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Vox Cambridge50, Valvenergy Pedals, V847-C Wah & Bobcat Demos | NAMM 2020
January 17, 2020
A modeling combo comes in at a steal of a deal, '60s Italian semi-hollows of yore get revisited, the classic wah goes metal, and more.
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Filth and Eight Flavors of Modulated Flickering in a Single Pedal? Why Not!
January 9, 2020
This true analog effect serves up distortion and tremolo—including optical—using a digital helping hand. The PG Mattoverse TremStortion review.
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Mad Professor Amplification Unveils the Super Black
December 5, 2019
An amp-in-a-box interpretation of a classic American circuit.
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First Look: Danelectro The Breakdown
December 2, 2019
We take this 2-knob take on the vintage Univox Uni-Drive used by Page and Beck for a spin with ’buckers and single-coils.
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Catalinbread Effects Releases the Dirty Little Secret Red
November 28, 2019
An updated take on the company's plexi-style dirt box.
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Quick Hit: Hamstead Odyssey Review
October 30, 2019
Three choices each for input-gain, EQ mode, and clipping circuits add up to impressive boost, overdrive, and distortion flexibility.
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Electro-Harmonix Announces the Reissue of 1973 V2 Ram's Head Big Muff Pi
October 18, 2019
The new pedal is housed in a pedalboard friendly die-cast chassis and equipped with a few select updates for convenience.
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Electro-Harmonix Launches the Nano Operation Overlord
October 7, 2019
A mini version of the company's JFET overdrive.
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Jam Pedals Releases the Double Dreamer
October 1, 2019
A combo of the company's Tubedreamer and Lucydreamer pedals in a single stomp.
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Ramble FX Kismet Review
September 29, 2019
Many shades of dirty bliss are to be had in this highly tailorable and expression-pedal-enabled overdrive.
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MidValleyFx Double-Amp Distorter Review
September 18, 2019
Two wide-ranging op-amps with a delightfully rowdy edge.
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Sitek Electronics Releases the Wuffy Distortion
September 10, 2019
A high-gain distortion pedal featuring a totally analog circuit.
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Darkglass Microtubes X Review
September 5, 2019
The Finnish bass experts distill much of their X7 distortion pedal’s magic into a smaller, lighter, more affordable box.
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Tsakalis AudioWorks Six Review
September 4, 2019
A sextet of superior overdrive and distortion voices adds up to dirt-crafting versatility.
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Gamechanger Audio and Third Man Records Announce the Plasma Coil
July 24, 2019
The limited-edition version adds multiple Octaver-style circuits, and an additional effects footswitch that can be toggled as latching or momentary.
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Summer NAMM 2019: Fender Smolder Acoustic OD, Trapper, MTG: LA, Pour Over & Reflecting Pool Demos
July 20, 2019
A 6-pack of new offerings includes a trippy delay/reverb, a tube-driven collaboration with Bruce Egnater, and the weirdest pedal the company has ever made.
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Victory V4 The Kraken Review
June 18, 2019
Packaging the Kraken amp’s preamp in a stompbox yields a flexible, malleable, and monstrous high-gain machine.
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Hovercraft Introduces the Laguna Sunride
June 13, 2019
A three-channel distortion/fuzz mashup.
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Dwarfcraft Devices Releases Limited-Edition Eau Claire Thunder
May 29, 2019
A smaller, streamlined enclosure and control interface for a slick modern exterior, with germanium diodes and NOS Fairchild 2n5133 transistors.
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Abasi Concepts Pathos Review
May 14, 2019
An uncommonly articulate and detailed high-gain machine.
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