Guitar Technology

The AP1 Compact features the same proprietary preamp circuit as the AP1, and delivers a superb sonic performance that gets very close to that of its larger stablemate.

Origin Effects’ new Halcyon Green Overdrive pedal is based on the classic Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer.

Right out of the box, the Atlas compressor offers six types of digitally modelled compression based on revered studio hardware...

Tech 21’s renowned Character pedals get a new lease of life in the form of the compact, channel‑switchable Character Plus series.

Archetype: Rabea is one of very few modellers to include guitar‑synth sounds, alongside the usual amps, cabs and stompbox effects.

The Particle 2 brings powerful granular processing to your pedalboard.

The Zelzah will take you to places conventional phasers can only dream of...

The past few years have seen sophisticated amp‑in‑a‑pedal products from several companies, so it comes as...

Cherry Audio’s virtual modular environment gains a range of affordable, high‑quality guitar‑oriented processors.

If you play acoustic instruments with piezo pickups and require the very best amplification, the AP1 is a serious contender.

The S9 turns your guitar into a full‑blown string section.

The Design‑A‑Drive is the first pedal that allows you to really substantially tune its overdrive characteristics to match the requirements of a large range of amps.

Mark Mynett, Sound Engineer and Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and Production, talks us through the setup and...

Blackstar aim to take the weight out of valve amplification, without compromising on tone.

Colin Cartmell’s decades‑long tonequest has led him to create some of the best guitar cabinet IRs out there — so we asked him for advice on how to roll your own.

The Spark Mini makes Positive Grid’s acclaimed amp sounds more portable than ever.

Zoom’s new multi‑effects pedal is both a problem‑solver and a source of inspiration.

Boss have launched a Waza Craft Fuzz pedal, which uses new circuitry that aims to recreate classic fuzz sounds and more modern variants.

TC Electronic’s first chorus device dates back to 1976 and is now reborn in the form of their SCF Gold all-analogue pedal.

TC’s Infinite Sample Sustainer pedal allows the user to sustain notes or chords indefinitely.

In a world where makers of digital amp simulators take pride in offering a huge variety of models, Universal Audio have adopted a ‘less is more’ approach.