Reviews “One of the most seamless, natural and organic-sounding solid-state pedals we’ve ever played”: Crank it up to 11 with Dinosaural’s award-winning three-channel Cogmeister Overdrive The Cogmeister Overdrive sounds fabulous – its three stages interact beautifully to create a range of tactile and tube-like clipping tones that suit any playing style – and richly deserves an Editors’ Pick award ‘‘Creating dreamy sounds that were once only possible in world-class recording studios…’’ The new award-winning range of stompboxes from Universal Audio will blow your mind 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 "A streamlined hard-charging beast": the Peavey HP 2 Poplar Burl RM reviewed The direct descendant of Peavey’s best-known and most historic rock axe of all time, the Wolfgang, returns — now handcrafted in the Czech Republic Grid List Latest Reviews Maestro Agena Envelope Filter, Arcas Compressor Sustainer, Mariner Tremolo, Orbit Phaser and Titan Boost Reviews By Art Thompson published 5 January 23 Gibson sticks to meat-and-potatoes effects with this latest group of pedals Slick SL56 Review By Art Thompson published 5 January 23 A fun guitar that delivers the boutique-on-a-budget experience in spades Donner Rising-G Pro Review By Art Thompson published 4 January 23 This reasonably priced, carbon fiber travel guitar is great for jamming or doing a low-volume gig on a small stage Origin Effects M-EQ Driver Pedal Review By Dave Hunter published 4 January 23 An enticing mid-boost and drive pedal based on legendary Pultec studio EQ units Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion Review By Alex Lynham published 4 January 23 Boss’s best-selling distortion pedal has been given the boutique treatment Boss Dual Cube LX Review By Christopher Scapelliti published 15 December 22 A solid performer from the tried and tested Cube lineup Victory V1 the Duchess and the Jack Overdrive Reviews By Dave Hunter published 14 December 22 Victory’s new V1 pedal series takes the tonal characteristics from several of its amp models and converts them into compact individual solid-state units PRS Horsemeat Transparent Overdrive, Mary Cries Optical Compressor and Wind Through the Trees Dual Analog Flanger Reviews By Art Thompson published 14 December 22 Designed and assembled in the U.S.A, these debut pedals fill the missing link in Paul Reed Smith’s signal chain Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1962 ES-335 Review By Dave Hunter published 13 December 22 Like other good examples of the breed, this semi runs from crisp, articulate, edge-of-breakup blues to full-on rock crunch EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker Review By Christopher Scapelliti published 13 December 22 This “all-discrete analog distortion enhancement device” features silicon and germanium diode options 123456789Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MOST READ1"You son of a b****, you're playing a Fender?" Watch Keith Richards and Les Paul jam in rare footage from 20002These 40 huge Black Friday and Cyber Monday guitar gear deals are still live – but they won’t be around much longer3Build your own Fender Stratocaster with this fun Cyber Monday Lego deal4The most affordable way to transform your sound: Get a Cyber Monday effects pedal deal before it's too late5"When I heard him play, it was like fire from heaven": Tributes pour in for Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker who has died, aged 64
Maestro Agena Envelope Filter, Arcas Compressor Sustainer, Mariner Tremolo, Orbit Phaser and Titan Boost Reviews By Art Thompson published 5 January 23 Gibson sticks to meat-and-potatoes effects with this latest group of pedals
Slick SL56 Review By Art Thompson published 5 January 23 A fun guitar that delivers the boutique-on-a-budget experience in spades
Donner Rising-G Pro Review By Art Thompson published 4 January 23 This reasonably priced, carbon fiber travel guitar is great for jamming or doing a low-volume gig on a small stage
Origin Effects M-EQ Driver Pedal Review By Dave Hunter published 4 January 23 An enticing mid-boost and drive pedal based on legendary Pultec studio EQ units
Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion Review By Alex Lynham published 4 January 23 Boss’s best-selling distortion pedal has been given the boutique treatment
Boss Dual Cube LX Review By Christopher Scapelliti published 15 December 22 A solid performer from the tried and tested Cube lineup
Victory V1 the Duchess and the Jack Overdrive Reviews By Dave Hunter published 14 December 22 Victory’s new V1 pedal series takes the tonal characteristics from several of its amp models and converts them into compact individual solid-state units
PRS Horsemeat Transparent Overdrive, Mary Cries Optical Compressor and Wind Through the Trees Dual Analog Flanger Reviews By Art Thompson published 14 December 22 Designed and assembled in the U.S.A, these debut pedals fill the missing link in Paul Reed Smith’s signal chain
Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1962 ES-335 Review By Dave Hunter published 13 December 22 Like other good examples of the breed, this semi runs from crisp, articulate, edge-of-breakup blues to full-on rock crunch
EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker Review By Christopher Scapelliti published 13 December 22 This “all-discrete analog distortion enhancement device” features silicon and germanium diode options
