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Best Overdrive Pedals for Guitar
Find the best overdrive pedal for your rig, from the BOSS SD-1 and Ibanez TS9 to the Blues Driver and Morning Glory, with settings and stacking tips.
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Best Delay Pedals for Guitar
Find the best delay pedal for your board: digital, analog and tape-style picks from BOSS, MXR, TC Electronic, Strymon and EHX, with settings and placement.
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Best Distortion Pedals for Guitar
The best distortion pedal for your style, from the BOSS DS-1 and Pro Co RAT2 to metal-ready MT-2 and HM-2W, with starting settings and placement tips.
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Best Reverb Pedals for Guitar
Find the best reverb pedal for your rig: spring, plate, hall and shimmer pedals from BOSS, Strymon, EHX, TC Electronic and MXR, with settings and placement.
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Acoustic vs Electric Guitar for Beginners
Acoustic vs electric guitar for beginners: playability, string feel, total cost, noise and style compared, plus starter models for each and what else to buy.
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Digital Piano vs Keyboard: Which Should You Buy?
Digital piano vs keyboard explained: key action, 88 vs 61 keys, sounds, speakers and space, plus which one a beginner, gigging player or producer should buy.
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Best Headphones for Digital Pianos
The best headphones for digital piano practice from Yamaha, Roland, Audio-Technica, Sony and AKG, plus advice on jacks, comfort, closed vs open and cables.
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Best Bass Amps for Practice and Gigs
The best bass amp for your needs, from small practice combos with headphone outs to 500-watt gig rigs, with tips on wattage, speaker size and DI outputs.
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Best Acoustic Guitars Under $500
Our pick of the best acoustic guitar under 500 dollars, from solid-top Yamaha and Fender models to small-body and budget options, plus how to choose one.
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Best Acoustic-Electric Guitars
Find the best acoustic electric guitar for gigs, recording and practice, from Yamaha and Fender value picks to Taylor and Ibanez guitars built for stage.