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Top 5 Boutique Fuzz Pedals of 2018 by Mr Black, ZVex, Beetronics, KHDK, Earthquaker
31 Dec 2018 · It is that time of year again, the one where I get to share my favourite boutique dirt boxes and explain why I believe you should be hunting them down to add to your fuzzy sonic palette.
Better guitar tone with boutique acrylic plectrums?
30 Dec 2018 · Part two of Jef's Guitar Tone Tips: Ever tried experimenting with thicker plectrums to see how different materials affect your tone? Jef says: you should be...
The History Of Distortion: “LOUD IS MORE GOOD”
28 Dec 2018 · From Howlin' Wolf to the Rolling Stones, guitarists learnt decades ago that distortion was their best friend. JHS Pedals has made a neat video that shows us how it all began.
Top 5 Guitars of 2018 by Fender, PRS, Ibanez, Reverend and Lucem
25 Dec 2018 · What a year it's been for guitars - so difficult to choose the 5 best! We had a go anyway: here are Jef's Top 5 guitars of 2018, chosen for their unique properties and interesting designs.
Improve your guitar fretboard with Jef’s secret walnut trick!
24 Dec 2018 · Christmas is here and many guitarists will have walnuts lying around the house. Jef explains how to use a walnut to give your rosewood or ebony fretboard to a healthy, lustrous sheen!
Barefaced GX Guitar Cabs: The best of open- and closed-back cab designs?
23 Dec 2018 · Barefaced says its two new 1x10" GX guitar cabinets give us the best of open- and closed-back designs in one guitar cab design, and provide the power of a 2x10" cab - bold claims indeed!
Positive Grid Bias Amp 2 LE – Free until Boxing Day!
23 Dec 2018 · Looking for some new virtual guitar amps and cabinets? Positive Grid has a special Christmas give-away this year, offering its Bias Amp 2 LE software bundle for free for a limited time.
Joyo R-08 Cab Box IR Loader: The best value IR cab pedal on the market?
22 Dec 2018 · Joyo's new R-08 Cab Box is a guitar cabinet emulator with lots of built-in virtual cabs and amps, a big screen - and lets you load your own IRs. And all that for under GBP 200!
Fuzz + Reverb + Delay + Mod = Collision Devices Black Hole Symmetry
21 Dec 2018 · French upstarts Collision Devices' have launched the Black Hole Symmetry pedal, a unique take on some classic guitars pedal effects combined into one very interesting and creative package.
Suhr Reactive Load IR: A neat box of amp tricks
20 Dec 2018 · The new Suhr Reactive Load IR could be the perfect 'box of tricks' for guitarists that need flexible volume control when recording or using high wattage valve amps live.
Joyo O.M.B – A One Man Band with looper and drum pattern generator!
17 Dec 2018 · Joyo carries on its determined assault on the cheaper end of the pedal market with the O.M.B., a looper pedal for combining overdubs with drum patterns to create your own sounds and song ideas.
Best Budget Christmas Gifts for Guitarists: Top Ten Guitar Stocking Fillers!
16 Dec 2018 · It is that time of year, you need a gift for the guitar player in your life and you don't want to spend a fortune, but you do want something they will actually need.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: YouTube guitar medley celebrates 20th Anniversary
16 Dec 2018 · The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is 20 years old! To celebrate this computer game milestone, guitarist and YouTuber Gerry Trevino has turned the game score into a guitar medley.
Victory Amps turns up the power with new VX100 The Super Kraken
15 Dec 2018 · Amp designer Martin Kidd and guitarist Rabea Massaad have reworked the VX The Kraken amp to come up with the VX100 Super Kraken - But is there enough new here to justify the name "Super"?
Rocket Surgeon Ice Caves Ambient Reverb: Glacial ambience for the adventurous
13 Dec 2018 · The new Ice Caves Ambient Reverb pedal is an Arctic-themed take on reverb pedals with a unique set of parameters for those that like to get more experimental with their 'verb. Frosty!
Crazy Tube Circuits Falcon Overdrive: Tweed inspired vintage tones in a pedal
10 Dec 2018 · Tweed amp retro vibe in a pedal, anyone? Crazy Tube Circuits has taken two classic vintage Fender amps and tried to crystallise the spirit and tone of both into one affordable pedal.
Free BIAS Modulation Pedal software bundle for a limited time
10 Dec 2018 · Positive Grid is giving everyone a free copy of their BIAS Modulation Pedal plugin. All you have to do is share the offer on social media and a license for this software bundle is yours.
Ceramic vs. Alnico: Which pickups sound better?
09 Dec 2018 · It's one of the oldest controversies in the guitar world: Ceramic vs. Alnico. Many players believe that Alnico is "warmer", whereas Ceramic sounds "colder". True? All is finally revealed...
Death By Audio Total Sonic Annihilation 2: Cthulhu madness in pedal form?
07 Dec 2018 · If you are a full-on noise terrorist with aspirations toward sonic mayhem, you might need Death By Audio's new Total Sonic Annihilation 2. Insanity awaits you!
Pedaltrain SST: A tiny tuner to save space on cramped pedalboards
07 Dec 2018 · Run out of pedalboard real estate? Don't know which pedal to get rid of to fit on that new distortion you splashed out on? The Pedaltrain SST is a tiny tuner that can free up some valuable space.
IK Multimedia expands AmpliTube iOS 4.7 with 10 new licensed models
07 Dec 2018 · The Amplitube iOS 4.7 version brings new licensed amp models and effects, including gear by Dr Z, Jet City, Orange, Carvin, Morley, T-Rex, Seymour Duncan and Wampler.
PRS Private Stock McCarty 594 Graveyard II Limited pulls out all the stops
06 Dec 2018 · This dark, broody PRS Private Stock guitar has some fantastic touches and excellent hardware - and uses woods harvested from maple trees standing sentry over an old graveyard...