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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 …

My top picks for Winter NAMM 2012

Like many other musicians I look forward to seeing what new products are announced when Winter NAMM comes around each year. Last year I spent some time posting quite a few new products that caught my eye. This year I didn’t really have the time to post about them as …

MXR Noise Clamp – review

Playing at high gain, or with a lot of pedals in your chain can cause numerous noise issues, combining both even more so. A noise gate is the perfect thing to help control unwanted noise, but they can introduce their own set of problems. Some noise gates can alter a …