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How Mk.gee is bringing back this Roland ’90s-era modeler favored by Joni Mitchell, David Lynch, and Sting
The Roland VG-8, released in 1995, was designed as “a toolbox filled with essentially every existing guitar sound” – and, over the past couple of years, has been given a new lease on life by modern-day tone hunters
“Out of the box, there’s something to suit any genre”: Kemper Profiler Player review
With the pedalboard user in mind, Kemper has downsized for its compact new Profiler Player
“Is it worth the higher price tag? For some, it won’t matter, but for others, it is something to weigh on heavily”: Act Entertainment Sterling Vermin RAT Distortion Pedal review
The Sterling Vermin impressively presents itself as an evolved and cultivated RAT pedal dressed in shining armor
Chibson and Acorn Amps team up for the definitely-not-Google Drive pedal
It's inspired by a well-known cloud storage service and a pun so obvious, we can’t believe we had to wait this long
JHS Pedals pays tribute to mysterious pedal builder with the Coyote – a new fuzz based on one of the rarest pedals of all time
The three-in-one fuzz is based on G.S. Wyllie’s Moonrock – and it took Josh Scott six years to find one
"I need to be honest about how well this pedal holds up for down-tuning against the newer competition it faces": DigiTech Drop Limited Black Edition review
The Polyphonic Drop Tune pedal first landed in 2014, and now a limited run in a new finish gives us a good opportunity to check where it stands today
Best compressor pedals 2026: control your tone with the must-have utility pedal
My pick of the best guitar compressor pedals will enhance your tone with options from Boss, Keeley, MXR, and more
How EarthQuaker Devices went beyond the boutique pedal boom and took left-field tones mainstream
EQD founder Jamie Stillman on the pedal that made the company famous, why the overcomplicated is not for him, and the stompbox that serves death metal and country guitarists alike
