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Latest FX pedals news
Going, going… Klon? JHS Pedals' Josh Scott is selling the first ever Klon overdrive for half a million dollars
Have we reached peak pedal lunacy?
Ibanez expands its Mini pedal range with a new Booster and Phaser
Both offer a level of tonal depth that belies their small size
Conspiracy theorists mistake Boss Metal Zone distortion pedal schematic for COVID-19 vaccine "5G chip"
A heavy dose of stupid
Electro-Harmonix scales down with the new Metal Muff Nano
All the features of the original… but smaller, and it has a noise gate!
Tom Morello: "I've been accused countless times of using a ton of effects - but I've used the same four pedals for the last 30 years"
Best of 2020: The Rage Against The Machine man talks tone
Crazy Tube Circuits plays it old-school with the vintage-voiced Memphis vibrato and ltd edition Constellation fuzz
Military grade NOS germanium transistors make the Constellation a rare sight, with only 200 units worldwide
TC Electronic adds two classic TonePrint pedals to the Plethora X5's effects line up with new Firmware 1.2 update
The Helix Phaser and Viscous Vibe join the X5 party with the free update expanding the multi-effects unit's functionality
Maxon teams up with amp wizard Mike Fortin for a limited edition OD-9 Overdrive
The Fortin-Modded OD-9 features a new extreme output level and is designed to push high-gain amps harder
Latest FX pedals tuition
Pedal gain stacking: everything you need to know
Take your overdrive and distortion tones into new territory
How to maximise tone and reduce noise on your guitar rig with gain staging
The first step in structuring the correct gain levels from guitar to amplifier
Explainers: reverb parameters and how they work
Master your reverb plugin and hardware units with this glossary of terms
Latest FX pedals reviews
Suhr Riot Mini review
- £149
It might be a smaller version but that doesn’t mean that this Riot is quiet!
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Minim review
- £219
- €243
- $229
Weird 'verbs and strange delays collide in this uncanny ambience unit
Carvin MACH100 100W Stereo Pedal Amplifier review
- $179
Today in downsizing triumphs: a 100-watt stereo power amp in a small stompbox...
SolidGoldFX Communication Breakdown review
- £239
- $250
A dual Tone Bender-esque fuzz for good times, bad times, and all in between
EarthQuaker Devices Plumes review
- £105
- €125
- $99
EarthQuaker summons a trio of clipping modes into a pedal that might just be your most important drive on the 'board
Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive review
- £179
- $199
Five flavours of drive in one pedal, this Walrus promises a mammoth performance in a compact form.
Effectrode Blue Bottle Inductorized Booster review
- £259
Fatten up your single-coils with this valve-driven mids booster
Strymon Compadre review
- £299
- €344
- $299
Strymon pairs up a dual compressor and boost to flatter your playing and punch your amp in the front end
JHS Pedals PG-14 review
- £195
- €235
- $199
Get all of Paul Gilbert's hot dirt tones in one JHS pedal? Behold, this is what happens when you dream Mr Big
