If something doesn’t suit your needs, just change it. That’s a motto we live by, and it looks like [Doug] took up the same creed when he modified a cheap effects pedal. The victim of [Doug]’s ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I bought my first tube amp last year, after playing guitar for about 25 years. Before then I'd been completely reliant on solid-state amps and ...

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The rebirth of B.B. King's first acoustic, a leading Dumble clone in plugin form – all that and more in this week's round-up ...

CTC delivers another super-ambitious build that looks very much like a shut-up-and-take-my-money stompbox for any player ...

Every electric guitarist should have a few pedals in their arsenal to help shape their instrument's tone, boost its dynamics or sonic capabilities, or perform practical duties to ensure they always ...

Kurt Cobain’s guitar tone wasn’t just sound—it was attitude, rebellion, and raw emotion. From pawn shop Fenders to cranked amps and cheap pedals, his approach was about feel over perfection.