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I’ve long since loved the somewhat vibrant fuzzy-esque sounds of the 5E3 Tweed Amp circuit - where I already have a number of pedal gems for that genre - including the fabulous sounding Tubesteader actual 12AX7 Tube-powered Eggnog.

 

Yet Origin Effects has seemingly one-upped everyone here with its truly superb sounding Deluxe 55 Tweed Recreation. This one sounds just a bit more lively, vibrant and visceral than all the others. Of course Origin Effects have pedigree and form in the solid ...

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Reeves Electro's Autumn / Fall Special 24 Hour Pre-Orders Waitlist Wednesday starts as soon as you see this post!

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It’s that time again! When you can freely pre-order every and any Reeves Electro pedal in the catalogue within a 24 hour window - without having to partake in a small batch lottery!

 

The headline for this occasion is the return of the Big Box BlackHatSound Pro - housed in a MKIII Tone Bender style Enclosure - where only 20 of those are available - everything else is Unlimited in numbers!

 

Also the Plus Overdrive is absent on this occasion with the 183 Sound sort of in its place for this ...

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8 Favourite Multi-Gain Machines - from Clean to Scream!

All-PedalBest in ClassBig Muff Style FuzzBlues Breaker Style OverdriveBlues Driver Style OverdriveBoostBoost and OverdriveBrown Sound DistortionChase Bliss AudioDistortionDual-DriveDumble Style OverdriveFuzzFuzz Face Style FuzzFuzz-Drive and FuzzstortionGated and Velcro FuzzHamstead SoundworksKlone and Transparent OverdriveMarshall Style DistortionMessiah GuitarsMetal DistortionMulti-DriveNeunaberOCD Style OverdriveOctave FuzzOpAmp FuzzOverdriveRat Style FuzzSilicon FuzzSinvertekSuper-Fuzz StyleTavysh EffectsTimmyTone Bender Style FuzzTone For PunkTubescreamer Style OverdriveTweed Style Overdrive+-
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I’ve just recently covered the phenomenal Tavysh HARM Multi-Gain pedal, and thought I should look at which similarly potent multi-gain pedals I had in the reference collection. In fact while doing the preliminary for this I realised I hadn’t yet acquired the All-Pedal Devil’s Triad Essentials - which landed around a fortnight ago. I had to go to Thomann, as there were none available in the UK at the time. I actually really like using Thomann - it takes a little longer to get packages from there...

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Tavysh Effects' HARM Multi-Gain Machine combines EQ, Harmonics and Saturation for the ultimate 12 Degrees of Saturation Pedal

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When I first glimpsed the HARM pedal - it very much appeared to me to be the full-fat embodiment of my ’12 Degrees  of Saturation’ Methodology. Now that I’ve been road-testing it for 3 weeks, I can absolutely vouch for its potency, versatility, and prowess - its range of coverage is extraordinary!

 

This is the one compact pedal that can pretty much cover all your gain needs. That’s not to say it wholly accurately 100% replicates every gain pedal, while it most definitely gets well beyond the...

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Colortone shrinks its fantastic Parasite JFET Overdrive down to compact enclosure, and retains all the magic that made the original so special

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Supposedly I’m one of the inspirations for this particular edition, which was simply based on my suggesting a more compact version of this excellent all-rounder original Parasite JFET Overdrive. I don’t take too much credit though - as my good friend AD Hauser did all the heavy lifting here!

 

I enormously enjoyed the partial collaboration on the new generation of Colortone knobs, and the creation of their ’Headliner’ silicon caps - for extra hi-vis legibility. I certainly had some say in ...

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Joe's Pedals in the UK stocks the full range of True North Pedals - including the recently arrived Tweed Drive P.I.O. and Tweed Drive Junior

Best of BrandsBoostBoost and OverdriveGated and Velcro FuzzJoesPedals.comOctave FuzzOverdriveSilicon FuzzTrue North PedalsTweed Style Overdrive+-
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I meant to report on this a lot earlier - about how I love that two of my good friends have connected - and that those fantastic Canadian True North Pedals are available in the UK. I have two of those to-date - which I got direct from mr True North - Sheldon Ens - my Tweed Drive dates back to 2018, and I snagged the Rocky Mountain Fuzz a year later - when that came out - both fantastic pedals.

 

The Tweed Drive - wrapped in that signature Tweed Amp style fabric is a beautifully balanced and ...

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Reeves Electro's Waitlist Wednesday Preorder Window is back Tomorrow for a special cause - in support of the new Workshop

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The much celebrated Waitlist Wednesday is back tomorrow - in fact from midnight tonight! Where you can PREORDER each of Reeves Electro’s Point-to-Point Builds. For most pedals it’s a case of unlimited preorders, while for the BlackHatSound-Deluxe - because of parts availability restrictions - those are limited to just 10, and the Plus Distortions are limited to 25.

 

Here is the full list with the all-important prices!

  • 108 Master - £330
  • 2n2Face - £330
  • BlackHatSound - £350
  • BLackHatSound-
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Vick Audio In Memoriam

Best of BrandsBig Muff Style FuzzBlues Breaker Style OverdriveBoostDumble Style OverdriveFuzzFuzz Face Style FuzzFuzz-Drive and FuzzstortionIn MemoriamOCD Style OverdriveOverdriveSilicon FuzzTweed Style OverdriveVick Audio+-
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Around the same time last year as Luca Romanelli announced the retirement of Mastro Valvola, my good friend Mike Vickery announced that his Vick Audio would cease pedal production too. Not many know that Mike was my Big Muff Mentor really, and I really got the full grasp on what distinguished one Big Muff variety from another - via a series of highly involved chats with Mike back in 2020.

 

Mike is / was one of the very best producers of Big Muff style fuzzes - with the general acceptance ...

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10 Favourite Mad Professor Compact Gain Pedals

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I’ve long been a fan of Mad Professor’s gain pedals - which of course mostly owe a lot to Björn Juhl - bar the Simble Overdrive (Dumble) by Lassi Ukkonen. Which by coincidence happened to be my very first Mad Professor pedal several years ago - and in fact my very first Dumble style overdrive - of which I have several now.

 

So the Simble was my first Mad Professor - and the Custom Stone Grey Distortion the most recent - alongside the 20th Anniversary Royal Blue Overdrive. The Royal Blue came...

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My 9 favourite Greer Amps Compact Gain Pedals Capsule Collection is complete

Best of BrandsBoostBoost and OverdriveDistortionDriveGreer AmpsKlone and Transparent OverdriveOverdriveTimmyTweed Style Overdrive+-
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This is a project that has been going on for a while. I was just missing the Soma ’63 Vintage Preamp and the Sucker Punch High Gain Distortion - both of which I managed to source recently at relatively reasonable prices.

 

Out of this collection of 9 - quite a number are now discontinued - the Supa Cobra Overdrive and the entire bottom row - Hammer Distortion, Little Samson Overdrive / Distortion, and Sucker Punch High Gain Distortion.

 

I’ve always considered Nick Greer to be the King of ...

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