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i was waiting a bit to post a review bc i didn’t want to rain on the parade and also because sometimes you don’t really like a pedal until you find some setting or amp/guitar/pup combin…

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Boss bp-1w : two great preamps that don't taste so great together

i was waiting a bit to post a review bc i didn’t want to rain on the parade and also because sometimes you don’t really like a pedal until you find some setting or amp/guitar/pup combination where it clicks and sounds amazing. But its been almost two weeks with it and i’m still having a hard time finding anything to be impressed about. it’s not bad…there just doesn’t seem to be much in it. the…

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(via Jackson 1484 Twin Twelve = 1508?)

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Jackson 1484 Twin Twelve = 1508?

  At some point a few years ago the old silvertone 1484 amplifier got really popular again kind of out of the blue.  I believe some famous guitarists like Jacquelyn White, David Grohlberg, and maybe one of the guys that prefers one color of piano keys to the other started playing them.  That’s what I’ve been told anyway and its as good or better than any reason I can think of for a 60 year old…

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(via Strymon Cloudburst: Cloudbusted)

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Strymon Cloudburst: Cloudbusted

If you like pedals there’s a good chance you have, or have on your wishlist, at least one strymon pedal.   They’re generally beloved by the masses and yet, unlike some pedal companies who seem to engender big fans but also big detractors, Strymon seems to only have big fans or fun size fans.  I guess i’m the latter.  Because of their high price tag i’ve only gone after a couple pedals that i…

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(via Kingsley Squire or Joyo American Sound: a Tale of Two sim(ies))

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Kingsley Squire or Joyo American Sound: a Tale of Two sim(ies)

 There are quite a few marshall, dumble, and vox in a box pedals.   There are even quite a few tweed flavored pedals but the fender blackface lineup is comparatively under-represented.   The likely explanation for this is simply that fender blackface amps are known for their clean tones and most pedals, whether they admit it or not, are focused mostly on adding dirt.  The peccadillo of the Vox…

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(via Walrus 385 Overdrive is still alive)

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Walrus 385 Overdrive is still alive

Walrus recently released the 385 overdrive mk2 which differs from the original version by having 2 channels and a switch for adding some db/gain.   It’s still in the same size enclosure(average single pedal size although it does have an extra footswitch) and the channels are just duplicates of each other…you can adjust the treble/bass and gain/volume differently but there are not two different…

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(via Xotic BB preamp: better than AA)

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Xotic BB preamp: better than AA

   Since i’ve been reviewing Dumble-in-a-box pedals lately (which are typically based on tubescreamer topography) i thought i’d write a quick review of another pedal that is based on the ts.  Why have i picked this particular moment in history when the tubescreamer and its derivations are at the height of the backlash against them?   Why am i white knighting for an inanimate object that doesn’t…

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(via Nux Steel Singer: i'll Dumble for you)

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Nux Steel Singer: i'll Dumble for you

   i wrote a review of two d style pedals a week(ish) ago and i mentioned that i would be writing about other d style pedals as i get them.  i forgot that i already had a pedal that fit that descriptor.   The Nux “steel singer drive” is really a perfect pedal for people that are interested in Dumble whether it’s your first d-style pedal or if you’re happy with the caline mellow drive or zendrive…

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(via Alexander Pedals Space Force or Boots on the Moon: a love story)

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Alexander Pedals Space Force or Boots on the Moon: a love story

 i have a bit of a love/hate relationship with this pedal.  Sometimes i get the perfect sound i was looking for out if it.   Then there are all the fights.   Trying to get to the right page of the menu, trying to figure out if your knob is in the right position, trying to squint hard enough to see the tiny writing, trying to figure out the abbreviations of the tiny writing, trying to push the…

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(via Catalinbread Epoch Boost: can you get pregnant from ep-3 preamp?)