Guest-Review | Vita Fuzz

Author’s note: this is a guest review. The views expressed in this review are those of the author. All links to the author’s products, channels and interests have been approved by the moderators of this blog. The Vita Fuzz is truly a “Rare Guitar Pedal”, a past-era U.S.S.R. Soviet built pedal in Riga, Latvia. It looks to be something from the 1970s based on aesthetics … Continue reading Guest-Review | Vita Fuzz

Guest-Review | Kinotone Audio Ribbons

Author’s note: this is a guest review. The views expressed in this review are those of the author. All links to the author’s products, channels and interests have been approved by the moderators of this blog. “Wow, what on Earth does that do?” That’s the main question I get asked about the ‘Ribbons’ by Kinotone Audio.  The answer, is that this is the ultimate, granular … Continue reading Guest-Review | Kinotone Audio Ribbons

Guest-Review | Red Panda Context V2 Reverb

Author’s note: this is a guest review. The views expressed in this review are those of the author. All links to the author’s products, channels and interests have been approved by the moderators of this blog. Recently, I’ve been on a mission to track down my perfect reverb pedal, and this year my search lead me to one of my favourite pedal companies, Red Panda, … Continue reading Guest-Review | Red Panda Context V2 Reverb

Guest-Review | Boss DSD-3 Digital Sampler/Delay

Author’s note: this is a guest review. The views expressed in this review are those of the author. All links to the author’s products, channels and interests have been approved by the moderators of this blog. I’m a big fan of obscure pedals, and forgotten or under-appreciated classics, so naturally I always wanted to grab one of these old, MIJ Boss pedals from the 80’s. … Continue reading Guest-Review | Boss DSD-3 Digital Sampler/Delay

Guest-Review | SoundLad Liverpool Belter Skelter

Author’s note: this is a guest review. The views expressed in this review are those of the author. All links to the author’s products, channels and interests have been approved by the moderators of this blog. One thing that I always really dig is a pedal that aims to nail a specific sound.  Take the Funny Little Boxes 1991 Overdrive, which aims to nail the guitar … Continue reading Guest-Review | SoundLad Liverpool Belter Skelter

Guest-Review | Spruce Effects The Gale Gain Pedal

Author’s note: this is a guest review. The views expressed in this review are those of the author. All links to the author’s products, channels and interests have been approved by the moderators of this blog. I’m generally pretty apathetic when it comes to gain pedals. Most of the ones I’ve tried over the years have sounded fine, and the majority of those have been … Continue reading Guest-Review | Spruce Effects The Gale Gain Pedal

Guest-Review | Nu-X NDD-7 Tape Echo

Author’s note: this is a guest review. The views expressed in this review are those of the author. All links to the author’s products, channels and interests have been approved by the moderators of this blog. I’ve been through several tape echo pedals recently, and tried everything from the Demiurge Instruments Elektromata Deluxe, to the Boss RE-20, Strymon Volante, and even the RE-2 and RE-202. … Continue reading Guest-Review | Nu-X NDD-7 Tape Echo

Guest-Review | Strymon El Capistan

Author’s note: this is a guest review. The views expressed in this review are those of the author. All links to the author’s products, channels and interests have been approved by the moderators of this blog. As someone that owns an exuberant and admittedly unnecessary amount of pedals, if ever I faced a situation where I had to sell off the majority of my collection, … Continue reading Guest-Review | Strymon El Capistan

Guest-Review | Dr. Dusk

Author’s note: this is a guest review. The views expressed in this review are those of the author. All links to the author’s products, channels and interests have been approved by the moderators of this blog. The Dr. Scientist Dusk is one of the best, most versatile, feature-packed, easy-to-use, and pedalboard-friendly envelope filters currently on the market. The controls are really simple, with just three … Continue reading Guest-Review | Dr. Dusk

Guest-Review | Analogman King of Tone

Author’s note: this is a guest review. The views expressed in this review are those of the author. All links to the author’s products, channels and interests have been approved by the moderators of this blog. The world of guitar pedals is often wrought with a bit of snake oil and overhyped products that promise the be all, end all examples of their respective genres. … Continue reading Guest-Review | Analogman King of Tone