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Pedal Review: T-Rex HOBO Drive

The T-Rex HOBO DRIVE is one of the best sounding, most flexible distortion pedals I’ve ever come across. That said, calling this pedal a distortion pedal is a little misleading; it’s less a distortion pedal, and more of a preamp. Manufactured in Denmark and assembled in Taiwan, the HOBO DRIVE (yes,…... Click for more

Pedal Review: T-Rex HOBO Drive

Emma Electronics Reezafratzitz – Pedal Review

If the crazily named Reezafratzitz distortion pedal from Denmark’s Emma Electronics (street $245) has a dual personality, both of them are nasty. But for lovers of saturated distortion, the pedal’s double-trouble approach to fuzzing up sound waves offers musical, usable tones. The magic in the box is the Reezafratzitz’s “Bias”…... Click for more

Emma Electronics Reezafratzitz – Pedal Review

Video Review: Gig-FX VOD

Our friends at Vertigo Venus shot this video review of the Gig-FX VOD (3 stage variable overdrive), which was also showcased at our very own Stomp Box Exhibit at CMJ in Manhattan last October. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbl28S972EE... Click for more

Video Review: Gig-FX VOD

Review: T-Rex Yellow Drive

New from T-Rex Engineering, the Yellow Drive is a dual channel overdrive that covers a lot of territory. Both channels A and B are equipped with their own set of volume, gain and tone controls, and are voiced differently to access a wider range of tonal options. An A/B Select foot…... Click for more

Review: T-Rex Yellow Drive

TC Electronic MojoMojo Review

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing TC’s TonePrint line. Since then I kept thinking to myself... I really wish there were an easy go-to distortion that featured the same quality and no-brainerness. The TC tone gods have answered my prayers! Usually anything that claims to have…... Click for more

TC Electronic MojoMojo Review

Maxon RTO700 Review

This summer, Maxon released the latest in a line of great overdrive pedals, the RTO700. The “RTO” stands for real tube overdrive, and indeed houses a tiny dual triode preamp tube instead of the usual clipping diode. Maxon certainly isn’t the first manufacturer to use real tubes in its overdrive…... Click for more

Maxon RTO700 Review

Maxon OD-820 Overdrive

The Maxon OD-820’s color—vibrant pea green—announces right off the bat that this pedal is from the same neighborhood as the classic Tube Screamer. But the DNA runs even deeper than that. Maxon pedals come from the same factory that made the original Tube Screamers, which Maxon sometimes built for Ibanez.…... Click for more

Maxon OD-820 Overdrive