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New Pedal: Positive Grid Spark Pedal

Before shrinking their ecosystem down to the floor, Positive Grid built a massive reputation on software modeling and desktop practice amplifiers, most notably pioneering the BIAS amp-building software and the wildly popular Spark series of smart practice amps. Folding that same powerful technology into a portable floor processor, the Positive…... Click for more

New Pedal: Positive Grid Spark Pedal

New Pedal: IK Multimedia TONEX Board

The IK Multimedia TONEX Board is a cost-effective flagship floor processor that finally bridges the gap between software captures and professional touring hardware. It integrates the vast ToneNET library directly into a live rig, offering uncompromising flexibility without the typical four-figure price tag. The TONEX Board centers around IK's award-winning…... Click for more

New Pedal: IK Multimedia TONEX Board

Line 6 POD Express

Those who've been around "long enough" will have fond memories of the day in 1998 when they saw, and then heard the very first Line 6 Pod. It was the first mass-produced device to deliver, in a rather small package and rather faithfully, the tones of a myriad of different…... Click for more

Line 6 POD Express

Updated Pedal: IK Multimedia TONEX ONE+

The original TONEX ONE (blurb below) was already a marvel: AI Machine Modeling, hyper-realistic amp captures, and a full rig's worth of tones in a box barely larger than a matchbook. But it had one glaring limitation. To edit presets, load new Tone Models, or organize your sounds, you needed…... Click for more

Updated Pedal: IK Multimedia TONEX ONE+

NUX Solid Studio MKII

Since the early 2000s, amp and cabinet simulator pedals have undergone remarkable advancements, transforming from basic emulations into sophisticated studio-grade tools. Among the key innovators in this space, Chinese brand NUX has consistently pushed boundaries with its forward-thinking designs. The NUX Solid Studio MKII represents their latest breakthrough—a powerful, feature-packed,…... Click for more

NUX Solid Studio MKII

Universal Audio UAFX Knuckles Rev F Double Rectifier

With the Knuckles '92, Universal Audio continues its series of stereo, amp-inspired stompboxes (part of the broader UAFX line) with what has now become a signature format blending a compact footprint with a noteworthy amount of tweakability. The guitar amp subject to pedal cloning (or sound snatching!) is the venerable…... Click for more

Universal Audio UAFX Knuckles Rev F Double Rectifier

Joyo's Cab Box puts affordable cab simulation and IR loading at your feet, giving players an unprecedentedly huge LCD screen with a stripped-down, easy-to use interface. Loading different cabs and IR models is a snap---just cycle through the onscreen menu and stomp both switches to bypass. It literally couldn't be…... Click for more

Joyo Cab Box

Origin RevivalDRIVE Overdrive

The folks at Origin Effects say it took them several years of research and development to finalize the RevivalDRIVE, and looking at this beast we can certainly see why! This is a stompbox that's packed (and we stress packed) with features that are destined to fire the sonic itches of many tone connoisseurs…... Click for more

Origin RevivalDRIVE Overdrive

Seymour Duncan PowerStage 100 Stereo

The Seymour Duncan PowerStage 100 Stereo is a compact power amp that provides high-headroom class-D amplification to guitarists looking to deliver the sound of their preamp, pedal chain, or amp modeler to the masses. The PowerStage 100 Stereo provides features demanded by the modern guitarist, including stereo inputs and outputs that…... Click for more

Seymour Duncan PowerStage 100 Stereo

Neural DSP Nano Cortex Amp/Cab Sim

Neural DSP has just entered the stompbox realm with the Neural DSP Nano Cortex, a compact yet powerful amp and effects processor, packing the (much larger) Quad Cortex’s top-tier sound into a pedal that fits in your hand. Weighing less than two pounds, The Nano Cortex boasts 2GHz of SHARC…... Click for more

Neural DSP Nano Cortex Amp/Cab Sim

NUX Amp Core Studio

Chinese company NUX, which has been on a roll with well-received amp simulation pedals for a few years now, unveiled at NAMM 2025 a new entry in that family, the NUX Amp Core Studio, scheduled for release later in 2025. Based on the popular (and larger) Amp Academy, the Amp…... Click for more

NUX Amp Core Studio

Tsakalis Audioworks Mothership Preamp

The Tsakalis Mothership is a tube overdrive preamp pedal with two identical channels, each featuring a 4 band EQ and 3 gain modes (Low, Medium and High). What's new and interesting, though, is that each channel also allows for two separate Volume/Gain configurations, which can be switched via a dedicated…... Click for more

Tsakalis Audioworks Mothership Preamp