Lovepedal – Provalve

The Lovepedal Provalve. It’s been about for a while and indeed preceded the Provalve 2. Here’s a description: And a demo video of the Lovepedal Provalve in action: Soulsonic reverse engineered one and had this to say: “Just a single 386. Initial inspection reveals it to be pretty much identical to the Purple Plexi. Switching between A … Read more

Durham – Crazy Horse

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The Durham Crazy Horse – an overdrive/boost/fuzz unit. It’s pretty expensive too at $250 for a new one. Here’s the description from the Durham website: “This is, I believe, the most adaptable distortion/fuzz pedal on the market. Definitely not a one trick pony! Though the inspiration for this pedal came from a legendary tone, it’s … Read more

Catalinbread – Formula No 5

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I like CAtalinbread pedals, Nick does a really good job designing and building some great sounding boxes. Here’s the Catalinbread Formula No 5 – a supposed 5E3 emulator from them. It sounds great and, justifiably, there’s been a lot of interest in the pedal. Here’s the description from the Catalinbread website: “The Formula № 5 … Read more

Xotic – BB Preamp

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Here’s the Xotic BB Preamp pedal, a popular boost/overdrive pedal. There’s a description on the Xotic website: “The BB Preamp offers awide variety of sounds. It’s capable of a 30dB+ clean boost with an adjustable ±15dB two band active EQ which adds a wide range of harmonic content to your ideal sound.The BB also utilizes … Read more

Xotic – EP Booster

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The Xotic EP Booster has been causing a fuss for a while now. Supposedly based around the legendary Echoplex EP-3 preamp it’s been recognised as one of the best boosters currently available. Here’s the description from the Xotic website: “What do the tones of renowned guitarist such as Page, EVH and Johnson have in common? … Read more

Himmelstrutz – Fetto Overdrive / Distortion

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Yep, here is another one – the Himmelstrutz Fetto. Well know for it’s amplike response and great tones, it’s been a while coming. Thanks *again* to fsb.org (lawnchair and soulsonic in particular) it’s insides are available to view. Firstly a description from the Himmelstrutz guys: “Jump on FETTO Standard when your guitar and amp can’t … Read more