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Electro-Harmonix responds to sky-rocketing looper competition with the Pico 360+ – can this mini looper take the crown?
By Phil Weller published
Downsized reimagining of EHX’s best-selling 360 Looper channels the original’s magic, adds unlimited overdubs, and bottles it all in an ultra-tiny chassis

Best multi-effects pedals 2025: replace your rig
By Alex Lynham last updated
Our pick of the best multi-fx pedals from Neural DSP, Kemper, Line 6, Boss, and more

“An all-in-one power solution, on or off the grid”: D’Addario’s rechargeable XPND Pedal Power promises to make your ’board more portable – but only if you daisy chain
By Phil Weller published
Offering over 10 hours of battery life between charges, this marks the firm’s first rechargeable, cable-free pedal-powering solution

Mooer stokes the compact looper market with the GL100 – an AI-equipped looper/drum pedal that's less than $150
By Phil Weller published
The space-saving stompbox boasts 300 minutes of looping time, an AI-powered drum machine, and dual footswitch controls alongside comprehensive features to rival the likes of Boss and TC Electronic

Neural DSP co-founders reflect on the negative response to their Nano Cortex video campaign – which went viral for all the wrong reasons
By Janelle Borg published
Co-founders Francisco Cresp and Doug Castro shed light on Neural DSP's off-kilter promotional videos that stirred up the guitar community

Danelectro’s Spring King was the cult reverb pedal you could kick – now it’s back, but not as you remember it
By Phil Weller published
The Spring King Junior is smaller in scale but just as charming as the ’90s cult classic – and it features a real spring inside

“A more sophisticated version of a Bluesbreaker pedal”: Origin Effects Halcyon Blue Overdrive review
By Trevor Curwen published
The British amp-in-a-box specialist expands the Halcyon drive pedal series with a next-gen take on the Marshall Bluesbreaker

“Like a DigiTech Ricochet channeling the spirit of a velociraptor”: Tallon Electric The Noise review
By Matt McCracken published
The nastiest pedal we’ve ever tried? We get to grips with this pitch-shifting noise-maker

Can Zoom beat Boss and TC Electronic at their own game and conquer the compact looper game with its latest MultiStomp pedal?
By Phil Weller published
Featuring a host of new features, effects, and intuitive controls, the MS-90LP+ wants to make the art form of looping easier than ever

Reverb has revealed its best-selling pedals of 2024 – and it seems we have a winner in this year’s amp modeler race
By Matt Owen published
It’s been a big year for digital amp modelers and regular stompboxes alike, and as Reverb itself notes, it all makes for quite an interesting list
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