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Torsten Kinsella on his favorite fuzz flavors, tube amp disasters and pedalboard dance steps
The post-rock savant joins us to talk first guitars, his debut songs and why his father’s vintage P-Bass is more than just another instrument
Joey Santiago on why he is a stompbox convert but still hates the “coffee shop” chorus pedal
Santiago used to make it a point of pride that he didn't have any pedals. How times change. He shows us his pedalboard and explains why he’s addicted to boosts and distortion
Featuring a Joe Bonamassa wah and an overdrive gifted by Jeff Beck, Carmen Vandenberg’s pedalboard is a tour de force of tone
The Bones UK and Morrissey guitarist is one of the most exacting tone connoisseurs in the game, with some quietly radical picks and some familiar favorites
Best MIDI foot controllers: seamless transitions for amps, pedals, rack effects, and more
Our favorite MIDI controllers for guitar cover all levels and budgets, with models from Gig Rig, Fender, Boss, Electro-Harmonix, and more
Serena Cherry shares her pedalboard secrets, says she’d feel naked without “big, cavernous reverb”
The Svalbard shredder has learned to embrace minimalism but is damned if she will be decommissioning her RV-5 any time soon
Quilter’s latest pedal amp crams classic tones into a single stompbox
The DirectAmp studio-in-a-pedal is designed to be travel-friendly and goes directly into mixing desks and recording devices, promising huge tonal scope
Eric Gales shares his stompbox philosophy and reveals how Eric Johnson inspired his pedalboard
The blues-rock great lets you in on the mini pedals, funky boxes and signature wah pedal that add the finishing touches to his tone
“Delay is my security blanket”: Vinnie Moore reveals what’s on his ever-changing pedalboard
The UFO man might switch things in and out all the time, but right here, right now, this is what he sees when he looks down
