Effect & Pedal Reviews

“Could make your pedalboard truly portable with enough power to get you through a gig”: Walrus Audio Canvas Power USB review

By Trevor Curwen published 29 November 25

The latest in Walrus Audio’s Canvas accessory range enables your pedalboard to run from USB power delivery

"If heaps of retro charm and a sound that truly stands on its own are what you’re after, then you’ve just found your new delay pedal”: Strymon Olivera Vintage Oil Can Echo pedal review

By Daryl Robertson published 26 November 25

Strymon proves it's a well-oiled pedal-making machine with yet another knockout delay unit

“A no-brainer purchase for ambience freaks, shoegazers and experimentalists – and a practical unit, too”: Source Audio Encounter review

By Trevor Curwen published 25 November 25

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

By Trevor Curwen published 22 November 25

Electro-Harmonix takes one of the best-loved features of its POG2 and puts it into a standalone pedal

“It vacuum-packs superb tones and incredible utility into a compact space”: IK Multimedia ToneX One Bass Edition review

By Connor Flys published 18 November 25

Honey, I shrunk the Ampeg! And the Gallien-Krueger, and the Sansamp, and...

“There is a warmth to this pedal that is genuinely satisfying to play through”: Fender Hammertone Breakup Drive review

By Daryl Robertson published 10 November 25

Fender’s latest addition to its Hammertone pedal range proves that some breakups are worth going through

“A shoo-in for completely natural drive sounds”: Nobels ODR-1X review

By Trevor Curwen published 8 November 25

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

By Trevor Curwen published 5 November 25

Crazy Tube Circuits presents a dual-engine ambient reverb workstation that spans the traditional and the esoteric

"Will it knock your socks off? For some, absolutely, but for me, I find it works admirably in a cranked rig and stacks nicely with other gain pedals": Warm Audio Tube Squealer overdrive pedal review

By Paul Riario published 31 October 25

Warm Audio’s latest overdrive machine serves up the three greatest hits of the 'Green Screamer' overdrive in one stompbox

“Boss’s claims of the pedal being artifact-free more than hold up”: Boss XS-1 Poly Shifter review

By Phil Weller published 29 October 25

The Japanese giant's new pitch-shifting algorithm has been in its laboratory for years, but patience has proven a virtue with this small-but-mightily-usable stompbox