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The DOD Badder Monkey is another little green overdrive pedal – but like no other. Pictured here against a distressed wooden floor, it has a wooden barrel control, and a primate illustration on the front.
“It's a Bad Monkey, turned up to 11”: DOD Badder Monkey review

By Alex Lynham Published

Not a reissue, but an 'evolution.' So what does that mean?

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Neural DSP Quad Cortex
"The Quad Cortex has solidified itself as the modeler to beat": Neural DSP Quad Cortex review

By Simon Arblaster Last updated

Review update: Including long-term testing and an overview of the latest CorOS 3.3 release

Amp Modeler Pedals
Walrus Audio Xero Polylooper: the dual-slider and footswitch looper is photogaphed against a wooden floor.
“Once you get the hang of it, this looper has many practical applications and is a fun creative tool”: Walrus Audio Xero Polylooper review

By Trevor Curwen Published

Walrus Audio’s new stompbox looper offers a smart option for unlocking your creativity

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Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal
“Not your typical guitar pedal”: Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal review

By Pete Emery Published

Synth sounds for the guitar from a real spinning motor, packaged in a striking, car-themed aesthetic. Can it live up to its looks?

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Walrus Audio Canvas Power USB: the latest in the pedal brand's pedalboard power supplies lineup is photographed against a fawn-colored Vox tube amp
“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

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

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Strymon Olivera
"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

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

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The Source Audio Encounter delay and reverb pedal is photographed here in close-up against an industrial metal background.
“A no-brainer purchase for ambience freaks, shoegazers and experimentalists – and a practical unit, too”: Source Audio Encounter review

By Trevor Curwen Published

Building on what it started with its Collider delay/reverb pedal, Source Audio delivers a close Encounter of the ambient kind

Effects & Pedals
Electro-Harmonix Pico Swello: the compact mini-pedal is finished in white and has black and white text, four knobs, and is photographed against a distressed wood floor.
“A really musical effect, perfectly implemented in a tiny footprint”: Electro-Harmonix Pico Swello review

By Trevor Curwen Published

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

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IK Multimedia Tonex One Bass: the mini-pedal offers amp modelling and heaps of tone options and is here photographed against a slate floor.
“It vacuum-packs superb tones and incredible utility into a compact space”: IK Multimedia ToneX One Bass Edition review

By Connor Flys Published

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

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

By Daryl Robertson Published

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

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