If you’re looking to expand your pedalboard these days, why not try out these new pedals (and all the other ones in our Pedal Roundups)? TL;DR, the picks in this article are:

• Hotone Freqlux ($299.99)
• Empress Effects Drive ($299)
• Fender Godzilla Distortion ($149.99)
• JHS Glitch, Bit Crush & Ring Mod Pedals ($99.99/ea)
• Chase Bliss Big Time ($999)
• IK Multimedia TONEX ONE+ ($249.99)
• Red Panda RD-1 Pitch Delay Pedal ($229)

Hotone Freqlux

The Hotone Freqlux is a high-resolution stereo harmonizer and multi-effects pedal built around 32-bit AD/DA conversion and analog dry-through for pristine signal integrity.

It features three fully independent voices that can be pitch-shifted and harmonized across a 3-octave range, with each voice individually configurable for effects like arpeggiation, tremolo, distortion, and delay through an LCD-based interface. With ultra-low latency around 4 ms, it delivers tight tracking and responsive performance.

The pedal also includes MIDI control, an expression pedal input, dual footswitch modes, a Flux function for dynamic pitch manipulation, and USB connectivity for firmware updates, preset management, and system integration, effectively turning a pedalboard into a centralized sound control hub.

Performance control is equally versatile, offering Preset mode for instant recall, Control mode for traditional bypass operation, and Flux mode for expressive pitch shifts that respond to footswitch input or playing dynamics. Expanded connectivity through MIDI and expression control allows deep integration into both live and studio setups. Get the Hotone Freqlux Pitch-Shift pedal here for $299.99.

Empress Effects Drive

The Empress Effects Drive takes the idea of a classic overdrive pedal and flips it on its head, offering a fully analog gain platform that lets you shape not just your tone, but the way your signal distorts.

At its core is a sweepable midrange EQ placed before the clipping stage, letting you decide which frequencies hit the overdrive hardest. Push the low mids for thick, vocal-like saturation, or favor the upper mids for a tighter, more aggressive response with added bite and presence.

Supporting this is a powerful boost circuit with up to 30dB of clean gain, usable before or after the drive for either extra saturation or a transparent volume lift.

A clean mix control helps retain clarity under heavy gain by blending dry signal back in, while a post-mix active EQ allows for broad bass and treble shaping without upsetting the balance. Built for performance, it features high headroom, an adaptive noise gate, buffered bypass, and a compact enclosure with top-mounted jacks for easy board integration. Get the Empress Effects Drive here for $299.

Fender Godzilla Distortion

The Fender Godzilla Distortion delivers a wall of gain that, when used properly, unleashes a city-leveling amount of sonic firepower. At its core is a powerful op-amp based circuit designed for maximum impact, with a Distortion control that spans everything from thick, muscular crunch to full-on tonal annihilation.

What really sets it apart is the active EQ section, where Treble and Bass can boost or cut frequencies directly within the distortion itself. That means you can dial in razor-sharp leads that slice through dense mixes or summon a seismic low-end thump.

Housed in a road-ready aluminum enclosure with top-mounted jacks for a cleaner pedalboard layout, it’s built for serious use and wrapped in unmistakable Godzilla artwork that makes it clear you are, in fact, a giant nerd (in a good way). Get the Fender Godzilla Distortion pedal here for $149.99.

JHS Glitch, Bit Crush & Ring Mod Pedals

The JHS 3 Series keeps things intentionally simple, stripping each effect down to its core personality while still leaving room for experimentation.

Now expanded into more adventurous territory, the Glitch Delay, Bit Crusher, and Ring Modulator push that philosophy into chaotic, creative sound design, all while staying extremely affordable at $99 each. Get them all here.

1. The Glitch Delay takes familiar echo territory up to 980ms and then destabilizes it with a Glitch control that introduces up to 50% probability of stuttering, fragmentation, and broken repeats.
2. The Bit Crusher goes in the opposite direction, degrading resolution from 24-bit clarity down to 1-bit destruction while dropping sample rates from 32,000Hz to 2.5Hz for lo-fi collapse.
3. The Ring Modulator abandons conventional tone entirely, using an adjustable oscillator and blendable modulation modes to produce everything from subtle metallic shimmer to full alien signal chaos, making the entire trio a playground for unpredictable sound shaping.

Chase Bliss Big Time

The Chase Bliss Big Time is a collaboration between Electronic Audio Experiments’ John Snyder and the wonderfully unhinged minds at Chase Bliss, and it absolutely lives up to the hype.

At its core is a hybrid stereo delay platform built around imperfection: a stereo analog preamp adds saturation and harmonic color before the signal spirals through a stereo analog limiter embedded directly in the feedback loop.

The result is a delay that can move from rich ambience to total controlled collapse in seconds. Controls like Color, Cluster, Tilt EQ, Feedback, Motion, and State all interact dynamically, making Big Time feel like a constantly evolving signal ecosystem.

What makes Big Time especially compelling is just how deep the experimentation goes without losing musicality. Time, Scale, and Mode combine for pitch-shifting delay tricks, quantized rhythmic jumps, and sequenced modulation, while Motion introduces anything from subtle movement to chaotic pitch drift.

Stereo widening options, lo-fi 0.5X mode, diffusion controls, looping functions, and alternate parameters like Texture and Crossover push it even further into sound-design territory. Despite all the chaos, the limiter keeps things surprisingly playable, making Big Time equally capable of lush ambient textures, warped digital degradation, and explosive bursts of noise.

Get the Chase Bliss Big Time here for $999, grab a used Chase Bliss pedal here if you don’t wanna break the bank, and check out all our Chase Bliss coverage right here!

IK Multimedia TONEX ONE+

IK Multimedia has unveiled the TONEX ONE+, a compact amp and effects processor that finally cuts the cord from the computer.

Thanks to full wireless integration with the TONEX Control app, players can now build, tweak, and deploy tones directly from a phone or tablet without ever touching a desktop setup. At the heart of the unit is IK’s AI Machine Modeling engine, delivering hyper-realistic captures of amps, cabs, and pedals.

The TONEX ONE+ ships with the Signature+ Collection, featuring 100 Premium Tone Models with 20 preloaded, while ToneNET opens the door to more than 60,000 additional user-generated captures. Despite its compact size, it’s designed for serious rig integration with full MIDI support over TRS and USB, real-time parameter control, stereo and dual-amp capabilities, and storage for up to 20 presets.

Add studio-grade EQ, compression, modulation, delay, reverb, and an upgraded noise gate, and the TONEX ONE+ becomes equally capable as a travel-board solution, live performance tool, or portable recording rig.

Get the IK Multimedia TONEX ONE+ here for $249.99 (including the exclusive Signature+ Collection, TONEX SE, and AmpliTube 5 SE) and keep up with all our IK Multimedia coverage right here!

Red Panda RD-1 Pitch Delay

The Red Panda RD-1 Pitch Delay is a streamlined, studio-quality digital delay pedal from Red Panda that focuses on combining classic delay functionality with experimental pitch-shifting.

Built around the company’s high-fidelity processing approach, it lets players create everything from subtle ambient textures to extreme, warped feedback effects without needing to navigate complex menus. Its simple layout keeps core delay controls like blend, feedback, and delay time on the top row, while the lower section introduces pitch-shifting capabilities that dramatically expand its sonic range.

The pitch-shift section allows precise control over how the effect moves using a Shift knob paired with a selector for frequency, cents, or semitones, enabling everything from slight detuning to drastic pitch changes. Additional features like the Once button let users apply pitch shifts only once per repeat, while the RVRS function reverses and extends the delay for more experimental textures.

Get the Red Panda RD-1 Pitch Delay Pedal here for $229.