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After Jack White, Donner has collaborated on 2 signature pedals with another big-name player
By Phil Weller published
Japanese virtuoso MIYAVI now has a pair of signature Donner stompboxes, which cover reverb, delay, fuzz and more

Korn pioneered the very sound of nu metal with their debut album – now those tones have been put in a pedal
By Phil Weller published
The Indigo Sludge Preamp + Fuzz offers the band's iconic early tone in a stompbox

Orange Amp’s animalistic King Comp brings “studio-quality” compression to your pedalboard
By Phil Weller published
With low floor noise and high headroom, the British firm promises transparency and sustain enhancement aplenty

"The effects pedal equivalent of a jukebox packed with classics and overlooked gems – but how well it fits your needs may depend on how much extra you're willing to spend": Boss PX-1 Plugout FX pedal review
By Rob Laing published
Its announcement stirred up plenty of opinion online, but is the reality really so controversial?

Joe Bonamassa on why you’ll never catch him playing an amp modeler
By Phil Weller published
The gear guru admits there are reasons for their surge in popularity, but he personally won’t be making the switch

“Boss has worked hard to counter the DigiTech Whammy's biggest pitfalls, but whether it dethrones it outright is a matter of taste”: Boss XS-100 Poly Shifter review
By Phil Weller published
After years of dominance, the DigiTech Whammy’s expressive pitch-shifting has a worthy challenger – but can it raise the bar?

“It irritated a few people! I saw a couple of other pedal builders who seemed to be annoyed by how toy-like and fun it was”: Josh Scott on the Notaklön’s wild success, recovering from his mountain bike crash – and his gratitude to John Mayer
By Andrew Daly published
As he recovers from mountain biking injuries, Scott recalls how the NotaKlon irritated other pedal makers, how he underestimated success, the 424 gain stage and what’s coming once he’s fully recovered

All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week, from digital oil-can echo to Fender’s new US range
By Matt Owen published
We've got Fender electrics and basses hot out of Cali, a state-of-the-art "vintage" delay pedal, cheap acoustics, expensive acoustics, and maybe the headphones monitoring tech you've been waiting for...
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