Latest articles by Trevor Curwen
“A very responsive pedal that will deliver an excellent range of rich, cranked-amp style drive”: Mad Professor Royal Blue Overdrive review
On this evidence, there's nothing mad about this professor, which offers plenty of gain but remains a dynamic and persuasive pedalboard option
“This is the sort of pedal you may wish to keep on all the time”: Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive review
A low-gain drive from the Finnish pedal specialist that makes all your strings sound good, not just the B(ee)
MXR Joshua Ambient Echo review – a delay pedal that gives you the Edge, with a range extending from the traditional to the experimental
A new delay pedal from MXR is a rare event, but this fully featured, U2-themed soundscape generator is worth the wait
The most valuable BOSS pedals ever made
The BOSS compact pedals may be colorful little objects of desire to many, but some of them are more desirable than others...
Dinosaural Cogmeister review – with three gain sections, can this triple threat cover all your dirt needs?
Designed by Dan Coggins of Lovetone fame, the Dinosaural name makes a welcome return – with all your boost and drive options in a single pedal
ThorpyFX ER-2 Uni-Vibe review – the new standard for modern Uni-Vibe pedals?
Over five decades since Jimi Hendrix famously used one at Woodstock, ThorpyFX creates its dream Uni-Vibe
IK Multimedia Axe I/O One review – a nicely priced audio interface designed for guitar and bass players
The latest in the Axe I/O family is a compact and portable recording solution with dedicated features for electric guitars
Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff review – a surprisingly versatile distortion pedal that does more than just metal
A small but mighty fuzzstortion for all your metal needs, but this has an appeal beyond the denim and leather cohort
Origin Effects Halcyon Gold Overdrive review – finally, a Klon-inspired drive pedal that’s much more than just a clone
Origin Effects takes on the infamous golden overdrive and makes it more versatile than ever
Electro-Harmonix Nano Pulsar review – a flexible, if not entirely up-to-the-minute, tremolo pedal
The Nano range offers classic EHX tones in a more compact format, but this downsized version of the Pulsar tremolo manages to add more controls to the format
Electro-Harmonix Nano Q-Tron review – John Mayer’s fave filter, now pedalboard-friendly
EHX has been doing some Nano-sizing of its most popular pedal designs and has duly shrunk the Q-Tron envelope filter – but is it still a big deal for your sound?
J. Rockett HRM V2 review: a beautifully voiced Dumble-style drive pedal of the sort that encourages you to keep playing
With its latest HRM V2 pedal, J. Rockett refines the Hot Rubber Monkey-modded Dumble sound
Beetronics Octahive V2 review: a sonically striking octave fuzz with some notable upgrades
Beetronics presents a vintage octave fuzz with all the modern benefits of convenient switching technology
Walrus Audio Canvas Passive Re-Amp review – re-amping made easy
It’s not a pedal, but the latest from Walrus Audio can still help change the sound of your guitar
Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo review – a delay, boost and tonal thickener in one
Electro-Harmonix resurrects a rare pedal from 1978 and puts it into a modern, ’board-friendly format for what could be the stompbox sleeper hit of the year – and not just for rockabilly
Universal Audio Galaxy ’74 Tape Echo & Reverb, Del-Verb Ambience Companion and Max Preamp/Dual Compressor review – downsized pedals, era-defining sounds
The UAFX range expands with a Space Echo emulation, reverb and Echoplex-style delay in one pedal, and an all‑encompassing compressor
Origin Effects DCX Boost review – a pedal that simply improves your tone just by being active
This classy tone-shaping boost and drive from Origin Effects is based on a vintage valve-powered preamp
Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen review
The pedal that Electro-Harmonix could have made in the 1970s (but didn’t) is now here with some help from JHS Pedals
Beetronics Seabee Harmochorus review
Has Beetronics invented a new sub-genre in effects pedals with this endlessly creative pitch-shifting chorus?
Korg Nu:Tekt TR-S Power Tube Reactor and HD-S Harmonic Distortion review
You won’t put assembly-line workers out of a job, but you will get some cool sounds from Korg’s Nutube-powered pedal kits
IK Multimedia TONEX Pedal review
Game-changer alert! This AI modeling pedal allows you to capture the sound of any amp or overdrive, then take it to the stage – and it's affordable, too
Walrus Audio Fundamental Series Pedals review
Starting at $99, Walrus Audio's accessible new pedal line is designed to last the journey all the way from beginner to pro
