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“A supreme utility pedal”: Diamond Boost/EQ review
By Trevor Curwen published
A practical pedalboard asset is the focus of our first look at a Diamond pedal since the brand’s relaunch

"So much more than just 'Mk.gee in a pedal', this clever little preamp box leaves plenty of room to find your own voice": JHS Pedals 424 Gain Stage review
By Matt Owen published
Everyone is talking about the 424 MK1 multi-track recorder. Does the first big brand attempt to bring this to your pedalboard live up to the hype?

Gamechanger Audio puts its foot on the gas with the Motor Pedal – a driveable synth pedal that reacts to your playing in real time
By Phil Weller published
With five distinct modes to reshape the sounds its spinning motor produces, this versatile pedal is on the right side of tonal insanity

Synyster Gates has launched what’s called a Universal Pedal Platform – and it’s nothing like your usual amp head
By Phil Weller published
The ultra-clean amp head has been deliberately designed to be paired with distortion pedals and rackmount effects

“A Klon-type pedal with a twist”: Keeley Manis review
By Trevor Curwen published
With the option of transistors or diodes, this is one of the most appealing Klon klones in years

Best budget reverb pedals 2025: wallet-friendly ‘board buys for the thrifty guitar player
By Matt McCracken last updated
Pick up an essential piece of gear without dropping big bucks - our list of the best budget reverb pedals

Boss takes on DigiTech with the XS-100 and XS-1 Poly Shifter – could it topple the Whammy?
By Phil Weller published
With an eight-octave range, glitch-free performance, plus simultaneous shifting and dropping, Boss sees the XS-100 as the Swiss army pedal of pitch-shifters

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
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