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Martin Miller: “Guitar players need to talk about intonation a lot more. We don’t tune our ears towards it because it is never a topic that is brought up in tuition”
The undisputed maestro of the epic YouTube guitar medley discusses his Ibanez signature model, Toto, and making his debut as a vocalist on his new solo album, Maze Of My Mind
Klone pedal comparison: Ceriatone Centura Vs Wampler Tumnus Vs Warm Audio Centavo
VIDEO Three favoured Klon settings demo'd
Mattoverse Electronics releases the Solar Sound Desktop Saturator, a $79 device that uses solar power to distort guitar, bass, synth and more
Stick it on your desktop, put it in your studio, and like the Mattoverse overdrive it is descended from, it uses light source for power and offers up saturated or choked drive sounds
HeadRush unveils Prime, “the most powerful, versatile, and realistic-sounding floorboard FX processor ever” – complete with Auto-Tune for your vocals
Clone your amp and effects, access heaps of onboard sounds then download more. Process vocals with Auto-Tune. Prime does this and more, all with drag-and-drop functionality from its 7" touchscreen
Crazy Tube Circuits drops the Motherload, a compact pedal for gain connoisseurs combining Muff fuzz and Rat distortion for the “Holy Grail of saturated tones”
With two distinct analogue and circuits in one pedal, plus independent or linked EQ controls, the Motherload is the mother of all distortion/fuzz twofers
Gary Moore’s DigiTech Bad Monkey listed on Reverb for a cool £10,000
Throwing good money after Bad Monkey, or slept-on Klon-like drive pedal and priceless collector’s item for Moore superfans? You decide
John Mayer is using three separate pedalboards for his solo tour
Who says acoustic guitarists can't have fun with effects?
The Mark Lettieri Group go full '80s funk on this jam showcasing the Jackson Audio NewWave chorus / vibrato pedal
Four musicians deep in the pocket
Watch Devin Townsend reveal his rig for the Lightwork tour and explain why the Axe-Fx is his favourite amp – whether it’s cool to admit that or not
Hevy Devy’s packing his custom-built Framus Stormbenders, headless Kiesels, and a Aristides T-styles, and he’s going direct with his all-digital amp modelling rig
Latest FX pedals tuition
3 top guitar pedal makers on the secrets of truly great gain tone
We asked the experts to share their guitar tone tips - and some common pitfalls to avoid
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
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
Latest FX pedals reviews
Gurus Echosex 3º Steve Lukather Delay review
- £389
- €449
- $429
The legendary Toto guitarist releases his own signature delay inspired by the legendary Binson Echorec
Harley Benton Double Vision Chorus and Tremolo review
- £70
This dual-function modulation pedal is one bird with two tones
Techivation T-Clarity review
- $29
Offering a different solution to straight-up EQ, maybe this new plugin can help resolve your mid range issues
Boss Pocket GT review
- £219
- €246
- $256
Meet the fully featured amp modeller and multi-effects unit that fits in your pocket
Arturia FX Collection 3 review
- €399
Arturia’s effects bundle is catching up on V Collection in terms of size and scope. We check out the latest additions
Caelum Audio Flux Pro review
- £50
Can an affordable plugin deliver compelling multi effects? This latest offering from Caelum Audio could be the one
MXR Octavio review
- £139
- €163
- $129
It's Octavi-oh, not “Octavi-ah“, but does this little white box contain the octave-up saturation magic of the original units?
HeadRush Pedalboard review
- £899
- €1,090
- $999
Some familiar modelling technology moves into a brand-new setting
