OUR TEST BLONDE version of the Tone Master Deluxe Reverb features the modelling combo series’ first major new software with the IR Manager via the v2 firmware update. It promises to add extra function

WHEN THE NAME was announced for the first piece of signature gear from Deftones guitarist Chino Moreno, we couldn’t have been the only ones who thought “chorus pedal for an effect named after ‘Digital

THE ROTARY SPEAKER effect is a classic of the early rock ’n’ roll era, and Boss aims to bring back the goodness it captured in its original RT-20 pedal in a more compact guise here. In typical Boss st

Michael Watts explores solutions to the challenge of amplifying acoustic guitars over the decades – are we nearly there yet?

If you play records, no other electronic component in your system has as much impact on the sound as the humble phono stage. There aren’t many talented units around the £500 mark, so when we come acro

THE HUMBLE WAH-WAH pedal is probably one of the most underappreciated effects in the electric-guitar universe. Its most vocal legions of detractors usually point to its clichéd use in vintage porno mo