The Recovery Effects White Gold choral synthesizer is lush, dreamy, pitch-shifty wonder for guitar, bass, synth, and drum machines alike.

The Arborist is baed on the silicon side of the Giganteum Drive (RIP, sweet giant), with tone for days.

The Rainbow Machine by Earthquaker Devices isn’t for everyone, but if you love it, you LOVE it.

The Westwood by Earthquaker Devices is a transparent — sorry, “translucent drive manipulator.”

I have a confession. I used to absolutely hate fuzz pedals. That is, until I got the Pelican Noiseworks Half Horse.

The Squier Paranormal Series Super-Sonic sounded alright out of the box, but what would make it better? Easy, Lollar Pickups and Gunstreet Wiring.

The Darkglass Electronics Alpha Omega is a fully operational bass amplifier with two very distinct distortion circuits that can be blended together or used independently.

Another pedal from the Andrew Rinard Bass Board Collection, the DOD Meatbox Subsynth is a a bass subharmonic synthesizer and low-end enhancer.

The Joyo American Sound is an attempt to recreate the sound of a ’57 Deluxe amp in a box. Does it succeed?

The Earthquaker Devices Data Corrupter comes to us from the Andrew Rinard bass board, and I have never been so intimidated by a guitar pedal. But, let me tell you, it makes some amazing noises.