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“The Brown setting is the closest you’ll get to playing one of Eddie Van Halen’s Super Leads – at least in a pedal”: UAFX Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp review
By Art Thompson published
The Lion’s ability to replicate the attitude, pureness of tone and touch responsiveness of vintage Marshalls, and then combine it all with emulations of the right speakers and cabs, makes it one impressive package

"Having played through Friedman's amps, I'd say the IR-X captures their very useable foundations…" Why you need to check out this new tube amp and pedal combo
By Dave Hunter published
Review: the Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp and IR Pedal

“An analogue powerhouse with surprising versatility…” The Benson Delay pedal reviewed
By Dave Hunter published
The award-winning Benson Delay pedal has near limitless note bending and sounds fantastic

"It will be worth the wait": The design of MXR's still-in-development Randy Rhoads Distortion+ pedal has been revealed
By Jackson Maxwell published
Outfitted in a black-and-white polka dot finish – based on that found on Rhoads' iconic Karl Sandoval Flying V – the pedal was molded in part by MXR's extensive dissection of the guitarist's famous “chip pan” pedalboard

Shelved for 15 years of tinkering, Totally Wycked Audio's homage to the early ’70s Maestro Bass Brassmaster, the Krytical Mass KM-01 Reactive Octave Fuzz, is finally here. And it's totally Wycked…
By Art Thompson published
Totally Wycked Audio's Krytical Mass KM-01 Reactive Octave Fuzz is modern, but with a vintage soul and if you're a fuzz fanatic this stompbox has to be high on your audition list

“The thick, punchy stereo sound from this rig simply rocks”: the Two Notes Torpedo Captor X SE is a cleverly designed unit that offers an incredible range of sound from a brick-sized box. And there are only 450 of them…
By Dave Hunter published
As a sound-crafting alternative to cabs and mics, Two Notes’ amazingly versatile Torpedo Captor X SE is a hard act to beat– and there are only 450 are available…

U2 in a box? MXR goes for "atmospheric perfection" with new Joshua Ambient Echo delay pedal
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though its name gestures to U2, MXR promises that the Joshua can conjure “tonal trips out of the ’60s and ’70s” in addition to the “ethereal ambience of the ’80s” you'd expect

"An amp worth auditioning if you’re in the market for a gig-worthy, low-watt combo that punches above its weight class": Does Fender's Tone Master Princeton Reverb amp live up to the lofty precedent set by its tube-powered sibling?
By Art Thompson published
Considering that it's significantly cheaper than a standard Princeton Reverb, there’s enough true-to-form realism here to make the Tone Master Princeton a sweet deal
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