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08 Mar The Mercury Fuzz is Back in Orbit!

The 'Mercury' space charge fuzz pushes vacuum tubes beyond their normal limits to create some devastatingly thick and rich fuzz sounds that are out of reach when using traditional transistor fuzzes. The

04 Mar Call me Jack

Have you ever wondered why jack plugs are called "Jack"? It's a really curious name when you think about it, especially considering there's no heavy lifting involved… unless it happens to be plugged

17 Feb Compression for Baritone, Bass and Key Players

Bass players, we have you covered: here's why. The PC-2A compressor was originally designed in collaboration with the help of Jedi Master Adrian Legg specifically to handle the dynamics of piezo pickups

03 Feb New livery, same astounding tone!

The SR-71 'Blackbird' preamp recently underwent an overhaul and now proudly flies a new logo. This means if you own one of the original models you possess a rare and precious thing as not many were made.

19 Jan The Brimar 13D8 Tube

Deep within the vaults of the Effectrode workshop we recently happened to come across a rare find: a sealed cardboard box of NOS (new old stock) Brimar 13D8 tubes. The 13D8 is a low-mu double triode with

15 Jan A Fix For Fender’s Ticking Tremolo

The Fender 'Deluxe Reverb' and 'Twin Reverb' are beautiful guitar amplifiers. Moreover, the compact size, tone, wattage, spring reverb and tremolo effects fitted in the 'Deluxe Reverb' made it one of

23 Mar The Phaser Pedal Has Evolved!

Ladies and gentlemen… we give you the Phaseomatic™ vacuum tube phaser pedal! The very latest advances in thermionic technology, materials and construction now make it possible to cram the electronic

11 Feb How long do tubes last?

A lot, lot longer than you might think. The picture above shows a letter written by the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) back in 1962. They were so blown away by the longevity of a Thorn (Mazda/Brimar)

17 Jan The Jason ‘AG-10’ Digitised!

There's something magical about the sound of tube amplification and effectification. The warm, burnished tone of recorded music or an instrument (especially electric guitar!) reproduced through a vintage

16 Jan The sound of Dr Who

Those first haunting notes of the 'Doctor Who' theme sound like something from another world, from another dimension: a ghostly melody that floats and swirls upon a driving bass line. This thunders along

11 Jan Pioneers Of Tomorrow

In days past, when life was black & white; when there were only three channels on T.V.; when telephones, for the most part, sat silent and unused, in cold, draughty hallways; and when lace curtains

31 Dec ‘Trustworthy’ Tubes

We're delighted to announce that we now carry limited stocks of genuine NOS and vintage Brimar tubes (valves) for our pedals. Typically our larger effects pedals, such as the Blackbird™ and Delta-Trem™

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