ElectroHarmonix Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker

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Distortion is the key
ingredient in most setups, so
take a look at six new models…
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Way Huge Fat Sandwich £249
If you’re going to have a sandwich, it’d better
be fat – and the first of the bunch definitely is!
Way Huge calls this pedal a Harmonic Saturator
(that’s distortion to us). You can get most tones
out of the ’wich by using a combination of the
presence, resonance and tone controls. Tasty!
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Carl Martin DC Drive £89
The DC Drive is very versatile, and if classic
rock, blues or indie is your bag then this could be
the drive for you. It has a clean boost control for
soloing, and a switch that goes between Fat and
Regular drive sounds. It doesn’t quite pocket the
gold but comes very close.
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Way Huge Pork Loin £239
The Pork Loin is a ‘Soft Clip Injection’ for
your tone. You can get some extra dirt by fiddling
with the internal controls, but use this pedal
fresh from the factory and you’ll hear smooth
overdrive that’s great for shimmering chords and
lead tones that don’t need full distortion.
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Way Huge Swollen Pickle £229
Fuzz can be the distortion equivalent of
Marmite, but if you like it then the Swollen
Pickle is like a Twiglet – packed with taste and
crunch. It can go from psychedelic drive to all out
face-contorting square clipping that’s perfect for
stoner/doom rock.
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Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
with Tone Wicker £75
Electro-Harmonix scored big time when it
introduced the Big Muff, and subsequent reissues
have seen extra tweaks. The Wicker control adds
extra bite to the top end, while the bottom end
remains every bit as fat as the original!
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Radial Bones London
Distortion £150
The Bones series is Radial’s solid state version of
the Tonebone valve driven pedals. The London
Distortion’s ‘British Plexi’ drive sound is totally
flexible for different styles. It has a dual band
EQ section and two-level controls to provide a
footswitchable volume boost.
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FOR STOCKISTS CONTACT:
WAY HUGE: Strings and Things 01273 440442/www.wayhuge.com
CARL MARTIN: First Line Distribution 01626 830336/
www.carlmartin.com
ELECTRO HARMONIX: www.ehx.com
RADIAL: Shure Distribution UK 01992 703058/www.radialeng.com
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