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

SolidGoldFX Communication Breakdown review
By Trevor Curwen published
Two classic ‘tone-bending’ fuzz flavours side by side

IK Multimedia Z-Tone Buffer Boost & Z-Tone DI review
By Trevor Curwen published
Stage and studio widgets offering variable pickup loading for better tone

Danelectro Back Talk Reverse Delay review
By Trevor Curwen published
Danelectro's vintage pedal reissues continue apace with this cult delay stompbox

KMA Audio Machines Cirrus review
By Trevor Curwen published
KMA Machines looks to the sky for a reverb and delay that creates sonic cloudscapes

Danelectro 3699 Fuzz review
By Trevor Curwen published
The vintage-loving brand resurrects an octave fuzz classic designed by Danelectro owner Steve Ridinger himself

Vahlbruch Kaluna Tube Overdrive, SpaceTime Tap & Quantum Compressor review
By Trevor Curwen published
Follow the science with these three Vahlbruch pedals, designed in Germany by a professor of physics

Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive review
By Trevor Curwen published
Walrus Audio’s latest is a versatile drive pedal with five different ‘flavours’

Effectrode Blue Bottle Inductorized Booster review
By Trevor Curwen published
A midrange valve boost to fatten up single coils, the Blue Bottle might just be the tone-sweetener you've been looking for

ThorpyFX The Bunker review
By Trevor Curwen published
Revisit Lovetone’s roots with Adrian Thorpe's take on one of our favorite tone condiments, the Brown Source overdrive

Fender Compugilist review
By Trevor Curwen published
Fender's distortion and compressor combo offers an array of practical tone-boosting options

Fender Pour Over Envelope Filter review
By Trevor Curwen published
The Big F adds an envelope filter to its ever-expanding lineup of pedals

Fender The Trapper Dual Fuzz review
By Trevor Curwen published
Fender bolsters its pedal line-up with a multi-voiced fuzz that's blessed with an octave switch for added hi-jinks

Dunlop Cry Baby QZ1 Q Zone review
By Trevor Curwen published
Who says a wah pedal needs a treadle?

Dophix Michelangelo Overdrive Plus review
By Trevor Curwen published
Overdrive as art? Dophix presents a trio of voices for tube-style drive

Hamstead Soundworks Subspace Intergalactic Driver review
By Trevor Curwen published
Optimised for low frequencies, this drive takes versatility to the next level

Fender Reflecting Pool Delay/Reverb review
By Trevor Curwen published
Dive in for a sonic soaking with this one-box ambient solution

Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay review
By Trevor Curwen published
A new range from Walrus kicks off with a compact but potent delay

MXR M267 Octavio Fuzz review
By Trevor Curwen published
Jim Dunlop magics some Hendrix octave fuzz mojo into an MXR enclosure to rebirth a pedalboard classic for 2020

Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff Pi review
By Trevor Curwen published
Heads-up! Arguably the most anticipated of the Big Muff reissues has landed

Green Carrot Pedals Comfortably Plum review
By Trevor Curwen published
Two circuits combine to give you Gilmour-inspired drive tone in a box

Wampler Terraform review
By Trevor Curwen published
Wampler's new multi-modulation pedal can be placed before or after your drive and offers versatility from a small footprint

TC Electronic Flashback 2 Mini & Hall Of Fame 2 Mini review
By Trevor Curwen published
TC thinks big and shrinks its much-loved multi-delay and multi-reverb stompboxes, but does the smaller format suit them?

ThorpyFX Heavy Water review
By Trevor Curwen published
It’s time to go nuclear with a double dose of boost…
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