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Over the course of the next week, we have FIVE pedals that all come from right where we live: beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. Some new companies, some old, all local and all amazing. We’re starting this little run with a unit that isn’t an effect, but an extremely useful piece of gear for any FX Loop-equipped tube amplifier. The Master Volume Box Attenuator from Asheville Guitar Pedals allows you to crank your...

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Usually, the pedals we review and demo here make some kind of NOISE, whether it’s delayed notes, powerful distortion, psychedelic phasing or any number of other effect genres. Today, however, the pedal we’re looking at simply helps to determine where your multiple audio signals will actually GO, making it a key piece of gear you may not have known you needed. Come along as we explore the signal-changing, super-routing...

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Today, we’re looking at the AmpRX Brown Box II Input Voltage Attenuator, an electrical unit that provides something often overlooked in the world of tube amplifiers: Correct Power. The basis for any signature world-class tone requires a consistent and dependable signal chain and for that, you need to start at the very beginning – powering your amplifier. The tone and performance of both vintage and modern tube amplifiers...

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