Effects

This hands‑free take on the long‑established E-bow concept offers a promising new palette of sounds for the recording guitarist.

Can a 30‑year old algorithm in a tiny blue box really be at the cutting edge of room simulation? The answer to that question would appear to be “yes”.

Swedish bass‑equipment manufacturers EBS’s updated MultiComp pedal is intended to make transparent‑sounding bass compression easy to achieve. Matt Houghton investigates...

Available ready-made or in kit form, the STS is more affordable than the competition... but is it any good?

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Paul White investigates a new effects pedal from Electro Harmonix... everybody Freeze!

The KRP1 Krautrock Phaser is a modern recreation of a German classic.

How do you make a piezo-miked acoustic guitar sound like a real miked acoustic? Fishman have improved on their already impressive answer to that question...

JoeMeek's GBQ pedal combines distortion with their three-band sweep Meequalizer EQ, and runs from an included external power...

FabFilters powerful plug-in suite brings us advanced modulation possibilities, filters with multiple personalities, and plenty of overdrive.

One of my favourite effects units is an mid‑to‑late '90s brown Fender '63 Valve Reverb reissue. Bought in the days when I ...

The latest Moogerfooger pedal combines the two previous MuRFs and adds MIDI.

The Dr Freakenstein Fuzz reminds me of the kind of thing I used to experiment with back in the mid '60s, when fuzz was a new...

Judging by the names of some of their products, the designers at T‑Rex have got a thing about the less attractive elements of...

These flexible effects pedals from the makers of the original Harmonizer are equally at home on stage and in the studio, with guitar, keys or even a mixing desk.

Behringer keep coming up with affordable toys, and this time they sent us a selection of their 'Vintage' pedals. The folded-...

Line 6 follow their Pod X3 and X3 Live processors with this rackmount professional version, the X3 Pro, offering enhanced I/O and dual processing...

If you thought the Pocket Pod was a no‑brainer spin‑off from the successful Line 6 Pod line, you should take a look at the...

This affordable range of digital guitar and bass effects pedals offers good, dependable results — and there are a few hidden gems as well. Read on...

• Schertler DYN-G Acoustic Instrument Pickup • Boss DD7 Digital Delay Pedal

We look at a new plug-in, as well as guide you through the pros and cons of active pickups, and suggest some products that might appeal if you are upgrading.