There will be two Spiral Electric FX pedals on this list because they are so well-rounded, versatile, and useful plus just sound dang great. The Red Spiral is possibly the unsung wonder in their ...

Read the first article in this series: Pedal effect circuit design: Getting started. Low-power, tube-like pedal effects can now be yours with a simple JFET circuit. The LSK489, in a common-source ...

The Trapper Bass Distortion combines too all-original Fender circuits to great effect, with a performance that could see it become a pedalboard staple for any occasion when you need to dial in some ...

These are great times to be a stompbox fanatic. We are living through another golden age of guitar effects. Pedal brands are harnessing the power of digital signal processing to bring us ever more ...