“Everyone who buys our products comes back saying the same thing – it’s the closest they’ve gotten to that SRV sound”: Behind the rise of Pedal Pawn, the UK stompbox brand loved by Eric Gales, Philip Sayce and Stevie Ray Vaughan fanatics the world over
Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: all the best guitars, amps and pedals at NAMM 2025
in Effects & Pedals, Guitar Gear, Guitar Pedals “It was too good to keep to ourselves”: MXR gives Eddie Van Halen’s favorite orange box the golden touch with its 50th Anniversary Phase 90
in Effects & Pedals, Guitar Gear, Guitar Pedals “Hands free hammer-ons”: DigiTech’s HammerOn pedal is a 7-in-1 pitch-shifting monster that lets you play the impossible
in Effects & Pedals, Guitar Gear, Guitar Pedals “The very latest in musical fart technology”: The Fart Pedal Number Two has dropped – and it’s promising “10 times the splooty blompers”
in Effects & Pedals, Guitar Gear, Guitar Pedals “The boldest, most expressive Whammy ever”: DigiTech teams up with MonoNeon on a triple-octave Whammy for both guitar and bass – and it even comes with custom gaffer tape
in Effects & Pedals, Guitar Gear, Guitar Pedals “These pedals deliver the rich, dynamic sound and performance you expect from Marshall”: Marshall makes a surprise play for the amp-in-a-box market, bringing authorized takes on Plexi, DSL and JCM amp tones to your pedalboard for the first time
in Effects & Pedals, Guitar Gear, Guitar Pedals “I’m thrilled to give people access to so many abstract sounds that inspire me”: Yvette Young has been secretly working on her dream signature pedal for the past year-and-a-half – the Walrus Audio Qi Etherealizer is the otherworldly result
in Effects & Pedals, Guitar Gear, Guitar Pedals “Yellow Fall became one of the best-selling pedals in Donner’s history”: Donner has given its Jack White-approved delay pedal an upgrade… and it’s got an awfully familiar new look
in Electric Guitars, Guitar Pedals, Guitars NAMM 2025: Make your electric guitar sound like an acoustic, a sitar, a banjo… An analogue synth? Boss unveils the V-800 V-Guitar Processor, a unit that allows players “completely transform their sound at the push of a button”
in Effects & Pedals, Guitar Gear, Guitar Pedals “A new tool to perfect your practicing techniques”: Walrus Audio just created an entirely new type of pedal that’s aimed at improving your playing, not your tone
in Effects & Pedals, Guitar Gear, Guitar Pedals “The Uni-Vibe was an excellent alternative to a Leslie and became a mainstay for Jimi Hendrix”: Everything you need to know about modulation, from Leslie emulators and chorus pedals to bucket-brigade chips and phasers
in Effects & Pedals, Guitar Gear, Guitar Pedals “The missing piece of your pedalboard puzzle”: Keeley takes on the Walrus Fundamental and JHS 3 Series with new range of $99 Sweetwater exclusives
in Electric Guitars, Guitar Pedals, Guitars “Dance lightly on the strings for a cleaner tone or really dig in to make your guitar, and amp, roar”: Behringer unveils a $69 Klon clone – but is the Centaur Overdrive better than the original?
