There are more overdrive pedals on the market now than we can keep track of, but most have common ancestors, design decisions, even designers, or components. As a result, there should be only so much ...

Crazy Tube Circuits has just dropped one of the hottest overdrive pedals of the year. It’s called Venus. It made its public debut at NAMM 2025. It was inspired by the iconic BK Butler Tube Driver, and ...

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The TightDrive from Amptweaker allows guitar and bass players to take control of that all important tone and overcome any unwanted delay that can slow down the sound as it moves through an amp's ...

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Set the tone for a successful recording or performance with the best UAFX portable processing engines for your project. By Julian Vittorio Updated Oct 15, 2023 12:07 PM EDT We may earn revenue from ...