It’s hard to find a more respected name in the guitar pedal game than Strymon.
In a market where digital recreations of analog effects are often scorned, Strymon’s pedals are an exception.
Its prices are high, but that rarely draws complaints in the guitar forums.
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With itsnew range of updated pedals, Strymon has chosen the safe, maybe even boring route.
That’s just fine.
This comes down to a combination of features.
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One is that Strymon’s pedals are totally reliable.
Another is that they are incredibly well-thought-out.
But above all, people love Strymon pedals because they sound amazing.
And digital has the advantage of being endlessly tweakable while letting the user save presets to recall later.
The new pedals change pretty much nothing from the old ones, choosing only to add extra features.
The user can also store up to 300 presets and real these via MIDI.
“It’s like having an extra set of hands for evolving sequences or drones.”
Even the obsessive gear upgraders that people music forums are happy.
Solid, reliable, not particularly exciting, yet still inspirational.