When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Pedal amps are distinct from multi-effects pedals and combined modellers in that they're ...

Pedal-based amps have been around for a while but the last couple of years have seen them take off with companies including Universal Audio, Blackstar, TC Electronic, Walrus, Strymon and Victory all ...

IK Multimedia's gorgeous ToneX pedal remains unrivaled at its price point as 2023 comes to a close, replacing your guitar amp with a cornucopia of tone profiles either captured directly from your own ...

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 ...

As regular readers of this column will know, sometimes we focus on very specific topics and sometimes we meander a bit more ...

There's more than one way to turn a guitar into a synthesizer. But Boss and Roland have always gone for the most elaborate and complicated approach. While the new SY-1000 can be played simply by ...

John Mayer has doubled down on his dedication to tube amps, even if Dead & Company's recent Las Vegas residency required significantly imaginative workarounds. But for players restrained by tight ...

Ever wondered how to approach making your own digital guitar effects pedal? [Steven Hazel] and a friend have done exactly that, using an Adafruit Feather M4 Express board and a Teensy Audio Adapter ...