Take back control with the Brexit Means Brexit distortion pedal

If there's one thing the UK needs more of right now, it's politics. And while we err on the side of caution here at MR, we couldn't resist sharing this superbly realised Brexit Means Brexit distortion pedal from Tate FX.

Depicting three of EU exit's major players - Michael Gove, Theresa May and Nigel Farage - the BMB is based on a hot-rodded Rat-type distortion circuit using the OP07 IC.

Control comes courtesy of the Farage knob, which increases distortion, while Recession helps to cut through a mix. That just leaves the Racism knob to adjust the volume level.

This isn't the first political pedal Tate FX has put together, either - there's also the Trump-adorned, JFET-based Bullshit Booster.

Whatever your politics, it's a nicely put-together bit of kit, and available to buy from Pedalboards Of Doom for £75. But it's not available in the EU, sorry.

Now, could we get a Strong And Stable overdrive in time for the election?

Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.