As far as pedals go, the Boss DS-1 is arguably the most famous. This humble orange box has lain at the feet of countless players since its inception in 1978 – coincidentally, the exact same year that ...

Forget the ‘under-the-hood’ geekery, the DS-1W is home to some brilliant distortion tones for what is still not unreasonable outlay at today's prices Best pedal amps 2025: Get the sound, feel and ...

It's a Boss pedal. Guitar gear can be pretty expensive. Throw in the fact that whatever the piece of gear is might be a collectible and forget it – the price is going through the roof. Which is ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A compact series stompbox you can turn into any one of 16 classic Boss effects? Meet the Plugout ...

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Learning to play guitar is a lot of fun (and easier than ever), but somewhere around my 500 th attempt at the main riff from “Black Sunshine” I got frustrated. I was playing the right notes, but it ...

The company that's said to have put the "stomp" in stompbox has detailed three new guitar effects pedals, featuring a new technology called Multi-Dimensional Processing (MDP) developed by its parent ...

Every electric guitarist should have a few pedals in their arsenal to help shape their instrument's tone, boost its dynamics or sonic capabilities, or perform practical duties to ensure they always ...