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Yngwie Malmsteen reveals the 60-year history behind his new MXR signature overdrive
By Andrew Daly Published
As the Swedish virtuoso tells Guitar Player, “I wanted a Marshall. But it wasn’t enough to create the sound in my head.”

Boss adds new amps, effects, and enhanced features to its affordable GX-100 floor modeler with brand new firmware update
By Phil Weller Published
Key improvements have also been made to its desktop app to encourage more guitarists and bassists to try the feature-packed multi-effects unit

Orange reveals why it won't dabble with amp modeling, and why you shouldn't call its products “retro”
By Phil Weller Published
The company's Marketing Director views amp and modeler users as different demographics, and wants to focus on its amp offerings rather than try to reinvent the firm’s methodologies

Boss unveils the SDE-3 Dual Delay – a Roland SDE-3000-inspired stompbox that can deliver two delay layers simultaneously
By Phil Weller Published
The famous ‘80s rackmount delay has been given its most condensed recreation, but its Offset function threatens to steal the show

MXR creates an expressive, no-nonsense signature overdrive for Yngwie Malmsteen
By Phil Weller Published
With just Level and Gain controls, the pedal puts focus on even the slightest adjustments having a “profound impact” on its tone

Jack White’s Third Man Hardware and Annasounds join forces for the guitarist’s perfect spring reverb
By Phil Weller Published
The spring-loaded, preamp-equipped pedal adds extra features and tweaks to Anasound’s cult classic Elements pedal, allowing players to “benefit from the added soul of an analog spring”

Origin Effects honors Marshall’s iconic 1990s drive pedal with the Halcyon Blue Overdrive
By Phil Weller Published
A second voice joins the “faithful” BB tone, with an added Dry control and improved dynamic response aiming to take the template to new heights

MXR gets wild and weird with Layers – its new organic sustain stacking pedal
By Phil Weller Published
Offering three highly tweakable layers of sustain, MXR’s latest invention is built for wild creativity

“A satisfying pedal that’s loaded with cool distortion textures”: Danelectro Nichols 1966 review
By Art Thompson Published
A reissue of a stompbox that company owner and Foxx founder Steve Ridinger designed and started making when he was just 14, the Nichols 1966 has plenty of retro flavor, with just as many modern applications

MXR’s Randy Rhoads Distortion+ pedal is finally here – bringing a slice of his legendary “chip pan” pedalboard to market
By Phil Weller Published
The late guitarist’s MXR distortion pedal was a key part of his sound, and after years of “painstaking” research, MXR has completed its recreation of the pedal
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