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Although the first plugin emulating a guitar amp dates back to 1998 (Line 6's Amp Farm, whose algorithms ended up in the Pod) amp and cab simulation is a category of effect pedals that has exploded in recent years, and Japanese giant BOSS hasn't exactly been on the forefront of it. The new BOSS IR-2 promises to change that.
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Recently highlighted in the JHS Show, the Lantern Marigold Phaser is described by its creator as a "daydream phaser," thanks to its ability to recreate a variety of more or less dreamy, phasey effects beyond your regular phaser tones, thanks to its variable stages (from 4 to 12) and feedback paths.... Click on the title for more
The Browne Amplification Gritador is a take on the Tube Screamer overdrive by a Kansas City-based company that was able to earn the trust of tone connoisseurs thanks to a series of simple but great-sounding devices inspired by classic circuits - the Protein above them all.... Click on the title for more



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Introduced in 2023, the Acorn Amp Migfet 50p is the company's take on the Sovtek MIG50 guitar tube amplifier in a compact pedal format. After popular demand, this V2 adds more gain to the circuit by swapping 12AX7 preamp tubes (found in the original amp circuit) with JFETs.... Click on the title for more
The term "Distortion" is often used in audio to refer to any situation in which the original signal is transformed by pushing an amount of volume that saturates a circuit or recording medium by creating extra harmonics and compression. ... Click on the title for more
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Originally built in 1965 by London-based Pepe Rush, the vintage Rush Pepbox is an ultra-rare device that has recently sold for over 2,000 British pounds. It's so rare we can't even find a picture of it online - it was the first fuzz pedal ever manufactured in the UK, and in all likelihood the second in the world after the US-made Maestro Fuzz-Tone.... Click on the title for more
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