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State of the Stomp

State of the Stomp: Picking the Right Buffer for Your Rig

The type of buffer in your signal chain shapes your tone more than you’d think. A guide to the topology, the trade-offs, and why pro rigs often run two.

Close-up of a light blue audio device showing input jack and toggle switch settings: TB, BF, BFM.
State of the Stomp

State of the Stomp: True Bypass vs. Buffered Bypass

The debate has raged for two decades—and it’s mostly missed the point.

Two Boss guitar delay pedals stacked on a vintage amplifier against a plain wall.
State of the Stomp

State of the Stomp: Why the Boss Digital Delay Endures

From the DD-3 to the DD-20 to the DD-500, the Boss Digital Delay has survived every trend, every technological leap, and every wave of collective obsession.

State of the Stomp: The Boss HM-2
State of the Stomp

State of the Stomp: The Boss HM-2

A deconstruction of the black-and-orange box that defined the “Chainsaw Sound.”

State of the Stomp: The Future of Onboard Effects
State of the Stomp

State of the Stomp: The Future of Onboard Effects

Stepping into a new chapter of electric guitar evolution.

State of the Stomp: It’s Not the Pedal—It’s Your Pickup
State of the Stomp

State of the Stomp: It’s Not the Pedal—It’s Your Pickup

Gain structure, headroom, and tone all start at the source, long before your signal hits a stompbox.

Beyond Emulation: Amp Sims, AI, and the Coming Saturation Point
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Beyond Emulation: Amp Sims, AI, and the Coming Saturation Point

When every tone can be cloned, what’s left to discover?

Wah-Wah 101
State of the Stomp

Wah-Wah 101

The ongoing history of the band-pass filter effect that Hendrix, Clapton, and generations of musicians that followed made famous.