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2023 UPDATE: 7 Best Wah Pedals: a Buyer’s Guide

Welcome to our guide to all the best wah pedals organized by type. In this article, updated whenever a new wah pedal is released, you'll find most wahs currently on the market, organized by features. [lwptoc depth="4" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="120%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingText="A Buyer’s Guide…Click on the title for more

2023 UPDATE: 7 Best Wah Pedals: a Buyer’s Guide

New Pedal: EAE 0xEAE Fuzz

The EAE 0xEAE Fuzz is the product of a collaboration between Massachusetts' Electronic Audio Experiment and a new collective dedicated to circuitry design called Obstructures. The builders present it as a "dangerous gain device." Reminiscent of the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey but actually inspired by the brutalist architecture…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: EAE 0xEAE Fuzz

New Pedal: Analogwise Pedals SkyRocket Fuzz

The Analogwise Pedals SkyRocket is a Germanium fuzz pedal with an additional boost circuit built into it, and it's entirely made of reclaimed wood. Each channel (boost and fuzz) has its own footswitch, which means that the pedals can also be used as a simple boost, boost-less fuzz, or fuzz…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Analogwise Pedals SkyRocket Fuzz

Walrus Audio Fundamental Phaser

The Walrus Audio Fundamental Phaser belongs to the Oklahoma City company's first series of affordable "bread and butter" pedals released in the first half of 2022. Building on the company's experience in designing quality boutique stompboxes, including many creative phasers, this compact, digital stompbox features three faders for Rate, Depth and…Click on the title for more

Walrus Audio Fundamental Phaser

Wrought Iron Effects Project 941 Modulator

The Wrought Iron Effects Project 941 Modulator is the third pedal from the company's Cold War series, which sports names linked to vintage submarines and looks reminiscent of the technology embedded in them. This is an incandescent bulb-driven 4-stage phase shifting vibrato with parallel dry signal - i.e. a Uni-Vibe,…Click on the title for more

Wrought Iron Effects Project 941 Modulator

Win 4 Pedals + 1 PSU [ENDED]

Hola, effected minds! We have our first pedal giveaway linked to the upcoming Portland Synth and Pedeal Expo! A completely undeserving reader will rack up these five items for no other reason than... being very lucky (and having signed up for this contest!): Catalinbread Tremolo8 Eventide Blackhole Reverb Flamma FS06…Click on the title for more

Win 4 Pedals + 1 PSU [ENDED]

New Pedal: Drunk Beaver Taras Bulba V2 Fuzz

The Drunk Beaver Taras Bulba V2 is a tweakable Germanium fuzz with two modes voiced after the Tone Bender's Mk 1.5 and MkII, accessible via the Mode toggle. While the Attack and Bias control reflect the functions found on the original (setting gain and fuzz response), an added Hi-Cut knob…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Drunk Beaver Taras Bulba V2 Fuzz

Diamond Pedals Memory Lane Delay

The original - and now vintage - Diamond Pedals Memory Lane Delay went down in history as the first (analog) delay with tap tempo, but the unit received plenty of great feedback for its sound too. It was a big pedal and based on a chip that went out of…Click on the title for more

Diamond Pedals Memory Lane Delay

New Pedal: LiberaToe Blue Crow Overdrive & Distortion

The LiberaToe Blue Crow, a compact stompbox that can be embedded in a modular, cable-less pedalboard with other units by the same builder, is a versatile two-channel analog dirtbox delivering, at the flick of a toggle switch, classic overdrive and vintage-style distortion inspired by the hard rock tones of the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: LiberaToe Blue Crow Overdrive & Distortion

Nux Morning Star Overdrive

Pedal clones often sport not very subtle references to the pedals they are inspired by, and that's definitely the case for the NUX Morning Star overdrive, a Blues-Breaker-style pedal that shares more than a word with the (extremely popular) JHS Morning Glory. Surprisingly, it differs in color, but size and…Click on the title for more

Nux Morning Star Overdrive

Gamma Pedals – Guitar Center’s New Pedal Line

We are not always super eager to cover new affordable "bread and butter-style" pedal series, and that's the reason why we didn't give much space to the new Gamma Pedal Line when it came out (unannounced to us) earlier in 2023. However, learning that this is a line Guitar Center…Click on the title for more

Gamma Pedals – Guitar Center’s New Pedal Line

Win a Novation MiniNova [ENDED]

Hey music makers! To celebrate our second (and first post-lockdown) Portland Synth & Pedal Expo, (RSVP here if you want to attend, it’s free!), we are giving away a radical piece of gear worth $449: a Novation MiniNova! Notwithstanding its small footprint, this device has the most powerful sound engine…Click on the title for more

Win a Novation MiniNova [ENDED]