Signal Processors

Whether it’s sitting on your guitar pedalboard or nestled between your synthesizers, this weird and wonderful effects box oozes vintage character.

EHX have used digital technology to coax three different characters of drive from a single pedal.

UA’s digitally modelled version of the Boss CE‑1 analogue Chorus Ensemble now appears as part of the UAFX compact pedal range.

Can this ring modulator live up to the standards of the old MoogerFooger?

Like the original, this Pico pedal identifies individual notes extremely well and it has plenty of attack range, from just softening the attack transient to a slow bowing type of fade‑in.

The latest addition to the 200‑series is the RV‑200 Reverb, which offers 12 different reverb types, including a new algorithm called 'Arpverb'.

Although, at heart, this is ‘just’ a stereo reverb pedal, it’s capable of some very unusual sonic treatments...

Many of EHX's Pico pedals are stripped‑back versions of their larger counterparts, but the Deep Freeze combines features of their Freeze and Superego pedals.

Just when you thought it had all been done with distortion and overdrive pedals, Old Blood Noise Endeavours have put a new spin on the concept...

These audio examples accompany the Universal Audio OX Stomp full review in SOS February 2024.

Guitar giants Fender join the modelling pedal party with this powerful and comprehensive floorboard. We put it through its paces...

Why clog up your stage with effects you only use briefly? Line 6’s new stompbox can be any pedal you want it to be, and will fit neatly into any pedalboard setup.

The dynamic speaker and mic modelling of UA’s popular OX amp‑top box is now available in a compact pedal format.

These audio examples accompany our review in SOS January 2024 of the Universal Audio UAFX Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp stompbox.

UA add emulations of three iconic Marshall amps to their acclaimed UAFX amp pedal line‑up.

Strymon’s Brig is a digital pedal that runs analogue ‘bucket brigade’ delay emulations, and offers three switchable delay voicings.

The ever‑growing UAFX stompbox line‑up now includes a range of more affordable single‑function digital pedals: 1176 Studio Compressor, Orion Tape Echo, Heavenly Plate Reverb and Evermore Studio Reverb.

The cab‑modelling pioneers take on the rest of the chain, right from the preamp input to the mics.

The latest pedal from Warm Audio pays homage to one of the all‑time pedalboard favourites, the Fulltone OCD pedal.

OE’s all‑analogue bass pedals pack the sound of a stack into a stompbox.

The Ultraviolet is the third pedal to join the ranks of Strymon’s new compact line of ARM‑powered processors.