I bought my first tube amp last year, after playing guitar for about 25 years. Before then I’d been completely reliant on solid-state amps and digital models. It was a revelation. And then a few weeks ...

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 ...

The Lil' Heat is a mini pedal at a very tempting price When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We've been impressed with the overdrive ...

Every day feels more and more like life inside of a dystopia, and global mega corporation Amazon is certainly contributing to that vibe. Adding an even stranger layer to its world domination, the ...

If something doesn’t suit your needs, just change it. That’s a motto we live by, and it looks like [Doug] took up the same creed when he modified a cheap effects pedal. The victim of [Doug]’s ...

Featuring on the latest cover of Music Tech magazine, Mac DeMarco reveals how he recorded his new instrumental album, and expresses his disliking of guitar pedals. With a focus on his latest ...

Mac DeMarco is the subject of the latest cover story in Music Tech magazine. The feature focuses on how DeMarco recorded his new instrumental album Five Easy Hot Dogs on a cross-country road trip. It ...