IT’S SAFE TO suggest that Game-changer Audio isn’t afraid of being a little different. Its innovative products, like the Plasma and Light pedals, generally feature an aesthetic that stylistically disp

Manson Guitar Works’ first stompbox delivers a high degree of variation in your fuzz tone

WHERE DEMAND FOR pedal effects grew exponentially during the early Seventies as musicians sought new sounds, many stomp box designers turned to the synthesizer for new inspiration. Mike Beigel was amo

What an incredible 2025 it’s been in the world of prog. This year, we’ve taken a different approach to our Critics’ Choice and instead of printing our writers’ Top 20 lists, we’ve pooled them to create a definitive Top 50 with profile pieces on some of the key players. Did your favourite make the cut? We look forward to reading your thoughts on the results.

Dan Coggins makes the drive section of his award-winning Cogmeister powerhouse available as a pedal of its own

Ex-Tangerine Dreamer returns with evolution of his emotional ‘guitartronica’.