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

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

Blackstar’s palm-sized audio interface is a godsend for players who want better audio on their phone-recorded videos

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

Electro-Harmonix revives the classic three-transistor Tone Bender and evolves it for more sonic variety