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The Line 6 Helix Stadium has already been updated – and it finally rolls out one of the next-gen modeler’s most anticipated new features
By Phil Weller published
Showcase can serve as the beating heart of your entire live rig – and can help look after much more than just your guitar tones

How Line 6 and Kemper’s early releases inadvertently inspired the creation of their biggest rival
By Janelle Borg published
Neural DSP CEO Doug Castro looks back on the company’s beginnings

“Could arguably be the new gold standard in Tube Screamers”: TWA Source Code review
By Paul Riario published
Is this the Screamer Killer we’ve heard about?

“It stacks brilliantly and the additional modes are super useful”: DOD Overdrive Preamp 250-X review
By Alex Lynham published
The DOD 250 gets modernized, with two additional modes. Is the workhorse showing its age? We find out

“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
By Matt Owen last updated
Review update: includes NanOS 2.2.0 firmware update and long-term live testing

“It's a Bad Monkey, turned up to 11”: DOD Badder Monkey review
By Alex Lynham published
Not a reissue, but an 'evolution.' So what does that mean?

"The Quad Cortex has solidified itself as the modeler to beat": Neural DSP Quad Cortex review
By Simon Arblaster last updated
Review update: Including long-term testing and an overview of the latest CorOS 3.3 release

A forgotten design for the Big Muff 2 spent 50 years buried in dust – JHS Pedals and Electro-Harmonix unearthed it and turned it into a reality
By Matt Owen published
During a research trip for his new book, Josh Scott stumbled upon a never-before-seen circuit drawing that offered an alternate take on the Op-Amp Big Muff concept

The DigiTech Bad Monkey broke the internet with its Klon-aping antics – now it’s back and badder than ever before
By Matt Owen published
The unassuming budget overdrive sent the gear world into a frenzy when JHS Pedals' Josh Scott pitted it against a Klon Centaur – and the differences were borderline indistinguishable
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