Gear Reviews

Boasting top-notch build and minimal features, it's an ideal pedal platform and a solid performer that morphs from rhythm to lead via your picking or guitar volume

An update of Benson's Tall Bird external reverb unit, the Tall Bird + adds tube-driven optical tremolo in two modes: Classic and Harmonic

Originally created for the English percussive fingerstylist's signature Ibanez acoustic, the system is now available for installation on any acoustic

Its seven modes give you instantaneous pitch shifting for hammer-ons, trills, instant harmonies, drop and capo tunings, and much more

The pedal derives its tone and features from the transistor-driven amplifier, including the Mid Range Boost circuit's characterful EQ settings

The Spark line's latest addition delivers an immersive experience that puts all of Positive Grid's amp and effect tones in sharp detail

Don't be fooled by its size. There's plenty more under the hood to make the EC-1 one of the more versatile delays we've tested

The innovative guitar string maker got its start using technology developed by none other than Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers

With new algorithms, IR importing, higher-quality processing and the ability to use two reverbs at once, the BigSky MX takes reverb to an entirely new level

UAFX set out to emulate the special qualities that have made Dumble's Overdrive Special one of the most coveted amps