Trevor Curwen
Trevor Curwen has played guitar for several decades – he's also mimed it on the UK's Top of the Pops. Much of his working life, though, has been spent behind the mixing desk, during which time he has built up a solid collection of the guitars, amps and pedals needed to cover just about any studio session. He writes pedal reviews for Guitarist and has contributed to Total Guitar, MusicRadar and Future Music among others.
Latest articles by Trevor Curwen
“This is the sort of pedal you may wish to keep on all the time”: Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive review
By Trevor Curwen published
A low-gain drive from the Finnish pedal specialist that makes all your strings sound good, not just the B(ee)
MXR Joshua Ambient Echo review – a delay pedal that gives you the Edge, with a range extending from the traditional to the experimental
By Trevor Curwen published
A new delay pedal from MXR is a rare event, but this fully featured, U2-themed soundscape generator is worth the wait
The most valuable BOSS pedals ever made
By Trevor Curwen, Jamie Dickson published
The BOSS compact pedals may be colorful little objects of desire to many, but some of them are more desirable than others...
Dinosaural Cogmeister review – with three gain sections, can this triple threat cover all your dirt needs?
By Trevor Curwen published
Designed by Dan Coggins of Lovetone fame, the Dinosaural name makes a welcome return – with all your boost and drive options in a single pedal
ThorpyFX ER-2 Uni-Vibe review – the new standard for modern Uni-Vibe pedals?
By Trevor Curwen published
Over five decades since Jimi Hendrix famously used one at Woodstock, ThorpyFX creates its dream Uni-Vibe
IK Multimedia Axe I/O One review – a nicely priced audio interface designed for guitar and bass players
By Trevor Curwen published
The latest in the Axe I/O family is a compact and portable recording solution with dedicated features for electric guitars
Electro-Harmonix Nano Metal Muff review – a surprisingly versatile distortion pedal that does more than just metal
By Trevor Curwen published
A small but mighty fuzzstortion for all your metal needs, but this has an appeal beyond the denim and leather cohort
Origin Effects Halcyon Gold Overdrive review – finally, a Klon-inspired drive pedal that’s much more than just a clone
By Trevor Curwen published
Origin Effects takes on the infamous golden overdrive and makes it more versatile than ever
Electro-Harmonix Nano Pulsar review – a flexible, if not entirely up-to-the-minute, tremolo pedal
By Trevor Curwen published
The Nano range offers classic EHX tones in a more compact format, but this downsized version of the Pulsar tremolo manages to add more controls to the format
Electro-Harmonix Nano Q-Tron review – John Mayer’s fave filter, now pedalboard-friendly
By Trevor Curwen published
EHX has been doing some Nano-sizing of its most popular pedal designs and has duly shrunk the Q-Tron envelope filter – but is it still a big deal for your sound?
J. Rockett HRM V2 review: a beautifully voiced Dumble-style drive pedal of the sort that encourages you to keep playing
By Trevor Curwen published
With its latest HRM V2 pedal, J. Rockett refines the Hot Rubber Monkey-modded Dumble sound
Beetronics Octahive V2 review: a sonically striking octave fuzz with some notable upgrades
By Trevor Curwen published
Beetronics presents a vintage octave fuzz with all the modern benefits of convenient switching technology
Walrus Audio Canvas Passive Re-Amp review – re-amping made easy
By Trevor Curwen published
It’s not a pedal, but the latest from Walrus Audio can still help change the sound of your guitar
Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo review – a delay, boost and tonal thickener in one
By Trevor Curwen published
Electro-Harmonix resurrects a rare pedal from 1978 and puts it into a modern, ’board-friendly format for what could be the stompbox sleeper hit of the year – and not just for rockabilly
Universal Audio Galaxy ’74 Tape Echo & Reverb, Del-Verb Ambience Companion and Max Preamp/Dual Compressor review – downsized pedals, era-defining sounds
By Trevor Curwen published
The UAFX range expands with a Space Echo emulation, reverb and Echoplex-style delay in one pedal, and an all‑encompassing compressor
Origin Effects DCX Boost review – a pedal that simply improves your tone just by being active
By Trevor Curwen published
This classy tone-shaping boost and drive from Origin Effects is based on a vintage valve-powered preamp
Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen review
By Trevor Curwen published
The pedal that Electro-Harmonix could have made in the 1970s (but didn’t) is now here with some help from JHS Pedals
Beetronics Seabee Harmochorus review
By Trevor Curwen published
Has Beetronics invented a new sub-genre in effects pedals with this endlessly creative pitch-shifting chorus?
Korg Nu:Tekt TR-S Power Tube Reactor and HD-S Harmonic Distortion review
By Trevor Curwen published
You won’t put assembly-line workers out of a job, but you will get some cool sounds from Korg’s Nutube-powered pedal kits
IK Multimedia TONEX Pedal review
By Trevor Curwen published
Game-changer alert! This AI modeling pedal allows you to capture the sound of any amp or overdrive, then take it to the stage – and it's affordable, too
Walrus Audio Fundamental Series Pedals review
By Trevor Curwen published
Starting at $99, Walrus Audio's accessible new pedal line is designed to last the journey all the way from beginner to pro
J. Rockett Archer Select review
By Trevor Curwen published
Has J. Rockett built the ultimate Klon clone?
Walrus Audio Fable Granular Soundscape Generator review
By Trevor Curwen published
This ambitious pedal allows you to tell your own sonic story by sampling and chopping your sound and manipulating the fragments into shifting soundscapes
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