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“It stacks brilliantly and the additional modes are super useful”: DOD Overdrive Preamp 250-X review
The DOD 250 gets modernized, with two additional modes. Is the workhorse showing its age? We find out
“As a compact amp modeler/cab simulator/Capture device, this is perhaps the best option out there, screen or no screen”: Neural DSP Nano Cortex review
Review update: includes NanOS 2.2.0 firmware update and long-term live testing
“It's a Bad Monkey, turned up to 11”: DOD Badder Monkey review
Not a reissue, but an 'evolution.' So what does that mean?
All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a follow-up to the internet-breaking Bad Monkey story
It's pedal mania this week, with new drops from Strymon, JHS Pedals, and DigiTech – but a long-awaited replica of Tom Morello's legendary Rage Against the Machine guitar steals the spotlight
A forgotten design for the Big Muff 2 spent 50 years buried in dust – JHS Pedals and Electro-Harmonix unearthed it and turned it into a reality
During a research trip for his new book, Josh Scott stumbled upon a never-before-seen circuit drawing that offered an alternate take on the Op-Amp Big Muff concept
The greatest guitar gear of the 21st century (so far)
The guitars, amps, effects, tech and innovations that changed how we play, listen and create
Modelers out-sold traditional amps and combos in 2025 – but the war between the two might not be over just yet
Reverb's end-of-year sales stats make for interesting reading with regard to the current state of the amp modeler vs. tube amp debate
The DigiTech Bad Monkey broke the internet with its Klon-aping antics – now it’s back and badder than ever before
The unassuming budget overdrive sent the gear world into a frenzy when JHS Pedals' Josh Scott pitted it against a Klon Centaur – and the differences were borderline indistinguishable
