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 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
Electro-Harmonix Introduces the Mainframe Bit Crusher
Electro-Harmonix has unveiled the Mainframe Bit Crusher, a stompbox that serves up vintage digital sounds plus some novel additions to the bitcrusher format. The Mainframe Bit Crusher is capable of
Electro-Harmonix Releases the Pitch Fork+
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
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
5 Must-Own Transparent Overdrive Pedals
Do you love the tone that you’ve finally dialed in with just the right combination of guitar, pickups, and amplifier, but feel that it just needs a bit more “oomph”
Electro-Harmonix Introduces the 1440 Stereo Looper
Electro-Harmonix has unveiled the 1440 Stereo Looper, featuring 24 minutes of recording time with unlimited overdubbing, 20 independent onboard loops, inbuilt effects, and more. Per Electro-Harmonix, the unit delivers “1440
Electro-Harmonix Presents the Cntl Knob
Electro-Harmonix has unveiled a fresh take on the expression pedal format, the set-it-and-forget-it Cntl Knob Static Exp. Budget- and user-friendly, this compact unit provides static remote control for devices with
5 Great Metal Pedals For High-Gain Mayhem
Perhaps nothing fundamentally alters your sound as dramatically as the tight crunch of a hard-clipped heavy metal sound. The sound of heavy metal music has changed a lot since Steppenwolf
Screamin’ Deals: Eight Clones Of A Classic Overdrive
Perhaps no other effects pedal is as widespread, reissued, cloned, and copied as the Ibanez TS-series Tube Screamer. If you’ve owned more than a handful of pedals in your life,
Attack Of The Klones: Current Versions Of A Rare Classic
There are a lot of great drive/boost units out there, but perhaps the most sought after is the Klon Centaur. Produced from 1994-2000, it was an overdrive pedal of sorts,
Out With The Old, In With The New: 7 Boutique Versions Of Classic Pedals
It’s no secret that the original versions of well-known effects pedals are usually the most desirable. Maybe they used hard-to-find circuits, maybe they were handwired, or maybe battered old pedals
Electro-Harmonix Drops the Oceans 12 Reverb Pedal
Electro-Harmonix has unveiled its most sophisticated reverb pedal yet, the Oceans 12 Dual Stereo Reverb. Ever since its inception in 2018, the Oceans 11 has become a pedalboard staple for
All the Muffs: Current Incarnations of a Classic Fuzz Pedal
For more than 50 years, the Big Muff has been the quintessential heavy fuzz pedal, defining the effect as much as the Tube Screamer has for Overdrive and the Cry
Electro-Harmonix Unveils Pocket-Friendly EHX-2020 Tuner
Electro-Harmonix has revealed its first offering for the new year, the EHX-2020, an incredibly affordable mini guitar tuner pedal. Cheap yet feature-laden, the EHX-2020 boasts a trio of flat tuning
