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2024 October Pedal-Chain Update - Episode X - Tremolayed

Analog DelayBeetronics FXBoostBoost and OverdriveCaroline Guitar CompanyChorus and VibratoDecibelicsDelayDigital ReverbDistortionDrunk BeaverEarthQuaker DevicesElectric LoveFjord FuzzFlower PedalsFunny Little BoxesFuzzFuzz Face Style FuzzGermanium FuzzHorrothia EffectsLife Is Unfair AudioMenatoneMetal DistortionModulated FuzzModulationMooerMuir Audio DesignMulti-DrivePastFXPedal ChainPreAmpRat Style FuzzReverbReverb WorkstationSilicon FuzzSpaceman EffectsSuper-Fuzz StyleSwindler EffectsTavysh EffectsTone Bender Style FuzzTremoloTru-Fi Guitar EffectsTube Amp+-
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So this incredibly busy month was supposed to be all about Tremolos, culminating with the Rounder Sounds Zebra-Trem Review and 30 Tremolo Pedal Overview. But we hit some snags along the way - the Zebra-Trem was mysteriously held up in customs for a week, and then got slightly lost in the local postal network. And when it did finally arrive - evidently it had been dropped a few times, as the screen was no longer working. After trying various obvious remedies with Bill over a few days - with no ...

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2024 September Pedal-Chain Update - Episode IX - Bob-Rob Cavalcade

All-PedalAmbient EffectsBlues Breaker Style OverdriveBoostBoost and OverdriveBossChorus and VibratoDelayDigital DelayDigital ReverbDistortionDr ScientistDriveDual-DriveFjord FuzzFuzzFuzz Face Style FuzzHarmonizerJackson AudioJHS PedalsKeeley EngineeringKlone and Transparent OverdriveMarshall Style DistortionMattoverse ElectronicsMetal DistortionModulated FuzzModulationMulti-DriveNRG EffectsNux FXOctave FuzzOctaverOverdrivePedal ChainPitchPitch-ShiftingPlate ReverbRack Style ReverbRainger FXReverbReverb WorkstationReverse ReverbSentimental Bob ElectronicsShimmer ReverbSilicon FuzzSpacey ReverbSpring ReverbStrymonTimmyTremoloVox Style Distortion+-
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Another strong month for sure! A little dominated by Keeley Electronics, but some solid releases over the month - with a crazy flurry towards the end - to coincide with Europe’s largest Guitar Gear Show - Mannheim’s Guitar Summit. It seems evident now that Guitar Summit is an event I should really be at - and I will make a concerted effort to be their next year.

 

As it was I attended just one guitar gear event this month - EarthQuaker Devices Showcase at GuitarGuitar in Camden - where I got ...

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2024 August Pedal-Chain Update - Episode VIII - RaRaRaRaRaT!

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As promised - this turned out to be quite a big month - we had 5 substantial pedal rundowns - where I hope you appreciate the time and effort put into those - they take a very long time to compile and write up! :

  • Reference Collection World Odyssey [25]
  • 32 Favourite Compact MIAB Distortions
  • Fuzz Pedal Olympics [25]
  • 32 Favourite Compact Rat Style Distortions
  • Drunk Beaver 15 Favourites

I attended just one show this month - but it was a great one - the #2 Alternative Guitar Show @ Hackney...

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2024 July Pedal-Chain Update - Episode VII - Aurora Australis

Audio Blend EffectsBitcrushing and Lo-FiBoostBoost and OverdriveChase Bliss AudioDistortionDriveEnvelope Filter and Auto WahFuzzFuzz-Drive and FuzzstortionGated and Velcro FuzzGermanium FuzzGuitar Synth and SequencerHardWire EffectsHello Sailor EffectsJAM PedalsMarshall Style DistortionModulated FuzzModulationNordland ElectronicsOctave FuzzOverdrivePastFXPedal ChainPhaserPitch-ShiftingRat Style FuzzRitual DevicesRotary SpeakerSamplerSilicon FuzzSource AudioSpaceman EffectsTone Bender Style FuzzTremoloUni-Vibe and VibeVox Style DistortionVS Audio+-
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I’m going to start this month’s roundup with a couple of conundrums that I’m still kind of wrestling with.

Firstly about my old friends at Sinvertek, whom I can’t but think that they might have jumped the shark with their latest release. It’s another spin off of the Scream Honey line - the 4th or 5th in that series. Mr Wu seems to introduce tiny improvements each year, and every other year we get a price rise too. On this occasion the offering is two pedals - supposedly both slightly different ...

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2024 June Pedal-Chain Update - Episode VI - Deferred Intermodulation

Ambient EffectsBig Muff Style FuzzBlues Driver Style OverdriveBoostBoost and OverdriveBrown Sound DistortionChorus and VibratoColombo Audio ElectronicsCoriolis EffectsCusack MusicDiamond PedalsDistortionDrunk BeaverEarthbound AudioFarmer Factory EffectsFuzzFuzz-Drive and FuzzstortionGermanium FuzzJAM PedalsKlone and Transparent OverdriveKrozz DevicesLeprechaun FXMarshall Style DistortionModulated FuzzModulationMooerOctave FuzzOddball FuzzOneControlOverdrivePedal ChainRainger FXRecovery EffectsReeves Electro Guitar PedalsReverbSilicon FuzzThorpyFXTone Bender Style FuzzTone CityTremoloUni-Vibe and VibeWalrus Audio+-
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So despite this being a relatively quiet month for releases - I was somehow manically busy throughout!

 

The month started with custom editions of ThorpyFX and Empress pedals, and I then did 2 massive articles for the Glou-Glou Flancher Series of Stereo Analog Delays / Modulators, and in-depth coverage of Henrik Nordvang’s excellent 1590B3 Series. I’m not sure people realise just how much works goes into those kinds of articles!

 

Also this month - Mini Pedals were a major feature - all ...

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2024 May Pedal-Chain Update - Episode V - Golden Era

Boost and OverdriveCusack MusicDawner Prince EffectsDistortionDriveFuzzFuzz-Drive and FuzzstortionKeeley EngineeringLastgasp Art LaboratoriesLichtlaerm AudioMarshall Style DistortionMattoverse ElectronicsMetal DistortionModulated FuzzModulationOctave FuzzOpAmp FuzzOverdrivePedal ChainPedalPalFXRotary SpeakerStrymonTremoloTru-Fi Guitar EffectsWampler+-
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Big changes are coming soon, we’re in the process of calibrating an AI Chatbot on the site - which ...

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2024 April Pedal-Chain Update - Episode IV - Maximum Overload

AudiostormBecos FXBlender and MixerBoost and OverdriveCompressorCornerstone Music GearDistortionDriveExpressionFlangerFuzzFuzz Face Style FuzzGermanium FuzzGreat Eastern FX Co.Krozz DevicesMarshall Style DistortionMetal DistortionModulationOddball FuzzOpAmp FuzzPedal ChainSilicon FuzzSplitter and Frequency SplitterTanabeThe Sound BoutiqueThropyFXTWA EffectsUtilityVox Style DistortionWinnipeg Electrical Co+-
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Another totally mad month for sure - loaded with frenetic activity and peppered with highs as well as crushing disappointments. The first give-away for GPX didn’t quite hit the highs I expected (said give-away closes tonight at 23:59 BST). And there are some weird gaps in the entrants’ home countries - certainly no shortage from the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, or much of mainland Europe. I’m active in a lot more countries than have so far entered the give-away, so I don’t fully understand why ...

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2024 March Pedal-Chain Update - Episode III - Exotica Japonica

Bitcrushing and Lo-FiBlues Breaker Style OverdriveBlues Driver Style OverdriveBoostBoost and OverdriveBuzzing Bugs Audio DevicesChorus and VibratoDistortionDriveDrunk BeaverDumble Style OverdriveEl GaratgeExpressionFjord FuzzFuzzFuzz Face Style FuzzHello Sailor EffectsLastgasp Art LaboratoriesMenatoneModulationOctave FuzzOneder EffectsOverdrivePedal ChainPeterson TunersPhaserSilicon FuzzSolidGoldFXSuper-Fuzz StyleTanabeTubescreamer Style OverdriveTunersTWA EffectsUni-Vibe and VibeUtility+-
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So scanning through this month it seems to have been mostly about Guitar / Pedal Shows, Japanese Pedals, and Pedals Delayed and Missing in the Post!

 

The Guitar Shows have been pretty fast and furious for March - with two of the most significant ones of the year, along with a fledgling grassroots one : The Guitar Show (Cranmore Park - Birmingham / Shirley), London Synth & Pedal Expo (Studio 9294, Hackney Wick, London), The Alternative Guitar Show (The Fighting Cocks, Kingston).

 

I of ...

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2024 February Pedal-Chain Update - Episode II - Triple Tremolo Flutter

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February can often seem a rather odd month after the hustle and bustle of NAMM Show January - where a lot of new stuff always gets announced - while increasingly outside the NAMM schedule - but certainly in and around it! Projects delayed from the previous year often get released in January, but this year those kind of seem to be more spaced out - with some not feted to happen until March / April. February always seems slow compared to January, and that sometimes extends into March too before ...

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2024 January Pedal-Chain Update - Episode I - Blues-Driven

Ambient EffectsBig Muff Style FuzzBlues Breaker Style OverdriveBlues Driver Style OverdriveBoostBoost and OverdriveDigital ReverbDistortionDrunk BeaverEnvelope Filter and Auto WahFuzzGermanium FuzzKuro Custom AudioMarshall Style DistortionMetal DistortionModulated FuzzModulationMulti-DriveOneder EffectsOpAmp FuzzOscillating FuzzOverdrivePedal ChainPlate ReverbPoly EffectsPreAmpRack Style ReverbReverbReverb WorkstationShimmer ReverbSinverteksmallsound/bigsoundSpacey ReverbSpring ReverbSubdecay EffectsTone Bender Style FuzzTremoloTru-Fi Guitar EffectsVictory AmpsWinnipeg Electrical Co+-
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So 2024 is off to a pretty spirted start! I treaded myself to 2 pedals right at the tail end of the year - the Poly VERBS puts in an appearance in this month’s selection - while the Reeves Electro BHS-D is running a touch late and will be part of the February selection instead.

 

This time of the year has to be mostly about NAMM - while I feel that a lot of builders kind of took away from NAMM and launched / showcased their new release in advance!

 

I’ve still to make it to NAMM - timing’s ...

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