Use Code “pedalhaven” At Checkout for 10% Off at TourGear Designs As guitar pedal enthusiasts, we all have one thing in common: we need patch cables to hook all of our pedals together. And of course, there is an endless sea of patch cable brands and options out there to choose from. But the kind […]
A Look at the Short Stack from Whimsy Machines (Review and Demo)
It’s a preamp. It’s a JFET booster. It’s the Short Stack from Whimsy Machines! Whimsy Machines is a fairly new pedal company, based out of Fredericksburg, Virginia. But despite only being around since 2020, Whimsy Machines have come out of the gate offering some incredibly unique pedals in their “Dopecrumb” series. They’ve done […]
The Best Power Supplies for your Pedalboard
When putting together your pedalboard, one of the hardest parts can be choosing the right way to power your pedals from the endless sea of pedalboard power supplies. The truth is, every pedalboard is different. And depending on how many pedals you have on your pedalboard, and how much current (or power) they need […]
The Best “Amp in a Box” Style Pedals
This post may contain affiliate links In the guitar world, there aren’t many things more exciting than playing through a cranked tube amplifier. But if you are on a tight budget or playing guitar in an apartment where you can’t crank your amp’s volume to 10, then having a 100 watt Marshall JCM800 may not […]
A Look at the FVD from Lake Effects (Review and Demo)
Minimal. Versatile. Phenomenal. The FVD is a RAT-inspired distortion pedal created by the great minds over at Lake Effects. With the FVD, Lake Effects has taken everything that you know and love about a RAT pedal and added a few new features and tweaks to make their version a much more versatile distortion […]
The Best Reverb Pedals
This post may contain affiliate links So what are the best reverb pedals to add to your pedal collection? The truth is… it is pretty subjective. But by analyzing the different reverb pedals on peoples’ pedalboards posted on the Pedal Haven Instagram account – combined with some of our favorite reverb pedals, this is a […]
Best Gifts for Guitar Players [Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced]
This post may contain affiliate links If you are not a guitar player, shopping for the guitarist in your family can be a tough task. Whether it’s for birthdays, Christmas, or any other gift-giving holiday – it is hard to navigate the endless sea of guitar gear and gadgets in order to find […]
The Best Klon Centaur Clones
This post may contain affiliate links The legendary Klon Centaur that we all know and love is described by some as the perfect overdrive pedal. But unless you have a few thousand dollars to spend on a guitar pedal (original Klon Centaurs are selling on Reverb.com for an average of $4,500 right now), […]
Building a Pedalboard ($10 DIY Wooden Pedalboard)
This post may contain affiliate links If you’ve been following the @PedalHaven Instagram account, you may have seen that I built a little DIY pedalboard out of wood to use at home. I have been really wanting a medium-sized pedalboard for quite some time. Before building this, I only had the option of a […]
Guitar Pedals for Blues Music
This post may contain affiliate links In the blues world, you may often hear the term, “less is more”. Sometimes all you need in your blues guitar rig is a beautiful guitar and a nice tube amp. However, having a few guitar pedals in your arsenal can definitely help expand your playing vocabulary and add […]