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TC Electronic Spark Booster – review

Sometimes when playing electric guitar we wish we could get a little bit “more” out of our amplifier. Valve amplifiers always seem to sound their best when running at peak volumes. Problem is many of us rarely get to run our amps at these high volumes. Other times we want …

MXR Micro Chorus – review

I’ll start this review off by saying I’ve never been a big fan of chorus  pedals. After O’Ding on chorus from my Gorilla GG-20C practice amp as a kid I had no real interest in the effect. Fast-forward to  2010 and Jim Dunlop announced the re-issuing of the MXR Micro …

New pedal build: MXR Phase 45 clone

Jemsite is one of my favourite forums to hang out on. There are a great number of fantastic members, all fans of Ibanez guitars. Late last year, one member posted about a whole bunch of pedal enclosures that he had swirled (like some of the classic Jem models). I thought …

New pedal build: Big Muff clone part 1

I’ve always loved the Smashing Pumpkins first few albums, and the great big dirty Big Muff tone that was on those albums. I’ve been reminiscing in particular about Siamese Dream, my favourite Pumpkins album. I decided that I had to build myself a Big Muff clone. I originally was planning …