Alex Lynham
Alex Lynham is a gear obsessive who's been collecting and building modern and vintage equipment since he got his first Saturday job. Besides reviewing countless pedals for Total Guitar, he's written guides on how to build your first pedal, how to build a tube amp from a kit, and briefly went viral when he released a glitch delay pedal, the Atom Smasher.
Latest articles by Alex Lynham
Zoom G1X Four
By Alex Lynham published
The classic ‘guitarist’s first multi-effects’ gets an update...
Review round-up: boost pedals
By Alex Lynham published
Four of the best from TC Electronic, Black Country Customs, Walrus Audio and Monty's
The FX files: Uni-Vibe
By Alex Lynham published
The history of the iconic swirl beloved by Hendrix and Gilmour
The FX files: Klon Centaur
By Alex Lynham published
The history of the original ‘holy grail’ overdrive pedal
Review round-up: spring reverb pedals
By Alex Lynham published
Put a spring in your tonal step with these 'verbs from TC Electronic, Catalinbread, Fuzzrocious and Source Audio
Review round-up: offbeat modulation pedals
By Alex Lynham published
Inspirational options from Keeley, Pigtronix, Boss and Valeton
Mad Professor Kosmos
By Alex Lynham published
We boldly journey to the Professor’s cosmic realm...
The FX files: Fulltone OCD
By Alex Lynham published
We look at the history of the enduringly popular modern drive pedal
Review round-up: stunning phaser pedals
By Alex Lynham published
Mind-bending phase-shifters from EarthQuaker Devices, KMA Machines, CKK Electronic and Old Blood Noise Endeavors
Gamechanger Audio Plasma Pedal
By Alex Lynham published
The coolest-looking pedal ever?
Mogwai's career in gear: "We've got drawers full of pedals and we'll just try them until something sounds good"
By Alex Lynham published
Stuart Braithwaite on the instrumental icons' ever-expanding arsenal of guitars, amps and effects
5 minutes alone with Ritzy Bryan - "Anything goes, y’know?”
By Alex Lynham published
Ritzy Bryan, the hard-rocking frontwoman of Welsh trio The Joy Formidable talks pedals, lessons and the time she nearly drowned in mud...
Fuzzrocious Grey Stache w/Diode and Momentary Feedback Mods
By Alex Lynham published
Fuzz? Distortion? Noisemaker? All of the above!
Ernie Ball Expression Tremolo
By Alex Lynham published
A versatile treadle-adjustable tremolo with added reverb
The FX files: Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
By Alex Lynham published
We look at the trademark dark, wobbly repeats of the iconic delay pedal
Review round-up: rotary speaker pedals
By Alex Lynham published
Four Leslie sims from Strymon, Danelectro, Electro-Harmonix and Neo Instruments
Giraffes? Giraffes!'s Joseph Andreoli: "Our music is technical at times, it's dissonant at times, but there's this playfulness"
By Alex Lynham published
Loop-mad guitarist on his rig essentials and the future for the cult math-rock heroes
TC Electronic Aeon
By Alex Lynham published
A new take on the venerable hand-held guitar sustainer
Review round-up: Klone pedals
By Alex Lynham published
Four of the best from Wampler, MXR, Electro-Harmonix and Anasounds
Review round-up: Russian fuzz pedals
By Alex Lynham published
Four updated takes on the Green Russian Big Muff from Electro-Harmonix, EarthQuaker Devices, Way Huge and Cog Effects
Devin Townsend: “I toured for 11 months last year, and the band... I don't know if we broke even”
By Alex Lynham published
The prog savant on disassembling the Devin Townsend Project, his grand future plans and guitar amp polygamy
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