Trevor Curwen

Some manufacturers have a house style for their microphones but none more so than Neat microphones which seems to have a thing for bees.

Line 6 lightens the original Helix with the new LT version

A mic that's far from abominable

A revamped classic condenser mic that's just perfect for vocals and a lot more besides

The name may be familiar but this is an all new bit of kit

Fishman has released a new chorus stompbox designed specifically for electro-acoustic guitars.

Part of the new Fender Competition Series, this chorus pedal has small footprint and a price to match

Compressor pedals are available at all price points, from Chinese-made budget boxes up to £300-plus units from Origin Effects

The latest BOSS compact looper gives you three hours of recording time straight out of the box

A new version of EHX’s long-lost volume envelope-manipulating pedal

The all-valve phaser returns with even more modulation control

Thorpy’s home-grown fully analogue chorus and vibrato pedal

Combined modulated delays set the stage for unique ambiences

Time to get swampy

Delay and reverb ambience designed with Periphery’s Mark Holcomb

Forget honeyed tone - this apian fuzz harmonizer mimics an angry hive

By any other name, would this new modulated delay sound as sweet?

A two-knob pedal that resurrects an original drive for today’s ’board

When Billy met Jimi

Saturate your sound

Bring the Tweed to your ’board

A collaboration with Dan Coggins that channels the Dinosaural OTC-201

Ancient analogue echoes revisited using modern digital technology