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Best looper pedals 2025: tried and tested options for practice, songwriting, and live performance
By Matt McCracken last updated
Whether you're writing songs or woodshedding solos, using a loop pedal will make you a better guitarist – these are the best looper pedals from Boss, TC Electronic, Line 6 and more

Boss's RT-2 Rotary Ensemble offers vintage Leslie mojo in a compact pedal with a super cool display
By Jonathan Horsley published
The RT-2 is a pedalboard-friendly gateway to that heady Leslie vibe, featuring three modes, a drive control, switchable speeds and more

“There are many reasons to love the Anagram – it’s a pretty comprehensive set of sounds, aimed at bassists first”: Darkglass Anagram review
By Stuart Williams published
Darkglass turns its attention to providing you with a do-it-all solution for practice, studio and live use

IK Multimedia gives its best-selling TONEX One a Van Halen-inspired update
By Phil Weller published
The pocket-size pedals each offer 50 accurate and reimagined takes on Eddie Van Halen’s iconic Brown Sound – and they’re available in plugin form, too

How the DigiTech WH-1 Whammy pedal changed the game for guitar effects
By Chris Gill published
Used by Radiohead, Dimebag Darrell, Tom Morello and countless others, the Whammy was the game-changing pitch-shifter guitar was waiting for

“There’s something here for all drive lovers. Bit of a game-changer, this one”: Crazy Tube Circuits Venus review
By Trevor Curwen published
Crazy Tube Circuits takes on a classic tube overdrive pedal and makes it accessible and relevant for the modern ’board

Amazon still has dirt-cheap guitar pedals starting from only $20.79, but the Prime Day deals end today – give your 'board a budget boost while you can
By Daryl Robertson last updated
There's discounts on pedals from Electro-Harmonix, Donner, Mooer and more. But are they too cheap? Here's my thoughts and 6 top recommendations

This ambitious pedal uses AI to recreate the guitar tones from any song you feed it
By Phil Weller published
Show the OnePedal a song and it’ll steal its tonal secrets, its developers say
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