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Neural DSP’s Nano Cortex had one major drawback – but now it’s been addressed with a huge free firmware update
An expanded utilities list with 47 new effects and improved control over the signal chain headline the free update
Meshuggah’s world-ending guitar tones are now available in a signature pedal
Fortin Amps has bottled Meshuggah’s signature amp for an all-new preamp and distortion pedal
"The ability to use this as a midweight MIDI brain for a gigging setup is what makes it unique.": Walrus Audio Canvas Clock review
Walrus' latest Canvas pedal looks to take control of your MIDI-equipped pedals. A silver bullet, dream come true, or too niche by far?
“The name holds a clue – this pedal is ideal for blues players”: J Rockett Blue Note Select review
The latest pedal in J Rockett’s Blue Note Series brings together features from previous versions for versatile low-gain drive
“A flexible vintage-flavoured asset for your signal chain”: Beetronics Larva Morphing Phaser review
Beetronics’ latest offers a pair of different phaser/vibrato settings with footswitchable morphing between the two
How a heckler helped J Mascis unlock his Dinosaur Jr. guitar tone
Mascis first started playing guitar as a means to write and perform with Dinosaur Jr., but his tonal awakening came mid-gig thanks to a rather critical listener
John Mayer has been spotted playing a Neural DSP Quad Cortex live for the first time – could this be his new amp modeler of choice?
Mayer swapped his usual Fractal for a Quad Cortex for his guest performance with Zedd at Coachella
“Sonically excellent”: Hamstead x That Pedal Show Redwing Analogue Stereo Modulator review
A collaboration with That Pedal Show, Hamstead’s Redwing is an all-analogue modulation monster that captures the best of vintage Boss and EHX tones
The guitar gear releases you might have missed this week, from Martin and Fender to Tone King and D'Angelico
A double dose of signature guitars, a highly anticipated pedal amp from Tone King and a comprehensive Martin Junior series overhaul headline this week's drops
Unpacking the magic of the Jordan Boss Tone – an actual guitar plug-in that delivers Dan Auerbach-approved fuzz
It looks like an adaptor and it kind of is. But this cult fuzz box was a favorite of Norman Greenbaum and Spirit’s Randy California and was on more garage rock records than we’d care to imagine
