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Line 6 HX One

"It’s a chameleon for your pedalboard": Line 6 HX One review

By Rob Laing published 22 May 24

  • £299
  • $299

Helix scales down to widen its appeal

Pedals
Harley Benton PowerPlant ISO-1AC Pro Modular

"The best value expandable pedal power supply out there right now": Harley Benton PowerPlant ISO-1AC Pro Modular review

By Rob Laing published 7 March 24

  • £51
  • €59
  • $54

Handling high-draw pedals for less money

Pedals
the t.bone GigA Pro

"A few small gripes aside, it’s the perfect first wireless system for players looking to take to the stage cable-free": the t.bone GigA Pro pedal set review

By Matt McCracken published 7 February 24

  • £199
  • €229
  • $205

Cut the cord for less with an affordable, pro-level guitar wireless system from Thomann

GTR
Walrus Canvas Tuner

Walrus Audio Canvas Tuner review

By Rob Laing published 11 January 24

  • £145
  • €165
  • $148.99

Putting the fun into tuners

Pedals
Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Jr

Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Jr modulation, delay and reverb pedal review

By Rob Laing published 10 January 24

  • £249
  • €289
  • $289

Reverb, delay and modulation combine in one time-based machine – but is it packing value?

GTR
Funny Little Boxes Skeleton Key

Funny Little Boxes Skeleton Key review

By Jonathan Horsley published 15 December 23

  • £99
  • $139

Here lies a Holy Grail, an op-amp distortion that promises Queens Of The Stone Age guitar tones from one compact stompbox. Is it too good to be true?

GTR
EHX flanger

Electro-Harmonix Andy Summers Walking On The Moon Analog Flanger / Filter Matrix pedal review

By Alex Lynham published 14 December 23

  • £111
  • €129
  • $129

A classic returns in a new signature flavour

Pedals
UAFX Ox Stomp

Universal Audio UAFX Ox Stomp Dynamic Speaker Emulator pedal review

By Rob Laing published 14 December 23

  • $399

A wonderful and well-featured preamp partner for tones, but with some notable omissions on the usability side

Pedals
SoundLad Liverpool

SoundLad Liverpool Clean Machine review

By Alex Lynham published 13 December 23

  • £129

A slightly flawed masterpiece of a preamp pedal

Pedals
Strymon UltraViolet

Strymon UltraViolet Vintage Vibe Pedal review

By Rob Laing published 12 December 23

  • £259
  • €279
  • $259

Purple reign?

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