These are the best guitar pedal deals from this year's Prime Day By Sam Roche 14 October 2020 From overdrives to multi-effects, here are the best stompbox bargains from this year's event
Classic gear: Boss DM-2 By Total Guitar editors 18 September 2020 The classic 80s bucket-brigade delay, the DM-2 is still coveted for its warm, lush echo
JHS Pedals PG-14 review By Chris Gill 28 August 2020 Paul Gilbert's signature overdrive pedal has an amp-like operation that'll add some complex heat to your sound
Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive review By Trevor Curwen 24 August 2020 Walrus Audio’s latest is a versatile drive pedal with five different ‘flavours’
Effectrode Blue Bottle Inductorized Booster review By Trevor Curwen 20 August 2020 A midrange valve boost to fatten up single coils, the Blue Bottle might just be the tone-sweetener you've been looking for
Classic gear: Maxon Overdrive and Ibanez Tube Screamer By Rod Brakes 07 August 2020 That Pedal Show co-host Mick Taylor, Analog Man’s Mike Piera, and Tube Screamer circuit designer Susumu Tamura on one of the world's most popular and influential overdrive pedals
Fender Compugilist review By Trevor Curwen 31 July 2020 Fender's distortion and compressor combo offers an array of practical tone-boosting options
How to use wah and filter pedals on bass By Dan Veall 30 July 2020 Transform your bass tone and scale up your funk by adding a filter pedal to your floor game
Wingman FX Danger Zone review By Paul Riario 30 July 2020 A Top Gun-inspired analog tremolo and phaser to take your breath away after you've lost that lovin' feeling
Fender Pour Over Envelope Filter review By Trevor Curwen 24 July 2020 The Big F adds an envelope filter to its ever-expanding lineup of pedals
Howard Gee: “I’m a big fan of the Echoplex EP-3, because that, to me, is the sound of '70s rock guitar” By Guitarist editors 22 July 2020 The ex-Catalinbread masterbrain talks vintage echo and reveals his new brand of guitar effects pedals…
Hamstead Soundworks Subspace Intergalactic Driver review By Trevor Curwen 10 July 2020 Optimised for low frequencies, this drive takes versatility to the next level
9 best boost pedals 2021: including the best clean boost pedals for guitar By Alex Lynham 01 July 2020 Vamp up your tone with the best boost pedals for guitarists, as well as the best clean boost pedals for making your electric guitar solos really sing
David Rainger: "Do things the ‘wrong’ way if you like - then you’ll come up with the best stuff creatively" By Guitarist editors 12 May 2020 The founder of London-based pedal mavericks Rainger FX talks tone and explains why stompboxes are here to stay...
TC Electronic Flashback 2 Mini & Hall Of Fame 2 Mini review By Trevor Curwen 08 May 2020 TC thinks big and shrinks its much-loved multi-delay and multi-reverb stompboxes, but does the smaller format suit them?
How to use bass distortion pedals and nail super-heavy thunder tones By Dan Veall 13 April 2020 Looking to add dirt to your low-end but don't know where to start? Dan Veall's guide to bass drive has got you covered
Effectrode's Phil Taylor: "When I started making pedals, there were very few people building effects with tubes in them" By Guitarist editors 02 March 2020 The head of old-school boutique builders Effectrode talks valves, Pink Floyd and Echorecs…
Aclam Dr Robert overdrive review By Trevor Curwen 13 February 2020 Baby you can drive my amp! Here's your prescription to replicate The Beatles’ Vox UL 730 amp sounds
NAMM 2020: Accelerate your guitar learning with the Utility Design Vidami video looper pedal By Sam Roche 08 January 2020 An innovation designed to minimize disruptions while learning
