BEING NO STRANGERS to the world of guitar plugins, Universal Audio has thus far stuck with modeling individual amplifiers for its plugin offerings. Paradise Guitar Studio builds on that foundation, of

MULTI-EFFECTS PEDALS HAVE come a long way in the last 10 years, and we’re just now starting to see the more advanced tech trickling down into the beginner market. Budget multi-effects have typically b

WHILE JOHN MAYER has been spotted with a Quad Cortex, Kemper and Axe-Fx in the wild in recent years, he is still primarily known for a discerning collection of boutique and vintage amps. So, having so

SINCE HIS EARLIEST days with Aerosmith, Joe Perry has been the epitome of guitar-related cool. Sure, he’s got the licks, the songs and the solos, but he’s also got a massive cache of iconic, quirky an

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What pedals are you using these days? It’s really just my pedals strung together on the floor, but you’ll get the idea of what my show board is like. The show board is packed away with all the touring