Guitar Technology

With up to four parallel chains available, you’re free to design pretty much any amp and effects chain imaginable.

UA add emulations of three iconic Marshall amps to their acclaimed UAFX amp pedal line‑up.

These audio examples accompany our review in SOS January 2024 of the Universal Audio UAFX Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp stompbox.

The ever‑growing UAFX stompbox line‑up now includes a range of more affordable single‑function digital pedals: 1176 Studio Compressor, Orion Tape Echo, Heavenly Plate Reverb and Evermore Studio Reverb.

The SOS team pick their highlights from the past year of hardware and software launches.

Tonemission, founded by John Petrucci, guitarist and founding member of prog metal band Dream Theater, recently released a...

Strymon’s Brig is a digital pedal that runs analogue ‘bucket brigade’ delay emulations, and offers three switchable delay voicings.

The cab‑modelling pioneers take on the rest of the chain, right from the preamp input to the mics.

The latest pedal from Warm Audio pays homage to one of the all‑time pedalboard favourites, the Fulltone OCD pedal.

The Ultraviolet is the third pedal to join the ranks of Strymon’s new compact line of ARM‑powered processors.

OE’s all‑analogue bass pedals pack the sound of a stack into a stompbox.

Thomas McRocklin’s first foray into the world of guitar rig emulations treads a slightly different path from the competition.

The StompMan may look like ‘just another drive pedal’ but actually it’s a fully‑fledged 50W amp head that can fit on a pedalboard.

It’s nearly half a century since the first guitar synth became available commercially — and, boy, have they come on a long way since then!

With a built‑in analogue compressor, Apogee’s Jam X is designed to get your guitar sound right from the start.

Blackstar have an enviable track record in building genuine valve amps. Can their first modelling plug‑in maintain those lofty standards?

Still searching for an ‘always on’ overdrive that works with your guitar’s volume control turned up or backed off? Your search might be over...

This dual‑distortion box is equally at home with guitars,synths and drum machines, on a dusted‑daily desktop or a filthy stage pedalboard...

This pedal brings Roland’s classic ’80s rackmount delay into the 21st Century, with dual delay engines and modern control options.

No synthesizers were used in the making of this plug‑in.

Walrus Audio have come up with a pedal whose five switchable preset program types interact with the other controls to provide a range of granular effects that range from smooth and hypnotic to glitchy and agitated.