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Wren and Cuff Caprid Blue-Violet Special Review
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Wren and Cuff Caprid Blue-Violet Special Review

A master of Big Muff-style circuits builds a Ram’s Head clone that’ll be tough to beat at any price.

First Look: Walrus Audio R1 Reverb
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First Look: Walrus Audio R1 Reverb

From spring to deep space, lo-fi glitch to pristine plates, this super-tunable, one-stop reverb shop is a breeze to use, too.

First Look: EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny
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First Look: EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny

Reverb goes wiggly, wobbly, and wild in a new pitch-shifting, modulated ambience machine.

Vintage Octave Fuzz ... Without the Fear
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Vintage Octave Fuzz ... Without the Fear

Thanks to a flexible EQ, this old-school-minded beauty is fantastic at nastying-up leads—but also works great with chords. The PG Dusky Augustus review.

First Look: Warm Audio Jet Phaser
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First Look: Warm Audio Jet Phaser

Masters of affordable outboard studio gear execute an awesome take on one of Roland’s fuzziest, phasiest ’70s oddities.

Danelectro 3699 Review
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Danelectro 3699 Review

One of the furriest, foxiest fuzz machines ever is reborn in a compact and more capable incarnation.

Tweaker or Freaker?
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Tweaker or Freaker?

It can strain the brain, but this incredibly flexible (and fun) harmonic trem stands out in a multitude of modulated ways. The PG Anasounds Ages review.

Origin Effects Deluxe61 Review
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Origin Effects Deluxe61 Review

A positively luxurious stomp nails the liquid textures of brown-panel Deluxe bias tremolo.

From Skulls to Scooby-Doo—9 of the World's Strangest Stomps
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From Skulls to Scooby-Doo—9 of the World's Strangest Stomps

Fantastic freaks that annihilate preconceptions about how pedals should look and sound.