Trevor Curwen
Trevor Curwen has played guitar for several decades – he's also mimed it on the UK's Top of the Pops. Much of his working life, though, has been spent behind the mixing desk, during which time he has built up a solid collection of the guitars, amps and pedals needed to cover just about any studio session. He writes pedal reviews for Guitarist and has contributed to Total Guitar, MusicRadar and Future Music among others.
Latest articles by Trevor Curwen
Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium review
By Trevor Curwen published
Dumble and Klon-inspired tones united in one awe-inspiring overdrive pedal
Walrus Audio Melee review
By Trevor Curwen published
Ambient distortion or distorted ambience? It’s all here in a single box and controlled with a wiggle stick!
Eventide H90 Harmonizer review
By Trevor Curwen published
A step up from the H9, Eventide’s latest Harmonizer multi-effects unit lets you use two algorithms at the same time – with spectacular results
Marshall Bluesbreaker, Shredmaster, Drivemaster and Guv'nor review
By Trevor Curwen published
The well-loved, long-gone classics have returned as the Vintage Reissue Pedals series – complete with their original circuitry
Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb review
By Trevor Curwen published
Strymon gives the BigSky Cloud algorithm its own pedal as the first in a new, more compact series – and it sounds phenomenal
Flatley The Ace review
By Trevor Curwen published
When it comes to dealing out boost and EQ, the only card you might need is Flattley’s The Ace
MXR Super Badass Dynamic O.D. review
By Trevor Curwen published
With the latest in MXR’s Super Badass series, you’re set for a dynamic and flexible drive
Soldano Super Lead Overdrive Pedal review
By Trevor Curwen published
You can now get the legendary high-gain sounds of Soldano’s Super Lead amplifier at your feet
Free The Tone Cosmic Wave CW-1Y Multiple Filtering Delay review
By Trevor Curwen published
It might be small, but Free The Tone’s latest pedal has all the facilities to comprehensively shape the sound of your delay trails
Kernom Ridge Augmented Analog Overdrive Pedal review
By Trevor Curwen published
Is this the most versatile analog overdrive pedal ever built? A new approach to clipping circuits aims to offer all the drive sounds you need in a single stompbox
KittycasterFX Tremdriver and Groovy Wizard review
By Trevor Curwen published
There’s no pussyfooting around for former Catalinbread circuit guru Howard Gee’s new company as it hits the ground running with a pair of serious tone-shapers
Walrus Audio Eons Five-State Fuzz review
By Trevor Curwen published
Walrus Audio adds to its Five-State range of overdrive and distortion effects with this quintet of fuzzes in one box
Boss DS-1W Distortion review
By Trevor Curwen published
The iconic orange distortion has been on sale since 1978, but now Boss has revamped its best-selling compact pedal – with spectacular results
Origin Effects Halcyon Green Overdrive review
By Trevor Curwen published
The Tube Screamer is the starting point for this ultra-responsive evolution from Origin Effects
TC Electronic Plethora X3 review
By Trevor Curwen published
TC's TonePrint pedals flexibly arranged in one compact unit for maximum effect
MXR Duke of Tone review
By Trevor Curwen published
Forgo the five-year waiting list for Analog Man’s elusive King of Tone and give this collaborative MXR mini pedal a go instead
Orange Phaser review
By Trevor Curwen published
Orange's long out-of-production Phaser returns in a new old-school style, offering simple operation and a choice for pedal fans – which orange-colored box would you prefer?
Orange Sustain review
By Trevor Curwen published
The Vintage Series from Orange Amps revisits the archive for a trio of retro stompboxes – none more classic than this optical compressor
Beetronics Zzombee Filtremulator review
By Trevor Curwen published
Take a flight of fancy into filtering, fuzz and frequency shifts with the latest from the bee-fixated boutique builders
Orange Distortion review
By Trevor Curwen published
After putting out a successful call for examples of rare 1970s originals, Orange has reissued its Distortion for the modern market – with heaps of retro cool
Electro-Harmonix String9 String Ensemble review
By Trevor Curwen published
Electro-Harmonix adds another string to its bow with this versatile emulation pedal for lush synth and orchestral tones
J Rockett Uni-Verb review
By Trevor Curwen last updated
J Rockett has upped the game of the classic analog Uni-Vibe and added a spring reverb emulation for that extra vintage flavor
Aclam The Woman Tone review
By Trevor Curwen last updated
Eric Clapton adjusted his guitar’s knobs to get that signature sound, and now it can be yours by stomping on a footswitch
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