Alex Lynham

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

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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

Guitar Pedals
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Beetronics Whoctahell

By Alex Lynham Published

Put some buzz in your fuzz

Guitar Pedals
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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

Guitar Amps
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Positive Grid BIAS Amp 2

By Alex Lynham Published

A giant in software amp modelling returns leaner and meaner

Guitar Amps
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Line 6 HX Effects

By Alex Lynham Published

Happy with your amp but like the look of the Helix? This is the multi-effects pedal you're looking for...

Guitar Pedals
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And So I Watch You From Afar: these are the 10 guitarists that blew our minds

By Alex Lynham Published

Rory Friers and Niall Kennedy name their prog, punk and alt-rock heroes

Guitarists
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Review round-up: amp-like overdrive pedals

By Alex Lynham Published

Four standout drives from Walrus Audio, Fender, Seymour Duncan and EarthQuaker Devices

Guitar Pedals
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A Perfect Circle guitarist Billy Howerdel’s career in gear: “I'm always searching for the right effect and how it translates emotionally”

By Alex Lynham Published

Alt-metal trailblazer reveals his key guitars, amps and effects

Guitarists
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TesseracT: "Subconsciously, we might have been going for a darker tone"

By Alex Lynham Published

Acle Kahney, James Monteith and Dan Tompkins on their switch to Kempers and the gear secrets behind new album Sonder

Artists
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9 rack effect bargains guitarists need to check out

By Alex Lynham Published

The best processors at affordable prices

Guitar Pedals
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How to assemble a guitar effects rack

By Alex Lynham Published

First steps to putting your rack in order

Guitar Lessons & Tutorials
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Kurt Ballou: “Keeping an eye on the big picture, what’s exciting about music, is really crucial”

By Alex Lynham Published

Visionary songwriter and producer Kurt Ballou of Converge takes us on a whistle-stop tour of his new album, The Dusk In Us, his studio, God City, and his creative process...

Artists
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Review round-up: pedalboard guitar amps

By Alex Lynham Published

Inventive pedal solutions from Two Notes, Seymour Duncan, Mooer and BluGuitar

Guitar Pedals
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Head to head review: Line 6 Helix LT vs HeadRush Pedalboard

By Alex Lynham Published

Have these floor-pedal multi-effects units nailed modelling at a realistic price point?

Guitar Pedals
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Amplifier’s Sel Balamir on committing to tape and streamlining his guitar rig for Trippin' With Dr Faustus

By Alex Lynham Published

Cult prog frontman shares his renewed tonal philosophy

Guitars
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Public Service Broadcasting on the surprising recording setup and abundant gear behind Every Valley

By Alex Lynham Published

J Willgoose, Esq talks guitars, synths and the joys of tracking to tape

Artists
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15 effects pedals that will change the way you play guitar

By Alex Lynham Published

The best exotic, weird and inspirational stompboxes in the world today

Guitar Pedals
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Japandroids' Brian King talks Telecasters, his almighty 4-amp guitar rig and the band's surprise return

By Alex Lynham Published

The story and the gear behind new album Near To The Wild Heart Of Life

Guitarists
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Ben Weinman talks Dillinger Escape Plan's origins, Dissociation and destiny

By Alex Lynham Published

Guitar maverick on gear, fusion and the future of the alt-metal titans

Guitarists
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Helms Alee's Ben Verellen on new album Stillicide and his rapidly expanding custom guitar amp business

By Alex Lynham Published

Sargent House signee talks Verellen amps and music-work balance

Singles And Albums
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How to build guitar effects pedals

By Alex Lynham Published

There are a number of motivations behind building your own pedals - cost, classic circuits being out of production, or just curiosity about just how these magic boxes work.

Guitar Pedals
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