Latest articles by Trevor Curwen
“Once you get the hang of it, this looper has many practical applications and is a fun creative tool”: Walrus Audio Xero Polylooper review
Walrus Audio’s new stompbox looper offers a smart option for unlocking your creativity
“Could make your pedalboard truly portable with enough power to get you through a gig”: Walrus Audio Canvas Power USB review
The latest in Walrus Audio’s Canvas accessory range enables your pedalboard to run from USB power delivery
“A no-brainer purchase for ambience freaks, shoegazers and experimentalists – and a practical unit, too”: Source Audio Encounter review
Building on what it started with its Collider delay/reverb pedal, Source Audio delivers a close Encounter of the ambient kind
“A really musical effect, perfectly implemented in a tiny footprint”: Electro-Harmonix Pico Swello review
Electro-Harmonix takes one of the best-loved features of its POG2 and puts it into a standalone pedal
“A shoo-in for completely natural drive sounds”: Nobels ODR-1X review
The green pedal loved by Nashville session players gets a reboot with added versatility
“There’s plenty of scope to craft some unique ambient textures”: Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage review
Crazy Tube Circuits presents a dual-engine ambient reverb workstation that spans the traditional and the esoteric
“A supreme utility pedal”: Diamond Boost/EQ review
A practical pedalboard asset is the focus of our first look at a Diamond pedal since the brand’s relaunch
“A Klon-type pedal with a twist”: Keeley Manis review
With the option of transistors or diodes, this is one of the most appealing Klon klones in years
“Not just for double-tracking but also for spacious stereo modulation”: KMA Geminus Stereo True Double Tracker review
Deliver a studio trick live on stage with Geminus, a thickener and widener that can deliver the feel of two guitars from just one
“An evolved Fuzz Face with an edge”: EarthQuaker Devices Rancho de la Luna Dirt Transmitter Fuzz Driver review
The return of EarthQuaker Devices’ Dirt Transmitter fuzz features a compact format with new desert studio-inspired artwork
“A class act”: ThorpyFX Hanami Germanium Fuzz review
ThorpyFX’s latest stacks up the germanium transistors for full-fat vintage tone in a functional modern setting
Walrus Audio Canvas Rehearsal review
Walrus Audio’s new utility pedal is designed to sit at the end of your pedalboard and deliver silent practice options
“A classic fuzz with two distinct flavors makes a welcome return”: Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz Heritage Edition review
Rose-Morris resurrects a long-gone brand in conjunction with ThorpyFX for a reissue of a vintage fuzz pedal
“There’s something here for everyone”: Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss review
Electro-Harmonix releases its most ambitious reverb pedal to date – and it goes way beyond ’verb to offer myriad sound-sculpting opportunities
“Proper spring reverb that fits on any pedalboard”: Danelectro Spring King Junior review
Danelectro brings back its real spring reverb pedal in a more compact ’board-friendly form
“There’s something here for all drive lovers. Bit of a game-changer, this one”: Crazy Tube Circuits Venus review
Crazy Tube Circuits takes on a classic tube overdrive pedal and makes it accessible and relevant for the modern ’board
“It can definitely zero in on the Beatles’ retro tones. But there’s more to it than that”: Aclam Go Rocky Go review
Aclam releases its third pedal inspired by vintage Vox amps and the Fab Four’s guitar sound
“No shrinking violet, this pedal will stamp its authority on your tone”: ThorpyFX Six Zero review
It’s a jump back to the golden age for ThorpyFX with a pedal that combines vintage fuzz with tremolo
“An almost limitless palette of sound”: Walrus Audio Qi Etherealizer review
This signature collaboration with Yvette Young incorporates chorus, delay, grain effects and reverbs for atmospheric soundscapes
Pedalboard inspiration incoming... Here are our 30 favorite new guitar pedals from the past 5 years
We break the glass on the pedal cabinet to dig out a long-list of some of the coolest effects from the new Golden Era of stompboxes
“The name holds a clue – this pedal is ideal for blues players”: J Rockett Blue Note Select review
The latest pedal in J Rockett’s Blue Note Series brings together features from previous versions for versatile low-gain drive
“A flexible vintage-flavoured asset for your signal chain”: Beetronics Larva Morphing Phaser review
Beetronics’ latest offers a pair of different phaser/vibrato settings with footswitchable morphing between the two
“Sonically excellent”: Hamstead x That Pedal Show Redwing Analogue Stereo Modulator review
A collaboration with That Pedal Show, Hamstead’s Redwing is an all-analogue modulation monster that captures the best of vintage Boss and EHX tones
