The prog-metal juggernauts discuss how their signature axes cranked through Axe-Fx units create their brutal live tone.

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Dustie controls everything with a stomp of the foot thanks to his Fractal Audio MFC-101 Mark III MIDI Foot Controller. In addition, he tweaks his tone on the fly with two Mission Engineering EP-1 expression pedals. The only two stompboxes in his live rig are a TC Electronic PolyTune Mini and a Port City Salem Boost. He loves the Salem because it makes things sound “huge, fat, and tube-y.”

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Boutique custom shop Messiah Guitars has introduced their first two guitar effects pedals: the Dandelion fuzz drive and Quiggly octofuzz.

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A software recreation of Strymon's best-selling BigSky hardware reverb.

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The special edition pedals feature the artwork of Cleveland artist Anthony Zart and come in limited designs and colors.

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This micro pedal offers a unique SHAPE control providing a wide sweep of tones from a light tube-like saturation to an aggressive, dirty ripped-speaker tone.

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