Farewell To Our 3-Knob Compressor: The Cali76 Compact

the Origin Effects Cali76 Compact pedal

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!

Image shows the Origin Effects booth at a guitar show

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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Guitarist Magazine’s Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE CUSTOM Review

Image shows a page from Guitarist Magazine on the Origin Effects Revival Drive Custom pedal

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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Controlling the RevivalDRIVE with a Remote Switching System

Image shows a connection diagram for the Origin Effects Revival Drive pedal and Revival Drive Switcher Interface

If the slick pedalboards of Instagram are anything to go by, loop switching systems such as the game-changing “GigRig G2”, and highly programmable “Boss ES-8”, seem to be rapidly growing in popularity. Whether the goal is to keep cable runs to a minimum or to recall preset combinations of rack-mounted effects, these controllers are now…

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RevivalDRIVE Pedals Spotted Out in the Wild

Image shows a pedalboard including the Origin Effects Revival Drive Custom pedal

“Then the new residents moved in for real – welcome to the family” Danish guitarist, composer and producer, Soren Reiff has just installed the RevivalDRIVE on his megaboard – look out for the Cali76-CD at the back! Guitarist, Leonel Hernandez has just installed his RevivalDRIVE on this big board featuring pedals from Van Weeldon, Analog…

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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…

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Press Release: First RevivalDRIVE Video Goes Live

Image shows the Origin Effects Revival Drive, Revival Drive Custom and Revival Footswitch

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…

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The RevivalDRIVE: An Overdrive from Origin Effects

Image shows the Origin Effects Revival Drive Custom pedal

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…

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