Mooer GS1000 multi-effects review - A Mooer cloner for cheap!
Written testThe Mooer brand seems determined to make its mark in the arena of digital multieffects capable of cloning the gear of guitarists and bassists. In this review, we’ll find out what the GS1000 has to of…
Mooer GL100 looper review - Mooer offers intelligent grooves!
Written testWith the GL100 Phrase and Drum Station, Mooer offers a looper featuring an intelligent drum machine and some interesting technical features. Let's explore its full potential.
nUX MG-300 MKII multi-effects pedalboard review - The long-awaited MkII version!
Written testThe MG-300 from nUX is a digital multi-effects pedalboard for guitar. It was first released in July 2020, but it wasn't until February 2025 that the brand evolved it. Externally, the device remains a…
Universal Audio UAFX Compact Brigade pedal review - Brigade manager
Written testUnveiled in October 2023, Universal Audio's Brigade has joined the UAFX series alongside the LA-2A and Flow. It's a chorus and vibrato pedal whose algorithm reproduces the sounds and playing feel of …
A review of the Keeley Mod Workstation pedal - Mod About You
Written testAt this year’s NAMM show, Keeley Electronics showed off their new Workstation line of pedals, which combine the functionality of several Keeley pedals in one. Although recently released, the pedals a…
Review of the Electro-Harmonix Lester G Deluxe Rotary S… - Spin Doctor
Written testOne of the new pedals Electro-Harmonix debuted the 2016 NAMM show was a Leslie-speaker simulator called Lester G. Not only does it offer rotating speaker sounds, but also an overdrive circuit and a c…
A review of the Electro-Harmonix Cock Fight pedal - A Chicken in Every Pedalboard
Written testWah pedals are useful for more than just the standard “wah wah” effect. Sweeping the pedal’s filter to find a cool tone and then leaving it static as you play is also very effective. Known as the “co…
A review of the Electro-Harmonix Key9 Electric Piano Ma… - EP Sounds in a Stompbox
Written testElectro-Harmonix has followed its B9 and C9 Organ Machine pedals with the logical next step: the Key9 Electric-Piano Machine. This new stompbox uses the same technology as those organ pedals, and off…
A review of the Boss SY-300 guitar synthesizer - The Guitar Synth Redefined
Written testIn the past, trying to find a guitar synth that tracked accurately was akin to searching for the Holy Grail. No product, whether it was a guitar synth or MIDI guitar controller was able to accurately…
A review of the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Big Muff Pi - Pi in Your Face
Written testFor many guitarists, the first thing that comes to mind when they hear the term “fuzz box” is the Big Muff Pi from Electro-Harmonix. With the new Deluxe Big Muff Pi, the company has added some cool a…
Review of the Line 6 AMPLIFi FX100 - A Multi-Effects Pedal in the Palm of your Hand
Written testFollowing in the footsteps of the AMPLIFi 150 and AMPLIFi 75 amplifiers, Line 6 has released the AMPLIFi FX100, a floor-based multi-effects pedal controlled by your iOS device. How does this concept …
A pint-sized yet powerful multi-effects unit - Review of the Tech 21 Fly Rig 5
Written testThe Tech 21 Fly Rig 5 is a multi-effects pedal small enough to fit in a backpack, or in the pocket of most guitar bags. Featuring Tech 21’s signature analog tone, it can be used either through an amp…
We test drive EHX's new "Organ Machine" - Review of the Electro-Harmonix B9
Written testElectro Harmonix calls the B9 an “Organ Machine,” and indeed it is. Plug your guitar into this pedal and out comes a variety of authentic organ sounds. Read on to find out more.
Boss reinvents the DS distortion pedal - Review of the Boss DS-1X
Written testThis year, Boss has been releasing new stompboxes at a prodigious pace: two at Winter NAMM and three at Summer NAMM. All are reinventions of older Boss pedals. The DS-1X, released along with the OD-…
Review of the Boss ME-80 - Versatile, powerful, and priced to sell
Written testFor years, Boss has been one of the leading manufacturers of self-contained guitar multi-effects floor units, and the ME-80 is its latest effort. Less expensive than the flagship GT-100, it's neverth…
Review of the Boss OD-1X OverDrive - An Overdrive Pedal with a New Look and Feel
Written testThe Boss OD-1X OverDrive was one of two new stompboxes the company announced at NAMM 2014 (the DS-1X Distortion was the other). It features the company’s recently developed Multi-Dimensional Processi…
Electro-Harmonix EHX Tortion Review - Tubey or not Tubey, that is the question.
Written testSince the days of the original Big Muff Pi, Electro-Harmonix has been building distortion pedals, and one of its latest entries is the EHX Tortion ($179). Way more than just a distortion effect, it a…
Palmer Kaputt Review - Kaputt
Written testWith our recent review of the Mutterstolz tube distortion in mind, the Audiofanzine editorial board decided to review some of the other models from Palmer's Root Effects collection. We've already pos…
Palmer Automat Review - Distautowah
Written testOn the occasion of our recently published Palmer Mutterstolz distortion pedal review, your favorite website decided to revisit some of the German brand's Root Effects, and here we review Automat, an …
TC Electronic Ditto X2 Review - The Return of the Same Thing
Written testFollowing up on the success of the original Ditto, which had only two controls, TC strikes again with the X2, featuring more than twice that. Can it give the final blow to its competitors in the not-…
Palmer Mutterstolz Review - Make Your Mamma Proud
Written testBack in the day when fluorescent colors were in fashion, amps resembled fridges, all the songs on the radio had a guitar solo after the second chorus, and the Berlin Wall was still standing (Bingo!, …
TC Electronic Hall of Fame Mini Review - Mini Mini Mini...
Written test"...must be funny...in a midget's woooorld". It's probably what ABBA would've sung if they had started their career in 2013. Indeed, this year has seen the appearance of a good number of bonsai-sized…
Boss Loop Station RC505 Review - Looper Trooper
Written testWhile guitar players might have been disappointed by Musikmesse 2013, keyboard players, sound designers and home-studio owners were delighted by numerous new products.
Flickinger Caged Crow, Vicious Cricket and Germanium Gr… - Tone Box from the USA
Written testLet me introduce you today to a pedal series directly from the U.S. of A.
TC Electronic Spark Mini Booster Review - A Spark In The Dark
Written testIn spite of the unbearable Harlem Shake, the awful slim jeans or the my-favorite-black-metal-artist-is-David-Guetta studded ankle boots, trends can sometimes be good.
