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?”
Category Archives: Effects Pedal Review
Fuzz Imp Echo Moon Delay Pedal Review
What direction will this Fuzz and Overdrive-focused brand go with their boosted delay pedal? Fuzz Imp, a pedal company led by a fine fellow named Justus, has made most of their reputation behind the sale and development of all things gain and fuzz. Is that really a surprise given the name of the brand though?Continue reading “Fuzz Imp Echo Moon Delay Pedal Review”
Oneder Effects Onederwall Review: It’s Biblical, You Know x
One half Onederbolt distortion, one half turbo big muff, but all goodness. Few pedal companies have become more important to me in the last year than Oneder Effects. The Red Ryder is the RAT-style pedal I’ve been missing, the Major Award was seriously fun fuzz, and now a new pedal graces my board. The OnederwallContinue reading “Oneder Effects Onederwall Review: It’s Biblical, You Know x”
Summer School Electronics Updates The Gladys With More Bark And More Bite
New controls, improved tone, but same fun transparent overdrive and dog-inspired graphic! If you like what you hear/read, go grab your own Gladys V2 before they’re gone! You may remember Gladys as the transparent, Bluesbreaker-based pedal from Summer School Electronics released back in 2022. As one of the earlier pedals from brand, it was aContinue reading “Summer School Electronics Updates The Gladys With More Bark And More Bite”
Summer School Electronics Unveils The Pep Rally Fuzz
Summer School’s latest release brings new flavors and capabilities to a familiar fuzz sound. Summer School is back with their first new pedal of 2023 which, ironically enough, is dropping just in time for the kick off of summer school around the country. Fully embracing the school theme, Mark Turley’s latest creation is the PepContinue reading “Summer School Electronics Unveils The Pep Rally Fuzz”
Gear Ant’s Cicada Fuzz + Phaser Pedal Is Pure Madness
This new creation pairs spitty fuzz with swirling phaser to make quite the noisemaker. Every now and then a pedal comes along that’s sort of impractical, but feels entirely necessarily. That’s the best way to describe Gear Ant’s latest creation, the Cicada. And don’t let that description fool you, it’s not an insult. Instead, GearContinue reading “Gear Ant’s Cicada Fuzz + Phaser Pedal Is Pure Madness”
Tulpa FX Owlman Pedal Is A Thick, Terrifying Noisemaker
Fuzz and ring modulation combine to create a tool as haunting and powerful as the cryptic it is named after. It’s not everyday that you get your hands on a guitar pedal named after a mythical (and scary) half man, half owl. But yet here we are, with the Tulpa FX Owlman Overloader sitting onContinue reading “Tulpa FX Owlman Pedal Is A Thick, Terrifying Noisemaker”
Universal Audio’s DelVerb Is Worth It’s Weight In Spring Reverb
My favorite of UA’s newest pedal releases brings lots of versatility, and brilliant spring reverb to your board. Back during the NAMM madness Universal Audio unveiled three new pedals. The DelVerb Ambience Companion, the MAX Preamp Dual Compressor, and Galaxy Tape Echo & Reverb. In the coming weeks, I’ll have a Galaxy versus Boss RE-2Continue reading “Universal Audio’s DelVerb Is Worth It’s Weight In Spring Reverb”
Meet the Fuzz Club, Your New Versatile, Loud Fuzz Friend
A Fuzz War-inspired pedal that adds versatility and lots of volume to any pedalboard it touches. It’s not everyday that I find pedals that are too loud. So when Phil from Cat Box Customs hit me up saying, be careful with this thing I kind of laughed and moved on with my day. But heContinue reading “Meet the Fuzz Club, Your New Versatile, Loud Fuzz Friend”
New Pedal Builder: Heuristic Industries Launches The Fulcrum
The Fulcrum is a simple, two knob preamp that offers a wide range of gain and EQ control. This week on Guitars For Idiots I’m going to bring your attention to a new pedal builder, Heuristic Industries. The company is about to launch off the ground, and sent me this Fulcrum Preamp pedal prototype toContinue reading “New Pedal Builder: Heuristic Industries Launches The Fulcrum”
