Pedals and FX

A lot of people want to use effects pedals in their playing, but some are put off by their cost and the difficulty of going from messing around with them to creating a live act that makes the most of their potential.

EHX introduces the HOG 2 pedal, upgrading their popular Harmonic Octave Generator with enhanced algorithms and controls.

Add guitar effects to your vocals with the new Radial Voco-Loco, a microphone preamp and effects loop pedal in one.

Dunlop introduces the MXR Bass Chorus Deluxe, a versatile analog modulation pedal tuned specifically for bass.

Guitar and Amp manufacturer Fender expands further into guitar effects territory with the new Competition Series Pedals.

T-Rex will introduce the updated version of the Møller 2 Drive and the Sweeper 2 Bass Chorus pedals at the 2013 NAMM.

Osiamo will introduce 12 new Mooer Micro Pedals into the US Market at the coming 2013 NAMM.

Blackbird Pedalboards is now offering Custom Cases, built to match your personal pedalboard.

Strymon introduces the Mobius, a versatile pedal with twelve modulation effect types in a compact package.

Zoom introduces their latest regular-sized multi-effect pedal, the MS-100BT MultiStomp, featuring amp modeling, effects and Bluetooth iOS connectivity.

Visual Sound introduces a pedal that lets you have quick and accurate tempo synchronization, the Time Bandit.

Mesa Engineering has come up with four new drive and distortion pedals, namely the Grid Slammer, Tone-Burst, Throttle Box and Flux-Drive.

Electro-Harmonix is set to release the new Deluxe Bass Big Muff Pi Pedal this coming January 2013.

Catalinbread introduces its latest pedal, the Echorec, giving you the sound of analog magnetic drum echo in a compact and modern package.

Catalinbread unveils the Callisto Chorus/Vibrato pedal, a compact pedal with MN3007 Bucket Brigade chip at its core.

The Way Huge Echo-Puss is a delay pedal from Dunlop, featuring analog delay sounds that you can easily fine tune.

British effects manufacturer Origin Effects introduces two new studio-grade FET compressor pedals, the SlideRig and Cali76.

Electro-Harmonix introduces three new members of the The Next Step series - Expression, Pan and Volume pedal - featuring zero moving parts.

The JamMan Solo XT is the newest looper from DigiTech, a standard size pedal with true stereo looping and Micro SD support.

Flashback X4 is the big brother of TC Electronic's popular delay pedal, now with 12 delay types, four TonePrint slots and looper functionality.

The Electro-Harmonix Talking Pedal brings the talkbox filter effect into a unique zero moving parts, rocking wah design.

These select mini guitar effects will let you save on cash and precious pedalboard space without sacrificing your tone.

Vox introduces the StompLab Series, four compact multi-effect pedals packed with modeled amps and effects.

Snark, known for their clip on tuners and metronomes, have released their first floor pedal unit, the Snark SN10 Tuner.

The RotoSound Fuzz Pedal is back in production, using the same '60s era circuit configuration with modern reliability and true-bypass.