifty5 (a Fender Tweed-style pedal) and Sixty8 (a Plexi-style drive) into one versatile unit. It includes a new soft-touch true bypass switching system, along with order switching, parallel routing, and three programmable bypass modes. While the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: LPD Pedals One20Three

New Pedal: Earthquaker Devices Gary Modulated Fuzz + Overdrive

The Earthquaker Devices Gary is a signature pedal of Lee Kieran of the post-punk band Idles. It is a combo pulse-width modulated fuzz and overdrive circuit dreamt up by the British guitarist. Started as a simpler replacement pedal for the company's own Gray Channel overdrive featuring just one channel (the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Earthquaker Devices Gary Modulated Fuzz + Overdrive

Best Tweed-Style Overdrives & Fender-in-a-Box Pedals in 2024

Welcome to our comprehensive guide to the best Tweed-Style Overdrives and Fender in a Box Pedals. If you are researching drive pedals inspired by other amps, you may want to also take a look at our articles on the best Plexi-Style pedals, best Dumble-style drives and Vox-in-a-box overdrives. Other similar…Click on the title for more

Best Tweed-Style Overdrives & Fender-in-a-Box Pedals in 2024

New Pedal: Origin Effects Deluxe55 Tweed-Style Drive

From its form factor, the Origin Effects Deluxe55 looks like it should belong to the company's Halcyon series of overdrives, a line of pedals dedicated to perfecting the sound of classic overdrive such as the Tube Screamer, the Klon Centaur and the Marshall Blues Breaker. Alas, the Deluxe 55 doesn't…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Origin Effects Deluxe55 Tweed-Style Drive