Key Takeaways Modern guitar synth pedals no longer require special pickups and work with standard guitar inputs, making ...

Buying and building your own guitar effects pedal set is almost as much fun as learning to play the guitar that you plug into them. Whether you're seeking to emulate the sound of your heroes or strike ...

No, not on a new album by King Crimson, but in this, our round up of the latest new guitar pedals coming to your feet in 2023! Universal Audio UAFX Del Verb, MAX Compressor and Galaxy '74 This year's ...

I’ve been playing music for coming up on 30 years now, and I’ve tried a ton of music gear. These days, I run a fairly bare-bones setup, with a smaller amp for those close venues, a couple of ...

As far as guitar effects pedals go, there’s no shortage of simple stompboxes that distort the instrument’s sound, add a delay or an echo, or other basic modifications. Then there are others that take ...

Fender has rolled out a new lineup of effects pedals for guitars. Fender hasn't been well-known for its pedal game in the past. I tested out three of the new pedals with a Fender Telecaster and a Pro ...

We break the glass on the pedal cabinet to dig out a long-list of some of the coolest effects from the new Golden Era of ...

Musicians have a fantastic language to describe signals. A sound can be fat, dark, crunchy, punchy — the list goes on. These aren’t very technical terms, but they get the job done. After all, it’s ...