Let’s get one thing out of the way right up front: Yes, the main conceit of the $329 Cooper FX Arcades is a little gimmicky. It’s a guitar pedal into which you stick cards to apply different effects, ...

Guitar pedals are designed to take in a sound signal, do fun stuff to it, and then spit it out to your amplifier where it hopefully impresses other people. However, [Liam Taylor] decided to see ...

Last year, music gear maker Boss cut the instrument cable for its impressive portable guitar amp: the Katana Air. Now the company has put premium amplifier technology and guitar effects into a pair of ...

Positive Grid’s Bias FX Mobile app for iOS lets you plug in your guitar and sculpt out a custom tone. Today, the company released a new version of the software -- and the update contains more than ...

I’m a sucker for music apps on the iPhone. I’ve got virtual guitars, pianos, and theremins. I even have the obligatory Ocarina app ( ). One thing these apps have in common is that they let you turn ...

[Courcirc8] was a big fan of the ALP AD-80, with the travel guitar being a surprisingly competent instrument despite its folding form-factor. However, the onboard headphone amp left something to be ...

Guitar players tend to favor a few major guitar effects processors, Line6 and HeadRush. Like anything else, you have your fanboys for each camp, and the HeadRush fanboys are smiling big today as the ...

Travel guitars are a great way to maintain your calluses while on the road, but some designs can lack modern features. That's certainly not true of the Nexg smart guitar from Enya Music out of Houston ...

Thrash metal legends Metallica recently made waves in music by switching from analog to digital guitar effects systems. After decades of relying on traditional stompboxes and rack units, the band ...