Latest Gear Reviews
“A satisfying pedal that’s loaded with cool distortion textures”: Danelectro Nichols 1966 review
A reissue of a stompbox that company owner and Foxx founder Steve Ridinger designed and started making when he was just 14, the Nichols 1966 has plenty of retro flavor, with just as many modern applications
Silktone Overdrive+ review
The Overdrive+ is a characterful, original, and extremely versatile design that stands out in a sea of overdrives
Mackie ShowBox All-in-One Performance Rig review
With an ingenious breakaway six-channel mixer that includes multiple effects with snapshot recall, amp models, an overdrive, a compressor, a tuner, a looper, Bluetooth, and even onboard recording, the ShowBox promises a lot. Can it really be all that?
Dr. Z Z-80 Head review
Chime with oomph, shimmer, bloom, and gutsy edge of breakup are the main tricks in the Z-80's toolbox, and it does them with a gloriously musical and inspiring voice
Keeley Electronics Super Rodent, Muse Driver, Blues Disorder and Angry Orange review
The ability to mix and match different drive and tone stacks on these pedals gives them impressive sonic range and flexibility
"Having played through Friedman's amps, I'd say the IR-X captures their very useable foundations…" Why you need to check out this new tube amp and pedal combo
Review: the Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp and IR Pedal
“More than enough firepower to keep up with a heavy-fisted drummer…” The high-tech, hard-rocking Soldano Astro-20 amp reviewed
This great-sounding, future-proofed high-gain tube amp wins an Editors’ Pick award for its power, features and flexibility
“An analogue powerhouse with surprising versatility…” The Benson Delay pedal reviewed
The award-winning Benson Delay pedal has near limitless note bending and sounds fantastic
Shelved for 15 years of tinkering, Totally Wycked Audio's homage to the early ’70s Maestro Bass Brassmaster, the Krytical Mass KM-01 Reactive Octave Fuzz, is finally here. And it's totally Wycked…
Totally Wycked Audio's Krytical Mass KM-01 Reactive Octave Fuzz is modern, but with a vintage soul and if you're a fuzz fanatic this stompbox has to be high on your audition list
The quest for amps and speakers that can reproduce all that DSP-generated guitar tone as sound waves has yet to produce a clear winner: Could Fender's new Tone Master Pro FR-10 cab be the one?
Fender’s first full-range, flat-response Tone Master Pro FR-10 powered cab is super-affordable and just what fans have been waiting for
