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Who are you and what do you do? I’m Romesh Dodangoda. I’m a record producer & mixer from Wales, UK mainly working in rock music. I have a private studio called Long Wave, situated in Cardiff, which is where I do the majority of my work, but also love travelling to various studios depending on…

October 20th, 2022 |  John Dines Origin Effects is celebrating its 10 year anniversary! To commemorate the occasion, we are offering our entire range of compressors in a stunning, limited edition, laser engraved aluminium finish, inspired by the subtle look of our in-house prototypes. Things have come a long way in those 10 years, from…

October 14th, 2022 |  John Dines   After being invited to contribute to a recent thread on The Gear Page entitled “Pedalboards of the Pedal Makers”, we at Origin Effects realised that there is some interest in how those in the pedal business choose to build their own rigs. It makes sense – we’re all…

Who are you and what do you do? My name is Robin Mullarkey. I have been a session bassist in London for a good 20 years and have been fortunate enough to work with a wide array of artists that I love and respect (Jacob Collier, Jordan Rakei, Zero 7 and Sia, Roisin Murphy, Richard…

September 16th, 2022 |  John Dines Ever thought that a valve amp just “feels” better to play through? This is why. Sure, some people will tell you that it’s because it’s loud or because there’s “natural compression” or something like that. These are certainly contributary factors, but they’re not the whole story. Anyone who’s recorded…

What’s your musical origin story? My name is Scott Hansen. I am a musician and visual artist. I started out playing around with drum machines and samplers in the late 1990’s and progressed on to keyboards and finally guitar. I didn’t think of myself as a musician; I mainly got into music just to learn how…

August 19th, 2022 |  John Dines   Hopefully by now you’ve spotted our latest pedal release, the Halcyon Green Overdrive. In fact, if you’re part of the online guitar forum community, you may have even been part of a discussion about why we’ve made a pedal inspired by the Ibanez® TS808 Tube Screamer®, and what…

Buckinghamshire, UK, 26th July 2022 9:00 BST– We are proud to release our Halcyon Green Overdrive pedal, featuring our new Adaptive circuitry. This unique design allows this simple pedal to adapt its voicing in response to pick attack and volume changes, making it possibly the most dynamic and interactive overdriveout there. Yes, we’ve taken the…