The level of skill, talent, and mastery of an instrument are all primary concerns that help define an artist. However, another crucial facet in establishing identity is having a unique sound.

It has been described by its creator as “mutt” of a distortion pedal, a all original circuit that has been in development for eight years, and it might well offer stiff competition the RAT, DS-1 or ...

There will be two Spiral Electric FX pedals on this list because they are so well-rounded, versatile, and useful plus just sound dang great. The Red Spiral is possibly the unsung wonder in their ...

If you're playing rock guitar, chances are that at some point you're going to want to use overdrive or distortion effects. Saturated, gnarly guitar tones are synonymous with rock music, and every ...

Distorted guitars were a big part of the rock revolution last century; we try to forget about the roll. As a youth, [David Hilowitz] couldn’t afford a loud aggressive amp, a distortion pedal, or even ...

Grammy winning tone in a box? This two-channel twofer has all Mason’s go-to tones and then some for one of the most versatile dirt pedals you'll see this year When you purchase through links on our ...

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 ...

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It was the week when Blackstar upped the ante for mini amps, the TONEX One got a power-up, Dino Cazares got a Kiesel, and Alex Lifeson's chorus went to market ...