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Ibanez Mini Phaser PHMINI

Guitarists looking for a solid, simple, uber-compact, great-sounding analog phaser should take a look at the new Ibanez Mini Phaser PHMINI. While the three classic knobs for Depth, Feedback and Speed give you control over the basic character of the effect, a side switch lets you choose between 4 or…Click on the title for more

Ibanez Mini Phaser PHMINI

New Pedal: Zander Circuitry Duplo Lo-Fi Delay

The Junipero, a Stereo multi-modulation pedal by UK stompbox builder Zander Circuitry, gathered a lot of interest in 2020 for its creative/experimental approach to modulation, carving out a niche for itself in a field of pedals built with a focus on replicating the tone of the best vintage units. With…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Zander Circuitry Duplo Lo-Fi Delay

AMT Electronics B-Lead Tube Preamp

The Brick Preamp Series by Russian pedal builder AMT Electronics has been around since early 2019, but we stumbled upon it for the first time at Believe in Music 2021. These pedals feature a tube embedded in a digital circuit. The tube can be, at the discretion of the manufacturer,…Click on the title for more

AMT Electronics B-Lead Tube Preamp

New Pedal: Ibanez Mini Flanger FLMINI

The Ibanez series of MINI pedals represents a solid, no-frill offering in the "bread and butter stompbox effect" realm. Needless to say, their mini Tube Screamer is among the best selling pedals in the world, but the analog mini delay is also extremely popular. The Japanese company recently unveiled a…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Ibanez Mini Flanger FLMINI

Upcoming Pedals: Pigtronix Moon Pool, Constellator and Space Rip

NAMM this year is being replaced by virtual convention Believe in Music, and although the presence of pedal makers is limited, some of the most established stompbox manufacturers are keeping up the established tradition of releasing (or rather announcing) new pedals during the show normally hosted in Anaheim. NYC's Pigtronix…Click on the title for more

Upcoming Pedals: Pigtronix Moon Pool, Constellator and Space Rip

KMA Machines WURHM Orange Terror Distortion (WURM Custom Version)

The black and white KMA Machines WURM (without "H") distortion was released in 2018 as a modern take on the BOSS HM2 MIJ pedal, a favorite of Swedish chainsaw metal players from bands like Dismember and Entombed, integrating the original's active EQ with two more bands for a total of…Click on the title for more

KMA Machines WURHM Orange Terror Distortion (WURM Custom Version)

FFX Pedals Sir Reel Preamp

The FFX Pedals Sir Reel is a subtle tape-style drive based on the preamp of a German echo/reverb made by Dynacord Tape Machine from the '70s. Many players grew fond of the unit's color and output section - more so than its actual effect - using it to saturate their…Click on the title for more

FFX Pedals Sir Reel Preamp

New Pedals: Pine-Box Customs Wide Fuzz

Probably the longest and skinniest-loooking pedal out there, the Wide by Pine-Box Custom is a fuzz with FIVE transistor gain stages and plenty of hidden features. Yes because while the pedal only has one knob (that gives you more or less fuzz), there are several tonal controls under the hood,…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Pine-Box Customs Wide Fuzz

Northern FX Rangemaster

The Northern FX Rangemaster is a modern take on that venerable vintage circuit originally manufactured by Dallas, which features a mix of original and updated components within a more pedalboard-friendly enclosure, with the single NOS black glassed PNP germanium transistor providing the grit. The innovation with this version of the…Click on the title for more

Northern FX Rangemaster

Klinger Fuzz Bee (Roland Bee Baa clone)

The Roland AF-100 BeeBaa Fuzz was a unique (and uniquely cumbersome) fuzz & treble booster from the '70s, but its sound convinced enough guitarists to make do with its huge footprint. Australian guitarist/builder Shaun Klinger made a convincing clone of it, hosted in an enclosure that's about 1/4th of the…Click on the title for more

Klinger Fuzz Bee (Roland Bee Baa clone)

Beautiful Noise Endless Sleeper Delay

Ambient delay and shoegazer fanatics should take a hard look at this pedal by Australian manufacturer Beautiful Noise: the Endless Sleeper. It's an analog voiced dual delay effect with modulation and sample reduction where the two delay lines are cascading into each other, each contributing between 30ms and 1200ms and…Click on the title for more

Beautiful Noise Endless Sleeper Delay

The Best Guitar Effects Pedals of 2020 (according to our data)

Our Blog's Google Search Results tell us the Best Guitar Effects Pedals of 2020! The StompBuzz is our monthly appointment with the list of the most searched pedals in our blog, but in January, we decided to replace the monthly article with a year-end summary based on the same data…Click on the title for more

The Best Guitar Effects Pedals of 2020 (according to our data)