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Louisiana-based pedal co Rougarou Pedals has announced The Umibōzu, an LED-based fuzz pedal that crosses over into distortion territory. Three controls handle the tone - drive, tone and volume - and ...

MXR has just launched the coolest distortion pedal since, well, last year when it first released the Randy Rhoads Distortion+, a pedal that came decorated in polka dots as per the late Ozzy Osbourne ...

Read the first article in this series: Pedal effect circuit design: Getting started. Low-power, tube-like pedal effects can now be yours with a simple JFET circuit. The LSK489, in a common-source ...

My Bloody Valentine have finally announced…a fuzz pedal! Specifically it’s the limited edition Fender Shields Blender, a recreation of classic Fender Blender distortion pedal that Kevin Shield first ...

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A reasonably priced and versatile source of familiar distortion. Not a lot. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and producers spends hours testing products to help you choose the ...

Starting a new project is fun, and often involves great times spent playing with breadboards and protoboards, and doing whatever it takes to get things working. It can often seem like a huge time ...

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