Brand

Strymon

In the current JustPedals catalogue, Strymon is represented by Delay Pedals, Reverb Pedals and Pedal Power Supplies. Current listings include Lex Rotary, TimeLine Delay and Olivera Oil Can Delay. That makes the range relevant to players looking for drive, gain and clipping, plus time-based effects and ambience. Check each model for its exact circuit or processing platform, controls, power requirements and connections, particularly where the catalogue includes both pedals and supporting gear.

Category

Modulation Pedals

Modulation pedals vary pitch, time, amplitude or phase to create movement around the dry sound. Chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, vibrato and rotary-style effects all sit in this broad group, but their controls and signal behaviour differ. Rate sets speed; depth, feedback, waveform, mix and stereo routing determine intensity and space. Decide whether the pedal should sit before or after drive and ambience, then check headroom, tap or MIDI control, mono compatibility and whether the effect leaves the dry signal intact.

Tags

MIDI

MIDI sends, receives or responds to Musical Instrument Digital Interface messages rather than carrying instrument audio itself. Program changes can recall presets, continuous controllers can move parameters and MIDI clock or transport messages can synchronise timing. Check the connector or USB method, channel and message support, clock direction, latency and whether the device needs a separate MIDI host or adapter. MIDI control is powerful, but compatibility depends on the exact messages each product understands.

Presets

Preset-capable products can store and recall effect settings, signal paths or control assignments. The useful differences are the number of locations, whether footswitches or MIDI can recall them, what parameters are saved, how quickly they change and whether trails continue between settings. Check editing, backup, firmware, expression and USB requirements, and confirm that the preset system covers the parameters you need rather than assuming every control is recalled.

Stereo

Stereo products provide separate left and right audio paths, which may widen modulation, preserve independent delays or route a pedalboard into two amplifiers or a mixer. Input and output behaviour is not always symmetrical: some units sum a stereo input, while others create stereo from a mono source. Check whether the effect collapses safely to mono, how the dry signal is routed, the socket format and the destination’s panning and phase requirements.

Tap Tempo

Tap tempo lets a player set delay, modulation, tremolo or looper timing by tapping a footswitch. The implementation may be a dedicated switch, an external input, MIDI clock or a combination, and the supported timing divisions vary. Check whether the tempo is stored, whether tap is momentary or latching, how quickly the effect follows changes and which blocks respond. Tap tempo is useful only when the control connection and timing range match the workflow.

True Bypass

True bypass removes the effect circuit from the audio path when bypassed, usually by mechanical, relay or switching circuitry. This can preserve the direct signal but does not automatically solve long-cable loading, and it may create a pop or leave no buffer for the rest of the board. Check the actual switching method, trails or spillover, input and output loading and the number of other true-bypass pedals in the chain.