Gear Reviews

Four super-versatile state-of-the-art compact effects pedals –the Evermore Studio Reverb, Heavenly Plate Reverb, Orion Tape Echo and the 1176 Studio Compressor – tested

All are worth checking out, but the Atlas Boosted Overdrive and Narcissus Warm Delay deserve Editors’ Pick Awards

For ushering in a new chapter at one of the most innovative companies in the acoustic-electric arena, HiFi earns an Editors’ Pick Award

A mood-shifting gizmo that will expand your creative mindset while it soothes you, lowers your blood pressure and lets you drift off into heady sonic realms

These compact monitors have a well-balanced soundstage and aren’t fatiguing to the ears when listening at high levels

Fishman joins the revolution for effects tailored to acoustic guitars with four AFX Mini pedals

This stripped-down metal machine provides all the essentials needed for maximum heaviness at high volume

DOD and its high-tech offshoot DigiTech are back in business under the ownership of Korea-based Cor-Tek

The sounds on tap here have realism, depth and plenty of liveliness that lend guitar tones a three-dimensional quality

Features two identical and stackable sets of classic compressors: the MXR Dyna Comp, Teletronix Opto LA-2A and Universal Audio UA 1176, plus an emulation of UA’s 610 tube preamp/EQ