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Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer – review

Compressor/sustainer pedals can be very useful for guitar players. You can use them as a boost of sorts, pushing the gain of your amp/distortion pedal harder, resulting in more dirt and longer sustain. You can also use them to lower the gain on your amp. Paul Gilbert uses a compressor …

MXR Smart Gate – review

In the world of high gain modern rock and metal a noise gate/suppressor is essential. Playing with loads of distortion typically results in a lot of excess noise. You need something to remove this hissing and buzzing, and with some styles you want a complete cut that noise gates can …