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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
"The ability to use this as a midweight MIDI brain for a gigging setup is what makes it unique.": Walrus Audio Canvas Clock review
Walrus' latest Canvas pedal looks to take control of your MIDI-equipped pedals. A silver bullet, dream come true, or too niche by far?
“The name holds a clue – this pedal is ideal for blues players”: J Rockett Blue Note Select review
The latest pedal in J Rockett’s Blue Note Series brings together features from previous versions for versatile low-gain drive
“A well-made, reasonably-priced power supply”: Harley Benton PowerPlant ISO-10AC Pro review
Thomann's affordable brand takes on the big boys and knocks it out of the park
