Latest Effect & Pedal Reviews
“A vast universe of distortion and fuzz effects and much more”: SOMA Harvezi Hazze review
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
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
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
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
JHS is offering a refund on its Notadumble pedal, but I would argue that it's worth keeping
“An almost limitless palette of sound”: Walrus Audio Qi Etherealizer review
This signature collaboration with Yvette Young incorporates chorus, delay, grain effects and reverbs for atmospheric soundscapes
“Acoustic guitarists – meet your new best friend”: ToneWoodAmp2 review
This is a sequel you need to see and hear
"Even if you’ve never used a looper before I’d wager it wouldn’t take most guitarists more than 5 minutes to get up and running with it": TC Electronic Ditto 2 Looper review
TC Electronics's ubiquitous compact looper gets a well-deserved update - I find out whether it's kept up with some stiff competition
"With a little patience and dedication to experimenting, you’ll unlock a satisfying range of serviceable sounds": Harley Benton DNAfx GiT multi-effects pedal review
Harley Benton's budget multi-stomp looks to deliver the building blocks of tone, but it requires you to tweak the presets on a molecular level
"An astounding number of features and a lot of bang for your buck, but is it too good to be true?": Mooer GS1000 multi-effects and amp profiling pedal review
Mooer presents their MSNRS 2.0 amp capturing tech, allowing users to "emulate their favourite gear" at an affordable price point, with a ton of other features to boot
