Latest Effect & Pedal Reviews
“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?
Walrus Audio Mako M1 MKII High-Fidelity Modulation Machine review
A studio-quality greatest hits of modulation, now with a two-inch OLED screen
“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
“The tonal character and responsiveness is indeed quite tubular”: Vox Valvenergy 2nd Series pedals review
Compact pedals with real tubes and real tube energy – are these the missing link between your guitar and amp? We give the Valvenergy 2nd Series pedals a test run
"With a unit this affordable, are the effects any good? Yes! They really are": Zoom MS-50G+ Multistomp review
A compact and functional multi-effects pedal that knocks it out of the park for value where it matters
“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
“Like a DigiTech Ricochet channeling the spirit of a velociraptor”: Tallon Electric The Noise review
The nastiest pedal we’ve ever tried? We get to grips with this pitch-shifting noise-maker
"Gives you more features than the comparable Boss and Line 6 units": HeadRush Flex Prime review
An incredibly full-featured multi-effects that looks to come at the big boys of amp modeling
“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
"As ridiculous as it might seem to recommend a product with Hello Kitty on the front as a decent option for woolly stoner metal riffs, we’re going to do it": Fender Hello Kitty Fuzz pedal review
Being cute is all well and good but does this pussy cat have the claws to be pick of the litter?
