
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

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

ThorpyFX Scarlet Tunic review
By Trevor Curwen last updated
One man’s quest for early Pink Floyd sound resulted in this stompbox emulation of a long-forgotten 1960s British amp

Universal Audio UAFX Amp Emulators review
By Trevor Curwen last updated
These ‘one amp per box’ emulators aim to capture the sounds of the world’s greatest vintage guitar amplifiers – meet the Woodrow ’55, Dream ’65 and Ruby ’63

Walrus Audio Lore Reverse Soundscape Generator review
By Trevor Curwen last updated
Walrus Audio takes you on an ambient adventure with five programs that mix reverbs and delays

Fender Hammertone pedals review
By Trevor Curwen last updated
Nine pedals in one hit! Fender’s sleek new effects range makes its debut with affordable price tags and ’board-friendly footprints

Walrus Audio Mako M1 High-Fidelity Modulation Machine review
By Trevor Curwen last updated
Walrus Audio’s new Mako series pedal presents a greatest hits of modulation and offers multiple adjustable parameters to shape your tone

J. Rockett Audio Designs El Hombre review
By Trevor Curwen last updated
J. Rockett’s tribute to Billy Gibbons is an overdrive offering amp-like feel in a compact box – for that Texan sound and more

Thermion Stone Age review
By Trevor Curwen published
Four flavors of fully-analogue fuzz in one pedal... How many more could a guitar player need?

Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Delay V2 review
By Trevor Curwen last updated
Walrus Audio's high-functioning delay returns, revamped, with all kinds of new tricks up its sleeve

TC Electronic Impulse IR Loader review
By Trevor Curwen last updated
Instant impulse responses for your rig in a super-compact format

Boss Space Echo RE-202 Review
By Trevor Curwen published
Boss presents a pedal to truly recreate the sound of Roland’s iconic tape echo unit

Source Audio ZIO Analog Front End + Boost review
By Trevor Curwen published
This formidable new boost offers up a choice of preamp flavors and is just the sort of super-practical tone sweetener you'd want to superglue to your pedalboard

Gurus Double-Decker MkII and SexyDrive MkII review
By Trevor Curwen published
A pair of boutique dirtboxes from the Italian amp and pedal maker bearing heady Marshall and Dumble vibes respectively

Maestro Comet Chorus review
By Trevor Curwen published
Looking for a retro-vibed chorus with dual voices and a blend control that sounds out of this world? Call the Comet

Maestro Ranger Overdrive review
By Trevor Curwen published
The revived Gibson brand’s overdrive is now available for double shifts on your pedalboard – and it might just be amp-flatterer you’ve been looking for

Foxgear T7E Baby review
By Trevor Curwen published
An accomplished pedal emulation of a classic Binson Echorec

Maestro Discoverer Delay review
By Trevor Curwen published
Revived and reimagined by Gibson, the Maestro brand debuts an analog delay with modulation that arrives on-trend with BBD chips and generous delay time

TC Electronic SCF Gold review
By Trevor Curwen published
TC’s very first pedal returns with some practical updates to make it a serious modulation contender for the 21st century

Maestro Fuzz-Tone FZ-M review
By Trevor Curwen published
Gibson brings back a revamped version of the fuzz pedal that started it all – and satisfaction is very much guaranteed
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