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“Not just for double-tracking but also for spacious stereo modulation”: KMA Geminus Stereo True Double Tracker review
Deliver a studio trick live on stage with Geminus, a thickener and widener that can deliver the feel of two guitars from just one
Robert Keeley on becoming one of the most imitated pedal builders in the biz – and the “smoking” drive he can't sell online
Keeley takes us behind the scenes at Keeley Electronics to discuss the evolution of a brand that brought us the industry standard compressor and some of the coolest stompboxes we've seen
The Boss PX-1 Plugout FX backlash has gone viral – but is it justified? We put the biggest criticisms to Boss
We leveled 5 of the internet’s most common issues with the divisive PX-1 to its maker. Now Boss has set the record straight
“There isn’t a bad sound in the RT-2, and this thing has real mojo”: Boss RT-2 Rotary Ensemble pedal review
Boss attempts to take everything that made the RT-20 great, and shrink it to a third of its size
All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the most extravagant acoustic you will see all year
A $99,999 SJ-200, two Randy Rhoads tributes, and some visionary electrics from Ibanez – here are all the gear launches that you might have missed from the past seven days
"I've tested loads of pedals for reviews, and it’s not often I come across one that feels this inspiring": Hotone NC-200 Verbera reverb pedal review
Combining algorithmic and IR convolution reverbs to create lush soundscapes, this may be the most impressive reverb pedal of the year
Does ‘bad’ guitar tone even exist anymore?
Guitarists are lusting after the sound of Portastudios and solid-state practice amps – tones that used to be derided in guitar circles. What changed?
“An evolved Fuzz Face with an edge”: EarthQuaker Devices Rancho de la Luna Dirt Transmitter Fuzz Driver review
The return of EarthQuaker Devices’ Dirt Transmitter fuzz features a compact format with new desert studio-inspired artwork
MXR’s latest Randy Rhoads Distortion is inspired by another of the guitar great’s iconic axes – the Jackson Concorde
The second pedal honoring the Ozzy Osbourne guitarist was painstakingly spec’d from Randy’s original Distortion+
John Mayer posts surprise demo of JHS Pedals’ new Mk.gee-coded stompbox – and explains why it reflects a wider change in guitar music
Mayer – who has demoed the pedal while Josh Scott recovers from a serious bike accident – says the 424 Gain Stage has forced him to explore new ways of playing
