140 Results for "gain"

Catalinbread NiCompressor pedal recreates a classic 1970s compressor

The NiCompressor is based on is the 70s Loco Box ‘The Choker’ and.... OK, let's cut to the chase: Here's why anyone looking for a quality compressor pedal should check this one out.

AES 2018: Rupert Neve Designs 5211 2-channel mic pre

The AES goodness has officially began with the announcement of RND's 5211 Two Channel Microphone Preamplifier. Each channel has a generous 72dB of gain on tap, enough to cover even gain-hungry microphones.

Audio Assault Emperor amp sim plug-in: A high-gain bargain?

Easy to use, good sounds, low price: The Emperor is an impressive new high-gain amp sim plug-in focussing on the heavy guitar tone brigade with tools to build crushing riffs in your favourite DAW.

Aclam Cinnamon Drive pedal – Dual stage overdrive with Smart Track?

A new pedal from Spain is the first in the range from a company better known for making a locking pedalboard system. Will this vintage style drive pedal be enough to keep you rockin' in the free world?

Mesa Boogie’s new Fillmore 50: A dual-channel amp with MARK heritage

This new dual channel 50-Watt amp shares some of its DNA with the classic Mesa Boogie MARK Series and has a simple control layout well-suited to those using lots of pedals.

Elektron turns up the Analog Heat to MkII

Some tweaks, a new screen and it has an audio interface built in. Is the Analog Heat MkII a serious vindaloo of an upgrade or just a safe and reliable chicken korma with an onion salad and popadoms?

Fulltone Full-Drive2 V2: An old favourite gets smaller

Fulltone make well-respected effects and their Full Drive has always been a firm favourite with players, this new incarnation has more versatility and also has shrunk somewhat

Magnetic Effects refines its White Atom V3 fuzz circuit for 2018

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.

SoundBrut FU coming soon, with six fuzz tones in one pedal

The Swedish pedal builder SoundBrut has been busy this year, currently teasing a new silicon-based fuzz pedal called the FU which has six mid-scooped voices on tap.

Westminster Effects Geneva Amp Sim pedal: An AC30 in a box?

This new boutique Vox AC 30 Top Boost amp sim and drive pedal is hand-built in South Carolina, with a simple design that can provide some classic British amp tones to those on a budget.

ZVex Super Duper Concert Bass Mod: Subsonic limited edition with a Sunn O))) vibe

If you like your trousers to flap with low sub-bass frequencies, then you should probably consider picking up one of these new, limited edition Super Duper Concert Bass Mod pedals from Zvex.

Alpha Haunt: a new limited-run fuzz pedal by Old Blood Noise Endeavors

The new Old Blood Noise Endeavor Alpha Haunt fuzz pedal will be available available as a limited run of gold-coloured units, and can take you from some light drive to full-on fuzz...

Mattoverse Electronics QuadraMix, a useful four-channel mixer pedal

This cool little pedalboard-friendly mixer has enough gain on tap to allow you to overdrive all the inputs and outputs. Could the QuardaMix help you expand your live rig?

Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Germanium Gold Micro compressor pedal

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.

Beetronics’ Royal Jelly and Buzzter pedals swarm out in time for summer

These two new boutique bee-themed drive/fuzz and boost pedals from Beetronics are landing now, but will they make you rush to your dealer to collect some of their tone honey?

LunaStone Boost 18: Punching above its weight?

Designed and built in Denmark, this boost pedal offers a whopping 18db of clean gain, even topping their previous gain pedal. But will the LunaStone Boost 18 be enough to push past the competition?

Mooer SilverEye: A hi-fi music player or a guitar amp?

The Mooer SilverEye is a new small desktop amp and a power supply with Macro Power S12 with 12 outputs are expected to be released later this month. The power adapter is more expensive than the amp!

TritonLab’s new Labyrinth pedal: 33V of dual-channel overdrive and distortion

The new Labyrinth dual-channel overdrive/distortion pedal looks like it can offer many amp-like tones at a very reasonable price. But will the higher internal voltage make a noticeable difference?

SoundBrut DRVA Overdrive + Boost Mk.II: 12 drive flavours on tap

With a drive section comprised of a NE5534 op-amp for hard clipping and a MOSFET variable boost section, the new DRVA MK II pedal also manages to cram in 12 voicings, making it pretty versatile indeed.

Mooer adds new Taxidea Taxus and Brown Sound micro preamps to its line-up

Mooer has announced two new micro preamps that extend Mooer's ever-expanding line-up of modestly priced digital preamp sims- can you guess which amp models these two are based on?

Musikmesse 2018: AMT intros 5 mini-format tube preamp and drive pedals

Siberia's AMT Electronics has a new set of 5 "Blocks", tube-powered overdrive/preamp pedals - in a mini-sized enclosure - with future plans to launch a modular pedalboard system.

Magpha mastering EQ sounds analogue “all the way up to 20khz”

Featuring an extremely minimalistic, distraction-free user interface, this EQ offers true analogue phase behaviour up to 20kHz and very broad Q factors (<0.1) for final wideband tone sculpting.

Mooer Little Tank D15: The ideal micro amp?

This little 15W amplifier packs in an insane amount of effects, amp models and cabinet simulations, yet seems simple to use and easy integrate into your guitar set up.

Keeley Germanium Amplifier pedal – handmade by Robert Keeley!

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