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Latest FX pedals news
KHDK unveils the Ascendancy – a limited edition Trivium signature overdrive pedal
Get both Corey Beaulieu and Matt Heafy's drive tones from one pedal. But you'd best hurry – only 333 are being made
TC Electronic unveils Paul Gilbert signature edition of the MojoMojo overdrive on the day Gilbert's new album Werewolves Of Portland is released
The signature MojoMojo has a massive gain boost, “combining juicy and crunchy in the most delicious way possible!“
Chaos Audio revamps the Stratus, a do-it-all app-controlled multi-effects pedal – is it time to ditch the pedalboard?
Access to an online effects library, full control of your signal path, tuner and looper all in one compact pedal
The 11 best delay pedals 2021: our pick of the best delay guitar effects from Boss, Strymon, Electro-Harmonix and more
Explore the best analog and digital delay pedals for all budgets
TC Electronic reaches up to the heavens to bring us the Zeus Drive – “a golden chalice among overdrive pedals“
Huge dynamic range, heavy Klon vibes, small footprint, tiny price...
ThorpyFX unveils the Pulse Doppler – an analogue phaser with tremolo, vibrato and wet/dry outputs for stereo rigs
The first ThorpyFX pedal since Dan Coggins joined full-time is an expansive redesign of the Lovetone Doppelganger
Latest FX pedals tuition
The 4 unsung hero effects pedals and 3 great ways you can use them
Give them a chance on your pedalboard and they might surprise you
Get your best ever drive tones with these insider secrets
We ask the pedal experts to share their guitar tone secrets
Pedal gain stacking: everything you need to know
Take your overdrive and distortion tones into new territory
Explainers: reverb parameters and how they work
Master your reverb plugin and hardware units with this glossary of terms
Latest FX pedals reviews
Boss GT-1000 Core review
- £599
- €620
- $720
All the power of the mighty GT amp modeller and multi-effects in a scaled-down, pedalboard-friendly format
Boss Pocket GT review
- £219
- €246
- $256
Meet the fully featured amp modeller and multi-effects unit that fits in your pocket
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
