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Product Spotlight – MAGMA57

By Jacob Holdsworth | Feb 2, 2024

February 2nd, 2024 |  John Dines Hello Origin fans! This month we’re shining our little vintage-correct incandescent spotlight on one of our more unusual products, the MAGMA57. Nestled within our Amp Recreation range of pedals, the MAGMA57 is an homage to an unusual, unique and brilliant range of amps from the late 1950s. Using our…

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Customer Survey 2023: Q&A

By Jacob Holdsworth | Dec 19, 2023

First, we’d like to thank all 1940 of you that took the time to responded to our 2023 customer survey. We sincerely appreciate it and are looking forward to the exciting years ahead. As promised, we’ve spent some time digging through your responses and have chosen a selection of them to answer.   Will you…

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Customer Survey: 2023 [CLOSED]

By Jacob Holdsworth | Dec 1, 2023

Want to win a free pedal? Of course you do! As 2023 draws to a close, we’re working hard to make 2024 and beyond the best it can be. With our customer survey, we’re hoping to get your insight to help shape this future. To be entered into the pedal draw, all you need to…

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Tone Chasing and Matchmaking With the DCX BOOST

By Jacob Holdsworth | Sep 15, 2023

September 15th, 2023 |  John Dines DCX BOOST: Tone Chasing and Matchmaking With the DCX BOOST We’re pleased to say that the DCX BOOST has proved quite popular since its release in April 2023 and we’ve seen it show up on all sorts of boards doing all sorts of jobs. However, the trouble with making…

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REVIEW: Guitarist Magazine, DCX BOOST

By Jacob Holdsworth | Sep 4, 2023

The DCX BOOST recently recieved a 5-Star review by the folks over at Guitarist Magazine. “The DCX from Origin Effects is a really versatile boost and drive with tightly focused EQ options. If we were restricted to just having one pedal in front of an amp, this is the one we’d choose. “ Full Review:…

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Engineering Origins – Adaptive Circuitry

By Jacob Holdsworth | Aug 18, 2023

Following the recent release of the Halcyon Gold Overdrive, we are pleased to say there has been a renewed interest in our pedals, particularly those that feature our Adaptive Circuitry. You’ve most likely already heard the sales pitch from us about how this proprietary tech can improve your tone, but what goes through a designer’s…

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PRESS RELEASE: Halcyon Gold Overdrive

By Jacob Holdsworth | Aug 8, 2023

We are proud to announce the release of our new Halcyon Gold Overdrive, an adaptive overdrive pedal based on the Klon® Centaur®. The latest pedal to feature our proprietary Adaptive Circuitry, the Halcyon Gold Overdrive’s unique design allows it to adapt its voicing in response to pick attack and volume knob changes. We have gone…

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Tech Tips: Adaptive Circuitry Across the Range

By Jacob Holdsworth | Jul 12, 2023

When we released the Halcyon Green Overdrive in July 2022, we also debuted our Adaptive Circuitry. This proprietary technology allows the all-analogue pedal to adjust its voicing in response to volume knob changes and playing dynamics, offering a never-before-seen “cleaning up from the volume knob” experience.  We know this is a bit of a pedal…

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Origin Effects: Ask Us Anything

By Jacob Holdsworth | Jun 28, 2023

June 28th, 2023 |  John Dines, Jacob Holdsworth, Simon Keats, Joe Biggs, Origin Effects Ask us Anything Questions / Answers: Do you have plans to bring back the large-format Cali76 pedals, either as a limited edition or as a standard production pedal? Will you make a fuzz pedal? What are your favourite fuzz pedals? Do…

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