The 5 Best Guitar Synthesizer Pedals

Synth pedals for guitars are definitely a niche effect, altering your sound to the point that it doesn’t really even sound guitar-ish anymore. That said, as a lot of popular

The 5 Best Preamp Pedals

What is a preamp pedal, and why do you need one? In guitar amplifiers, the preamp is where tone shaping and overdrive happens before your guitar signal is sent off

The 6 Best Compressor Pedals

Compression is not the flashiest effect for your pedalboard. It doesn’t send your guitar signal into distorted mayhem, or modulate it into dreamy echos and tonal sweeps. Rather, a compressor

The 5 Best Bass DI Pedals

Whether DI stands for “direct input,” “direct injection,” or “direct interface,” it’s an essential tool for bass players. DI pedals allow you to forego a traditional amplifier altogether, plugging directly

The 7 Best Wah Wah Pedals

The onomatopoeic wah pedal is probably the best-known guitar effect to non-guitarists, thanks to ultra-distinctive sounds like the opening to Isaac Hayes’ “Theme from Shaft” and Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child (Slight

Minneapolis pedal company Chase Bliss Audio has unleashed an adventurous delay-based unit called the Habit. Advertised as a “freeform sampler and musical sketchpad,” the Habit yields traditional delays with the

KMA Machines has announced a revamped and slimmed down version of its Wurhm distortion pedal—the Wurm 2. When the Wurhm first came to the music realm in 2020, it was

Boss has lifted the veil on two new digital stompboxes spec’d from its legendary RE-201 Space Echo—the RE-2 and RE-202. Stripping the RE-201 sound down to its core essentials, the

Line 6 has updated its cult-favorite DL4 Delay Modeler to MkII, hauling the 1999-dated original into the present-day era by some tonal tweaks and pretty aesthetic. Under the hood, the new-and-improved

Metallica electric guitar star Kirk Hammett has taken to Instagram to announce that his second signature Dunlop Cry Baby Wah is in the works. Dressed in a striking purple colorway

Mateus Asato has joined forces with Jackson Audio for his signature dual-drive stompbox, the Asabi Overdrive Distortion. Among the Asabi’s primary features is the analog “plug-ins.” These are actual circuit

Sweden-based EBS has launched the Stanley Clarke Signature Acoustic Preamp, designed and engineered alongside the legendary bassist and composer himself. Boasting powerful filters, superior sound quality, and handy features, the

Electro-Harmonix has unveiled a feature-laden upgrade to its classic pitch-shifter/harmony stompbox, the Pitch Fork+. The Pitch Fork+ boasts a pair of independent pitch-shifting engines, each capable of raising or lowering

Nashville stompbox creators Big Ear and Tone Mob Podcast have teamed up for a photo-realistic pizza fuzz named Slice Of Pie. Available in cheese or pepperoni flavors, the Slice Of

In keeping with its theme of stompboxes inspired by figures from the Italian art history, Dophix has launched the new Dante Overdrive. The Dante Overdrive sports a TS-style control arrangement

Pro Co has unveiled a more compact take on its classic Rat distortion stompbox, the Lil Rat, which fits into a pedalboard space only a couple of inches wide. The

Following up its lockdown specials Ruby Red Booster and Sweet Honey Overdrive, Mad Professor adds four new pedal modifications, this time to its Amber Overdrive, Big Tweedy Drive, Dual Blue

MXR has introduced its new Clone Looper pedal, which it claims is convenient to use and capable of providing a “higher fidelity signal reproduction than any other looper of its

Acclaimed boutique stompbox brands Chase Bliss Audio and ZVEX Effects have joined forces for a collaborative pedal named the Bliss Factory. As its name implies, the Bliss Factory is a

J. Rockett Audio Designs has introduced the Clockwork Echo, an analog modulation and delay created in collaboration with Deluxe Memory Man designer Howard Davis. Advertised as “old school meets new