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Walrus Audio wades into uncharted waters with a fresh take on one of the world’s most cloned overdrive pedals
By Phil Weller published
The original Voyager caught the ears of Ed O’Brien, Joe Bonamassa and more. Now, an updated version hopes to add new levels of customization to the crowded Klon clone market
Origin Effects’ Deluxe 55 pedal repurposes the tones of the Fender amp beloved by Neil Young
By Matt Owen published
The Tweed Recreation stompbox was built following close inspection of a genuine Fender 5E3 Tweed Deluxe from 1955
Behringer rolls out a $65 Tone Bender copy
By Phil Weller published
The budget pedal offers two modes inspired by different iterations of the legendary fuzz stompbox, as well as a smaller ergonomics to maximize pedalboard space
Brian Wampler conquers a career-long challenge with the Catacombs – a hybrid delay/reverb pedal he almost didn’t release
By Phil Weller published
A range of popular reverb and delay effects can be harnessed from the Catacombs, which looks to deliver complex sounds in a not-so-complex package
Supercool Pedals puts a new spin on the famed distortion box beloved by James Hetfield and Dave Grohl
By Phil Weller published
With the help of expanded controls and a new Turbo mode, the Barstow Bat promises to nail the ProCo Rat’s tones and then some
Adrian Thorpe on how he made Chris Buck’s awesome, tube-equipped signature pedal, Electric Lightning
By Jamie Dickson published
Adrian Thorpe of ThorpyFX remembers the flight path – and turbulence – behind Chris Buck’s Electric Lightning overdrive/boost, named after a fighter jet and packing a bona fide valve
Ibanez reimagines its beloved Tube Screamer into its most high-end format yet – with a $300 hand-wired TS808
By Matt Owen published
New components and a fresh lick of paint have helped Ibanez reboot the flagship TS808, but it comes at a hefty price
The Noise Pedal offers a “new take on the iconic Whammy sound” and transforms your tone into a nightmare
By Phil Weller published
Metalcore group Alpha Wolf and Tallon Electric have bottled some nightmarish Whammy pedal effects into a stompbox that has parameters for Chaos and Panic
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