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First RevivalDRIVE orders leave Origin Effects HQ
It’s been a busy couple of weeks here at Origin Effects, ultimately leading to our first shipment of RevivalDRIVE units (now featuring remote switching changes). We’ve fine-tuned our FET selection and calibration/test processes, and our assembly team have now largely committed the build process to muscle memory, so we’re looking to ramp up our production…
Press Release: First RevivalDRIVE Video Goes Live
See and hear the hotly anticipated Origin Effects overdrive in action Oxfordshire, UK (29.03.18) – The subject of intense speculation since it was first announced, the Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE is shaping up to be one of this year’s most exciting new pedals. Now the first video demo of this unique overdrive have been posted online, giving…
The RevivalDRIVE: An Overdrive from Origin Effects
Coming soon from Origin Effects: the RevivalDRIVE! After several years of research and development, we are proud to announce our latest pedal – the RevivalDRIVE. It’s the first ever overdrive from Origin Effects – and the first overdrive of its kind, ever! That’s because the RevivalDRIVE houses a complete valve amp-style signal path recreated using all-analogue…
Readers’ Pedalboards #13 Back In Black
This stylish board, featuring our Blackout Cali76-CD, matches its guitar companion Steven Tijerino dropped us an email with some photos of this stunning pedalboard as well as lots of juicy information about what is what, what plugs in where, and what it all sounds like…”Watsup! Born and raised in San Francisco. Gig around the Bay…
Origin Effects Commemorate a Successful 2017
A Champion Year for Compressor Pedals With 4 new Limited Edition Cali76 Compact Deluxes, huge names added to our artist roster, and increased production efficiency resulting in a price drop, we’ve had a jam-packed year! In the past 12 months, the market for compressor pedals has sky-rocketed with more and more players understanding the benefits of…
Pedal Notes: Ryan Scott Graham from State Champs
Pedal Notes: Ryan Scott Graham from State Champs We’re proud to present the first in a new set of videos that we’re calling “Pedal Notes”. In true Rig Rundown fashion, we will be meeting some of our artists to quiz them on all things gear-related and to get an insight into how they use their Origin Effects pedals…
Cali76-CD Nominated Best Stomp Box In Gear Of The Year Awards
The Guitar Magazine Picks The Cali76 Compact Deluxe For The Best Stomp Box Category “As another year draws to a close, it’s time to look back on the new guitars, amplifiers, effects and accessories that rocked your world in 2017. We’ve whittled the year in gear down to a shortlist, and now it’s time for…
Readers’ Pedalboards #12 “Big Bertha”
Readers’ Pedalboards #12 “Big Bertha” Sometimes you see a pedalboard and just think “Where do you even begin to get your head around all of those buttons?!” This was the case with Allen Bays’ board which we spotted on Instagram. The bottom row of loopers and midi switchers had a story to tell so we contacted…
The Guitar Magazine Gives The Cali76-CD Full Marks
Read this 10/10 Review of our Cali76 Compact Deluxe Compressor Pedal This summer we sent off a Cali76-CD, our flagship studio-style compressor pedal, to The Guitar Magazine to get reviewed. When the review was published in August’s issue we hurried down to our local newsagents to pick up a copy and flicked through to find the…