Effects

The Key9 takes in a monophonic or polyphonic signal from a standard electric guitar, processes the waveforms that come from the pickups, and delivers a remodelled sound, in this case emulating electric pianos...

Designed and built in Germany, and paying tribute to the Tube Screamer sound...

E-H's overdrive pedal uses MOSFETs as non-linear elements to create distortion, and actually performs as well as many boutique pedals despite being very modestly priced. 

This delay pedal was designed to offer ‘that’ vintage Echorec sound. Does it convince?

Is the Electro-Harmonix Super Pulsar the most sophisticated and versatile tremolo pedal money can buy?

Is this the most faithful imitation yet of the fabled Uni-Vibe effect?

Ogre’s Tubeholic pedal overdrive contains neither tubes nor, as far as I can tell, any alcohol. It does, however, feature 440g of barking-mad cast metal as its case.

The phase-style effects created by these two new TC Electronic TonePrint-series pedals are anything but ordinary.

While an overdrive pedal might not seem like an obvious studio accessory I’ve often found that using an analogue overdrive pedal before a software modelling amp/speaker produces more musical results.

For such a simple-looking box, decked out with one knob, two buttons and no display beyond a single LED, the TC-Helicon Ditto Mic Looper is a very sophisticated piece of kit.

While we’ve all been sitting waiting for the next big thing in studio recording, there’s been a quiet but very significant revolution going on literally beneath our feet in the world of effect pedals.

If you read my review of the Electro–Harmonix B9 Organ Machine effects pedal, their C9 will look very familiar but this latest pedal offers different sounds.

As iconic and extensive as it is, the Boss range of pedals has never included a proper guitar synth — until now.

Is EHX’s latest pedal perfect for guitarists who want to pull out all the stops?

Could this thoughtfully designed bass front-end be the answer to every bassist’s stage and studio prayers

Korg's Pandora series first appeared almost 20 years ago, but the range has evolved with the march of technology. Today's...

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Danish vocal‑effects experts TC Helicon combine their established harmony and effects processing with some seriously impressive looping technology.

DOD's Phasor 201 was one of the first commercial phaser pedals.

Just what the world needs, right? Another overdrive pedal... Well, in the case of the Electro-Harmonix Soul Food the answer...

Although they're intended mainly for guitarists, modular knob twiddlers could also find plenty to like about Moog's new pedals.