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Electro-Harmonix Pico Intelligent Harmony Machine review
EHX shrinks another pedal as the Intelligent Harmony Machine joins the ranks of the pedalboard-friendly Pico range
Best noise gate pedals 2026: clean up your signal with the best noise gate pedals for guitar
Unwanted noise in your chain? A noise gate pedal could be the solution
“As fun as it can be, I’m struggling to see where it would fit into my rig longterm”: Casio Dimension Shifter review
Casio’s strap-mounted expression pedal looks to breathe new life into how we play – but it teeters on the fine line between gimmick and genius
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
