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I already thought we had witnessed Peak Full-Range Marshall back in 2022 with the original MGAT-1, then Mr Wu significantly improved that circuit in 2024, and the new one promises to be even better!
So far we’ve only had a teaser on Instagram - where I got the EVO pic from - while there is no web page yet or much in the way of further details.
Like the MGAT-5 - the first batch will contain especially mojo components - so it’s worth getting involved early on.
The actual control ...
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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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Best in ClassBlue ColanderBrown Sound DistortionDistortionDrunk BeaverElectric Eye AudioEmpty Head EffectsEngl AmplificationFortin AmpsFuzz ImpGreat Eastern FX Co.Hello Sailor EffectsKrozz DevicesLastgasp Art LaboratoriesLichtlaerm AudioMarshall Style DistortionMetal DistortionMuir Audio DesignOla EnglundRat Style FuzzREVV AmplificationRhPf ElectronicsSinvertekSolar PedalsThis Heavy Earth+-
And so onto the Distortions of the year - the smallest group stage this year! There’s no particular logic as to why there are just 20 Disortions this year. There were a further couple of acquisitions that I was disappointed with - and I deliberately left out of this selection. It’s mostly a case of what appeals each year - and evidently there weren’t that many appealing ones beyond those I acquired. I’m not aware of any particular ones that are still in the wind. The last one in was the ...
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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So we’re at that time of year again for another Full Metal Racket Rundown. I meant to have it coincide with halloween - but was so inundated with new releases work - that I really struggled to fit this one in. And it now appears a month later than I wanted it to - but still very much at the appropriate end of the year!
As is ever the case - this selection continues to evolve over the years - and inevitably some previous candidates get bounced for more impressive newer variants.
For this...
Best of BrandsBig Muff Style FuzzBlues Breaker Style OverdriveBoostBoost and OverdriveBufferCompressorDistortionDriveEQFlangerFuzzFuzz Face Style FuzzFuzz-Drive and FuzzstortionGermanium FuzzKlone and Transparent OverdriveMarshall Style DistortionModulationOpAmp FuzzOscillating FuzzOverdrivePreAmpRat Style FuzzSilicon FuzzSuper-Fuzz StyleThorpyFXTimmyTone Bender Style FuzzTremoloTube OverdriveTweed Style OverdriveUni-Vibe and VibeUtilityVox Style Distortion+-
My close association with Thorpy started back in late September of 2018 - at the now defunct Olympia UK Guitar Show. He was the first pedal maker I reached out to, and the first I connected with.
Since then ThorpyFX Pedals have become my 3rd most populous selection after Boss and Drunk Beaver. Those 3 brands alone contribute over 200 pedals to my reference collection!
The fact that I’m now at 31 ThorpyFX Pedals is a major milestone - and features every mainline MKII pedal Thorpy has made. ...
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This feature has been a long time coming. I have somewhere around 60 to 70 Marshall-style Pedals in my collection - while this selection mostly features Dual-Channel or Drive + Boost Pedals - which cover you both for Marshall Plexi and JCM800 flavours - actual and ballpark.
I landed 4 of these this year - the Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker, Flattley Outlaw, Fortin Kali, and Tubesteader Gainlord.
We have 4 distinct types of pedals here across 4 format sizes (Compact / Mid-Horizontal / ...
Best of BrandsBig Muff Style FuzzBoostBoost and OverdriveDistortionDriveFuzzFuzz Face Style FuzzFuzz-Drive and FuzzstortionHarmonic OverdriveManson Guitar WorksMarshall Style DistortionMulti-GainOctave FuzzOpAmp FuzzOverdriveRedbeard EffectsRose MorrisSilicon FuzzSuper-Fuzz StyleThorpyFXTone Bender Style FuzzVictory AmpsVox Style Distortion+-
This has turned out to be something of a Thorpy month! - following on from the recent Manson Supermassive Black Fuzz and 3 Thorpy acquisitions this month - indeed the Supermassive is also engineered by Thorpy!
I thought I should do a quick retrospective of pedals and projects that Thorpy has been involved in.
I selected my favourite pedal from those 4 brands (some singular options!) :
- Redbeard Effects : Bearded Vulture Direct Drive with Octave
- Victory Amps : V1 The Jack Guthrie
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What a gorgeous pedal the sparkly Outlaw is (check the below last video t see it sparkle!) - with its holographic chrome metal flakes and glorious dipped paisley skull artwork. A killer red-on-red / tone-on-tone theme - with Enclosure, Knobs, Footswitch Toppers and Halo LEDs - all matching.
Flattley typically favours blue-hued devices with blue Halo LEDs - so the Outlaw is a glorious contrast to that norm!
The Outlaw benefits from the perfect complement of controls. I typically like my ...
Blammo ElectronicsBlue ColanderBoostBoost and OverdriveBrown Sound DistortionChase Bliss AudioCoriolis EffectsCrazy Tube CircuitsDr. No EffectsDriveDrive WorkstationDual-DriveEarthQuaker DevicesElectro-HarmonixEmpty Head EffectsFlangerFortin AmpsFuzzGamechanger AudioGermanium FuzzGigaheartsHangman fxHarmonic OverdriveHello Sailor EffectsMarshall Style DistortionMetal DistortionModulationModulation WorkstationMulti-DriveMulti-FXMulti-GainOctave FuzzOddball FuzzOpAmp FuzzOscillating FuzzOverdrivePastFXPedal ChainPhaserRat Style FuzzSilicon FuzzSpaceman EffectsTanabeTeaching MachinesTone Bender Style FuzzTubesteaderVox Style Distortion+-

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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