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UK pedal maker Adrian Thorpe a.k.a. Thorpy FX has come up with a new stomp box, the Heavy Water Dual High Headroom Boost pedal. This one combines two boosts, one clean and the other with some extra grit for those situations where you need some added bite. Thorpy FX Heavy Water Dual Headroom I love the name of this […]
Spiral Electric FX is a pedal company run by Tom Cram, the genius behind many of the great Digitech pedals – before they fired him and his team. The new White Spiral Boost is billed as an ‘always on boost’ that its maker says has a few tricks up its sleeve… Spiral Electric FX White Spiral […]
Ibanez began work on its AZ series in 2014. Over the next four years, it consulted artists and researched markets. The brief for Ibanez designers was to produce guitars that were cross-genre and – no joke – cover everything from A to Z. So at NAMM 2018, the new series was officially launched. In 2019, Ibanez […]
London-based Frederic Effects has designed a new pedal based on the old East German Vermona Regent. It’s called the Regent 150 preamp and it incorporates some old NOS transistors. Frederic Effects Regent 150 Preamp The pedal is inspired by the preamp of the Vermona Regent 150K amplifier, a common amp model across the Eastern bloc. The Regent 150 […]
Dwarfcraft Devices has just reissued the SheFuzz pedal as a limited run of 50 pedals, with part of the proceeds being donated to charity. This pedal has a toggle switch for everything – as long as you want some really filthy fuzz tones! Dwarfcraft Devices SheFuzz Project This reissue of the Dwarfcraft Devices SheFuzz will be followed […]
Walrus Audio has collaborated with SNL band guitarist Jared Scharff on a new pedal, the Kangra Filter Fuzz. The Saturday Night Live guitarist is a self-confessed fuzz fanatic. This unit could be a lot of fun! Walrus Audio Kangra Filter Fuzz When a fuzz-obsessed guitarist like Jared Scharff and a pedal company like Walrus Audio get […]
Gibson CEO James ‘JC’ Curleigh has been interviewed by Jesse Knutson on Nashville’s News Channel 5 website and during the talk he announced a new program to work with boutique guitar builders. Gibson Authorised Partnership Program The interview uploaded to the site starts off by talking about that infamous Play Authentic video with Mark Agnesi. […]
Farm Pedals’ new Fly Agaric is an interesting new take on the classic phaser pedal. Having listened to the demos, this thing seems to have some seriously sweet phasing tones and plenty of trippy textures on tap. Farm Pedals has had this pedal in various ‘beta’ versions for quite some time, but now the company seems to have […]
The latest Mr Black mini pedal is simply called Mini Reverb. It’s a compact pedal, so not much rrom for loads of controls here. And although there are only three wee dials, this thing can go from retro-vibe plate reverbs to huge, lush cathedrals of sound. Mr Black Mini Reverb The mini dials are labelled Wet/Dry, […]
Is a “handmade” guitar really better than one with a CNC-carved body? Well, some people would have you think so! In this YouTube video Rhett Shull gives you all the facts on both sides of the argument. CNC vs. Handmade Guitar CNC stands for Computer Numerically Controlled, and means that someone programmed a computer that controls […]