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REVIEW: Boss RC-5 Loop Station Pedal
Looping in general is a pretty simple process using a footswitch-enabled recording and playback...
REVIEW: Boss OC-5 Octave Pedal
Boss pedals generally set the standard, right from the get-go, of that particular effect device,...

Chase Bliss Audio Brothers Pedal Review
There are pedals that could be called “tweaker’s delights,” and then there’s the Chase Bliss Audio Brothers pedal. With 2 channels (A & B) that can be set for boost, drive or fuzz, it can handle...

Mad Professor Big Tweedy Drive Pedal Review
Pedals used to be a way to boost or drive a guitar signal into an amp. Now it’s not uncommon to find pedals that emulate amps themselves. Mad Professor’s Big Tweedy covers that big American tweed...

Ampeg Classic Analog Bass Preamp Pedal Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHHG21cvHLE When it comes to classic rock bass guitar tones, Ampeg always comes to mind. Now they’ve figured out how to get those great tones in a pedal. The controls...

Vertex Effects Dynamic Distortion Pedal Review
There is a plethora of pedals out there based off of classics like Tube Screamers and Fuzz Faces, and it’s easy to go down the rabbit hole searching for one that differs just enough while...

PageFlip Firefly Review
Tablets and smartphones have become important accessories for musicians – like using them with a variety of apps, for on stage notes. If it’s a simple chord or a full score all written out, it can...

Electro-Harmonix Synth 9 Review
Guitar synths have been around for decades, but were not something easily integrated into a traditional guitar rig. A few years back Electro-Harmonix figured out that making individual pedals that...

DigiTech FreqOut Review
Other than having an expensive sustainer system installed in a guitar, or an EBow, there’s really never been an easy, out-of-the-box way to generate controlled sustain at any volume. In most cases...

DigiTech CabDryVR Review
DigiTech’s CabDryVR (cab driver, get it?) is one of those neat devices that makes you think, “Why hasn’t this been around before?” It’s the standard pedal format, with stereo in and out, but can be...

Meet Your Maker: Source Audio
MEET YOUR MAKER With Roger Smith from Source Audio LLC Jesse (Remignanti) and I worked together creating audio chips at Analog Devices, a semiconductor maker based here in Woburn, MA. ADI’s Sigma...

Coppersound Telegraph Stutter Review
There are A LOT of small batch pedal builders out there, some making very complicated and over-the-top devices. It takes a lot to be unique, and simple at the same time. The new Coppersound...