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J. Rockett Audio Designs El Hombre review
By Trevor Curwen last updated
J. Rockett’s tribute to Billy Gibbons is an overdrive offering amp-like feel in a compact box – for that Texan sound and more

Origin Effects unveils versatile Tube Screamer-style drive pedal, the Halcyon Green Overdrive
By Matt Owen published
Compact stompbox seeks to solve the TS808's biggest problem, and promises a seamless transition between mid-forward drive tones and rich clean tones

Mythos releases new and improved R.J. Ronquillo 3-in-1 treble boost/drive/echo signature pedal, the SusMaryOsep! V2
By Matt Owen published
Ronquillo's upgraded signature stompbox swaps sliders for knobs, features an updated overdrive circuit and boasts a handful of functional improvements

Way Huge celebrates 30 years of pedalboard goodness with the WM23 Smalls Red Llama overdrive
By Jonathan Horsley published
The first ever production line stompbox returns in a smaller housing, same tweedy crunch and touch-sensitive drive

CopperSound’s Strategy V2 is the two-channel preamp and overdrive pedal with a monster 30dB of boost and audiophile build
By Matt Parker published
Strat super-fans will love the enclosure design, but electric guitarists of all stripes will find a pedal like this useful, be it as a drive, boost, or always-on tone sweetener

Gurus Double-Decker MkII and SexyDrive MkII review
By Trevor Curwen published
A pair of boutique dirtboxes from the Italian amp and pedal maker bearing heady Marshall and Dumble vibes respectively

Maestro Ranger Overdrive review
By Trevor Curwen published
The revived Gibson brand’s overdrive is now available for double shifts on your pedalboard – and it might just be amp-flatterer you’ve been looking for

Boutique effects for a good cause: Electric Love's Play for P.I.N.K. stompboxes raise money for breast cancer research
By Jackson Maxwell published
Ben Carlin turned to the guitar, and making pedals, as a positive outlet for dealing with stress during his wife's battle with breast cancer. Now, he wants to use that creative outlet to help others
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