Latest articles by Trevor Curwen
Keeley 4-Knob Compressor
One of the most revered vintage compressors was created by Ross, using modified Dyna Comp circuitry. The Keeley 4-Knob Compressor, regarded as one of the best boutique examples, is derived from that
T-Rex Replay Box
Two things set this apart from other compact delay pedals: a massive three seconds of delay time and a tap tempo with a subdivision switch
MXR '76 Vintage Dyna Comp
Launched in 1972, the MXR Dyna Comp was the original guitar-pedal compressor, and is still available from Jim Dunlop's revived MXR line
T-Rex Quint Machine
The Quint Machine is more than your standard octave pedal in that it not only gives you notes an octave up and an octave down, but also gives you a fifth up
T-Rex NeoComp
Most guitar compressors are based on OTA circuitry, but T-Rex's NeoComp uses a VCA (as does the Boss CS-3), and is apparently modelled on the studio-grade Blackmer VCA
T-Rex Creamer
The firm's Room-Mate pedals have been a favourite with many players, and now they can have T-Rex reverb in a smaller box, albeit without a stereo option
T-Rex Vulture
Offering more tonal options than most distortion pedals, the T-Rex Vulture features gain and level knobs, plus a tone knob and two smaller black knobs that control low boost and fat boost
Red Witch Empress Chorus
The Empress jams loads of chorus tones in a package that belies its size
Electro-Harmonix OD Glove
Channeling classic British tones the OD Glove is one of EHX's new-for-2014 models
Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff Pi
The universally praised distortion/fuzz becomes more attainable than ever
Electro-Harmonix East River Drive
Not yet ratedThe NY firm sets it's sights on a JRC4558-based overdrive that recalls the famed Ibanez box
sE Electronics Magneto
A marvel mic? Trevor Curwen gets attracted to sE Electronics' first venture into the budget mic market
Line 6 Sonic Port VX
Line 6's new Sonic Port VX is designed to provide everything you need for recording to an iOS device or a Windows computer
Source Audio Soundblox 2 Orbital Modeller
While pedalboard-friendly, the Orbital Modeller offers access to two modulation effects chosen from a range of choruses, flangers and phasers
Korg SDD-3000 Pedal
Korg puts the essence of its 80s digital delay into a stompbox. You've found what you're looking for…
Modulation multi-effects: what you need to know
Do you want a phaser, a chorus or a flanger? How about one pedal that has them all? We give you the lowdown on the beast that is the multi-modulation pedal...
Mooer Mod Factory
Space-saving mini pedals are a huge trend in stompboxes at the moment
