Posts by Jacob Holdsworth

May 1st, 2026 |  John Dines It’s been a while since we’ve had a nerdy deep-dive into our engineering reasoning here at Origin Effects, and this month’s foray takes us into the post-drive quarters of the BASSRIG Fifteen. In fact, the specific topic we’re tackling is so finicky we haven’t even bothered putting it in the manual!  For those of you who don’t know, the…

Full Review: https://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2026/04/gear-review-origin-effects-bassrig-fifteen-the-art-of-getting-bass-tone-right/ “What’s interesting is how restrained the whole experience feels. In an era where many pedals compete on extremes, more gain, more options, more everything, the BassRig Fifteen takes a narrower path. It focuses on doing one thing exceptionally well, and trusts that players will understand the value in that.” – Cláudio Ribeiro

18th of November, 2025 We are excited to release the BASSRIG Fifteen, a new bass preamp and DI pedal that pays tribute to the Ampeg B-15 Portaflex amp. This new addition to the BASSRIG range of “Amp Recreations” sets out to give bassists the full experience of playing through the world’s favourite studio bass amp,…

“Since I started with music, I knew that’s kind of always what I wanted to do. I was already dreaming of playing big tours when I was a teenager, and thinking it was entirely possible.” – Camilla Charlesworth As a teenager, Camilla Charlesworth dreamed of touring the world, and she believed it was possible. Relocating…

Amp simulators, modellers, “amp in a box” pedals and “amp-like” overdrives – the line between them is very blurred these days. More and more players are ditching amps altogether, running direct for gigs and recording, or needing to take a mixture of these approaches on different occasions. Not long ago, your options were simple: either…

New Cali76 Stacked Compressor. Tell me more…  We’re pleased to announce the release of the new Cali76 Stacked Compressor, which represents the latest evolution of our long-standing dual-stage compressor circuit. The Cali76 Stacked Compressor replaced both the Cali76 Stacked Edition and SlideRIG Compact Deluxe Mk2, and incorporates some refinements carried over from our recently released…

We are excited to announce the new Cali76 Stacked Compressor, which packs our highly acclaimed dual-stage compressor circuitry into a new smaller enclosure, featuring some of the same upgrades as last year’s Cali76 FET Compressor and Cali76 Bass Compressor models.  Unlike our other more strait-laced compressors, the Cali76 Stacked Compressor is aimed specifically at players…

December 6th, 2024 |  John Dines You may know him as the platinum-selling singer/songwriter that gave us the hit single Kiss from A Rose. But did you know that Seal is a guitar fanatic who obsesses over effects pedals? Especially Origin Effects pedals? We asked Seal to give us some insight into his tone addiction. …