Electro-harmonix has just released a $220 guitar pedal that evokes the sound of the B-series Hammond organ. I was tipped off by my programmer consultant buddy Gil Garcia, who I met when we both worked ...

When we first saw [Maarten Tromp]’s article about a “momentary latching switch” for guitar effects pedals, we have to admit to being a bit confused. When it comes to push-button switches, “momentary” ...

Native Instruments on Tuesday released Guitar Rig 1.2. The new version of the developer’s digital guitar studio adds four new stomp boxes — the fuzz pedals Fuzz Ace and Big Fuzz and the distortion ...

Nothing can bad can happen to your iPad down there on a stage floor. Nothing. Photo: IK Multimedia Electric guitar players have effects pedals. It’s an addiction, and a law of nature. We keep buying ...

The worst thing about being in a rock band is waiting for the guitarist to set up and adjust—and re-adjust, and then re-re-adjust—his interminable collection of effects boxes and pedals. But now ...

Though Milwaukee is a long way from being dubbed a hotspot of rock and roll gear innovation, there are a few businesses here creating great equipment for musicians near and far. One of them is Oak ...

If you’re a solo musician, you probably have lots of gear you’d like to control, but you don’t have enough hands. You can enlist your feet, but your gear might not have foot-suitable interfaces as ...

When hearing the name Dan Armstrong, most people think of that cool, clear Plexiglas guitar made by Ampeg in the late Sixties. For stompbox freaks, the name conjures up images of legendary effects ...

This $99, for switch stomp box by Griffin turns your iPad into a shredding machine. It connects to Frontier Design’s iShred LIVE app and allows you to add multiple sounds to your git-fiddle or ...