Boss OD-20 Drive Zone - "gotta know how to use it"
I tried. And I tried. Could never get a great sound. However, I A/B this unit with some of the originals and it sounded BETTER than BOSS originals. Just now I was morbidly curious and I put it at …
clinchFX EP-Pre - "Simple & Straight-forward Never Made Your Tone Sound So Good"
USE & SOUND A classic and sought-after tone polisher, the EP-PRE is based on the Echoplex 3 Tape Delay preamp. If you already like your tone, imagine an extra dimension in harmonics and essence, whe…
CeriaTone Horse Breaker - "Merging the Centaur with the Bluesbreaker, a Plethora of Tone is Yours for the Taking"
BACKGROUND: Take two of the most popular drive pedals, the Klon Centaur and the Marshall Bluesbreaker, and combine them into one pedal that allows each to function separately or together and you h…
Lounsberry Pedals Nigel Touch Overdrive - "Amp-like Response with Superb Dynamics"
BACKGROUND: Nigel is not your typical overdrive, and its full name (Nigel Studio Touch Overdrive) nails it on the head. This pedal is incredibly touch-sensitive and a little drive goes a long way in…
Valco Bloodbuzz - "Multi-Vocing Fuzz & Overdrive with many Tone Possibilities"
OVERVIEW: Bloodbuzz is one of the more diverse pedals, with a fuzz and overdrive combination that can be setup in different ways within itself and with other gear. The wide-ranging gains, tones and …
Mojo Hand FX Dream Mender - "Crystal Clear Results and Easy Operation"
SOUND: The Dream Mender includes both delay and modulation. Both are front and center in the sound and when in use; neither are subtle or subdued, which means if you’re looking for a strong effect, …
Cusack Music Meta Plexi - "Individual Crunch & Lead Channels with a lot of Tone Flexibility"
SOUND: I’ve worked with a number of Plexi-based pedals and find the Meta Plexi to have the best sound and the greatest diversity when working with various amps (including pushing the Gain on the ped…
Karma Guitar Amplifiers MTN-10 - "From 'True' Clean Boost to Thick and Chewy Drive/Distortion"
SOUND: Overall this pedal has great sound; a boutique-quality pedal developed by an amplifier company, which says a lot. The tones it produces are wide and varied, due to the range of both the Drive…
Foxrox FR-100 - "Great Sounding with Dual Channels (rhythm & lead)"
SOUND: The FR 100 is a very impressive OD, in both rhythm and lead modes, both of which sound very classic. Other drives have different flavors, but the FR 100 sounds seemingly ubiquitous to my ears…
EX Amp Reverb - "ENO Reverb is the brand and is a great little reverb!"
I have 2 other reverb devices dedicated in other places and wanted a cheap one for my preamp into a Mooer Radar setup I run into my PC or PA. Got this on Aliexpress for $25 USD! Very pristine sound q…
Moody Sounds Octorsion - "A well-blended octave-up with clear cutting distortion"
SOUND: The Octorsion is a rather diverse pedal based on its dual-functions, with distortion and an octave up blend merging together. I have reviewed other such pedals, but found them more specific t…
Fairfield Circuitry The Unpleasant Surprise - Experimen… - "Strange and Experimental, but also Solid Rock Tones"
SOUND: The Unpleasant Surprise’s footswitch engages and disengages the device. The Tone switch can be set for ‘dark’ or ‘bright.’ Depending on your amp and guitar tone’s settings, the dark may seem …
Heather Brown Electronicals The Blessed Mother - "Fantastic Tone and Blending to Supercharge Your Amp"
SOUND: The Blessed Mother is by far one of the best clean/transparent boosts and overdrives I’ve heard – blending and affecting other gear exceptionally well without altering the original tone too m…
Boss OC-3 SUPER Octave - "Excellent Octave Pedal for Bass Guitar"
I am a bass player so I am only using this pedal with bass guitar. First I have to say it tracks really well. The octave sounds are very clean and it doesn't glitch as much as with other pedals. Y…
TC Electronic Drip Spring Reverb - "faulty"
I purchased this pedal used..the seller said he only used it twice....it does look like new....is has good response but a major flaw with it,,which for me makes it unusable is,,the drop in volume,,wh…
Valeton Coral Mod II - "Superb Clarity, Low Noise and Flawless Quality in These 16 Effects"
SOUND: Thanks to the 24-bit technology and custom buffer circuit, the Coral Mod II has great clarity. It also has very low noise, making the inclusion of its tremolos, wahs, flangers, etc., a pleasu…
Ananashead Effects Main Fuzz - "Diverse Fuzz - from Boost to Overdrive/Distortion to Fuzz"
SOUND: The Main Fuzz offers more options and tonal qualities than other Fuzzes I have tried. Based on the Fuzz Face, you can achieve anything from a clean boost, to warm or bright, to crunchy and d…
Morley 20/20 Wah Lock - "Versatile wah with three modes of operation"
SOUND: The 20/20 Wah Lock’s clarity of tone certainly has much to do with the the new 20/20 Buffer, thus keeping the signal clear, tone strong and without any signal loss. The quality of the wah ton…
Malekko Goatkeeper - "From Simple Tremolo to Complex Sequence-Type Patterns"
SOUND: The Goatkeeper is rather quiet, even when combined with a high-gain amplifier (there isn’t too much ‘swooshing’ in the background when not playing, which you often hear with tremolo-type peda…
Morley 20/20 Wah Boost - "Classic Wah with Superb Clarity of Tone"
SOUND: Focusing on the mid-range of the EQ spectrum, the Wah Boost is a classic sounding wah with a fairly wide sweep. It does avoid that high-end shrill sometimes apparent with wahs, but also that …
Mojo Hand FX RVT - "Authentic Classic Sounds"
SOUND: Having worked with other similar pedals (with reverb/tremolo/vibrato), I found them to have a hint of modern flavor, whereas the RVT sounds very classic, vintage and authentic. This makes se…
Morley 20/20 Power Wah Volume - "Great Sound and Space Saving"
SOUND: You’re guaranteed a lot more purity of tone with minimal background noise (a real concern with high-gain tones and a wah combination) with Morley’s Optical (MQ2 custom inductor) technology. …
Night Owl Industries Q the EQ - "Sweeping EQ Abilities in a Wah Style Pedal"
SOUND: EQ can do a lot for your tone, but when you consider applying EQ in a dynamic sense you then enter a different realm. With Q you can set the Treble and Bass (two knobs), but then fluctuate t…
Ananashead Effects Bolt - "From Transparent to Just a Little Dirty, Bolt is a Versatile Drive"
OVERALL IMPRESSION & SOUND: Whether adding some clean boost, turning a clean channel into a crunch channel, or pushing a dirty channel for added bite and clarity in the mix the Bolt is a fantastic o…
Doc Music Station Blues Delight II - "Diverse Overdrive Serves More than Just the Blues"
OVERVIEW: This pedal may be dedicated to the Blues (and the tones associated with the genre), but Blues Delight II certainly acts as an effective drive to push higher-gain amps, due to its very clea…