We all want an original Klon Centaur pedal but sadly, unless you re-mortgage the house and scour the universe we shall never have the pleasure of seeing it on our board. However, there are plenty of ‘klones’ of the Klon on the market today and without doubt one of the...
The Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer has been around for over ten years and has no doubt sold in its thousands as it is still a very popular pedal (head to ebay and you will find that pre-owned models sell easily with plenty of bidders). Why is is popular? Because as...
The Vox Cambridge 50 modelling amp has been getting some rave reviews since it was launched in the UK last year and we have had one in our studio now for a few months. NuTube Technology With Nutube technology to give it a warm valve like sound, a 12" Celestion speaker and...
Can a £35 overdrive pedal be that good? Can a clone of a hand-made pedal be that good? In this case yes to both, the Joyo Ultimate Drive can be a subtle overdrive and a bit of a snarling beast! Amazing for the Price Based very closely on the Fulltone OCD, which...
If you are looking for an uncomplicated reverb pedal, with a small footprint and great sound – this Hall of Fame Mini could be it! TC are one of the best known names in pedals and produce a range of ten reverb pedals from the budget Skysurfer at £30 up...
Much has been said about the MXR M169 Carbon Copy which has been around now for over ten years and comes also in Mini and Deluxe versions, all of which are very popular with pedal aficionados. Great Sounds It is a 100% analog pedal using bucket- brigade technology and can create some...
Everyone seems to be releasing a looper pedal at the moment but none is as good as the first really 'micro' looper, the Ditto. Simple Imagine, a looper that just loops; simple to use, no amp models to mess with your sound, no tone controls, no drum tracks, no effects, just one...
Everyone should have a tuner on their board or in their signal chain and if you are looking for a cool pedal tuner, look no further. Gone are the days when you had to stop playing, unplug from your amp and then plug in a tuner, or even hold one...
So how many times can you launch a variant of your best-selling, most loved, first made 60 years ago guitars before the customer gets wise? Well, as many as you like, judging by the annual ‘new’ model variants from the big boys Gibson and Fender. For 2019 we have the Gibson...
Much has been written about these little amps in the last few years and we have been living with ours for quite a while now, giving us a chance to provide full feedback. We use it as a ‘spare’ and also with headphones for ‘quiet’ practice. Everything that has been said...