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In the last few years, releasing guitar pedals that can, as if by magic, recreate the sound of legendary guitarists from the past has become increasingly popular among big and small builders, and the 
After releasing a mini version of the legendary Timmy overdrive with the original designer, with the release of the MXR Duke of Tone overdrive, the established pedal builder lands another highly significant collaboration with Connecticut's Analog Man, one of the pioneers of boutique pedals.... Click on the title for more
Remember that creepy movie from the '90s by Jennifer Lynch called "Boxing Helena? Well, the J. Rockett El Hombre overdrive could be the sequel of it, entitled "Boxing Billy Gibbons" (of ZZ Top fame). Although, in this case (spoiler alert!) the protagonist doesn't get chopped up!... Click on the title for more
Guitarists in need of their monthly dose of sonic wickedness should take a hard look at the Acorn Amps ADHD, which is an acronym for Adaptive Droning Hyperfuzz Device, described by the builder as a "glitch, filter, bit crushing, octave, square wave guitar synth oscillator disguised as a fuzz pedal."... Click on the title for more
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Syd Barret was not your regular electric guitarist - or human being for that matter. His songwriting and guitar work in Pink Floyd's 1967 debut album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" represent some of the most imaginative and "out there" work in Rock'n'Roll history, and ended up defining the psychedelic rock of that decade. The 
The new T-Rex 
September 2022 was in some way a historic month in the pedalverse: it was the month when the BOSS DS-1 got a makeover AND when the Electro Harmonix Big Muff became a plugin/controller/audio interface! ... Click on the title for more
