When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. If your goal is to build out a versatile effects pedalboard, one of the most basic and useful pedals you're going to want to pick ...

You’re chilling in your living room with three buddies preparing to play some Rock Band 2 when it suddenly hits you: someone will have to play bass. It’s a low point in anyone’s day, because the ...

When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. You're onstage in the middle of a performance. You're playing your best song and really feeling the energy swell. The pre-chorus ...

Pretty much every guitarist's first port of call when it comes to effects, the humble drive pedal won’t change your sound entirely, but instead adds some extra flavour to your base. The best overdrive ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Whether you’re a regular shredder or you’re just beginning to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Built like a tank. Easy to use. Sounds a little different from anything else. Best pedal amps ...

EarthQuaker Devices and IDLES guitarist Lee Kiernan have collaborated on a new pedal, Gary, which they reckon is about to become “your new best bud.” Gary is a more compact take on EQD’s discontinued ...

Some of the most recognizable guitar sounds in rock music were created with the fuzz pedal. The predecessor of distortion and overdrive pedals, it alters your guitar’s sound wave into a square wave, ...