While many players are happy to invest in multiple overdrive reverb and delay pedals, there could be another type of effect that could enhance their guitar tone that they'll only need to buy once. And ...

The best compressor pedals are designed to make your guitar tone sound balanced, even and controlled. Although some guitarists like to use compression on their overdrive channels, the compressor’s ...

The proposition is compelling enough on paper, but it's also simple to achieve for the compact. Universal Audio – creators of the 1176 compressor – bring their acclaimed plugin emulation of the studio ...

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 ...

Orange Amps has released the King Comp, a “super low noise” compression pedal with high headroom and envelope shaping controls. It hopes players will never feel the need to turn it off. The firm ...

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2018 was a big year in the world of guitar effects pedals, as a lot of boutique companies have come into their own alongside a trend by manufacturers to include presets while not compromising tone ...

Let’s face the facts: the name Fender doesn’t initially ring “pedals”. Sure, they unarguably make some of the finest instruments and amplifiers you can buy, but you might question what they are hoping ...

Guitarists today are spoiled for choice, and that goes doubly true for players who use computer-based amp modeling software. I’m one such player, and I don’t miss the size, weight, deafening volume, ...