Is there really something special about them? Does it actually matter, when you have two pickups directly sensing the vibration of metal ...

Whilst, through history, there’s been a tendency for some musicians to look down on reggae, the style remains one of the most difficult fo...

Watch an old live rock performance from the 1970s, and in the backline you’ll see amps. Just amps; no effects. Right up until the end of t...

Whether or not punk rock’s guitar style had a definite beginning is open to lively debate. And for good reason. The punk genre might have ...

Before the market for music tuition was revolutionised by free options online, it was possible for many local and decidedly average musici...

Let me start with a question… What was the first integrated, programmable multi-effects unit for the guitar?… Easy: it was the Boss ME-5 ...

The Vintage Ultima is one of the Virtual musical instruments made for the VST environment by Planet Botch. Planet Botch is a blog/websit...

Original UK ad for the Boss Digital Metalizer (early 1988). "Putting the Metal to the Pedal!". The late 1980s couldn’t be accuse...

Take a middle-aged UK guitarist on a trip back to the summer of 1986 for a look at the popular equipment of the time, and chances are their ...

The Stomp King SK-5 GuitarAmp is a belter of an all-in-one guitar amp simulator for the VST environment. This blazing hot virtual pedal h...

The Stomp King Anacho is a departure from the boredom of clinical and precise digital delays. Instead, it takes your echo sound back to t...

The Stomp King F-Cycle is a hybrid effect which sits somewhere between a phase-shifter and an analogue type filter. Indeed, the ‘F’ in F-...

This model of amp has an extensive history with eminent stars of rock, pop and other modern music. Many guitarists say they first learned ...