<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Guitar-pedals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/effects-pedals/guitar-pedals Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:03:11 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Get the data-driven results musicians dream of”: Chibson and Acorn Amps team up for the definitely-not-Google Drive pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/chibson-x-acorn-amps-drive EXrpwNdsJoZ5LWvmAnVFEc Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:03:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Way more rare than a Klon”: JHS Pedals pays tribute to mysterious pedal builder with the Coyote – a new fuzz based on one of the rarest pedals of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/jhs-coyote-fuzz jN2sDqiHiWJZqmfA9H8JLP Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:11:09 +0000 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:54:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When it came out, there was no experimental reverb pedal category. Ifeel like it’s the first. Quote me on that!” How EarthQuaker Devices went beyond the boutique pedal boom and took left-field tones mainstream ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/earthquaker-devices-jamie-stillman-interview MNRGFgwQDXqgodvn2qbiJR Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Arguably the most practical single pedal you can put in front of an amp”: Flattley The Outlaw review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/flattley-guitar-pedals-the-outlaw-review ANa8ERD929qoR5An6VoQci Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:20:00 +0000 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:07:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Lo-Fi and Pitch modes take you well beyond the usual analog delay paradigm”: Beetronics Bee Bee Dee review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/beetronics-beebeedee-review ZR2Aem4x8JMfrz8SXwB6sg Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:27:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Instead of creating a polyphonic tuner itself, it simply knocked off Empower's patented device instead”: Behringer sues Boss over “knock off” polyphonic tuner ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/behringer-sues-boss-over-polyphonic-tuner qnz2cyFjUwkHnQuSQvYcJe Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:25:48 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:35:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The basic rotary sound is very convincing”: Crumar Burn review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/crumar-burn-review yRAUJT8HmvXagmAUi7Z2YC Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:44:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ I just discovered savings of up to 26% off Boss pedals in the Amazon Spring Deal Days sale – get big money off a Waza Craft Metal Zone, the versatile DD-8 digital delay, and the flagship GT-1000CORE multi-effects pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/collection/gear/guitar-pedals/amazon-spring-sale-boss-pedal-deals U6wKNNJJNWezW6EqHWV69h Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:32:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amazon is the home of dirt-cheap pedals from brands you've never heard of, but their Spring Deal Days sale just brought stomps from Vox, Ibanez, Boss, MXR, and more into budget territory ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/collection/gear/guitar-pedals/amazon-pedal-deal-collection tibNcsyrsbgsm78DsAJuxe Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:23:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The sound of six figures”: IK Multimedia models two vintage – and VERY expensive – Dumble amps for the $249 TONEX One Double Special ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/ik-multimedia-tonex-one-dumble-special 8okHAmAu3CcscYHcJwSwT7 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:41:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ As a life-long Foo Fighters fanatic, I've spent years decoding Dave Grohl’s stadium-sized wall of sound – here are the 5 essential pedals you need to nail his tone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/collection/gear/guitar-pedals/foo-fighters-pedal-collection XqEKsmVdko6xq2P7iggWQE Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:44:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It feels like you’re plugged straight into an amp, rather than a pedal”: ThorpyFX x Lazy J The J review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/thorpyfx-x-lazy-j-the-j-review NZChJwUD5WFMz8LJVVpQoU Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:25:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It became an overnight sensation when Stevie Wonder used the effect”: Loved by Frank Zappa, Bootsy Collins, Steve Vai and more, how the Mu-Tron III became a vintage pedalboard icon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/mu-tron-iii qk3XXyLQZ7W6BA3qZU5gPS Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Runs the gamut from boost through to fuzz-flavoured distortion”: Dinosaural Hypoid Drive review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/dinosaural-hypoid-drive-review jiovxLp9SGM9AHxgE8toZi Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:33:01 +0000 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:56:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were packing up, then all of a sudden he goes, ‘Have you been down to the basement?’” The iconic EHX Holy Grail has been championed by Jim Root and John Frusciante – and now the lost prototype has been found ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/electro-harmonix-holy-grail-reverb-prototype 2CH2Wkiwe8qyp3gEMVhXz3 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is the best we’ve ever built. Period”: JHS Pedals says it has just made the ultimate first-stage overdrive pedal – and the inspiration came from a bona fide jazz legend ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/jhs-pedals-morning-glory-clean-overdrive-pedal 9ZxbQQDp3gmc2WgJX3fKSA Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:04:38 +0000 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:11:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s four octaves up or down. Some people would argue that’s too much. We’d argue that we look forward to what people could do with it”: How Boss reimagined the wildest effect on your pedalboard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/how-boss-reimagined-the-wildest-effect-on-your-pedalboard-with-the-xs-poly-shifter-series e6wViBvrvU5KmqnSfV83BP Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:36:27 +0000 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:55:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A radical approach to fuzz – whether you’re a Muse fan or not”: Manson Guitar Works Supermassive Black Fuzz review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/manson-guitar-works-supermassive-black-fuzz-review dhXT2CBJX6ECCVMsJnL8Xb Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:27:18 +0000 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:16:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Create and share effects that can’t be found in another pedal”: Polyend releases Endless, an open-source pedal that lets guitarists create effects from prompts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/polyend-endless-pedal 8DrE6mYYJYbPJDQSQeSiqJ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 13:45:29 +0000 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:38:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Whether it’s mounted on your pedalboard or standing at the heart of your shrine, this pedal is a torch held high for rock ’n’ roll”: Jim Dunlop drops an Iron Maiden Killers edition of its Cry Baby wah ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/jim-dunlop-iron-maiden-killers-cry-baby-wah BdLeXtTSVyEEAJ75tXBkXB Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:57:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A variety of tonal options for not much outlay”: Vintage Distortion, Chorus, Delay and Reverb pedals review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/vintage-distortion-chorus-delay-reverb-pedals-review hSLkCJVD9bhdouBSCuiA8m Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:19:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “First of its kind”: Electro-Harmonix’s Effects Interface turns your pedals into plugins – and puts your prized plugins on your pedalboard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/electro-harmonix-effects-interface DfxSS7pJdAALUBL3rm7p5J Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:44:11 +0000 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:44:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It may be based on a Tone Bender, but it can also be considered a generic fuzz – and we mean that in a good way”: Electro-Harmonix Bender Royale review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/electro-harmonix-bender-royale-review c9a6wgvYYwE6cJZsBLtvxD Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:43:18 +0000 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:43:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It bothers me that there is a generation that has never plugged into a tube amp because they have a free one on their laptop”: EarthQuaker Devices and Dr. Z launch a tube-loaded preamp pedal – and it could be the missing piece of your digital rig puzzle ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/earthquaker-devices-dr-z-zeqd-preamp-pedal ZNPXXqdMrpYYwFDjvN6qeP Thu, 08 Jan 2026 22:10:15 +0000 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:39:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ With Electro-Harmonix pedals from just $53.95 at Sweetwater, it's time to kick off 2026 with a proper tone upgrade for your 'board ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/electro-harmonix-pedals-sale-sweetwater ursoraWLiVYvEhx8VokoZZ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:48:07 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:39:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the most expressive effects ever conceived”: Cliché or pedalboard essential? How the Cry Baby wah pedal changed electric guitar – and why it’s still (kinda) underrated ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/in-praise-of-the-cry-baby-wah-pedal dxUECgsD9FRZzze6yKRLwW Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:48:46 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:51:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You don’t really see that a lot with competitors in other industries – throwing parties together, doing joint releases, supporting each other online”: The boutique pedal explosion and what comes next in this golden age of guitar effects ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/the-boutique-pedal-explosion tZJHP5ZvUfSLn9YWB6ho9h Sun, 04 Jan 2026 11:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ What’s your pedalboard persona? Find out with my pick of stompboxes to match your player identity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/shop/gear/guitar-pedals/whats-your-pedalboard-persona-find-out-with-my-pick-of-stompboxes-to-match-your-player-identity 8dzQMruYXRaPm4ogzzot87 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Reverb has unveiled the bestselling pedals of 2025 – and ’80s tone nostalgia rules supreme ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/reverb-best-selling-pedals-2025 UoqMQvEaqm7nzoincUmy8R Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:49:36 +0000 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:06:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Back in the heyday we had huge touring budgets and room for large travel rigs. Now you can store all your amps on a USB stick”: The greatest guitar gear of the 21st century (so far) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/the-greatest-guitar-gear-of-the-21st-century 46diHzHvRNGvpP9dgT38CD Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:02:36 +0000 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:56:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Getting a Germanium Boy into Brian May’s hands pronto is a top priority”: Dirty Boy’s pedals are loved by the likes of John Frusciante and Neal Schon – is the Queen guitarist next? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/dirty-boy-pedals hyvdeU8ry2HHVoptSSYdJ9 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Legends never die. They evolve”: Ross Electronics returns under new family stewardship – a year after JHS Pedals’ ill-fated revival ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/ross-pedals-returns-under-cameron-ross-leadership 4qmcUqKMikFBZoRST6YpU3 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:32:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s like a playground. There are so many things you can do with this”: JHS Pedals retools one of its most underrated distortion pedals for its 10th anniversary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/jhs-kilt-10-overdrive aQedioMPcirwWwnRxB7x8C Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:28:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ My favorite Klon-style overdrive just dropped by 48%! At just $99, this may be the smartest upgrade you can make to your sound this Black Friday ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/warm-audio-centavo-black-friday-deal WrCvkN4R5DDJAoQSooZhq4 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:31:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Tube Screamer is one of the most iconic overdrives ever. It’s just been reinvented by the pedal pioneer who first developed it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/twa-source-code RP5mZTpjQA8y3K78KHSNdh Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:36:29 +0000 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:38:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s the guitar pedal equivalent of the Ark of the Covenant”: 50 years ago, Electro-Harmonix set the template for the future of guitar stores – then it disappeared without a trace. This is the story of the Hall of Science ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/electro-harmonix-hall-of-science hSLsYLdpqHW78jaPwSD3S Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:59:11 +0000 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:25:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Matt and MGW have collaborated for several years to fine-tune the pedal… And the results will astonish you”: Manson Guitar Works' debut fuzz pedal is here, but will Matt Bellamy’s high-end boutique stompbox be worth the wait? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/manson-guitar-works-supermassive-black-fuzz ZpQt4zntvyzvfXqBRuBFfC Fri, 31 Oct 2025 20:36:06 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:36:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The tones you've been listening to for 20 years right at your feet”: The Adventure Box crams Tom DeLonge’s Angels & Airwaves sounds into a 2-in-1 stompbox ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/to-the-stars-adventure-box-compressor-and-delay hzwN7Uwa6ANDSbD8vq5EF5 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:24:30 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:34:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A distinctive tone beyond limits”: After Jack White, Donner has collaborated on 2 signature pedals with another big-name player ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/donner-x-miyavi-double-swords-pedals t5ZJMSiEyhYvWXvqK5xqza Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:31:43 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:24:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This isn’t ‘inspired by’ it. It’s built on the same ingredient that forged it”: Korn pioneered the very sound of nu metal with their debut album – now those tones have been put in a pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/korn-indigo-range-pedal uPBpUPjHcXygcS7Hp3dMQ9 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:51:32 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:26:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It irritated a few people! I saw a couple of other pedal builders who seemed to be annoyed by how toy-like and fun it was”: Josh Scott on the Notaklön’s wild success, recovering from his mountain bike crash – and his gratitude to John Mayer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/josh-scott-jhs-john-mayer zRZKZ4UFLCRhs7HweDZgab Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:54:23 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:55:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Over the span of several years of wrestling with that dynamic, I had an epiphany”: JHS Pedals’ Josh Scott on how IKEA inspired him to create a DIY Klon clone that took the internet by storm ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/how-ikea-inspired-jhs-pedals-josh-scott-to-create-a-diy-klon-clone 5diUXphhdgcd3mkVznKYXQ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:31:34 +0000 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:49:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He knew I wasn’t able to film. He knew I was in a lot of pain”: Josh Scott on how John Mayer ended up demoing JHS Pedals’ new Mk.gee-coded pedal – following the firm founder’s serious biking injury ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/how-john-mayer-ended-up-demoing-gear-for-jhs-pedals JtVTnSUnuRwpZgPvoswf4L Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:57:29 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:10:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn't know anything about pedals. It seemed like some communist idea or something”: John Fogerty on why he was skeptical of guitar pedals during his Creedence Clearwater Revival days ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-fogerty-on-why-he-was-skeptical-of-guitar-pedals hHoyQe9up3TcH4w2teoW2F Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:07:33 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:43:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I just imagine that without buying this, I would have died alone with my dog in my living room”: How the trip to buy a Boss pedal inadvertently saved this guitar player’s life ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/a-boss-pedal-saved-my-life AwNJoeTLSkRRNntMT4qyG6 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:35:15 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:48:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I measure success by the number of knock-off clones I have – that gives me an idea as to how I’m perceived in the pedal world”: Robert Keeley on becoming one of the most imitated pedal builders in the biz – and the “smoking” drive he can't sell online ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/robery-keeley-on-the-history-and-future-of-keeley-electronics hxYonvKMdAdHf43ghRYuBF Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:23:46 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:09:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Everyone in the pedal market is concerned. I think it's going to take a big chunk of the market”: Brian Wampler of Wampler Pedals on why digital modeling could be Napster for traditional pedal makers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/brian-wampler-on-why-digital-modeling-could-be-napster-for-traditional-pedal-makers 4t9MmFtVmimTQ8HxRvCysc Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:04:31 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:50:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We took Randy’s pedalboard out for the first time and did the first pedal with the polka dots. We’re releasing a second one”: MXR’s latest Randy Rhoads Distortion is inspired by another of the guitar great’s iconic axes – the Jackson Concorde ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/mxr-randy-rhoads-distortion-plus-concorde 2JxcbDxVYvNABp6uL9ktBL Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:25:05 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:35:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There is a revolution taking place right now in guitar playing”: John Mayer posts surprise demo of JHS Pedals’ new Mk.gee-coded stompbox – and explains why it reflects a wider change in guitar music ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/john-mayer-demos-the-jhs-424-gain-stage 3nQpApKiyk5XDtWaWJjN2Y Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:17:09 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:02:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The timeless Boss experience in one versatile pedal”: Boss crams 16 beloved effects into the convertible PX-1 Plugout FX – a multi-FX that looks like the one of the firm’s standard compact pedals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/boss-px-1-plugout-fx tW9mKLaXT3n5t7rVWgicWJ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:20:26 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:31:32 +0000