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"Tubes: The Best Tone. Period." Well I'm certainly not going to argue with that. I'm always a sucker for vintage tube advertising and was struck by this excellent piece of retro style

06 Feb $50,000 tube preamp in a pedal

I've used a little artistic license with the title of this blog post, however be assured it is technically accurate and true - the Blackbird preamp pedal really is based on exactly

27 Jan The silver bullet for guitar tone!

The PC-2A tube compressor is back in stock. Now built with our custom silver-plated circuit board and fitted with a hand-selected vintage Philips 6111WA subminiature tube. This little

21 Jan Atomic Explosion in Tube Manufacturing Laboratory… in 1956

Okay I admit it! I'm an anorak and this post is strictly for anoraks. I'm fascinated with the history of vacuum tube manufacture and whilst trawling for more in-depth information on

17 Jan For all you die-hard tube enthusiasts.

For all you die-hard tube enthusiasts out there a new Effectrode article especially for you: The 12AX7 Tube – The Cornerstone Of Guitar Tone.

13 Jan H1 Tube Signal Generator

After searching for many years I finally got lucky and managed to bag an Advance H1 sine/square wave oscillator/signal generator at a good price. The H1 is the exact same oscillator

22 Dec Merry Christmas from the Effectrode Team

The picture above shows Timberline Lodge, which is nestled in the Cascade mountain range, Oregon just below the peak of Mount Hood. On an historical note, Effectrode pedals were manufactured

19 Dec Tesla Heritage: Are JJ Tubes the best modern tube manufacturer?

I'm always curious about getting the real story on the quality of modern manufacture tubes. Since the western tube manufacturing giants, Philips, Mullard, Tung-Sol, RCA, Sylvania and

17 Dec Ta-Da! Model PM-3A Phaseomatic Deluxe Update #3

We're fast approaching winter solstice and I wanted to get the artwork finalised for the new model Phaseomatic tube phaser effects pedal before the year is out. Here's a nice shot

01 Dec Back in Black – ‘Blackbird’ Tube Preamp is Now in Stock!

We're pleased to announce the Blackbird vacuum tube preamp is back in stock! This production run of 200 Blackbird pedals is 100% made in Great Britain and is jam-packed with audiophile

16 Nov Model PM-3A Phaseomatic Deluxe Update #2

Welcome to my wonderful world of research and development. The photo shows cardboard templates made from a 'Weetabix' cereal packet for hole cut-outs on the Phaseomatic phaser and

30 Oct Binson Echorec Pages Revised & Updated!

Our Binson Echorec pages have been substantially revised and updated. Within these pages you’ll find everything you need to keep your vintage Echorec ‘Baby’, ‘Export’(4-knob)

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