Latest articles by Trevor Curwen
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
Angus Young's AC/DC tone in a box? – Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker review
A one-box recreation of Angus Young’s AC/DC guitar sound for those about to rock
“Well beyond the typical Klon-style proposition”: Walrus Audio Voyager Preamp/Overdrive MKII review
Walrus Audio revitalises its very first pedal, the Klon-emulating Voyager, with some tasty additions
“Full of classy-sounding effects”: Fractal Audio VP4 review
Fractal Audio puts its Axe-Fx III effects in a conveniently sized stage-ready floor unit – could it be the only effects unit you need?
“Sonic wizardry at its finest”: Electro-Harmonix POG3 review
Updated and enhanced, this latest version of the POG takes its pitch-shifting and tone-shaping possibilities to the limit
“A more sophisticated version of a Bluesbreaker pedal”: Origin Effects Halcyon Blue Overdrive review
The British amp-in-a-box specialist expands the Halcyon drive pedal series with a next-gen take on the Marshall Bluesbreaker
“MXR’s claim that Layers will ‘extend the creative potential of your instrument’ is absolutely right”: MXR Layers review
The latest pedal from MXR can enhance your sound with layered-in ambient sustain for expansive soundscapes
“Carefully designed to deliver in live, practice and recording”: TC Electronic AmpWorx Series review
TC Electronic’s AmpWorx Series makes the tones of your favourite classic amps available in a selection of multi-purpose pedals
“A tasty fuzz that’s worth making a tuna-can-shaped space on your pedalboard for”: Beetronics Tuna Fuzz pedal review
Beetronics eschews its ornate pedal casings and gets back to basics with a fuzz built into a tuna can. Seriously!
“It can transform your amp, but it’s equally adept as a boost and drive”: Dirty Boy Preamp review
This all-analog preamp pedal based on Blues Saraceno’s amp is a flexible powerhouse with a variety of roles
“The classic British sound of a Laney amp”: Laney BCC Ironheart and Lionheart LoudPedals review
Laney presents the signature Tom Quayle and Martin Miller pedalboard versions of a pair of its finest amps, featuring 60 watts of real amp power, right at your feet
“A solid practice resource and useful tool for creative composition”: DigiTech JamMan Solo HD review
DigiTech revamps its compact looper pedal with high-definition audio performance
