Sustaining warm fuzz tones in a big bright blue box, what’s not to like? Visit Radio Waves Effects website – Cost $125 USD – or grab one on Reverb using my affiliate link! Our first pedal review of the 2025 season is here and it’s a big box fuzz from Radio Wave Effects, a LexingtonContinue reading “Radio Wave Effects Dalliter Fuzz Review & Demo”
Category Archives: Effects Pedal Review
2024 Guitars For Idiots’ Guitar Pedal Review Rankings
It was a year full of showcasing new brands, creative builders, and smaller batches than you’ll find on main stream sites. Welcome to the 4th annual guitar pedal review rankings here on Guitars For Idiots. This year was, yet again, a bit different on the website from years’ past. That seems to be a reoccurringContinue reading “2024 Guitars For Idiots’ Guitar Pedal Review Rankings”
Summer School Electronics Launches The Extra Credit Boost
It’s like the Bootster Boost, but a little bit better, more on brand, and still yellow! Summer School Electronics is back with another new release to kick off the fall! After releasing the very brilliantly designed Class Reunion earlier this summer, Summer School is bringing back an old favorite from their early lineup, but withContinue reading “Summer School Electronics Launches The Extra Credit Boost”
Audio! Audio! Releases Their Superdrive, And It Lives Up To The Name
This is a highly versatile and flexible gain pedal for the discerning gear knucklehead. You may remember Audio! Audio! and their Superdrive gain pedal from our recent Tube Screamer project! It’s a vaguely Tube Screamer based pedal, but has a ton of tweaks to make it far more flexible courtesy of builder Lucky (the monster).Continue reading “Audio! Audio! Releases Their Superdrive, And It Lives Up To The Name”
Is The Tube Screamer Circuit The Perfect Punk Pedal? I Tried 8 To Find Out
My first overdrive pedal ever was the TS9, so I compared it next to a ton of cool alternatives in a punk context. What’s the gist: Instead of trying to find the best TS-inpired pedal out there, I played a bunch of punk music through 8 different takes on the circuit to show what typeContinue reading “Is The Tube Screamer Circuit The Perfect Punk Pedal? I Tried 8 To Find Out”
Bulinski Effects Pedals’ ASD-1 Is A Smart, And Thunderous Spring Reverb
The Analog Spring Driver uses an external spring tank and some clever controls to craft a range of tones. What Makes The ASD-1 Different? The Bulinski ASD-1 is not like other spring reverb pedals you may have seen me cover on this site or on Ultimate Guitar. It uses intuitive but creative controls to allowContinue reading “Bulinski Effects Pedals’ ASD-1 Is A Smart, And Thunderous Spring Reverb”
A Perfect Throuple: Eddie Rifkind’s Karen, Karen X, and Ken Guitar Pedals
For a long time, I’ve thought these pedals were a hilarious joke, but it turns out they also sound alright! These is a lot to unpack with these three pedals! First off, they’re hilarious sporting a Karen silhouette, Elon Musk, and then Ken looks far too much like Julian from Trailer Park Boys. However, theseContinue reading “A Perfect Throuple: Eddie Rifkind’s Karen, Karen X, and Ken Guitar Pedals”
Just Some Audio Effects Is Churning Out Warm, Gritty Pedals To Fit Any Rig
Plugging in a boost, compressor, and overdrive led to a lot more tonal options than I anticipated. Today’s pedal review has us turning our attention to a UK-based builder who I’ve been following for some time now. JSA (Just Some Audio) Effects had my attention for a few reasons, most notably because they have veryContinue reading “Just Some Audio Effects Is Churning Out Warm, Gritty Pedals To Fit Any Rig”
Sonicake’s Warped Dimension Promises 4 Classic Mods For $50, But Is Worth It?
We dive back into the affordable end of the pedal world to see if this Sonicake pedal is a market disruptor. After a slew of new independent and boutique builder reviews, we’re dipping our toes back into the affordable gear section. Today we’ll be taking a look at Sonicake, a popular brand from the affordableContinue reading “Sonicake’s Warped Dimension Promises 4 Classic Mods For $50, But Is Worth It?”
Case Study Effects Re-launches With Their Studio Compressor
Formerly known as Neutron Pedals, Case Study kicks off a new era with a sleek compression pedal. Compressors are a very underappreciated part of the guitar gear world. They’re often not seen as a “sexy” new purchase, and oftentimes they don’t get the attention that sparkly new overdrives or granular delays get. But much likeContinue reading “Case Study Effects Re-launches With Their Studio Compressor”
