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

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

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

The bombastic benchmark of the ‘brown’ sound has been channelled through a single-ended EL34 power section and hybrid preamp, with significant volume and price savings

Modern evolutions of classic gear dish the dirt this year