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    Snapshot: Foxrox Electronics Hot Silicon

    April 14, 2018

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    I love taking photos of this pedal.

    And I am a big fan of Dave Fox's work in general: Dave has been creating quality FX for nearly 25 years, producing units like the Captain Coconut and the TZF Paradox, and ZIM. A+ stuff!

    The Hot Silicon is Dave's version of the Dallas A...

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    Snapshot: EBS BassIQ

    April 2, 2018

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    Here's some love for the EBS BassIQ Triple Envelope Filter - a little warrior that deserves a mention.

    Sweden's EBS launched this unit in 2000 (has time really passed that quickly??), the company's 5th pedal creation following its initial success with the Octobass....

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    Happy Australia Day 2018 from Effectrek.com

    January 26, 2018

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    To the Aussie FX Community, past, present and future: I hope you're enjoying a beer on your day off today!

    Here are 2 of my favourite Aussie creations to mark the moment: The 'Curtis' Overdrive by Lounge Guitars of Perth, and the 'Old Reliable' from Cheeky Monkey Brewer...

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    Snapshot: Electronic Orange Pig Hoof (Mk II)

    January 13, 2018

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    I happened across this Electronic Orange Pig Hoof a while back... and I haven't looked back since!

    This is the Mk II version, and its in the initial aluminium enclosure, made by Jan Hořínek in the Czech Republic.

    Electronic Orange has a reputation for top quality gear, a...

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    Snapshot: Akai D2G G-Drive

    January 6, 2018

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    I love the old Akai Professional gear: they came from an era (the late 90s) when bigger was better, and looked like they had been ripped out of the control panel of an aircraft carrier!

    The G-Drive is no exception. Tough as a brick and weighing about the same, these Jap...

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    Happy Australia Day from Effectrek.com: Australian FX Community Shout Out

    January 26, 2017

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    We build some incredible gear here in Australia.

    To the Aussie FX makers past and present: hopefully you're down at the beach taking a well earned break... or perhaps in the workshop dreaming up your next creation.

    Shout outs to:

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    Aphek Studios (Not active)

    Blac...

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    K/\M Chainsaw Ultra Gain Distortion: Distortion with Teeth

    January 8, 2017

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    K/\M is not a brand you would usually associate with stompboxes that could blast a hole though your wall at 20 paces.

    After all, K/\M is probably best known for its high quality microphones.

    So I was surprised to find this little gem tucked away in the pages of...

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    Meet Your Maker: Roger Gastrow of RPG Electronics

    November 20, 2016

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    Roger Gastrow is an enigma: working out of his solar-powered workshop outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Roger builds his own line of effects pedals and amplifiers.

    For over 40 years, Roger has assembled every one of his creations by hand: component by component, piece by pi...

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    Meet Your Maker: Frank Thomson of Experimental Noize

    October 26, 2016

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    Following my interview with Taiho Yamada about his days at Alesis, Taiho contacted me to see if I would be interested in chatting to his colleague, Frank Thomson of Experimental Noize. 

    Taiho said of Frank:

    "I met Frank at Alesis way back in the 1990s.  He’s a genius eng...

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    George Evans Scorcher: A Stomp Box made for Aussie Conditions

    October 16, 2016

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    Not too many of these in circulation - the "Scorcher" made by George Evans Custom Amplifiers. 

    The George Evans brand is headed up by Tim Evans and Phil George of Melbourne, Australia. 

    Tim and George have been acquainted since the 1980s when George - an accomplished gui...

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