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The Xotic RC Booster is a versatile boost pedal armed with active Treble, Bass ,Gain and Volume controls allow for limitless tone shaping. With the active EQ, this pedal provides more sweep from frequency to frequency. In its primary purpose, the RC Booster offers a super transparent 20db+ clean boost and a +- 15db 2 [...]

The Xotic AC Booster achieves a warm and pleasant sound with its transparent but never harsh circuit. The super wide range gain control allows for enough gain for it to work as a distortion pedal when turned all the way up. The result is a harmonically rich Class A Matchless/ Bad Cat style overdrive meets [...]

The Xotic BB Preamp offers awide variety of sounds. It’s not only capable of a 30dB+ clean boost with an adjustable ±15dB two band active EQ which adds a wide range of harmonic content to your ideal sound, but it also works well as a killer distortion pedal. The BB also utilizes a pre-gain stage [...]

Red Witch is a small company based in a small town on the west coast of the north island of New Zealand. CEO and designer Ben Fulton decided to star producing pedals due to a long lasting love affair with analog guitar equipment and the continuing search for new sounds. Red Witch strives to blend [...]

Guitarists have always wanted the quality and flexibility of rack effects but have no patience for the programming and complexity of the set-up. Eventide has always been the leader in studio quality effects that have long been the industry standard and favorite of player like Jimmy Page, Frank Zappa, Brian May, Eddie Van Halen, Steve [...]

Red Witch is a small company based in a small town on the west coast of the north island of New Zealand. CEO and designer Ben Fulton decided to star producing pedals due to a long lasting love affair with analog guitar equipment and the continuing search for new sounds. Red Witch strives to blend [...]

T.REX Moller Overdrive So take a mild overdrive pedal and inject some steroids into it and you basically will get the Moller Overdrive by T-Rex. The control layout is straightforward and easy to dial in but there are a few neat features on this. First off is the voice switch. By pressing the switch in [...]

T.REX Comp Nova I’m often asked, “Mike, what compressor do you use?” and I often inject my sarcastic humor by lifting up my right hand to show the perspective customer my compressor. I’ve never been one to use compression. The only time I ever did was to cop that Nile Rogers/CHIC funky guitar tone. Needless [...]

T.REX Dr. Swamp I’ve always loved dirt pedals. Even though most of my gain and overdrive come courtesy of my trusty Koch Powertone and my VHT (now Fryette Amps) Pitbull, I still have a fascination with little boxes that make guitar sounds ugly. It’s really an obsession. Like most guitarist out there, I own a [...]

T.REX Replica Analog Delay Analog delays are a hot item these days. More and more people are seeking a smaller, more reliable and cost effective solution to the Tape Delay dilemma. The Replica is one of the closest replication of the tape echo I’ve ever heard. It’s ranks right up there with Carl Martin’s Delayla [...]

Always in touch with hot new products, we are proud to announce that we are the first dealer in Canada to hop on board the T-Rex train. T-Rex Engineering is a Danish company that produces some of the best high end pedals out there. Their list of endorsees includes an illustrious group of pros like [...]

A while ago, I was thinking to myself as to how I could better reach out to many of you who faithfully read my “colourful” reviews of gear on our site. I remember getting Twelfth Fret newsletters many years ago with various features in it. I would even have them forwarded to when I was [...]

At the Twelfth Fret, we’re always on the look out for cool new products. Pedals are something that ooze instant gratification. For relatively little money, you can completely change your sound with the simple stomp of a switch. Pedals come in so many shapes, sizes and colors. Enter JAM pedals. We instantly fell in love [...]

This is the lower gain cousin of the Tube Dreamer 58. It’s a bit more transparent for boosting and less spiky in the midrange. They employ all the upgraded caps and diodes as well as a “secret chip” that has nothing to do with Tostitos and everything to do with a tube-like response and super [...]

Every once in a while amidst the throngs of pedal manufacturers who contact me, one or two products fly under the radar in terms of being out there and in your face. Enter Fairfield circuitry. Last week, I was innocently standing there holding up the counter when I received a very unassuming phone call from [...]