Trevor Curwen
Trevor Curwen has played guitar for several decades – he's also mimed it on the UK's Top of the Pops. Much of his working life, though, has been spent behind the mixing desk, during which time he has built up a solid collection of the guitars, amps and pedals needed to cover just about any studio session. He writes pedal reviews for Guitarist and has contributed to Total Guitar, MusicRadar and Future Music among others.
Latest articles by Trevor Curwen

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The G5 is Zoom's flagship product, and this tweaked update from the multi-effects specialist promises a bevy of amp sims and effects for even more fun.

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Setting fire to his Stratocaster at the Monterey Pop festival in 1967 was a masterstroke of showmanship from Hendrix, one of rock's most iconic moments in history.

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Electro-Harmonix has created a bit of a mini industry with stompboxes that give your guitar the sound of a vintage keyboard instrument.

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Forget about using just a mic and running your electro straight into the PA; all-in-one effects units give acoustic-playing singer-songwriters more control over their sound.

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The Mercury's Classic setting conjures up the sort of vintage flanging that's relatively mild and not unlike a chorus effect.

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Just as Strymon's Flint combined tremolo and reverb in a pedal, there are three types of tremolo available here.

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If you're an absolute beginner, a seasoned pro, or anywhere in between, you still need to practise – and that practice time can be enhanced by playing along with a bass and drums rhythm section.

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The French cop a bit of Brit style with Le Crunch – their intention being 'M' flavour.

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Get your bass compression in check

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Designed to deliver the sort of tones associated with Fender amps, the pedal outputs pristine clean tone from channel A.

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A do-it-all delay that won't dominate your pedalboard?

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Line 6 was a pioneer of affordable amp modelling hardware, from the original POD through its many successors.

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Earthquaker tweaks its nifty chorus pedal, but does it sink or swim?

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Are two loops better than one?

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Tascam may be best known for its audio interfaces and digital recorders but it has also produced a small range of monitor speakers.

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Creating a pedal to replicate the sound of a vintage piece of equipment is fairly commonplace among manufacturers these days.

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A collaboration between EarthQuaker Devices and Colby Amps has resulted in the Colby Fuzz Sound, known as the Park Fuzz Sound in the USA, as Colby has the rights to the name there.

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The tape echo makes a comeback for a new century

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The Wet Stereo Reverb pedal has the same finish and sound as the mono version, and features the rigs of some serious players.

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Just about every boutique pedal maker turns out some sort of Tube Screamer clone, but Earthquaker has taken a radical approach to the task.
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