Synth manufacturer Elektron has announced its first stompbox pedal, Analog Drive. This is a 100% analogue distortion unit featuring no fewer than eight different distortion circuits. The announcement ...

Minnesota-based effects co Ramble FX has announced the Kismet, an analogue overdrive/distortion pedal with digital control. The Kismet uses progressive diode clipping, which promises a wide gain range ...

Guitarists can debate, sometimes argue, about a lot of things but surely we can all agree that great gear should be as accessible as possible. And it is, more and more; cheaper doesn't have to mean ...

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.

Analog pedals use traditional circuit components to create warm, continuous signals, while digital pedals use computer chips for precise effects processing Gain-based effects typically sound more ...

If you follow audiophile reviewers, you’ll know that their stock-in trade is a very fancy way of saying absolutely nothing of quantifiable substance about the subject while sounding knowledgeable ...