The new Custom Shop Fulltone CS-OCD-Ge is the latest incarnation of Michael Fuller's famous OCD drive pedal made possible by a stash of 'unobtanium' Germanium diodes. Is this the "ultimate" OCD?
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Limited to 73 units, Dwarfcraft's Gold Standard Eau Claire Thunder pedal has less gain and a warmer, woollier sound than the standard version. Ideal for down-tuned riffs and sludgy guitar chords?
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The new Limelight pedal is a fuzz/distortion effect that uses three NOS Germanium transistors at the heart of the circuit with a nicely tweakable Beam control at its centre.
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The Mad Professor's new Loud‘n Proud pedal is an emulation of the classic four-input Marshall amps used on many great rock albums, and promises some nifty voicing and tone options.
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ZVex has stumbled upon a nice stash of old Russian germanium transistors, giving us a new variation on the Fuzz Factory 7 pedal with different tonal properties compared to the standard version.
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If you enjoy Stone Age dirty, fuzzy riffs then you really should go out and hunt down the new limited edition ZVex Germanium Woolly Mammoth before it becomes extinct!
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Like its predecessor, V3 of Magnetic Effects' White Atom fuzz pedal combines silicon and germanium transistors, and adds a new bass response control and an updated EQ.
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This new model adds germanium diodes to the Philosopher's Tone pedal and can vary between super clean or a touch dirty depending on how you dial it in - not bad for such a small piglet of an effect.
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This boutique overdrive pedal has access to many parameters and includes both silicon and germanium diodes in the clipping circuit, but is there too much control?
This new single knob controlled preamp is based on a Tungsram AC125 germanium PNP transistor and is available in limited quantities from the Keeley Custom Shop
Boutique recording gear manufacturer TK Audio announced the DP2, a dual rackmount mic preamp with switchable circuitry. But can the Swedes make a dent in the fiercely competitive premium preamp market?
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This week we have boutique octave fuzz pedals, Richie Blackmore's box of tricks and a polyphonic, effects-laden synth pedal for you all to check out.
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With a such a simple design, the lunaReclipse pedal from boutique pedal builders Fuzzrocious has plenty to offer, with a grand total of 12 different gain stages on tap for you to play with.
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Keeley has launched a new version of its Tesla Fuzz using old Soviet-era 104NU71 germanium transistors. The new pedal is being produced in limited numbers and has a distinct historical styling. Dosvedanya!
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A very well thought out new dual drive pedal from a company with a history of combining DSP with analogue circuits.
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The Holy Fuzz is back - but only for limited time. All just marketing hype? Or does it actually offer something you truly cannot get elsewhere?
