Effect & Pedal Reviews

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Electro-Harmonix Pico Atomic Cluster
“Waiting to throw a spanner in the works of your guitar tone”: Electro-Harmonix Pico Atomic Cluster review

By Trevor Curwen Published

EHX’s new Pico pedal is designed to deconstruct your tone to an atomic level

Guitar Pedals
EarthQuaker Devices ZEQD-Pre Analog Tube Preamp
EarthQuaker ZEQD-PRE review – the ultimate tube-equipped tone-sculptor for your pedalboard?

By Trevor Curwen Published

EarthQuaker Devices and Dr Z join forces for a tube-based preamp and boost with flexible connectivity

Guitar Pedals
JHS Pedals Coyote
“A strange and weird anomaly that stands apart not only from most known octave fuzz designs, but also from fuzzes full stop”: JHS Coyote review

By Alex Lynham Published

A fascinating lost octave fuzz gets a reissue

Effects & Pedals
Walrus Audio Mantle
"It looks like a lost relic from Rupert Neve’s ‘to-do’ drawer": Walrus Audio Mantle Analog Bass Preamp & DI review

By Stuart Williams Published

Walrus and Ian Martin Allison's stompbox collaboration puts studio-grade preamp processing into a pedal

Effects & Pedals
IK Multimedia Tonex One Plus
“I've never found the perfect solution for combining analog pedals with a digital rig before – this could be it”: IK Multimedia Tonex One+ review

By Pete Emery Published

With the addition of Bluetooth and MIDI, the Tonex One+ looks to add a ton of functionality to an already impressive pedal

Effects & Pedals
Nux MG50Li
“This is the one processor that brings me significantly closer to joining the virtual amp modeling dark side”: Nux MG-50Li review

By Paul Riario Published

It’s glaringly apparent that the new comparitvely affordable multi-effects and amp modeler pedal is a significant leap forward for Nux

Effects & Pedals
Polyend Endless
"The AI-assisted future of guitar effects pedals? In its current form, not quite. But its ambition is massive": Polyend Endless review

By Matt Owen Published

NAMM 2026's Best in Show winner promises to provide an immersive insight into the future of guitar effects pedals – but is the potential of this stompbox well and truly endless?

Effects & Pedals
The Pico edition of the Electro-Harmonix Intelligent Harmony Machine is a mini-pedal with a big impact.
Electro-Harmonix Pico Intelligent Harmony Machine review

By Trevor Curwen Published

EHX shrinks another pedal as the Intelligent Harmony Machine joins the ranks of the pedalboard-friendly Pico range

Effects & Pedals
Casio Dimension Shifter
“As fun as it can be, I’m struggling to see where it would fit into my rig longterm”: Casio Dimension Shifter review

By Phil Weller Published

Casio’s strap-mounted expression pedal looks to breathe new life into how we play – but it teeters on the fine line between gimmick and genius

Effects & Pedals
Kemper Profiler Player
“Out of the box, there’s something to suit any genre”: Kemper Profiler Player review

By Nick Guppy Last updated

With the pedalboard user in mind, Kemper has downsized for its compact new Profiler Player

Effects & Pedals
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