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Built by a US company that knows a thing or two about amplification, the Friedman IR-X is a guitar preamp that, thanks in part to the two high-voltage 12AX7 tubes embedded in its circuit, faithfully captures the harmonic richness and touch responsiveness associated with full-sized Friedman amplifiers.... Click on the title for more
Dropped within a release including three pedals adopting the same form factor as the Noble Screamer (a dual overdrive with channels voiced after a TS and a Nobles ODR-1), the Keeley Super Rodent embeds in the same pedal two circuits inspired by two other classic stompboxes: the Rat and the BOSS SD-1.... Click on the title for more
The Catalinbread Sinkhole is another take of the Portland-based company at the ethereal, modulated reverb sought by ambient and shoegaze guitarists, after the very successful release of the Soft Focus. But while the latter was inspired by a preset of an old digital rack unit from the '90s, the Sinkhole is an original design.... Click on the title for more


To celebrate our third Portland Synth & Pedal Expo, (
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The trend of (stomp)boxing guitar amps has been gaining momentum since the turn of the decade, and the
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