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The Strymon Flint is a thorough (and incredibly successful) Stereo exploration of vintage spring reverb and tremolo tones, with three Tremolo types (emulating '61 Harmonic, '63 Power Tube and '65 Photocell) and three Reverb types ('60s Spring, '70s Electronic Plate and '80s Hall Rack).... Click on the title for more
Inspired by a steady aural diet of Steve Ray Vaughan, the Pedal Pawn Texas Twang is a combo boost/overdrive is a two-knob device built to interact with your guitar and amp, cleaning up nicely at low guitar output. The right knob is a three-way rotary switch that produces glassy and bite on the Hi setting, tube-like warmth in the Mid setting and punchy growl in the Lo one.... Click on the title for more
The entire fuzz pedal niche is mostly based on variations on five or six vintage fuzz circuits (as you can read in our super comprehensive article about fuzz types). Considering the sheer yearly output of fuzz pedals, it seems like there's an underground world of engineers constantly modding those circuits in the hopes to come up with something that's at once classic and new: the MXR Hybrid Fuzz is a noteworthy child of this process.... Click on the title for more
Electro Harmonix's latest creation, the Superego pedal is a sustain and synth engine stomp box. It follows in the footsteps of their beloved Freeze sound retainer pedal. The Freeze pedal itself is a very innovative sustain pedal. It is essentially a very short duration sampler and looper. You could also think of it as an infinite delay pedal (though it never feeds back into itself like analog delays). The Super Ego takes that same concept, but WAY to another level, letting you blend and transform your sustained notes in a number of ways - therefore earning without any doubt the “synth engine” attribute.
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Presented at the NAMM 2023 show, the VS Audio Platinum Preamp and Overdrive uses hand-selected discrete JFETs to create a unique blend of Plexi and Marshall-style tones. Based on the coveted Marshall 1987 Silver Jubilee amp, this circuit provides a similar high gain, dark, and smooth output.... Click on the title for more
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