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Homebrew Electronics Power Screamer £139

A classic overdrive pedal from Homebrew: a small company with an impressive list of high-profile users

The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct, 12:09 pm BST

Classic yet versatile: HBE's Power Screamer

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Manufacturer's description

The Power Screamer is our flagship pedal. Tonally wide ranging and transparent, the Power Screamer

"oozes" vintage, tube like overdrive. Based on the JRC4558D IC, the Power Screamer features:

Adjustable Gain, Level and Tone controls, 3-way Diode Select and footswitchable Boost.

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MusicRadar rating

4.5 of 5

Pros

Smooth, transparent overdrive sound.

Cons

Could do with some more level boost.

The bottom line

Without really doing anything unusual or revolutionary, HBE has come up with a very impressive pedal. Although rooted in the 'classic' genre, there is a fair amount of flexibility here. If you're into the sound of old-style stompboxes, but with true bypass and top quality components, you'll love it.

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