Columns · Industry
The Rise of Multi-Effects: How the HX One Is Changing Pedalboards Forever
Digital modeling has finally closed the gap, and one compact pedal is quietly convincing analog diehards to rethink the rules of pedalboard building.
Your AI Guitar Pedal Gives You a Search Result, Not a Tone
Tap a song and an AI guitar pedal rebuilds Stevie Ray Vaughan's tone at your feet in three seconds. No knobs. No 1am forum threads. And it mostly works. So whose sound is that? Here's the catch the Kickstarter skips: you own a search result, not a tone.
Guides · Technique
How to Use a Klon Pedal: 4 Settings That Work (Clones Too)
Boost, overdrive, always-on enhancer, gain-stacking tool: four ways to unlock what your Klon clone can actually do, with settings and amp-matching guidance throughout.
Featured Reviews
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Best Guitar Pedals for Beginners: Start With These 5
Bluesbreaker vs Blues Driver: The Ultimate Battle of Blues Overdrives
Ibanez TS9 vs TS808: Which Tube Screamer is Right for You?
Best 9V Battery for Guitar Pedals: Choosing the Right Type
Pedalboard Builds
All builds
Tom Morello Pedalboard: Effects Behind His Iconic Sound
Dave Navarro's Pedalboard: The Pedals Behind His Sound
John 5 Pedalboard: The BOSS-Powered Tone Machine
Best Pedals for Funk Guitar: From Eddie Hazel to Cory Wong
Long Reads
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Columns · Opinion
Pedalboard Cable Management: Tidy or Flexible Setup?
The debate over patch cable tidiness misses the point. The setup that serves your music is the one that lets you swap, experiment, and troubleshoot without losing precious playing time.
Columns · List
15 Weird Guitar Pedals That Are as Funny as They Are Unique
From glitchy lo-fi chaos to cosmic modulation and haunted orchestras, these 15 boundary-pushing stompboxes prove that the strangest tools on your pedalboard can unlock the most creative playing.
Columns · List
19 Classic Guitar Pedals Every Player Should Know
A guided tour through the gear that shaped rock, blues, and metal, covering every major effect category from fuzz and overdrive to pitch and chorus.
Columns · History
History of Guitar Effects Pedals: From Fuzz to Modern Tech
Every genre-defining tone has a backstory: explore the inventors, innovators, and iconic moments that turned a simple foot-switched box into an essential creative instrument.
Tones
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19 Epic Songs With Tremolo: Iconic Guitar Tracks You Should Know
How to Create Slapback Delay: Step-by-Step Guide for Great Guitar Tone
6 Echoplex Delay Settings for the Meris LVX
How I Recreated an Echoplex Delay Preset With the Meris LVX Tape Delay
Essential Guides
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Wet/Dry vs Mono Guitar Rig: Which Is Best for Gigs?
How to Use Tap Tempo Delay Pedals to Sync Your Delays to the Beat
Where Does a Delay Pedal Go in the Signal Chain?
Guitar Delay Pedals: How They Work, Types & Setup Guide
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