Asheville Music ToolsBig Muff Style FuzzBitcrushing and Lo-FiBlues Driver Style OverdriveBoostBoost and OverdriveB's MusicCaroline Guitar CompanyChorus and VibratoConvolution ReverbCrazy Tube CircuitsDelayDigital DelayDigital ReverbDistortionDown-TunerDriveDrunk BeaverDual-DriveEnvelope Filter and Auto WahFlangerFreqscene EffectsFunny Little BoxesFuzzFuzz Face Style FuzzGated and Velcro FuzzGigaheartsGlitchHarmonic OverdriveHello Sailor EffectsHoly Island AudioHotone EffectsKlone and Transparent OverdriveKlowraMarshall Style DistortionModulationMulti-FXMulti-GainOctaverOld Blood Noise EndeavorsOPFXSOverdrivePedal ChainPedal PawnPitchPitch-ShiftingPreAmpRainger FXReverbReverb WorkstationSilicon FuzzSlicer and StutterSwellThermionThunderTomateTremoloTubescreamer Style Overdrive+-
A super busy month - with plenty of highlights and heatwaves.
My house is finally cooling down as I write these last few observations - we’ve had around 10 days of oppressive heat now, and there’s another wave on the way at the end of this week - which makes for very difficult conditions to have sessions with said pedals.
We’re in the final consequence of global climate change now - with increasingly more extreme weather patterns occurring - alternately cold snaps, heatwaves, and torrential ...
Asheville Music ToolsBig Muff Style FuzzBlack MountainBlues Breaker Style OverdriveBoostBoost and OverdriveCaroline Guitar CompanyChorus and VibratoColortone PedalsDelayDigital DelayDigital ReverbDistortionDriveDual-DriveDumble Style OverdriveEmpress EffectsEventideExpressionFuzzFuzz Face Style FuzzFuzz-Drive and FuzzstortionGamechanger AudioGigaheartsGranular DelayHarmonic OverdriveHoly Island AudioHungry Robot EffectsJSA EffectsKlone and Transparent OverdriveMarshall Style DistortionMetal DistortionModulated FuzzModulationModulation WorkstationMulti-DriveMulti-FXMulti-GainOCD Style OverdriveOctave FuzzOctaverOddball DelayOddball FuzzOddball ModulationODR Style OverdriveOpAmp FuzzOscillating FuzzOverdriveOverkill EffectsPedal ChainPhaserPitch-ShiftingPreAmpReverbReverse DelayRockwrightRotary SpeakerSilicon FuzzSuper-Fuzz StyleSwellThorpyFXTimmyTremoloTubescreamer Style OverdriveTweed Style OverdriveUni-Vibe and VibeUtility+-
May has been a little bit of strange month - lots of delays really, and waiting for pedals to land.
As inevitably happens most months - much was delayed this month, and I was unable to complete some of the larger articles - they will need to wait until next month, there’s certainly lots of projects in progress. Where new and imminent arrivals kind of scuppered several intended projects - hopefully they can be completed in June.
The first event I’m attending this month is tomorrow - as a micropub ...
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A slightly uneventful month in many ways - just the one event - the excellent sophomore Leeds Pedal Show - where I ended up picking up 3 pedals.
Some killer releases during the month, with a strong final flurry to make up the 10 notable article highlights. I’ve been very busy all month - and plenty of work has gone into this as usual, while there was somehow fewer large-scale rundowns and marquee features - more of that next month for sure.
HIGHLIGHTS for APRIL :
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Big Muff Style FuzzBoostChorus and VibratoDazatronyxDecades PedalsDelayDigital ReverbDistortionDouble TrackingDriveDrunk BeaverElectro-HarmonixEmpty Head EffectsEnvelope Filter and Auto WahFlangerFredric EffectsFulltone EffectsFuzzFuzz Face Style FuzzFuzz-Drive and FuzzstortionGermanium FuzzGigaheartsHagerman AmplificationHarmonic OverdriveHello Sailor EffectsKlone and Transparent OverdriveMarshall Style DistortionModulationMozztronicsMulti-DriveNoise GateNoise Maker MarketOCD Style OverdriveOctave FuzzOddball FuzzOpAmp FuzzPastFXPedal ChainRat Style FuzzRedSeven AmplificationReverbRhPf ElectronicsSilicon FuzzSuper-Fuzz StyleTone Bender Style FuzzTubescreamer Style OverdriveUtilityVox Style DistortionZorg Effects+-
After the quiet comfort of February, March unleashed an avalanched of work - both in terms of new releases and acquisitions, but especial in the field of Guitar and Pedal expos - where I attended 3 within a month - first The Birmingham Guitar Show at Cranmore Park, then the London Synth and Pedal Expo at Studio 9294, Hackney Wick - and then back to Birmingham for the Noise Maker Market at Centrala, Digbeth - all grand events.
I burned myself out a little this month, and came back willingly empty...
BoostBoost and OverdriveBrelliottDelayDiamond PedalsDigital DelayDistortionDriveDrunk BeaverFuzzHarmonic OverdriveHarmonizerHorrothia EffectsiStingorKlowraKMA AudioMarshall Style DistortionMulti-DriveMulti-GainNoise Maker MarketOctave FuzzOctaverOverdrivePedal ChainPitchRat Style FuzzRhPf ElectronicsSinvertekTape DelayTone Bender Style FuzzWampler+-
February is always something of a lull - particularly after the hyper busy NAMM-inflected January. This month is the doldrums of the calendar where not much gets releases. I did though manage to land a decent selection of a dozen pedals - obviously some from the previous year. With the Sinvertek MGAT-1 EVO being the standout pedal landed - where the Klowra Gnash and Wampler Golden Jubilee were pretty spectacular too. 3 x Klowra pedals on the board this month - all excellent!
Of course there...
Amp and Cab IR SimBig Muff Style FuzzBoostBoost and OverdriveBrown Sound DistortionCarl MartinChorus and VibratoCitadel ElectronicsDeath By AudioDistortionDOD EffectsDriveDrunk BeaverDSM & HumboldtDual-DriveDumble Style OverdriveEarthQuaker DevicesElectro-HarmonixFjord FuzzFlattley Guitar PedalsFuzzKlone and Transparent OverdriveLichtlaerm AudioMad Professor EffectsMarshall Style DistortionMetal DistortionMissing Link AudioModelling AmpModulationMulti-DriveMulti-FXMulti-GainOCD Style OverdriveOctave FuzzOpAmp FuzzOverdrivePedal ChainPhaserPreAmpRhPf ElectronicsSeymour DuncanSilicon FuzzSuperlunarTube OverdriveTubescreamer Style OverdriveUni-Vibe and VibeUtilityValetonWampler+-
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 ...
Ambient EffectsAnalog DelayBeat MachineBecos FXBest in ClassBig Muff Style FuzzBitcrushing and Lo-FiBlender and MixerBlue ColanderBlue FX DevicesBlues Breaker Style OverdriveBoostBoost and OverdriveBossBrelliottBrown Sound DistortionButterfly EffectsChase Bliss AudioColortone PedalsCompressorCoriolis EffectsCornerstone Music GearCosmic Loop FXCrazy Tube CircuitsCryBabyDelayDigital DelayDigital ReverbDistortionDown-TunerDriveDrive WorkstationDrunk BeaverDryBell EffectsDual-DriveEarthQuaker DevicesEchoverbElectro-HarmonixExpressionFlangerFlatley Guitar PedalsFortin AmpsFuzzFuzz-Drive and FuzzstortionGermanium FuzzGlitchGranular DelayGreat Eastern FX Co.Hangman fxHarmonizerIK MultimediaIntensive Care AudioJim DunlopLo-Fi DelayMarshall Style DistortionMetal DistortionModulated FuzzModulationModulation WorkstationMulti-DriveMulti-FXMulti-GainOctave FuzzOctaverOpAmp FuzzOverdrivePastFXPedal ChainPitchPitch-ShiftingPlate ReverbPlutoneium EngineeringPoly EffectsPolyendRack Style ReverbRat Style FuzzRedbeard EffectsReverbReverb WorkstationRotary SpeakerShimmer ReverbSilicon FuzzSinvertekSolar PedalsSpaceman EffectsSpacey ReverbTeaching MachinesThorpyFXTone Bender Style FuzzTubesteaderTweed Style OverdriveUtilityWah and Fixed WahWampler+-
New Pedals in the Class of 2025 Pedal-Chain Snapshot = 41
[OCTOBER] = 9
[NOVEMBER] = 6
[MARCH] = 5
[SEPTEMBER] = 5
[AUGUST] = 4
[JANUARY] = 3
[FEBRUARY] = 3
[APRIL] = 2
[JUNE] = 2
[MAY] = 1
[JULY] = 1
[A-Z by Brand]
- Becos FX CompIQ Pro Yuna Soft Knee Blackmer VCA Studio Style Compressor [SEPTEMBER]
- Blue Colander Grimrobe Dual Cascaded Super Rat [OCTOBER]
- Blue FX Devices Fuzz Fields Ultimate Modulated Fuzz [SEPTEMBER]
- Boss RT-2 Rotary Ensemble Leslie / Rotary Speaker
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Analog DelayBig Muff Style FuzzBoostBoost and OverdriveChorus and VibratoCompressorDelayDigital DelayDistortionDriveDrunk BeaverElectronic Audio ExperimentsEmpty Head EffectsFlattley Guitar PedalsFuzzFuzz Face Style FuzzFuzz-Drive and FuzzstortionGermanium FuzzGreat Eastern FX Co.Intensive Care AudioJHS PedalsLo-Fi DelayManson Guitar WorksMarshall Style DistortionModulationModulation WorkstationMoose ElectronicsMuir Audio DesignMulti-DriveMulti-FXMulti-GainOctave FuzzOpAmp FuzzOverdrivePasta PedalsPastFXPedal ChainPoly EffectsRat Style FuzzRitual DevicesSilicon FuzzSinvertekSpaceman EffectsThorpyFXTremoloTubescreamer Style OverdriveTWA EffectsTweed Style OverdriveUtility+-
Another super busy month for me - particularly towards the end - with numerous large scale articles out this week. That also coincided with my busiest week of the year for my other day job. Meaning that I was up until 4-5 in the morning every day - just to keep up with my commitments.
I was already somewhat shattered and burned out before I even got to this super busy period - and it’s a relief that all that work has now been completed on schedule.
I’m especially proud of my work on the Bucket ...
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October was a super busy month - one of the busiest ever - with such a scope and scale and body of work covered - I’m quite shattered as a result!
We had of the penultimate Events of the year :
- The 2nd Woking Boutique Guitar Show
- Kempton Park London International Guitar Show
And around one dozen key posts as below also :
- Letter from Dr.No
- Teaching Machines FuzzBillion Component Combinations Wheels Gain-Shaper
- Hangman fx DAGG’R Dynamic Auto-Gain/Gate Mighty Morphing Gain-Ramper
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Analog DelayBecos FXBlack MountainBlue FX DevicesBoostBoost and OverdriveBossBrown Sound DistortionCompressorDelayDigital DelayDistortionDown-TunerDrunk BeaverFjord FuzzFortin AmpsFuzzFuzz-Drive and FuzzstortionGated and Velcro FuzzHarmonic OverdriveHarmonizerIK MultimediaJHS PedalsKlone and Transparent OverdriveMarshall Style DistortionMetal DistortionMI AudioMI EffectsModulated FuzzMoVallOctave FuzzOctaverOddball FuzzOpAmp FuzzOrigin EffectsOscillating FuzzPedal ChainPitchPitch-ShiftingPreAmpReverbREVV AmplificationRhPf ElectronicsSilicon FuzzSpring ReverbThorpyFXTone Bender Style FuzzToneXUtilityWampler+-
Another super busy month - where the lack of a holiday is really starting to impact my wellbeing - as I’m about as shattered and burned out as is possible without going entirely into meltdown - I’m teetering on the edge!
Here follow the highlights of the month - which I normally try to limit to around 10 elements - but stand at 12 for September. No show or onside attendances this month - while plenty of other activities - and some killer releases of course!
- Jo Quail @ the Roland Store,
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