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

Farm Pedals has just announced that the Fly Agaric Phase, which was previously available only in limited soft-release versions, is finally getting its first production run. Described as a “vintage,

After dropping hints last month, Boss has finally unveiled the Waza Craft Tone Bender TB-2W, a recreation of the iconic Tone Bender Mk II fuzz pedal from the 1960s. The

Dusky Electronics has released the Augustus—a fresh new take on the 60s-style octave fuzz popularized by Jimi Hendrix. The compact octopus-adorned stompbox yields its octave fuzz sound by folding 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

Walrus Audio has introduced the newest addition to its reverb lineup—the Slötvå Multi-Texture, a more powerful variant of its Slö pedal. Specs-wise, the Slötvå is pretty much like its predecessor

Way Huge has unveiled an aesthetic reimagining of its Saucy Box pedal, the limited-edition Chalky Box. Way Huge is popular for its quirky pedal names, such as the Overrated Special,

Revered next-generation guitar products innovator HeadRush has unveiled a groundbreaking Looperboard update with Firmware 2.0.  The update redefines traditional standards for loopers. It comes “backed by extensive feedback and testing

After gracing the world with wild dirt pedals such as its Double-Amp Distorter and Elevation Fuzz, MidValley FX has now introduced the Lo-Fi Giant—a high-gain fuzz that fuses oscillating feedback

Red Witch Pedals has unveiled the fourth iteration of its Fuzz God stompbox, which it touts as the “most dial-able fuzz on the planet.” “Dual NOS Silicon BC109 transistor Fuzz

Ever-experimental pedal maker Gamechanger Audio has released in partnership with Fender and Bigsby a stompbox version of the classic vibrato tailpiece—the Bigsby Pedal. First seen at NAMM 2020, the Bigsby