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This year’s new tech puts a world of effects at your feet

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The XS-100 and XS-1 pitch shifters set out to give modern players dominion over the wildest effect on the pedalboard. Boss’s Matt Knight tells us more

IF YOU’VE BEEN paying attention to the contemporary guitar scene over the past 24 months, chances are you’ve heard of Mk.gee, everyone’s favorite fast-rising guitar hero who has ushered in a tonal rev

Electro-mechanicals revisited, analogue modulation refined and esoteric ambiences combined

Modern evolutions of classic gear dish the dirt this year