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TWA Source Code

“Could arguably be the new gold standard in Tube Screamers”: TWA Source Code review

By Paul Riario published

Is this the Screamer Killer we’ve heard about?

Effects & Pedals
DOD 250-X OD/Pre: the anniversary edition of the little gray box gets an official release with some updates to the circuit

“It stacks brilliantly and the additional modes are super useful”: DOD Overdrive Preamp 250-X review

By Alex Lynham published

The DOD 250 gets modernized, with two additional modes. Is the workhorse showing its age? We find out

Effects & Pedals
The DOD Badder Monkey is another little green overdrive pedal – but like no other. Pictured here against a distressed wooden floor, it has a wooden barrel control, and a primate illustration on the front.

“It's a Bad Monkey, turned up to 11”: DOD Badder Monkey review

By Alex Lynham published

Not a reissue, but an 'evolution.' So what does that mean?

Effects & Pedals
Bad Cat Mod Shop Black Cat Combo: the new boutique tube amp is photographed in closeup

“A tighter, louder and gutsier tone from an already stellar-sounding amp”: Bad Cat Mod Shop Black Cat 30 review

By Martin Smith published

Remixed and refreshed by the late, great amp-guru Mark Sampson, this Black Cat has two more tubes, 10 more watts and a whole new voice

Combo Amps
Bourgeois Slope D Standard T/S: Inspired by the J-45, this Touchstone series acoustic has. a beautiful high-gloss finish with a tiger-stripe pickguard

“Reimagined through the lens of a master craftsman”: Bourgeois Slope D Standard T/S review

By David Mead published

The latest in Bourgeois’ Touchstone range has shades of Gibson’s J-45. Will it live up to expectations and carve a legendary niche all its own?

Acoustic Guitars
Walrus Audio Xero Polylooper: the dual-slider and footswitch looper is photogaphed against a wooden floor.

“Once you get the hang of it, this looper has many practical applications and is a fun creative tool”: Walrus Audio Xero Polylooper review

By Trevor Curwen published

Walrus Audio’s new stompbox looper offers a smart option for unlocking your creativity

Effects & Pedals
Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal

“Not your typical guitar pedal”: Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal review

By Pete Emery published

Synth sounds for the guitar from a real spinning motor, packaged in a striking, car-themed aesthetic. Can it live up to its looks?

Effects & Pedals
Walrus Audio Canvas Power USB: the latest in the pedal brand's pedalboard power supplies lineup is photographed against a fawn-colored Vox tube amp

“Could make your pedalboard truly portable with enough power to get you through a gig”: Walrus Audio Canvas Power USB review

By Trevor Curwen published

The latest in Walrus Audio’s Canvas accessory range enables your pedalboard to run from USB power delivery

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Effects & Pedals
Strymon Olivera

"If heaps of retro charm and a sound that truly stands on its own are what you’re after, then you’ve just found your new delay pedal”: Strymon Olivera Vintage Oil Can Echo pedal review

By Daryl Robertson published

Strymon proves it's a well-oiled pedal-making machine with yet another knockout delay unit

Effects & Pedals
The Source Audio Encounter delay and reverb pedal is photographed here in close-up against an industrial metal background.

“A no-brainer purchase for ambience freaks, shoegazers and experimentalists – and a practical unit, too”: Source Audio Encounter review

By Trevor Curwen published

Building on what it started with its Collider delay/reverb pedal, Source Audio delivers a close Encounter of the ambient kind

Effects & Pedals
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