Trevor Curwen

An interestingly-named, bang-up-to-date fuzz

Add some cutting edge to your rhythm

Strymon applies its hi-tech expertise to the humble drive pedal

Ernie Ball subverts the standard stompbox format

This 'board-friendly 'Nano' version of the Small Stone has the same controls as the original: a Rate knob and a Color switch that changes the character of the phasing.

Adrian Thorpe only launched his first pedal in 2015, but ThorpyFX is going from strength to strength.

That 70s sound

Keeley's Workstation range puts several of the company's effects into one pedal chassis, retaining individual switching but saving on pedalboard space while keeping leads and cables to a minimum.

The iRig HD was a simple affair.

Time to turbocharge your tuning

Boss's flagship GT series has been around long enough it's almost part of the furniture, but the brand new GT-1 marks a dinky departure.

A nice fat slice of SRV

TC Electronic jumps into the polyphonic octaver fray

Designed for Joe Bonamassa, the Overrated Special is a limited-edition run of 1,000 units that reimagines Way Huge's Green Rhino overdrive.

There is an abundance of boost pedals currently available, some of which have adjustable EQ, but the Orange Two Stroke goes further by combining boost with a powerful two-band parametric EQ.

In the pre-digital delay days, the Echoplex found its way into the rigs of such legends as Jimmy Page, Brian May and Andy Summers to name a few.

The distinctive foot-controlled pitch-shifting of DigiTech's Whammy has attracted many famous users.

MXR's M87 Bass compressor has been around for a little while now, and the new M76 Studio Compressor is more of the same, but with a new look and name, aimed to give it more universal appeal.

A real chameleon of a pedal

The G5 is Zoom's flagship product, and this tweaked update from the multi-effects specialist promises a bevy of amp sims and effects for even more fun.

Setting fire to his Stratocaster at the Monterey Pop festival in 1967 was a masterstroke of showmanship from Hendrix, one of rock's most iconic moments in history.

Electro-Harmonix has created a bit of a mini industry with stompboxes that give your guitar the sound of a vintage keyboard instrument.

Forget about using just a mic and running your electro straight into the PA; all-in-one effects units give acoustic-playing singer-songwriters more control over their sound.

The Mercury's Classic setting conjures up the sort of vintage flanging that's relatively mild and not unlike a chorus effect.

Just as Strymon's Flint combined tremolo and reverb in a pedal, there are three types of tremolo available here.