Download IK Multimedia’s $100 AmpliTube Metal software for free: heavy guitar amps and effects for all
ProCo, Electro-Harmonix, Digitech, BOSS and Mesa/Boogie models are all included
FX pedals
All the latest guitar pedal and effects news, reviews and tips on MusicRadar
Latest FX pedals news
Orange Amps launches the compact FS1 Mini footswitch
Make more room on your pedalboard with this scaled-down switching pedal
TC Electronic might have just perfected the compact looper pedal with the Ditto+
With 99 loop slots, 60-minutes recording time and all new Extend Loop mode, we think it's looking likely!
Shape your guitar tone with IK Multimedia's new DI pedal and box
The Z-Tone Buffer Boost pedal and Z-Tone DI aim to cover electric, acoustic and bass players' needs for live and recording
The 9 best looper pedals for guitarists: fatten up your live performances
Explore our pick of compact and floorboard loop stations and looper pedals for guitarists at every budget
"When you get pedals, you have to invest time into those sounds" – Radiohead's Ed O'Brien talks through his pedalboard
The progressive tonehound has recently released his debut solo album Earth
Can you help Orange find its lost '70s effects pedals so it can reissue them?
The rare Phazer, Sustain and Distortion made between 1977 and 1979 are needed
Walrus returns with its first overdrive pedal in four years - packing five gain modes
The Walrus Audio Ages is a Five-State versatile overdrive
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 teviews
AMS Model RMX 16 Digital Reverb review
- £1194
- €1444
- $1295
An ’80s legend is reborn to reverberate for a whole new generation
Orange Terror Stamp review
- £149
- €189
- $199
Is it just us or are Orange Terrors getting smaller and smaller these days? Here's one in a pedal...
Korg Nu:Tekt OD-S Overdrive Kit review
- £229
- €259
- $249.99
A build-it-at-home overdrive with Korg's Nutube 6P1 analogue triode vacuum tube. Is it time to reach for the screwdriver?
Hamstead Soundworks Subspace Intergalactic Driver review
- £249
Set your controls for the heart of your low end with a drive that builds on the Odyssey's versatility with a parallel blend control
Boss RC-10R Rhythm Loop Station review
- £263
- €295
- $299.99
With a built-in rhythm generator and loop pedal, has Boss created the ultimate creative tool for solo guitarists?
Fender Smolder Acoustic Overdrive review
- £129
- €131
- $149.99
The Big F debuts a smart new stompbox for acoustic guitars
Wampler Terraform review
- £299
- €331
- $299
Is Brian Wampler's new multi-functional pedal the do-it-all modulation pedal you've been waiting for?
Green Carrot Comfortably Plum review
- £200
A tasty dual-circuit fuzz/overdrive/boost for Gilmour-inspired drive tones.
Electro-Harmonix Ram’s Head Big Muff Pi review
- £92
- €99
- $99
EHX's much-anticipated Big Muff reissue will make you comfortably numb with its '70s fuzz mojo
Strymon Iridium review
- £399
- €435
- $399
Strymon's pedalboard-friendly amp and cab sim might well be a game changer