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…
Doc Music Station Val Drive II - "Best Overdrive I've Used!"
SOUND: Val Drive II has found a home on my pedalboard. With a drive that ranges from mild to moderate, it provides a good ‘zing’ to clean channels, so that you have something between clean and dirt…
Doc Music Station British Bender - "Thick and Heavy Fuzz that Mimics the Tones of Led Zep, The Who and The Stones"
SOUND: An aggressive fuzz with an edgy distorted quality, British Bender definitely is more boisterous than it is smooth, although that depends largely on how clean your clean amp channel is. h…
Hotone Audio OMNI AC (Acoustic Sim) - "Mimic the sounds of a Jumbo, Grand Auditorium, Steel String, Nylon String and others"
SOUND: Your acoustic guitar will sound like an acoustic when combined with the OMNI AC (it does not sound artificial) You are taking your raw acoustic tone and customizing it so that it sounds more…
Eventide Rose - "Unique and Awesome Sounding Modulated Delays"
FYI… if you’re not into watching/listening to the entire demo, I encourage you to put on headphones and tune in around 10:15 for a sample composition with various Rose settings that was recorded with…
Doc Music Station Meuf II - "Heavy & Thick Distortion"
SOUND: A thick and heavy fuzz-type distortion (more distortion than fuzz, but definitely characteristics of both), Meuf II has a good amount of Distortion even when turned low. https://www.yout…
Doc Music Station Ruby II - "Simple to Use, Ultra Quiet & Superior Compression"
SOUND: This is one of the best compressors I have used, up there with the famous Keeley compressor. Sound-wise there are a few things that stand out with Ruby II. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v…
Doc Music Station Dark Blue II - "Boutique Flavor that Ranges from Easy Rock to Hard Rock"
SOUND: A classic sounding distortion, Dark Blue II produces a very decent range in output and drive. When the Distortion is low there is some grain to the tone and a hint of bite. https://www.…
Dr. Scientist The Atmosphere - "From Simple Reverbs to Amazing and Unique Soundscapes"
SOUND: Sound-wise, there are two aspects to consider. First, the quality and clarity of sound of The Atmosphere is superb (24 Bit A/D converters at 33.2kHz sample rate); and second, the effects pro…
Zoom 1010 - "Still lovely after all these years"
Once bought as my first effects pedal and having used literally hundreds of different pedals and multi effects units from various manufacturers since, from time to time I keep coming back to this lit…
Demedash Effects 112+ Overdrive - "Diverse Overdrive with Three Voices (Vintage, Modern & Heavy)"
SOUND: The 112+ can range from low gain to thick and heavy while producing varying tones, certainly with the help of having three different and unique ‘Voices.’ Obviously keeping the Drive low will…
Eventide H9 Max - "Likely the best stompbox ever with more sounds than you ever could use"
OVERALL IMPRESSION: The H9 Max is not an inexpensive piece of gear at $699 USD, but the quality of technology and number of sounds is staggering for this stereo in and stereo out stomp-box (includin…
nUX Metal Core - "Classic and Modern Metal Tones under one hood"
SOUND: You can produce two styles of tone/sounds with Metal Core: ‘classic’ that it emulates a 1980s style of Metal and ‘modern’ that emulates a more current Thrash Metal tone. https://www.yout…
KMA Audio Machines Strokkur - "More than a Treble Booster - a Virtual Tone Shaper!"
SOUND: Unless you have dark pickups/amp/cab you may be wondering “why do I want to boost the treble in my signal.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5OaxtUEfL0&feature=youtu.be Strokkur produ…
Ananashead Effects OptoTrem - "Organic, warm and lush"
SOUND: One of the best sounding tremolos I’ve come across, and straight-forward in use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COWK2BRWJLM&feature=youtu.be The OptoTrem allows for a change in Rate …
Carl Martin panama - "A classic drive/distortion that remain tight even with maximum gain"
SOUND: Carl Martin has produced an awesome Classic 80s Plexi tone in a pedal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ0EgcziypE Although there are comparable pedals out there, what sets the Panama…
nUX Roctary - "From simple Tremolo, to Leslie to full-blown Organ"
: Some tweaking skill is required to operate the Roctary; and because this pedal offers a plethora of tones it cannot be pigeon-holed into a particular sound. If we consider a simple function, you…
