When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. If your goal is to build out a versatile effects pedalboard, one of the most basic and useful pedals you're going to want to pick ...

Every electric guitarist should have a few pedals in their arsenal to help shape their instrument's tone, boost its dynamics or sonic capabilities, or perform practical duties to ensure they always ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Frank Hoensch/Redferns When Bill Finnegan stopped production of his famed Klon Centaur ...

Ibanez has rolled out a real beauty for dyed-in-the-wool Tube Screamer aficionados, with the TS808HW V2 offering a premium tak on its iconic green stompbox. Now, before you say it, we know. With ...

Japanese-made, hand-wired with Mogami cables, and offering an extra 6dB of output… This is a beefed-up TS808 that promises a wider range of tones from a familiar looking green box When you purchase ...

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Overdrive is the foundation of any pedalboard, due to its core sound replicating a valve amp that’s been pushed into the sweet spot of breaking up. But as well as providing the base layer of our gain ...

In early 2016, Korg released its Nutube technology to the public. With an anode grid filament structure, it operates exactly like a triode vacuum tube, adding rich overtones to electric guitar tones.

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From the squeaky to the scuzzy, the blipping to the beeping, a collection of effects pedals can be one of the greatest assets in a guitarist’s arsenal of tricks. We geeked out with 16 gearhead ...