Category: Pedals
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HX Stomp vs Strymon Iridium: Which One Should You Get?
The HX Stomp and Strymon Iridium can both replace a guitar amp, but they take very different approaches. I compared their sounds, amp models, effects, connectivity and workflow to find out which one makes more sense.
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How to Build a Guitar Pedalboard: A Real-World Gigging Setup
Building a guitar pedalboard rarely goes exactly to plan. Here is my real-world pedalboard build, including signal chain, power, wiring, cable management, pedal choices and the problems I ran into along the way.
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Diamond Cornerstone Review: Dynamic British Amp Tones in a Pedal
The Diamond Cornerstone is the kind of pedal that makes a fairly simple promise: put the sound and feel of a classic British amp into a compact box. There are plenty of pedals trying to do exactly that. I have played quite a few of them over the years, and the basic recipe is usually…
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Friedman Dirty Shirley Pedal Review – British Rock Drive That Actually Works in a Mix
A practical Friedman Dirty Shirley pedal review based on my first-generation unit, focusing on mix tones, controls, the Tight switch and the internal gain trim pot.
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Mad Professor Kosmos Review: Ambient Reverb Without Menu Diving
The Mad Professor Kosmos is a discontinued ambient reverb pedal with 11 programs, shimmer sounds, freeze, swell modes and reverb-plus-delay textures. It is simple to use, but it can still go beautifully over the top when you want those big ambient guitar sounds.