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Best cheap guitar pedals 2026: killer budget stompboxes you need to try
Stock up on new sounds for less with these incredibly cheap guitar pedals from Boss, NUX, TC Electronic and more
"Fractal's renowned amp modeling at a lower entry price": Fractal AM4 review
Roadtesting Fractal's renowned amp modeling at a price that could make a serious splash in the compact modeler market
"Gives you more features than the comparable Boss and Line 6 units": HeadRush Flex Prime review
Review update with audio demos to include 5.0 Firmware - "Overall, it’s a brilliant update"
The iconic EHX Holy Grail has been championed by Jim Root – and now the first prototype has been found
The classic reverb pedal can be found on pedalboards the world over, but JHS Pedals' Josh Scott has tracked down the first one
JHS Pedals says it has just made the ultimate first-stage overdrive pedal
Josh Scott says witnessing a soundcheck gave him the idea of the Morning Glory Clean – which reimagines the world-beating transparent overdrive
How Boss reimagined the wildest effect on your pedalboard
Boss's Matt Knight gives us the lowdown on the XS-1 and XS-100 Poly Shifter series, the pitch-shifting pedals that put the DigiTech Whammy on notice
“Those cleaner tones are very characterful and usable, evoking classic tube-driven bass amps”: Ashdown Geezer Butler Pedal of Doom review
Geezer Butler helped invent heavy metal. Here’s a slab of heavy metal bearing his name.
“A radical approach to fuzz – whether you’re a Muse fan or not”: Manson Guitar Works Supermassive Black Fuzz review
Manson Guitar Works’ first stompbox delivers a high degree of variation in your fuzz tone
