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

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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

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

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