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Fulltone PlimSoul: The Overdrive That Refused to Choose
The Fulltone PlimSoul blends soft and hard clipping in one pedal. Full specs, control decode, honest player checks, tone settings and mkII comparison.
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EHX Metal Muff: When “A Little Gain” Just Won’t Cut It
The EHX Metal Muff packs a 3-band EQ and footswitchable Top Boost into one heavy distortion pedal. Tone recipes, specs, and comparisons.
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The Angry Charlie Grew Up: How a Chance Gear Purchase Became the JHS AT+ Andy Timmons Signature Drive
The JHS AT+ Andy Timmons is an analog British gain drive with Air control, 3-way Headroom toggle, and independent Boost. Built in Kansas City. $219 USD.
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The Pedal That Gave Birth to a Signature: JHS Angry Charlie V3 and the British Gain That Changed Everything
The JHS Angry Charlie V3 delivers genuine JCM800-voiced British gain in a pedalboard-friendly 11mA package — the pedal that launched Andy Timmons' signature.
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One Pedal, Four Personalities: The JHS Kilt V2 Is the Dirt Box That Does Everything
The JHS Kilt V2 packs four gain voices into one compact pedal, covering clean boost to gated fuzz. Born from the Expandora circuit and Stu G's touring needs.
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The Little Yellow Box That Roared: MXR M104 Distortion+
The MXR M104 Distortion+ powered Randy Rhoads' earth-shattering tone. Explore specs, tone recipes, and what makes this 2-knob legend still rule.
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Boss ML-2 Metal Core: When Boss Decided Enough Was Never Enough
The Boss ML-2 Metal Core pushes Boss distortion to its absolute limit. Here's how its 2-band EQ and extreme gain handle nu metal, grind, and drop tuning.
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The Orange Box That Ate the World: Inside the Boss DS-1 Distortion
The Boss DS-1 Distortion has driven rock since 1978. Learn the circuit versions and how Kurt Cobain, Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai used the orange icon.
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One Million Zones: How the Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Became the World’s Most Divisive Distortion Pedal
The Boss MT-2 Metal Zone is the most divisive pedal in history and one of the most capable. Full history, specs, famous players, and best settings.