Saturday, October 17, 2026

REVERB- NOBELS REV-mini ___NEW ___ understated genius, high spec, cheap!!!

Nobels  REV-mini
$100.00 USD
A basic idea. Make a Pro Reverb cheap by giving you 3 basic sounds 
that are in 99% of all Pop or Rock hit tunes that you need and if you 
need to on the odd occasion want the Footgazer Star Wars stuff buy another pedal since you cannot go Star Wars to no reverb at all as 
it sounds weird. So this Nobels becomes your always on Verb. 
The layout is Size, Blend and Tone. You get Spring, Plate 
& Hall which covers all the 'must haves'.
            CONCLUSION __
It delivers the goods. All the sounds sound 
totally Pro and are voiced for tunes to lay 
in the background not for theatrical 
soundtracks. Priced right on the money. 
Likely a permanent fixture as an always on.


FUZZ- MMK ELECTRICS Green Dot___NEW___ VOX Tone Bender Mk3 clone

$200.00 USD
MMK ELECTRICS
GREEN DOT  Mk3 1968 BENDER
I must get right to the point. Our buddy in Alaska is giving 
us the 'REAL DEAL'. The original was made by Sola Sound 
for Vox but only for one year in 1968 because Vox UK went 
out of business. The layout is simple with just a volume 
and tone control.  
             CONCLUSION __   
The sound speaks for itself and $200 
is reasonable for a virtual accurately 
replicated sound.  

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FUZZ- ENDURING AUDIO Burgess ___NEW___ high gain Fuzzydrive

ENDURING AUDIO
BURGESS 
$130.00 USD
What if you took the schematic for the Big Muff but put in the 
EQ tonestack of the VOX AC30's Top Boost? Apparently the 
Burgess would be created. The layout gives you Gain and 
Level with a toggle giving you a classic sound or something 
more modern and in in your face.
     CONCLUSION __
We get a great up market look with tasteful graphics 
and classic MXR style knobs in a basic Hammond 
1590B enclosure. The tone is high gain & massive 
The Vox bit keeps the sound from getting dark or 
muddy. Add to that it is not the usual same old 
clone. All this with a small price on the menu. 
...not even a tiny piece of lint to pick.   

Friday, October 16, 2026

OVERDRIVE- AMPLIFIED NATION Bigger Bloom___NEW___ Dumble-in-a-Box

Amplified Nation 
  BIGGER BLOOM    
$380.00 USD
You must not grumble just because it is another Dumble,😇. This company makes faux dumble amps that cost as much
 
as a real Dumble. So perhaps they can clone the sound 
better than most. The layout is Volume, Tone, Gain & Level.
          CONCLUSION 
Maybe they nailed it? Maybe they didn't.  
The sound is killer. The price is high enough 
in some countries to buy yourself a skillful 
hitman who too is arguably a killer as well.  
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OVERDRIVE- CORNERSTONE Gladio Mk3___NEW___Dumble-in-a-Box ___impressive

 Cornerstone 
 GLADIO   D O U B L E   P R E A M P
$355.00 USD
This has been a hugely successful Dumble-in-a-Box 
unit that several variations were made into both single 
and/or double pedals. At which time this was dropped 
and players cherry picked one of the niche variations 
that most nailed the superhero they emulated... BUT? 
Many guys like me were more concerned to dial in
their own perfect sounds. It is intuitive but I will let 
the video explain the layout or I would have to copy  
the manual, lol. 
            CONCLUSION
The extra high headroom and the Clean blend 
are to me its most exciting new features.  
They have always been very pricy. BUT? They have 
not raised them and lesser pedals have rocketed up  
past them. You get good value for your ca$h. 
 

Thursday, October 15, 2026

A MUST SEE !!! BIGGEST FOR PEDAL SALES 1976 to 2026

HERE TODAY-GONE TOMORROW     
&  BACK NEXT WEEK !!! 
 
 
WHAT's NEXT ?   
My guess is Behringer is aiming to grab first place. 
They dropped the ball for a few years but the new 
formula is all about both cheap but great sounding & looking pedals. They will leave nothing untouched. 
They have the advantage of a massive high tech factory with everything in one place from designers to making their own parts & to the shop floor just a short walk away.
When I post a new Behringer 10 times more of you are looking at that post than @ other pedals & from within minutes of me posting it. My Posts are the voting booth and you guys are the voters.    
 
GOODBYE AMERICA 
Brands like Strymon, JHS Wampler & Keeley may disappear as we know 
them. The gap in MIC vs. U.S. quality keeps getting smaller & smaller 
& more & more product in China is assembled without human hands. 
Like TC Electronic Behringer might buy them. Alternatively they could 
simply like MXR have them made in China. Electro Harmonix have all 
the guts made in China then assemble the 4 or 5 parts in the U.S. to 
qualify as made in the U.S. This will be adopted by others.
Gourmet one man operations will survive especially if they specialize 
in one or 2 types of pedals and work from home, 😇.