Martin
I'm Martin, and I have a problem (it's pedals). I play ambient and post-rock — big washes of reverb, delays into delays, the kind of pedalboard that needs its own roadie — so effects are where I live. I love going down the rabbit hole on a circuit: what's the buffer doing, how does it stack, what happens at the extremes of the knobs nobody dares turn? My reviews tend to wander, because that's how you actually find the magic in a box. I'll always show you the weird, useful corners.
5 published articles · most recent June 10, 2026
I'm Martin, and I have a problem (it's pedals). I play ambient and post-rock — big washes of reverb, delays into delays, the kind of pedalboard that needs its own roadie — so effects are where I live.
I love going down the rabbit hole on a circuit: what's the buffer doing, how does it stack, what happens at the extremes of the knobs nobody dares turn?
My reviews tend to wander, because that's how you actually find the magic in a box. I'll always show you the weird, useful corners.
Articles by Martin
Reverb Types Explained: Spring, Hall, Plate and BeyondSpring, room, hall, plate, shimmer — what the reverb modes on your pedal actually do, and when to reach for each.
Analog vs Digital Delay: Which Should You Buy?Warm and dark or clean and precise? The real differences between analog and digital delay, and how to pick the right one for your sound.
What Is a Fuzz Pedal? Big Muff vs Fuzz Face ExplainedThe oldest dirt sound in rock, demystified — what fuzz actually does, and how the two great fuzz families differ.
Overdrive vs Distortion vs Fuzz: What’s the Difference?Three flavours of “dirt”, three different jobs. A plain-English guide to the pedals that make your guitar growl — and when to reach for each.
How to Build Your First PedalboardSignal chain order, power, patch cables and the mistakes everyone makes first time. A friendly walkthrough to building a board that actually works.