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Reader Pedalboards 2022, Pt. 2
Gear Galleries

Reader Pedalboards 2022, Pt. 2

Here we go again! Last month we brought you part one of your guitar cohorts’ boards from around the world. Time to dig in for part two.

Pro Pedalboards 2022!
Effects

Pro Pedalboards 2022!

Panic! At the Disco, Idles, the Sword, Torres, and more appear in this gallery of our 14 favorite boards from the last year’s worth of Rig Rundowns.

guitar synth pedals
Tools for the Task

10 Synth Pedals That Tear the Space-Time Continuum

It’s ok for a guitar to not sound like a guitar.

Pedal Alley 2021: Reader Boards
Gear

Pedal Alley 2021: Reader Boards

The pandemic has brought guitarists lots more time to tinker with tone toys. Here’s what players all over the world have been putting together in their bunkers.

Rig Rundown: God Is an Astronaut [2021]
Bass

Rig Rundown: God Is an Astronaut [2021]

See the transformation from digital efficiency to a sprawling setup for Ghost Tapes #10 that now includes Gretsches, Jazzmasters, traditional tube heads, and more stomps than a store.

"Sometimes I Feel Pedals Are More the Instrument Than the Guitar Is"
Artists

"Sometimes I Feel Pedals Are More the Instrument Than the Guitar Is"

When she’s not rocking out with Iggy Pop, Sarah Lipstate calls upon a staggering collection of stompboxes to orchestrate sophisticated soundscape arrangements under her nom de plectrum, Noveller.

Rig Rundown Best-Ofs: Gargantuan Pedalboards Vol. 1
Gear

Rig Rundown Best-Ofs: Gargantuan Pedalboards Vol. 1

Get a load of these space-station control centers from Nick Reinhart (Tera Melos), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Steven Wilson, Dweezil Zappa, and Steve Lukather.

Rig Rundown: Elder
Gear

Rig Rundown: Elder

Swooshing Pink Floyd vibes, kerranging Sleep chugs, and mutating mellow Motorpsycho tones symbiotically swirl in this guitar duo’s growing setups.

NAMM 2020 Editors' Picks
Gear

NAMM 2020 Editors' Picks

After four exhausting days of scouring the halls of NAMM, we present you with a collection of gear that stood out from the pack.

Chase Bliss Audio CXM 1978 Automatone Demo | NAMM 2020
Gear

Chase Bliss Audio CXM 1978 Automatone Demo | NAMM 2020

Built in collaboration with Meris, this futuristic reverb dishses out nearly any kind of soundscape you could imagine.