Andy Martin's guitar pedal demos are always an essential visit for us, so when Reverb's effects guru shares his favourites of the year we're all ears. He demos hundreds of them so his picks count for a lot, and he's rounded up six here that you can compare with your own choices in our best new effects pedals of 2021 poll.
The biggest-selling effects pedal of 2021 on Reverb is an unsung hero
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Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.

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