So we’ve had smart Drum Machine Pedals before - best exemplified by the Dedalo Beat, DigiTech SDRUM, Rainger FX Snare Trap, and Singular Sound Beat Buddy, while Polyend’s ’Step’ - takes the whole concept a level higher!

This is almost a kind of Linn Drum in pedal format - with 2000+ Samples onboard, 500 Presets, 200 distinct Drum Kits, 4 layers of Drum Tracks, and 16 (4 x 4) clearly visible rhythm steps.

You can kick in a whole load of different effects, drum fills and outros - a load ...

As if the ToneX One wasn’t popular and appealing enough already - we now have an even more glorious Joe Satriani limited 3000 run Chrome edition - containing onboard a tonne of Joe’s own presets and sounds. Surely everyone is going to want one of these - you had better move quick! As of writing this the Joe Satriani ToneX hasn’t been listed at too many dealers yet - while you should order one as soon as it materialises - or you might miss out! I can see Andertons has this listed now - looks ...

I had long since identified 3 Caroline Guitar Co pedals that I really wanted, but as is sometimes the case, I wanted special editions of each - and I was just waiting for the right ones to materialise!

I’ve already covered 2 pedals from that Trifecta - my white-knob CCCP edition of the Hawaiian Pizza Fuzz-Drive, and the recent Zero Edition of the Wave Cannon Superdistorter.

This article is really mostly about the third of my selection - where the Germanium edition of the Shigeharu ...

So this seems to be becoming a regular pattern for EHX - where another of its legendary pedals is celebrated in a limited 600 run Golden Edition - which of course comes in a wooden box.

I don’t mind these collector’s editions - but this will inevitably become shelf-ware, which is a shame for an instrument devices. Pedals same as guitars are for playing - not for hanging on your walls or stacking on shelves.

You have just the 2 controls as always - Color and Rate, there’s no doubt it’s ...

So it’s fairly evident as to who Mooer is targeting here - with a kitchen-sink everything onboard approach for its flagship profiler / modeller. It comes in two versions - including an Li edition with onboard 7.4V 4750mAh rechargeable lithium battery - which lasts around 6 hours.

It uses the V2 version of Mooer’s MNRS technology (Mooer Non-Linear Response Sample) and it employs AI in various areas including the EQ-shaping. It also has 350+ Effects onboard, alongside a Groove Station Looper ...

I’m a huge fan of High Gain Doom Sludge Distortion Pedals - and already have several favourites in that category - including the Blackhawk Balrog, Earthbound Audio Supercollider, Lichtlaerm Audio Altar, and even the recent JHS Pedals Hard Drive.

The Cannibal Unicorn hits slightly differently - as even at full tilt it doesn’t get as boomy and saturated as the others - but combines its sludge with superior note clarity. This is a fairly distinct voicing, with unique abilities, while some of ...

So this was always a likely next move for Kernom - which makes it even stranger that Source Audio hasn’t yet delivered its own modulation companion for its Nemesis and Ventris pedals!

When I first saw this pedal I was a little worried for my friends at Hamstead Soundworks - for their recent Redwing Stereo Analogue Modulator - as this Elipse would likely over-shadow that - while there are enough differences for both of these fantastic new pedals to have their own space - including Mono vs ...

Tsakalis’ original horizontal - kind of Zvex format Funk Pedal was generally very well loved, so it made utmost sense to release an improved version of that. I much prefer it in its new vertical compact orientation, I was never a fan of those width-ways pedals. The newer version has a slightly different topology with one additional control, and greater granularity.

Controls - Master Volume, FX Mix, Input Gain, OCTAVE } Octave Level, Order : Post, Octave Fooswitch; FILTER } Q Bandwidth, ...

The original Yellow Fall Mini Delay was a secret weapon for many - as the best sounding most affordable ’analog’ delay pedal. Jack White loved it so much - that it’s included on his Donner Triple Threat Multi-FX Collaboration. Even though by the most common classifications - this is not really an ’Analog’ pedal at all - but actually a PT2399 variant!

I was very excited when I first spotted the more expansive Yellow Fall 2 - which has some significant pros, and a slight con in that it’s all ...