Pedals and FX

We all love the sound of a cranked tube amp, but it can be too loud in many situations. This is what power attenuators are for - reducing the loudness of your amp while retaining the cranked tube tone.

We have revised our loop pedal recommendations for 2018 and found that we were quite happy with our recommendations from last year with just some minor adjustments.

The new Boss GT-1 compact multi-effects processor is now available, with a retail price of $199.

Zoom expands their multi-effects lineup with the new G3Xn and G3n, with upgraded features and intuitive controls.

Positive Grid unveils the latest beneficiary of their Tone Matching technology, the BIAS Distortion Pro Pedal.

BAE Audio releases the Hot Fuzz pedal, a two channel pedal with '70 style fuzz tone and a top boost circuit.

Japan based pedal manufacturer Free The Tone introduces the Ambi Space AS-1R, a 32-bit DSP based reverb pedal.

EHX releases the new Wailer Wah, a lightweight, affordable and traditional version of the Crying Tone Wah.

Keeley celebrate their 15th anniversary this month with a new multi-effects unit called the Dark Side pedal.

Electro-Harmonix introduces the Bass Clone pedal, a bass guitar friendly version of their Small Clone chorus.

Friedman Amplification introduces the BE-OD Overdrive pedal, an amp-in-a-box based on their BE-100 amplifier.

Walrus Audio introduces the 385 Overdrive Pedal, inspired by the tube amplifier used on '50s film projectors.

We have updated our selection of the best overdrive pedals, and added tips on how to find the right one that fits your taste and tone shaping needs.

Ernie Ball introduces the Expression Overdrive, a dirt pedal that gives you real-time control over the overdrive effect.

Regardless of where you got your first taste of distortion, be it from entry-level amps or from a stompbox, your ever changing musical preference will eventually lead you to check out what other distortion pedals offer. This is where we come in with our updated roundup featuring highly recommended dirt pedals (also called "dirt boxes") that cover a wide variety of styles.

The quality of multi-effects have jumped tremendously since they were first introduced. These days, you can find many of them on stages and in studios, used by musicians of various musical styles and backgrounds.

Hotone Audio introduces the XTOMP, a compact and versatile pedal with over 300 modeled effects from different eras.

Be it for psychedelic warble, high end shimmer, or for jet plane swoosh, phaser pedals have provided guitarists with a unique voice that has changed the musical landscape.

Greer Amps announces that it is now shipping their new NOS-based circuit octave fuzz pedal called Super Hornet.

Pigtronix introduces the Philosopher's Tone Micro, a compact version of their trademark compressor pedal.

Boss expands their Waza Craft series pedal with the TU-3W Chromatic Tuner, with switchable buffered or true-bypass operation.

Rocktron introduces the MicroHush, a compact micro-pedal version of their popular Hush noise reduction pedal.

TC Electronic introduces the WireTap Riff Recorder, a compact pedal that is specifically designed for high quality capture of song ideas.

Amptweaker introduces the new FatMetal Pro, an update to the original FatMetal distortion with expanded controls.

Seymour Duncan introduces the new Forza Overdrive effects pedal, launched exclusively at Chicago Music Exchange.