
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

Dawner Prince Pulse review
By Trevor Curwen published
David Gilmour’s rotary speaker sounds recreated

Electro-Harmonix 1440 Stereo Looper review
By Trevor Curwen published
This compact looper offers twice the memory of the 720 and even more features

Eventide Blackhole review
By Trevor Curwen published
Eventide’s celebrated reverb algorithm gets a dedicated pedal

Walrus Audio Julianna review
By Trevor Curwen published
Julia’s big sister mixes up chorus and vibrato in stereo

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Visitor review
By Trevor Curwen published
Will this unique pedal's interacting modulations and compact format make it a welcome guest on your pedalboard?

Eventide PowerMax and PowerMini review
By Trevor Curwen published
A high-current pedalboard power solution you can expand

Zoom G11 review
By Trevor Curwen published
Zoom returns to take on the multi-FX floorboard competition

Strymon Compadre review
By Trevor Curwen published
This boost and compressor might just be the missing link between your guitar and your amp

Boss RC-10R Rhythm Loop Station review
By Trevor Curwen published
Joining looper functions and complex rhythm generation in one compact form makes for a powerful creative tool

TC Electronic Plethora X5 review
By Trevor Curwen published
TC’s TonePrint pedals flexibly arranged in one compact floorboard multi-effects pedal

Fractal Audio Systems FM3 Amp Modeler/FX Processor review
By Trevor Curwen published
The Axe-Fx III arrives in an eminently giggable compact floor unit – is this the amp modeler to beat?

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Minim review
By Trevor Curwen published
A palindromic ambience machine to put a reverse spin on your delays and reverbs

Nobels ODR-1 BC & ODR-mini review
By Trevor Curwen published
The other little green overdrive gets a revamp

SolidGoldFX Communication Breakdown review
By Trevor Curwen published
Two classic ‘tone-bending’ fuzz flavours side by side

IK Multimedia Z-Tone Buffer Boost & Z-Tone DI review
By Trevor Curwen published
Stage and studio widgets offering variable pickup loading for better tone

Danelectro Back Talk Reverse Delay review
By Trevor Curwen published
Danelectro's vintage pedal reissues continue apace with this cult delay stompbox

KMA Audio Machines Cirrus review
By Trevor Curwen published
KMA Machines looks to the sky for a reverb and delay that creates sonic cloudscapes

Danelectro 3699 Fuzz review
By Trevor Curwen published
The vintage-loving brand resurrects an octave fuzz classic designed by Danelectro owner Steve Ridinger himself

Vahlbruch Kaluna Tube Overdrive, SpaceTime Tap & Quantum Compressor review
By Trevor Curwen published
Follow the science with these three Vahlbruch pedals, designed in Germany by a professor of physics

Walrus Audio Ages Five-State Overdrive review
By Trevor Curwen published
Walrus Audio’s latest is a versatile drive pedal with five different ‘flavours’

Effectrode Blue Bottle Inductorized Booster review
By Trevor Curwen published
A midrange valve boost to fatten up single coils, the Blue Bottle might just be the tone-sweetener you've been looking for

ThorpyFX The Bunker review
By Trevor Curwen published
Revisit Lovetone’s roots with Adrian Thorpe's take on one of our favorite tone condiments, the Brown Source overdrive

Fender Compugilist review
By Trevor Curwen published
Fender's distortion and compressor combo offers an array of practical tone-boosting options
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