Carl Martin Tone Tweaker - "Transparent High-Voltage Boost with 3-Band EQ for Customized Tone Shaping"
Tone Tweaker is another solid hit from Carl Martin, consisting of a three-band EQ and a 12dB Boost. It’s one of those always on (or almost always on) pedals, as it allows you to shape your tone in di…
Hagerman Amplification 12AX7 Overdriver - "A tube-driven, warm, thick, crunch drive with amp-like behavior"
NOTE: This review and video demo are for both the EF86 BOOSTER and the 12AX7 OVERDRIVER. Hagerman Amplification knocked the ball out of the park on these two pedals, and for several reasons. First…
Hagerman Amplification EF86 Booster - "Ultra-clean, warm tube boost with big headroom"
NOTE: This review and demo video are for both the EF86 BOOSTER and the 12AX7 OVERDRIVER. Hagerman Amplification knocked the ball out of the park on these two pedals, and for several reasons. First…
Sondery Distortion - "Quality thick distortion at an unbeatable price"
Inexpensive pedals are a hit or miss, but when I saw the Sondery Distortion on sale, on Amazon.ca, for $23.99, I couldn’t resist. I also heard a few videos on this product, and they had me sold. This…
Hagerman Amplification Gamma Radiation - "Thick, meaty, and with a growl"
If you’re looking to go from medium to high-gain, Gamma Radiation is a choice pedal. If you want your distortion to have thick, grainy and robust characteristics, then Gamma Radiation may further ser…
LiberaToe Lost Gerbil - "A Screaming Rat that can stack OD + Distortion"
Lost Gerbil is the latest dual-channel pedal from Liberatoe, and it combines a classic combo – The top selling overdrive and distortion that were released in 1979. On the red channel is a screamer of…
Driftwood Amplifiers Heavy Hatchet - "Thick, full and amp-like, with a lot of features!"
From classic rock to modern metal, Driftwood Amp’s Heavy Hatchet delivers a wide range of tonal qualities, and with a host of options. There are two ways of running Heavy Hatchet (and with 200 mA sta…
Line 6 POD Express Guitar - "High Quality Sounds & Options"
There are so many features behind the Pod Express that I will not cover how to access, save presets, etc., since the manual and instructional videos are available. However, I will begin with the soun…
Hagerman Amplification Neoklon - "Modern Take on the Klon"
The myth and scarcity of an original Klon has made it legend in the gear industry. I don’t get it… since it’s a particular flavor of drive, but has sold in recent times for upward of $5,000 USD… but …
This Heavy Earth Flesh Rot v2 - "A Distortion to Melt Your Face Off!"
Brutal pedals are fun, and if so brutal that they necessitate a clean amp, then all the better! I contacted Shea over at This Heavy Earth, about his most brutal, and FLESH ROT v2 was the recommendat…
Behringer Acoustic Modeler AM100 - "A workable excellent pedal ."
Many people don't like Behringer pedals, but I like this one . And I own , both , a Boss AC 2 and AC3 . People complain about it being house in a plastic casing or it's hard to access the battery co…
Rocktron Hush Super C - "Super C Noise Reduction Unit review."
The Super C seems to be designed to specifically to be used in the effects loops of amplifiers and great for rack units effects loops. It is dual mono and can be used to quiet my two Crate Power Blo…
Mosky Pure Buffer - "Mosky Pure Buffer review ."
In late 2021, I redid my pedalboard by adding a Decibel Eleven Loop Expander to add my favorite foot pedals to my MIDI pedalboard . The Loop Expander has a Class A Buffer. I removed two VHT Valvul…
Seymour Duncan SFX-01 Pickup Booster - "Seymour Duncan SFX-1 Pickup Booster. "
This is the first Seymore Duncan Pickup Booster, the SFX-1 Pickup Booster. I have one as the first thing my guitar plugs into to take advantage of the pickup enhancement mode. The signal then goes …
Behringer Vintage Tube Monster VT999 - "Bon rapport qualité prix "
I bought a used one. I changed the old 12ax7 Brugera for a 12au7 G.E NOS, but the loss of gain was too much. I finally put a 12ax7 JJ, and I am satisfied. The sound ranges from a light blues overdriv…
