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“A true preamp unit with an enormous range of gain”: Fortin Meshuggah Preamp/Distortion review
Plug in, turn on, tune down, tune down some more...
"With a rugged build and more gain than should be legal, this pedal is a must-have for any metal guitarist looking to chug": Solar Chug Lite high-gain distortion pedal review
Solar's new Chug Lite provides all the full-fat fury of the original with none of the bulk
“As a compact amp modeler/cab simulator/Capture device, this is perhaps the best option out there, screen or no screen”: Neural DSP Nano Cortex review
The follow-up to the game-changing Quad Cortex is here at last, and with its ultra-powerful Nano Cortex, Neural DSP has set its sights on challenging IK Multimedia and Kemper to offer the ultimate all-in-one rig solution
With plentiful, far cheaper clones, why does the Klon Centaur remain a holy grail pedal?
Klons have been used by Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Joe Perry, Ed O'Brien, and countless other guitar heroes, and are often spoken about as a sort of overdrive sword of Excalibur. But what exactly sets them apart? And how did they become so darn valuable?
Red Witch's Apothecary pedals could outlast every other stompbox on your 'board
New pedals inspired by classic tones are built to last like no other
“Its superpower is punching your guitar tone with presence, thickened gain and sustain”: SoloDallas SVDS Boost review
Angus Young's secret tone weapon in a mini-pedal format
Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews on befriending Hendrix, booking Chuck Berry and the birth of pedal culture
The EHX pioneer is one of the guitar world's most colorful characters. He tells us what happened when Hendrix bought one of the first Big Muffs, how the Rolling Stones got him started in the pedal biz, and why the "overdesigned" POG3 is an unlikely triumph
Neural DSP’s Nano Cortex had one major drawback – but now it’s been addressed with a huge free firmware update
An expanded utilities list with 47 new effects and improved control over the signal chain headline the free update
