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D-Style Overdrives ("D" stands for "Dumble," the name of a reclusive boutique amp builder with stellar reputation) are extremely sought after by roots and rock guitarists, and because of this several companies offer stompboxes that try to simulate the transparent and smooth tone of the Dumble amps. The Caline Mellow Drive is among the most affordable in this niche.... Click on the title for more
Phaser is an effect that has experienced a creative resurgence as of late. The Mattoverse Just a Phase pedal is a rather simple phaser with Tap Tempo that puts at your disposal eight LFO modes, including some unconventional ones like random square and slopes, ramp etc, in a compact case.... Click on the title for more


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Chinese pedal builders have been stepping up their tone game in the last couple of years, offering an ever-increasing range of incredibly affordable yet good-sounding pedals.
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A reverb effect recreates the way we perceive sound in an enclosed space. Since we have the privilege of having two ears we can safely say that no one ever experienced natural reverb in Mono (except those deaf from one ear).... Click on the title for more
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For those who never get tired of (potentially) winning stompboxes, we've got yet another magnificent giveaway linked to our
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Today's guitarists take amp and cab simulation pedals for granted as an option to add a variety of tonal flavor to their "real" amp and cabs. But things were very different until year 1989, when the only amp/cab sound you could get was through... an actual amp/cab combo!... Click on the title for more






