Eventide Blackhole Pedal - "Incredibly clear and diverse reverb"
Most important is the sound of any piece of music gear, and the Blackhole does not disappoint. Anyone familiar with Eventide’s reputation, but also the fact that the algorithm in this pedal is the sa…
nUX Duotime (NDD-6) - "Amazingly clear and vibrant delay with dual engines"
NUX has been stepping up its game lately, and the DuoTime delay demonstrates that point succinctly. Just about every guitarist likes a delay, but when you combine two engines and in stereo, you have …
nUX Fireman (NDS-5) - "Amp-Like Distortion with Dual Channels"
Some distortions are warm, others are fat, and still others are chewy. The Fireman Distortion was meant to sizzle and cut through the mix. The grain is fine to medium overall, but the two channels do…
CKaudio Effects Fuzzy Pumpkin - "Clear and Cutting Fuzz with Distortion Qualities"
Tight and clear are two key words to describe this fuzz (bordering on distortion) pedal. Based on the Op Amp Big Muff circuit, made famous by Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, the CK Audio Effec…
Hagerman Amplification Boost - "Broadband & Treble Boost with Overdrive Qualities"
This is no ordinary boost, and built in the USA by a sound engineer, Jim Hagerman. And as I tweaked the knobs I knew there was something unique about this boost pedal. Depending on where you place th…
Hagerman Amplification Phase - "A Phaser that Gently Swirls"
I was impressed with the Hagerman Tube Overdrive, and so how good are his Silicon pedals? Without missing a beat, this non-guitar-playing engineering certainly knows sound and quality. I’ll be review…
Valeton GP-100 - "Built Touch and Sounds Great... with a Ton of Options!"
Multi-effects and guitar processing units have come a long way. I recall an old rackmount Boss unit with early COSM technology that left a lot to be desired, making it difficult to create some clear-…
Brière Pedals Drive Factory - "Great Sound and Plenty of Options, from Clean Boost to Heavy Distortion"
Christian Briére hit a homerun with the Drive Factory, and in a number of ways. First, the most important aspect of a drive is its sound, and the Drive Factory sounds darn good. It has a medium grai…
Hagerman Amplification Overdrive - "Warm and Dynamic only begins to describe the quality of this overdrive"
The term ‘organic’ may be overused in the music industry, and perhaps a bit of a peculiar nomenclature to describe circuits and electronics, but its applicable nonetheless when comparing sounds that …
Sonicake Fazy Cream - "From Classic Fuzz to Full Bore Modern Distortion-Fuzz"
It’s a great time to be a guitarist, with so many affordable effects coming to market. Sonicake certainly fills that niche with their line-up of effects, and the Fazy Cream muff-style fuzz pedal is n…
dpFX Pedals Eris Dual Distortion - "Two Distortion, Each with Unique Tone Characteristics (Classic & Modern)"
One issue that many people have with dual-distortion pedals is that often both ‘sides’ (the two channels) consist of the same voicing, whereas you change those voices by way of the EQ, how much Gain …
Behringer SNR201 Guitar Denoiser - "Behringer SNR201"
Behringer SNR201 Guitar Pream-Denoiser rack noise reduction gate (Vintage) Model: SNR-201 (Made in Germany) Audio Interactive Noise Reduction System mit Vorverstärker + Ton Dynamic Filter, zu 19 Zo…
Morley 20/20 Distorsion Wah - "Classic Distortion Tone with a Wide Sweeping Wah"
If having a wah pedal isn’t enough, Morley reinvented the concept to include an effect that nearly anyone can appreciate and wants – a Distortion + Wah. Morley also has a Fuzz Wah, for those who can’…
dpFX Pedals Nemesis+ Fuzz w/Expression - "Perhaps the most flexible and diverse fuzz pedal"
Not all fuzzes are created equal, and the Nemesis + Fuzz/Expression, by DPFX (direct in Greece) proves that point. (FYI: available on Reverb, but do search Nemesis fuzz, since there is a Nemesis dela…
Morley 20/20 Lead Wah - "The Sweep and Tone with High-Gain is Unbeatable"
Morley’s Lead Wah is one of the latest in the 20/20 family with many of the same great features. It is a switchless, optical wah, which means there are no pots to wear or get scratchy, and you merel…
TL Pedals Honker Overdrive - "Great Tone with Lots of Volume and Drive"
The Honker Overdrive, by TL Pedals, certainly impresses and delivers. Engineered in Atlantic Canada, this soft-clipping style transparent overdrive is a take on the famous Tube Screamer, but with sev…
RPS Effects Arcade Machine - "Monophonic Synth pedal sounds Huge!"
The Arcade Machine is a PLL-based (phase locked loop) monophonic synth that will take on different tone characteristics based on the instrument involved. A guitar produces a different output result f…
Vick Audio Lucky No. 13 - "A Fuzz that has Overdrive and Distortion Qualities"
A true bypass pedal, and based on the Colorsound fuzz circuit (with a modern voicing) the Lucky No. 13 has simple operation (footswitch and volume control), but many sounds accessible from a guitar’s…
Line 6 M9 - "Decent multi effects for the money"
I bought this pedal primarily to use with a synthesizer; more specifically, because it has a wahwah pedal model that can be controlled with an expression pedal, and Stereo i/o. I don't know of any st…
Aeroband Pocketguitar - "Pocketguitar review"
I was invited to use the Pocketguitar when I was attending a gear exhibition. I tried out this little monster.It's small, tiny and cool, and easy to start playing and learning. The contents of the…
clinchFX EP+ - "A Boost that also Improves your Sound"
SOUND: The EP+ is a ‘boost’ version of the ever-popular EP-PRE, producing an obvious clarity and polished tone difference, but also with a very good boost range. Tone-wise, the improvement is like r…
Neo Instruments Micro Vent 122 - "Authentic Leslie Effect for Organ, Guitar and Bass"
HOW IT SOUNDS: The Micro Vent 122 nails that vintage Leslie 122 sound, perfect for keys, guitar and bass. The sound is clearly defined, whether blended in a small amount or mixed full (although at f…
Korg Pme-40x - "Major mojo"
For a long time I thought this thing was just another failed guitar system from the 80's, and superficially it is, but now that I've had the chance to plug a variety of synths and drum machines into …
Neo Instruments Micro Vent 16 - "Realistic Sounding Leslie in a Pedal"
OVERALL IMPRESSION: The Micro Vent 16, by Neo Instruments, is based on the Fender Vibratone, the latter of which has a 10-inch Leslie speaker. The signal processing uses a very powerful 32-bit SHARC…
Biyang Metal-End - "I'm in love"
this is by far thee absolute best metal distortion/extreme pedal I've ever owned or played with.very brutal and distinct with a whole plethora of options for changing to different tones.back off on t…
