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Rig Rundown: Umphrey’s McGee [2025]
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Rig Rundown

Rig Rundown: Umphrey’s McGee [2025]

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Win Bohlinger's "Broadway" Pedalboard!
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Win Bohlinger's "Broadway" Pedalboard!

Rig Rundown: Scary Pockets' Ryan Lerman
Rig Rundown

Rig Rundown: Scary Pockets' Ryan Lerman

A Pedalboard Pro’s Dream Pedalboard
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A Pedalboard Pro’s Dream Pedalboard

We asked Barry O'Neal of Nashville’s XAct Tone Solutions for his vision of a ’board that would cover all the sonic bases for most pop, rock, and country sounds. Here’s what he created.

A Long-Distance Call from the Past
State of the Stomp

A Long-Distance Call from the Past

How our noise-crazy new pedal columnists developed a rad take on recycling with their Telepunk Fuzz.

First Look: EarthQuaker Devices Aurelius Tri-Voice Chorus
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First Look: EarthQuaker Devices Aurelius Tri-Voice Chorus

First Look: Way Huge Attack Vector
First Looks

First Look: Way Huge Attack Vector

Note to New Builders: Look Original
State of the Stomp

Note to New Builders: Look Original

In a world of widely shared components, don’t just dare to be different. Insist on it. Aesthetics matter.

When Pedal Builders Come to the Rescue
State of the Stomp

When Pedal Builders Come to the Rescue

After our columnist had a serious accident, respected indie pedal maker James Mackey organized the community to help. Here’s his story.

First Look: Orange Distortion, Sustain & Phaser Pedals
First Looks

First Look: Orange Distortion, Sustain & Phaser Pedals

First Look: MXR Poly Blue Octave
First Looks

First Look: MXR Poly Blue Octave

The Big 5: The Darkness' Dan Hawkins
The Big 5

The Big 5: The Darkness' Dan Hawkins