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2026 January Pedal-Chain Update - Episode I - A Flying Start!
January has been a bumper start for the year - with lots of killer arrivals - especially the DSM & Humboldt Dumblifier which I’ve been hugely impressed with.
Also my most formidable NAMM coverage to-date - where I only started work properly on the 8th of January - but have managed to do 60 articles since that time - which is a record of course, as is the week of 20 posts.
I feel I covered all the key moments - and mixed up new and old in my usual inimitable fashion.
There was ...
Superlunar's extraordinary SR-01 Multi-Gain Transistor-based Analog Saturation Device is now available at Northern Stompboxes in the UK
This was one of my priority targets for last year - where it landed at Northern Stompboxes towards the end of that year - and I was determined to land it as early as possible this year.
Controls - Q1 Gain, Blue Button Fuzz / Distortion Switch, White Button Fixed High Pass Filter Switch, V] Volume, A] Attenuate Input, C] Q2 Bias, F] First Order Low Pass Filter.
Key Features
- boost, overdrive, distortion, fuzz circuit
- large capacitors for all the thickness
- fixed high-pass filter
- first-
Superlunar's SR-01 Transistor-based Analog Saturation Device is a wonderfully distinctive Multi-Gain Overdrive, Distortion and Fuzz pedal
I came across this recently on Coast Sonic - and then quite forgot where I saw it original - where it took me a further day or two to find it once more. This Multi-Gain pedal is definitely a target for me early next year.
It’s a cool Overdrive pedal with Fixed High Pass Filter, and fully variable Low Pass Filter, Input Gain Attenuation, and Q2 Bias.
The Blue push-button engages a further gain stage - which delivers Distortion and Fuzz tones.
This is a highly stylised and stylish ...
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