This a screenshot taken from [Pierre’s] demonstration of an electric guitar effects pedal combined with DSP and Pure Data. He pulls this off by connecting the guitar directly to the computer, then ...

“When I was in second grade, my parents gave me one of those little kits you get for kids to learn about electricity,” Zack Vex explains as he leads me through his office in a suburban Minneapolis ...

Musicians, it seems, have always wanted to alter the sounds of their instruments. Over the course of centuries, strings have been added to guitars for a fuller sound. The composition of those strings ...

The Candela Vibrophase is a new guitar pedal that channels some delightfully old technology. The latest design from Zachary Vex of ZVEX Effects is an intricate mechanical pedal that relies on a ...

A Wright-Patterson Air Force Base electrical engineer has stepped into the competitive market of electric guitar effects pedals, helping guitarists shape their sound — and creating a new business ...

We’ve all had that problem. Up on stage, rocking out Jimi Hendrix-style on guitar with your band, but frustrated at having to mess around with foot pedals to control all of the effects. [Richard] ...

Harley Benton has unveiled a new beginner electric guitar with a difference. It’s an HSS S-style called the ST-JAMster, and it comes strapped with onboard effects. That’s right, overdrive, distortion, ...