Pretty much every guitarist's first port of call when it comes to effects, the humble drive pedal won’t change your sound entirely, but instead adds some extra flavour to your base. The best overdrive ...

Since the pandemic’s “hobby boom” grew the guitar effects pedal market exponentially, overdrive pedals are a dime a dozen. There are hundreds (if not thousands) of clones and variations on ...

Californian electric guitar and effects specialist Xotic has unveiled the AC Booster v2, updating the compact overdrive pedal with the second footswitchable gain stage and promising a wide range of ...

Taking the classic green scream recipe and bolstering its customization for high-gain metal and extended-range players, this ...

I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on the history of guitar pedals. But, I'm fairly confident in saying there has never been a pedal quite like Rainger FX's Minibar. It's an overdrive pedal, but ...

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 stompboxes ...

The Supergrace is a two-hander between Laney and Brian Carstens, and Corgan gave it a trial by fire when playing with My ...

We've been playing more than our fair-share of Rock Band 2 since we've gotten our copy, and one thing we keep noticing is that even moderate to skilled players tend to lose their multipliers when ...