Top Ten Pedals of 2019

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Top Ten Pedals of 2019

As we make our way into the new decade, we here at Pedals and Effects wanted to take a look back at the pedals that really impressed us in 2019. The last few years have really shown us that we truly are in the golden age of effects pedals. Smaller pedal operations have been enough to shake up the industry with their output, and even get the titans of the industry to notice and do similar things. In the end we all benefit from innovation. So let’s take a look at what innovation brought us in 2019!

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NAMM 2019: Editor's Picks with Premier Guitar

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NAMM 2019: Editor's Picks with Premier Guitar

Another NAMM is in the books! It was a whirlwind of a weekend but we’re stoked on all the gear we got to try, all the familiar faces we got to see, and all the new friends we made. We saw a lot of really cool stuff at NAMM, and during all the chaos we got to sit down with Premier Guitar to talk about all the coolest pedals and effects we saw at NAMM 2019.

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Top Ten Pedals of 2018

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Top Ten Pedals of 2018

With the dawning of 2019, it’s time to look back on the effects pedals in 2018 that we absolutely loved. This past year was a great year for effects pedals, but these are the pedals that we kept coming back to. Without further ado, here are Pedals and Effects top pedals (in no order), of 2018.

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Deep Space Pulsar by Rainger FX

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Deep Space Pulsar by Rainger FX

UK based Rainger FX might possibly be one of the most uniformly stylish effects companies out there. We've rocked their straight-out-of-the-lab Dr. Freakenstein fuzz on Fuzz Wars before, and we got to play around with the sweet Dwarf fuzz pedal too. New for NAMM 2017, David Rainger may have come up with something totally unique to the pedal game, presenting the Deep Space Pulsar, a sidechaining pedal!

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Fuzz Wars: The Anarchy Series!

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Fuzz Wars: The Anarchy Series!

All of us here at Pedals and Effects love fuzzes and the incredible variety they come in. Whether it's a vintage Sovtek fuzz or a newer interpretation on that circuit like Earthquaker Devices' Hoof, it seems like no one can get enough fuzz! I started "Fuzz Wars" primarily because I get a lot of fuzz boxes sent to me. I can't seem to keep up with the reviews of all the fuzzes I receive, so I decided to knock out a few at a time and that is how "Fuzz Wars" emerged. 

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