From smoother BD-2 flavored overdrive to fuzz, the Homework Series Blues pedal brings Canadian flavor to my board. Fresh off my first trip to Canada to spend New Years in Montreal, we have our first Canadian pedal review of 2024. There are a ton of great builders from up north, and sometimes I fail toContinue reading “Winnipeg Electrical Co. Puts Their Best Foot Forward With A Fuzzy Blues Driver”
Category Archives: Effects Pedal Review
Rare Buzz Strikes Fuzz Gold Again With The Rubidium Superoxide Pedal
After wowing me with the Fuzz Bob-Omb, Rare Buzz has outdone themselves with this boosted octave fuzz. During 2022 I fell in love with Rare Buzz’s Fuzz Bob-Omb, a silly looking, grizzly sounding germanium fuzz based on some old forgotten Soviet tech. The pedal ended up in my top 10 list, right at #5 andContinue reading “Rare Buzz Strikes Fuzz Gold Again With The Rubidium Superoxide Pedal”
Meet The ALABS Audio Pedals: Novadrift Modulation and Orbit Pitch Pedals
Not quite expensive, but not quite cheap, these pedals bring a lot of the versatility of premium pedals to a more accessible level. Want to grab your own ALABS pedals? Go grab them here. While researching which pedals to cover in 2024, I stumbled across ALABS Audio on Instagram. They seemed familiar, even though I hadContinue reading “Meet The ALABS Audio Pedals: Novadrift Modulation and Orbit Pitch Pedals”
This Experimental Fuzz Pedal Is For You Earthy, Crunchy Types
Meet the Wonderful Audio Technology (WAT) Fuzz Lands, an ultra versatile fuzz pedal You really can’t have too much fuzz, and luckily there’s no shortage of fun fuzzes around these days. The last fuzz I raved about was a relatively simple, vintage circuit. But now we’re turning over to a much more complicated and powerfulContinue reading “This Experimental Fuzz Pedal Is For You Earthy, Crunchy Types”
Meet The ALABS Audio Pedals: Versatile Delay And Reverb Effects
Not quite expensive, but not quite cheap, these pedals bring a lot of the versatility of premium pedals to a more accessible level. Want to grab your own ALABS pedals? Go grab them here. While researching which pedals to cover in 2024, I stumbled across ALABS Audio on Instagram. They seemed familiar, even though IContinue reading “Meet The ALABS Audio Pedals: Versatile Delay And Reverb Effects”
Stromer Mutroniks Brings Vintage Fuzz To The Masses
This is a premier example of lo-fi vintage fuzz based on the old Shin Ei Super Fuzz Want one of these Superfuzzes? Of course you do, so go grab one at Reverb I have admittedly reviewed a lot of fuzz pedals since I started this job, but sometimes you just know when you struck gold.Continue reading “Stromer Mutroniks Brings Vintage Fuzz To The Masses”
How Good Is This Cheap Spring Reverb From Mosky?
I’ve been on a big spring reverb kick, but how will this $35 mini pedal stack up to my previous boutique choices? 2023 had a lot of fantastic pedal reviews on this website, but was lacking when it came to affordable pedal reviews. I’ve done a lot of cheaper pedal articles in the past, andContinue reading “How Good Is This Cheap Spring Reverb From Mosky?”
Summer School Electronics Debuts The New Half-Day! Compressor, Just In Time For Black Friday
Summer School’s compressor is more of a preamp/boost/compressor/EQ all in one than just a utility pedal. With their third release of 2023 Summer School has brought a truly new pedal into their lineup. While their previous two could be seen as remakes of their classic fuzz and drive circuits, the new Half Day! marks theContinue reading “Summer School Electronics Debuts The New Half-Day! Compressor, Just In Time For Black Friday”
2023 Guitar Pedal Rankings: Everything We Reviewed This Year
Delays, Double Pedals, Fuzzes, Phasers, Klones, and even a KTR all face off for the coveted #1 spot. 2023 was a return to force for Guitars For Idiots, with weekly articles returning, and no shortage of guitar, pedal, and other gear reviews. We celebrated the end of my PhD, a ton of new gear releases,Continue reading “2023 Guitar Pedal Rankings: Everything We Reviewed This Year”
Is The Klon KTR Even A Good Drive Pedal?
I throw it into the signal chain against two brilliant Centaur alternatives and let you all decide. Never in my life did I think I’d ever get a Klon KTR pedal. I sure as hell wasn’t going to spend nearly $1000 on Reverb for a scalpers pedal, and that means the multiple thousands it costsContinue reading “Is The Klon KTR Even A Good Drive Pedal?”
