“Good things come in small packages.” How about awesome sounds come from small pedals? At least that’s what we hope for when plugging into pretty much any new guitar pedal for the first time. And as pedals get smaller and smaller, is it possible that the sound can get bigger and bigger? That seems to…
A guitar compressor pedal may seem like an expendable effect as they don’t typically alter your sound as dramatically as, say, a fuzz pedal or guitar synthesizer. But experienced professional guitarists understand the critical difference a quality ‘comp’ can make to their overall guitar sound. Our “Top 13 Best Guitar Compressor Pedals of 2020 –…
2 Builders, 1 Pedal, and Why It’s Okay to Be Angry Boss needs no introduction as the Japanese brand has become synonymous with guitar effects pedals in the four decades since releasing their very first pedal: the Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble. JHS Pedals, however, is a much younger brand, growing from humble beginnings as a…
The Moon Canyon is a pinnacle representation of an instrument that evokes inspiration before you even play it. Born of a collaborative vision shared by Dr. No Effects and Sarah Lipstate of Noveller, the Moon Canyon offers sonic scribes an assortment of effects with which to compose surrealistic musical odysseys and weave synesthetic tapestries of…
EarthQuaker Devices may have said they’d never make a “Tube Screamer”, and well, they didn’t. EQD’s Palisades, while clearly influenced by the legendary TS-808, is much more than a mere “Tube Screamer” clone. It just so happens to be one of the most feature-packed and versatile overdrive guitar pedals ever made. Forgoing the typical 3-knob…
The J.Rockett Audio Designs Archer has been drawing a lot of attention lately from tone-obsessed guitarists. You might assume that’s only because the Archer is obviously another Klon Centaur inspired pedal. But the story of the Archer is a bit more interesting than that of any mere “Klone”. When Bill Finnegan at Klon decided to…
In this article I’m reviewing the Moog MF Drive from Moog’s Minifooger line of pedals aimed at guitar and bass players. The MF Drive boasts all analog circuitry that is inspired by American and British tube amp tones. Its combination of gain-staging, tone, and filter knobs combined with a resonate peak switch and expression input…
By Gabriel Tanaka This is one of those strange pedals out there that you may have missed. You’ve gotta try it. The way it allows you to blend a beautifully compressed (hi-fi if you ask me) signal with a vintage, lo-fi sound while adding chorus/vibrato is simply amazing. Get your hands on one of these…
By Gabriel Tanaka We’ve been getting a few requests for some bass gear reviews. “Hey, what about bass effects pedals?” Okay, okay, we hear you! Check out our review of this box of epicness: ZVex Basstortion Review We might have some more bass treats coming your way soon, too. UPDATE: BestGuitarEffects.com Monthly Pedal Giveaway…
Rivera Venus Recording Review – Best Guitar Amp for Recording? By Gabriel Tanaka From top to bottom: Rivera RockCrusher Recording, Rivera Venus Recording, Rivera Venus 5 The Venus Recording is a tube guitar amplifier and analog 11-band EQ speaker emulator designed to be the ultimate all-in-one solution for recording real valve guitar amp tones. While…