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How the trip to buy a Boss pedal inadvertently saved this guitar player’s life
By Phil Weller published
G.A.S. might be bad for your bank account but it can be invaluable for your health, as this case proves...

“Not just for double-tracking but also for spacious stereo modulation”: KMA Geminus Stereo True Double Tracker review
By Trevor Curwen published
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
By Andrew Daly published
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
By Matt Owen published
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 – this thing has real mojo”: Boss RT-2 Rotary Ensemble pedal review
By Alex Lynham published
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
By Matt Owen published
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
By Daryl Robertson published
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?
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Guitarists are lusting after the sound of Portastudios and solid-state practice amps – tones that used to be derided in guitar circles. What changed?
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