Adding one of the best looper pedals to your rig not only serves a utilitarian purpose, but can also be a big refresher for your guitar playing. A looper allows you to practice your music theory, ...

Ed Sheeran is one of music’s most prolific proponents of the looper pedal, so a signature line of loopers would be something of a no-brainer for the chart-smashing singer-songwriter. Well, if recent ...

Sometimes I come across an effect pedal that almost feels like cheating because it just makes everything sound amazing. Empress Effects’ Reverb and Earthquaker Devices’ Afterneath come to mind. And ...

There are great guitar effects apps for iOS, apps which take the signal from your electric guitar and process it with weird and/or great-sounding effects. And there are also several Bluetooth gadgets ...

The Chase Bliss Habit guitar pedal and effects unit stands on its end in front of a mixing board. (Engadget) I’ve been stuck in something of a creative rut for the last year or so. I’ve been sitting ...

If you’re into electronic music, chances are good that you like to roll your own. While step one is usually to build something, anything that makes sound, a natural step two is to build a looping ...

You don't need a pedal, or even a guitar, to make amazing music with a looper app. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac A looper is a great musician’s tool, for practice and for making songs. Looper apps ...