Effect & Pedal Reviews
Latest Effect & Pedal Reviews

“There are many reasons to love the Anagram – it’s a pretty comprehensive set of sounds, aimed at bassists first”: Darkglass Anagram review
By Stuart Williams published
Darkglass turns its attention to providing you with a do-it-all solution for practice, studio and live use

“There’s something here for all drive lovers. Bit of a game-changer, this one”: Crazy Tube Circuits Venus review
By Trevor Curwen published
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
By Trevor Curwen published
Aclam releases its third pedal inspired by vintage Vox amps and the Fab Four’s guitar sound

“A vast universe of distortion and fuzz effects and much more”: SOMA Harvezi Hazze review
By Chris Gill published
Behold, a distortion pedal with waveshaper designed around a "relic" from the early days of semiconducters – and yes, it sounds like nothing you've ever heard before

“The Tone King sound for a quarter of the price”: Tone King Imperial Tri Tube Preamp review
By Connor Flys published
Tone King's latest arrival miniaturises the celebrated Imperial amp, for the fly-rig crowd

“No shrinking violet, this pedal will stamp its authority on your tone”: ThorpyFX Six Zero review
By Trevor Curwen published
It’s a jump back to the golden age for ThorpyFX with a pedal that combines vintage fuzz with tremolo

“Big Muffs are usually 'all or nothing', but the Chelsea is a different beast”: EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea Low End Fuzz Driver Pedal review
By Alex Lynham published
The secret weapon behind LCD Soundsystem's bass tone is here at last, and it's... a Big Muff?

"Take JHS up on their offer of a refund, or leave on the pedalboard to add that Dumble touch to your rig?" JHS Notadümblë review
By Pete Emery published
JHS is offering a refund on its Notadumble pedal, but I would argue that it's worth keeping
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