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

Carl Martin has lifted the veil on its new modulation stompbox—the Ottawa Vintage Optical Envelope. Taking its name from Canada’s capital city, the Ottawa is a beefed-up variant of the

TC Electronic has introduced the newest addition to its pedal roster—the Bucket Brigade Analog Delay. Boasting a compact form and surprisingly affordable price point, the Bucket Brigade brings vintage-esque delay

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

Living up to its name, Joyo’s newly unveiled R-15 Preamp House approximates the sounds of nine preamps from the likes of Vox, Fender, Marshall, and more. Per Joyo, the new pedal

Fender has announced four new effects stompboxes—the Tread Light Wah, the Tread Light Volume/Expression, the Acoustic Preverb, and the Trapper Bass Distortion—as part of its new product lineup for 2020. 

DSM & Humboldt has launched a new DLX variant of its Simplifier, providing added features and control to the compact amp and cab-sim. The Simplifier DLX features a pair of

Flower Pedals has debuted the Poppy Dual Boost, boasting a pair of slightly different clean boost stompboxes—the White and Red Poppies. Both sides come with different circuit topologies and controls.

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

Way Huge has lifted the veil on its latest stompbox, the Atreides Analog Weirding Module, which serves up an eclectic combination of analog synth and fuzz, plus a broad range

Greek gear manufacturer Dreadbox has unveiled three new effect stompboxes: Darkness, Kinematic, and Lethargy. All three units take after the brand’s 2018 Komorebi stompbox, with each consisting of four dials,