Crazy Tube Circuits has just dropped one of the hottest overdrive pedals of the year. It’s called Venus. It made its public debut at NAMM 2025. It was inspired by the iconic BK Butler Tube Driver, and ...

When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. If your goal is to build out a versatile effects pedalboard, one of the most basic and useful pedals you're going to want to pick ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Frank Hoensch/Redferns When Bill Finnegan stopped production of his famed Klon Centaur ...

The ZEQD-Pre has an EF86 pentode just like Dr Z's sweet high-end amps, and it might just give your rig the analogue warmth, ...

Vox first introduced its Nutube technology in a series of micro amps back in 2017, followed by their first series of ...

There are more overdrive pedals on the market now than we can keep track of, but most have common ancestors, design decisions, even designers, or components. As a result, there should be only so much ...

In early 2016, Korg released its Nutube technology to the public. With an anode grid filament structure, it operates exactly like a triode vacuum tube, adding rich overtones to electric guitar tones.

When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. You're onstage in the middle of a performance. You're playing your best song and really feeling the energy swell. The pre-chorus ...

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 ...