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Press Release: Cali76 Stacked Edition & SlideRIG Compact Deluxe Mk2
Origin Effects Unveils Two New Dual-Chained Compressor Pedals Cali76 Stacked Edition and SlideRIG Compact Deluxe Mk2 join Origin’s celebrated range of studio-grade stompbox compressors Oxfordshire, UK (3rd May 2019) – Origin Effects has introduced a pair of new compressor pedals. While the updated SlideRIG Compact Deluxe Mk2 brings additional levels of adjustability to the SlideRIG design, the new…
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Six String Tales – Short Documentary
“There was a great demand out there for a studio-grade compressor pedal.” Back in November 2018, Chris Prescott from Dark Sky Media paid us a visit here at Origin HQ to film a short documentary about our true origins as a company.In this short film, Simon explains how he came up with the concept for…
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Switcher Interface for RevivalDRIVE
Now Taking Orders! After receiving feedback from RevivalDRIVE users, we have had many requests to make the RevivalDRIVE compatible with switching systems like the GigRig G2 and Boss ES-8.We are happy to announce that we have built up the first batch of RevivalDRIVE Switcher Interfaces and are now taking orders. The switcher interface allows the…
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Farewell To Our 3-Knob Compressor: The Cali76 Compact
We’re Discontinuing Our Cali76 Compact Compressor Pedal Production of our new compressor pedals is in full swing as the first round of PCBs is being populated with our carefully selected components. The Cali76 Stacked Edition and SlideRIG MK2 gathered a wealth of positive attention at 2019’s NAMM Show so we’re very excited to release them…
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We Made It To NAMM Along With Some New Pedals!
Check Out Our New Releases Alongside Some Old Favourites Our first NAMM show. What a rollercoaster ride! Simon and the team have spent many caffeine-fuelled days and nights constructing an engaging rig, allowing attendees to trial the full Origin Effects range in a “dream rig” scenario. At the flick of a switch, you can experience…
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RevivalDRIVE to the Rescue – Joey Landreth in Concert
Our new overdrive was the solution to Joey’s headroom hang-up If you’re into honest, soulful, lyrical, and expressive guitar playing and you haven’t heard of Joey Landreth then you need to jump on YouTube immediately and be prepared for your jaw to drop. Harkening from Winnipeg, Canada, Joey has the whole package; technical as well…
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Guitarist Magazine’s Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE CUSTOM Review
The Most Flexible Analogue Drive Pedal Out There? There were big grins and wide smiles at Origin HQ at the start of July as we opened up issue 434 of Guitarist Magazine. The UK’s foremost guitar publication had released its RevivalDRIVE review and given it 9/10 along with its Guitarist Choice Award. In case you missed it,…
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Readers’ Pedalboards #14 An “Origin Journey”
Featuring a Large Format Cali76 and a RevivalDRIVE, Daniel from Norway’s pedalboardboard is perfect for Jazz to Blues to Rock and beyond… Greetings from Tromsø, Norway! I’m a University student that play gigs in my free time, and I’m also playing in the local church. I mostly enjoy playing Blues/Jazz, but can’t help rocking out…
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Artist profile: Matt Biffa
Musicians of all varieties use Origin Effects pedals; we’ve been contacted by electric and acoustic guitarists, bassists, lap steel players, singer, sound engineers, producers, and even the composer of the DOOM video game soundtrack. We can now add Music Supervisor to our talent pool following this email we received from the esteemed, Mr Matt Biffa:…
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