A classic combo of small clone-style chorus and DS-1-style distortion living under one shared roof. Meet The Smoking In The Boys Room Pedal Despite the name suggesting this is some sort of ’80s glam rock pedal, it is actually quite far from it. Smoking In The Boys Room combines a modified EHX small clone chorusContinue reading “Summer School Electronics & Supercool Pedals Team Up For Nirvana-In-A-Box Guitar Pedal”
Category Archives: Effects Pedal Review
NOKILL Pedal Co. Chinese Crested Space Invader: A Surprisingly Musical & Useful Synth Pedal
Usually a lot of these synthy/fuzzy/glitchy pedals are plenty fun but hard to fit into a musical context – but maybe not this one! The Dog-Themed Synth Pedal Up next from our dear friends at NOKILL Pedal Co. is the Chinese Crested Space Invader, another dog-themed pedal that nicely follows up on the Borzoi GlitchContinue reading “NOKILL Pedal Co. Chinese Crested Space Invader: A Surprisingly Musical & Useful Synth Pedal”
2025 Guitars For Idiots Guitar Pedal Review Rankings
If you want the inside scoop on 2025’s best in boutique and indie-built pedals then read on! Welcome Back! By my count this is the 5th time we’ve done guitar pedal review rankings in the site’s history. As has been the recent trend, this list is devoid of big box brands and singularly focused onContinue reading “2025 Guitars For Idiots Guitar Pedal Review Rankings”
NOKILL Pedal Co. Loves Dogs And Glitchy Fuzz Pedals – And So Do I
The Borzoi Glitch Fuzz is a gnarly, nasty fuzz pedal with momentary glitch capabilities and synthy sounds. Over the years I’ve accumulated quite the collection of glitchy, synthy, weird noisemaking fuzz pedals. It’s just a very fun sub-genre of pedals that has always called to me. I love making a guitar sound broken, even ifContinue reading “NOKILL Pedal Co. Loves Dogs And Glitchy Fuzz Pedals – And So Do I”
Loud, Buzzy, Glitchy, Germanium Fuzz: Fuzz Imp Has Gone All Out With The Machina II Pedal
I don’t know where to begin with this one, but I also can’t stop playing it. 2025 has been a year to say the least. As I detailed recently, it’s been a less than stellar year in the guitar gear industry. Unfortunately, some of those bad vibes have even spilled into my demos and reviews,Continue reading “Loud, Buzzy, Glitchy, Germanium Fuzz: Fuzz Imp Has Gone All Out With The Machina II Pedal”
Drunk Beaver Pedals Recreates The Exar Metal Moon AKA The Polish Marshall Shredmaster
The 3rd installment in the XR Series from Drunk Beaver Pedals is a 3-band EQ equipped, high gain drive. A Copy Of A Copy (But In A Good Way) Finally, the last review of the XR Series pedals is here! And honestly, I may have inadvertently saved the best for last. The XR Series MM-1,Continue reading “Drunk Beaver Pedals Recreates The Exar Metal Moon AKA The Polish Marshall Shredmaster”
No King Of Tone? No Problem – The Fuzz Imp Amity Is All You Need
A dual drive pedal for under $200 with two different flavored amp-like overdrives? Sign me up. No Need To Wait Forever For A Dual Drive Obviously the demand for dual overdrive pedals has skyrocketed in the past decade or so. The vaunted King of Tone from Analogman is considered the cream of the crop, butContinue reading “No King Of Tone? No Problem – The Fuzz Imp Amity Is All You Need”
The Eavesdropper Dr. Square Is Fun, Versatile Take On An Obscure DeArmond Distortion Pedal
This is a really thick sounding, hard clipping distortion pedal for folks who don’t subtle gain sounds. Born Out Of The DeArmond Square Wave Distortion Generator Eavesdropper’s Dr. Square was inspired by the Square Wave Distortion Generator, a pedal I was not familiar with prior to this review and demo. However, if it sounds anythingContinue reading “The Eavesdropper Dr. Square Is Fun, Versatile Take On An Obscure DeArmond Distortion Pedal”
Summer School Electronics Debuts A New Modulation Pedal: Meet The Middle School Chorus
Summer School’s latest pedal brings lush and easy to use chorus to any board in need.
Tulpa FX Bunyip Review: A Silky Smooth Phaser That’s More Subtle Than Straightforward
The Bunyip Phaser showcases Tulpa FX’s penchant for crafting pedals that provide versatility and wackiness.
