Reviews: Effects
Keeley Multi Echo ME-8 Review
June 3, 2016
The essence of eight echo machines gets distilled into a single, super-varied stompbox.
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Quick Hit: Electro-Harmonix Super Pulsar
June 1, 2016
This potent evolution of the original Pulsar generates tasty vintage tones and extraterrestrial textures.
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Ringside at the OD Rodeo: 5 Dirt Pedal Reviews
May 31, 2016
This roundup of kickin' overdrives showcases classic sounds and new directions in grit.
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Quick Hit: Cusack Reverb SME
May 29, 2016
Access a wormhole’s worth of quality reverberations with only four knobs.
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Pigtronix Echolution2 Ultra Pro Review
May 16, 2016
An ultra-powerful digital delay with modulation, pitch shifting, distortion, and real-time control.
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Quick Hit: Strymon Dig Dual Digital Delay
May 15, 2016
This powerful, ’80s-inspired stompbox spawns echo tones that transcend eras.
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Quick Hit: Keeley Sojourner Fuzz/Reverb Machine Review
May 12, 2016
Beautifully integrated fuzz and reverb conspire in a bubbling-over box of shoegaze delights.
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Quick Hit: Grace Design FELiX Preamp
May 4, 2016
An investment-grade preamp that offers powerful EQ controls, dual channels, and a flexible interface.
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Myco Bepa Review
May 2, 2016
Channeling classic tube amp tones, Myco Pedals unveils their first overdrive for bassists.
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Quick Hit: Malekko Charlie Foxtrot Review
May 1, 2016
This cross between a sampler/looper, a delay, and a pitch shifter is one of the most wonderfully bonkers new pedals in ages.
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Quick Hit: Soldano Supercharger GTO
April 27, 2016
Soldano’s much-loved beast-in-a-box overdrive makes a triumphant return.
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Line 6 Helix Review
April 25, 2016
A powerful pedalboard-style modeler packed with great tones and clever features.
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T-Rex Replicator Tape Echo Review
April 24, 2016
Compact and crazily expressive tape echo might be the most fun you’ll have with delay since you left your Echoplex by the dumpster.
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Boss VB-2W Waza Craft Vibrato Review
April 15, 2016
A beloved and short-lived Boss pitch wobbler makes a triumphant return.
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Quick Hit: Alexander Pedals F.13 Flanger
April 12, 2016
A warped flanger with loads of spacey sounds. Sci-fi geeks unite!
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Quick Hit: KHDK Ghoul Screamer
April 10, 2016
A hot-rodded TS-style box that scores high in versatility.
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Echopark F-1 Fuzz Review
March 31, 2016
Vintage voodoo and rich tones abound in this dual-transistor germanium fuzz.
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Quick Hit: Vick Audio V-2 Distortion
March 29, 2016
Vick Audio’s take on an elusive and pricey Pete Cornish classic churns up buttery, delicious overdrive and low- to mid-gain distortion.
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Quick Hit: Chellee Odie Classic Overdrive
March 27, 2016
Diode switching, enhanced EQ voicing, and wide-ranging controls conspire in an overdrive of expansive potential.
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