Gear & Rigs
The British Invasion in a Box: Universal Audio UAFX Ruby ’63 Top Boost Amplifier
UA UAFX Ruby '63 puts a 1963 Vox AC30 in a stompbox—three channels, Dallas Rangemaster boost, Celestion speaker sims, and studio-grade direct tones.
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Fifty-Five and Still Feral: Universal Audio Shrinks the Tweed Deluxe Into a Stompbox You Can Actually Afford to Own
UA's UAFX Woodrow '55 packs the legendary 1955 Fender tweed Deluxe into a stompbox. Here's everything you need to know before you buy.
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The Whole Rig in Your Pocket: Why the Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp Is a Pedalboard Game-Changer
The Friedman IR-X: two high-voltage 12AX7 tubes, dual channels, 12 IRs, 128 MIDI presets in a 1.5-pound pedal. Full specs and tone recipes inside.
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Boss GX-100: The Touchscreen Multi-Effects That Changed the Floor-Unit Game
Boss GX-100 guide: AIRD preamps, touchscreen workflow, tone recipes, vs GT-1000 and POD Go. Everything players need to know about this floor processor.
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Thirty-Five Legends in a Box: The NUX MG-30 and the Art of the Compact Rig
The NUX MG-30 packs 35 amp models, 1024-sample IRs, and dual DSP processing into a compact, affordable floor modeler. Here's what you need to know.
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The Amp You Never Plug In: Tech 21 SansAmp GT2
The Tech 21 SansAmp GT2 has ruled the analog preamp world since 1993. Discover why Paul Landers and Kerry King still trust it over digital modelers.
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Before the Algorithm Came the Amp: The Tech 21 SansAmp Classic Story
The SansAmp Classic launched in 1989 and rewrote the rules for direct guitar recording. Full specs, player history, tone settings, and buying advice.
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Six Amps in a Lunchbox: The Walrus Audio ACS1 Amp + Cab Simulator Is the Backline You Never Have to Carry Again
Six amp models, 12 cab IRs, and true stereo in a pedalboard box. We break down the Walrus Audio ACS1's tones, specs, and who it's really built for.
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The Pedalboard That Ate Your Backline: Strymon Iridium Amp & IR Cab
The Strymon Iridium packs three iconic amp models into a pedalboard-friendly stompbox. Everything you need to know before you buy.
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The Kidney Bean Grew Up: Twenty-Five Years On, Line 6 Strips the POD Back Down to What Matters
The Line 6 POD Express Guitar packs seven HX-derived amp models, 17 effects and a looper into a battery-powered stompbox. Here's what it can do.