Best boost pedals 2024: including the best clean boost pedals for guitar By Alex Lynham last updated 24 January 23 Vamp up your tone with the best boost pedals for guitarists, as well as the best clean boost pedals for making your electric guitar solos really sing
Best bass effects pedals: 8 of the best pedals for every type of bassist By Simon Fellows last updated 25 August 22 Our guide to the finest sounding effects pedals for bass players, including fuzz, compressors and multi-effects
MOD Kits DIY Unveils The Rock Bottom Bass Fuzz Pedal Kit By Guitar World Staff last updated 22 July 22
Donner pedals are 20% off throughout January! Treat your 'board to a budget pedal overhaul By James Farmer published 13 January 22 Save up to $25 on loopers, distortion pedals, chorus, reverb, delay and more with this epic effects pedal deal
The 50 greatest guitar effects moments of all time By Total Guitar editors published 4 November 21 As voted for by you, behold pedalboard genius from the likes of the Edge, Dimebag Darrell, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more besides...
Red Witch reintroduces and revamps its Andy Summers-favored Empress Chorus pedal for ultra-limited 70-unit run By Matt Owen published 19 October 21 The updated iteration sports a new Dark mode for Boss CE-1-style tones and a versatile Voice control that aims to grant access to "an infinite number of chorus pedal sounds in one box"
Kickstarter launched for The Fart Pedal, a guitar pedal that turns your tone into fart noises By Matt Owen published 30 September 21 Thanks to a Wet/Dry toggle switch and a single Output control, an entire kaleidoscope of fart noises is now accessible with the stomp of a switch
Save up to 50% off a range of guitar and bass effects pedals in the massive Musician’s Friend pedal event By Guitar World Staff published 6 August 21 Save cash and dial your guitar or bass tone up a notch with some incredible pedals from Keeley, Electro-Harmonix, Pro Co and more
IK Multimedia ventures into the world of hardware guitar effects for the first time with the AmpliTube X-Gear pedal range By Matt Owen published 15 July 21 The software stalwart's first-ever 'board-friendly effects family offers up overdrive, reverb, modulation and delay pedals, each boasting 16 all-new algorithms, USB compatibility and versatile preset saving powers
Catalinbread unleashes Ritchie Blackmore-inspired double-pedal boxset By Matt Owen published 24 June 21 These trippy-looking offerings aim to sound as good as they look by way of period-accurate appointments and like-for-like preamp and treble booster circuitry
Sony seeks to shape the future of effects manipulation with the wrist-worn Motion Sonic controller By Matt Owen published 1 June 21 A prototype of the prospective product was put through its paces, demonstrating how the innovative controller can trigger anything from reverbs to distortions with a flick of the wrist
ThorpyFX debuts feature-packed, fully analog phaser pedal, the Pulse Doppler By Matt Owen published 28 May 21 The first ThorpyFX offering since Lovetone legend Dan Coggins joined the brand updates the Lovetone Doppleganger for a new generation
Strymon seeks to make your pedalboard smarter with its new Conduit MIDI Hub pedal controller By Matt Owen published 27 May 21 The compact, USB-C-equipped unit boasts a total of 6 MIDI ports and easy-to-configure preset-controlling capabilities
Smooth Hound Innovations debuts the Siva, a Helix-style multi-FX and amp modeler with built-in wireless system By Matt Owen published 17 May 21 The British-built design promises component-by-component reproductions of classic circuits, and a huge array of amps and effects
Glou-Glou debuts feature-packed stereo looper/delay pedal, the Loupé By Matt Owen published 14 May 21 Versatile offering comes equipped with nine assignable controls, a host of sound-sculpting effects and functionality based on the Gibson Echoplex Digital Pro
Boss Waza Craft TB-2W Tone Benders are now available – and already being sold for $2,000 on Reverb.com By Matt Owen published 27 April 21 The pedal giant’s president Yoshi Ikegami voiced his dismay at the marked-up four-figure price tags, saying, “We don’t make pedals for such scalpers”
Ola Englund demos the first Boss HM-2W Waza Craft reissue prototype, which boasts an all-new custom mode By Matt Owen published 19 April 21 The YouTube guitar guru put the prototype through its paces during an in-depth first look at Boss's hugely anticipated pedal
Dreadbox debuts extensive new range of reverb, delay and flanger effects pedals By Matt Owen published 30 March 21 The colorful collection of Japanese-styled stompboxes are suitable for stringed instruments and synth racks alike, and promise to provide a wide range of versatile effects
Release date announced for Reverb.com’s eagerly awaited documentary, The Pedal Movie By Matt Owen published 25 March 21 Watch the new trailer for the full-length film, which is set to explore the comprehensive history of effects pedals, now
Source Audio combines overdrive, fuzz and tremolo in "first of its kind" Ultrawave Multiband processor By Matt Owen published 18 March 21 Two new guitar- and bass-specific pedals promise to deliver a comprehensive library of radical new sounds