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OVERDRIVE ROUND-UP









verdrives are as overdone
as they are classic, with Snake Oil Effects Origin Effects Revival
every circuit modded, £149 £315
O improved, redesigned The Very Thing Drive Compact
and re-imagined almost to
death. By ‘overdrive’, we’re TUBESCREAMER-ESQUE THE REVIVAL, REVIVED
primarily speaking of pedals
uch has been made of Snake Oil’s he full-fat Revival Drive, with its
that use soft clipping and
connection with Rob Chapman, while myriad of options, had us somewhat
volume gain to achieve their
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example being the Ibanez
The Very Thing is a Tubescreamer-like ears. Although we still needed the manual, it
Tubescreamer. With so many
boost, which excels when driving our wasn’t as hard to get started and the tones are
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Marshall-voiced open-ended 5W valve amp out of this world. Admittedly, subtle sounds
tone-shaping and clipping
into saturation. The drive range on the pedal aren’t usually our thing, but this pedal is
available within the framework
itself is somewhat limited, but it does clean up incredibly impressive in terms of its
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circuit, it’s perhaps inevitable
known variant of Jack Orman’s stripped-back a wide range of articulation, while the blend
that most new releases are
Tubescreamer circuit, already the basis for control keeps the gain level manageable at
minor tweaks of what has come
several boutique drives. If you’ve got a decent all times. That said, there isn’t all that
before. Nevertheless, there’s
tube amp already, then this is a solid option. pxfk jdlq rq rļhu/#ixoo0vwrs1
still lot of innovation possible,
particularly when builders bring FEATURES FEATURES
a wholly novel circuit to market. SOUNDQUALITY SOUNDQUALITY
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Here, we’ve picked a few recent R VALUEFORMONEY R VALUEFORMONEY
releases that are hopefully A BUILDQUALITY A BUILDQUALITY
a little out of the ordinary, UMM USABILITY UMM USABILITY
to see if they stack up.
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With thousands of variant models on the market, TG is here to

help you pick an overdrive pedal off the shelf, right now.






EHX Operation Snake Oil Effects AT A GLANCE


Overlord Nano £85 Marvellous Engine £149 BYPASS:

Origin: buffered bypass
PATIENCE NEEDED THE OUTSIDER Snake Oil: true bypass
EHX: buffered
POWER:
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9-volt psu (all pedals)
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EHX: www.ehx.com
we’re used to, much more mid-forward than Turbo RAT circuit with some mods, making it
the norm. In terms of the voicing, it feels technically a distortion, although it has some
more geared to a keyboard or electric piano. decent low-gain tones as well. At the higher
However, while the bass, mid and treble pots end of the gain spectrum it gives the amp
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the voicing never sat quite right with our and stays relatively articulate throughout.
setup. The gain range is so-so, until you The one major change to the original circuit
switch it into boost mode, where it comes is a voicing control that can add in additional
into its own. It’s relatively picky, and clipping; more akin to a presence control, but
required careful dialling in. it does open up some additional sonic options.

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SINVERTEK DRIVE N5 £165




Need a dirty channel for your cleanamp? Take 5



ountless drive pedals mould itself to the frequency is the mode select switch, which
purport to cram valve response of any amp via you can set so that hitting the AT A GLANCE
amp sound and dynamics a four-band EQ and bevy of footswitch adds a volume bump,
TYPE:
into a stompbox, but switches. The Drive N5 gain boost or both: one stomp Overdrive/distortion
Cresults vary widely. You sweetens the formula with an activates the boost and a double- pedal
may be sceptical of similar claims improved dynamic response tap bypasses the pedal. It’s a killer CONTROLS:
from Sinvertek – the company when you roll back your guitar’s feature for a stompbox this size Volume, gain, mid,
behind the TG Best Buy-winning volume knob, and an expanded and does away with the need for treble, bass, presence,
midrange switch,
Fluid Time MK II analog delay range on every control. an additional pedal for solos.
top-end switch
– that the Drive N5 acts as a ‘tube There’s a ridiculous level of It’s hard to say that any pedal
SOCKETS:
amp overdrive channel’, but this jdlq#rq#rļhu/#zklfk#|rx#fdq# is the ‘ultimate’ drive, but the N5
Input, output, power
feature-rammed stompbox is one tailor to sound more ‘American’ is such a straightforward route to
BYPASS:
of the few that actually delivers or ‘British’ using the three-way great tone that it genuinely does True bypass
on its promise. midrange selector switch, and if add an extra distortion channel POWER:
The Drive N5 is an evolution of |rx#idqf|#pruh#ghĽqlwlrq/#wkh# to any clean amp. High 5! 9V power supply only
Sinvertek’s original Distortion top-end switch allows you to Michael Astley-Brown CONTACT:
No. 5, which met considerable increase the pick attack on the Zoom UK Distribution
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acclaim thanks to its ability to high-end. The pièce de résistance sinvertek.com
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INSTALLING A







TREMOL-NO SYSTEM








Your guide to fitting the brilliantly-named tremolo-blocking system in place




Words: Jack Ellis

here are a lot of odd, of tremolos. We’re modifying
specialist gadgets and an Ernie Ball Musicman John
gizmos out there for Petrucci JP6 here, but the
Tguitars, but this one Tremol-no will work on
gives a unique advantage – Fenders, Ibanez and
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|rxu#wuhpror#rq#wkh#ľ|# uses the Fender-style
with nothing but mere rear tremolo rout.
knob twiddling. We’ll show You may ask yourself, ‘Why
you how to install it in this would I need this?’ Well, if you
MEET YOUR EXPERT
zdonwkurxjk/#exw#Ľuvw#ohwġv# rest your hand on the tremolo Jack Ellis runs Jack’s
see what it’s all about. for palm muting then you’ll Instrument Services
from his workshop in
It’s made for tremolos that see the pitch of the strings
Manchester. In his career
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tremolo that can move in both a pain. It would be a shame to WHATYOUNEED WireCutter SKILL LEVEL thousands of instruments,
from simple fixes and
directions. It’s built to work in shupdqhqwo|#eorfn#rļ#vxfk# Tremol-nounit PH1Screwdriver Easy upgrades, to complete
Strat and Super Strat designs, dq#dzhvrph#ľrdwlqj# Allen Keys PH2 Screwdriver rebuilds. For more info, see:
www.jacksinstrument
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Gain access. Whip off the back cover and store the screws carefully. These things As Tremol-no kit comes with it’s own tremolo claw built in, we need to take out the
1are easier than a plectrum to lose. Measure the gap between the old claw and the 2old one. This starts with removing the three springs. Take note of the orientation
timber as we’ll put the new one in the same location. If your tremolo is balanced of the springs as it may help to replace them the same way as they were. This handy
already you can keep the strings on and ‘in tune’ – we’ll show you why later! hook tool makes the job a breeze.
















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Let’s retire that old tremolo claw now. With the springs out the way it should be On Strat-style instruments there’s a wire soldered onto the claw. Chop it off at the
3dangling around. Using a PH2 screwdriver, unscrew the wooden screws that are 4claw and we’ll replace it later. This wire connects the ground circuit to the claw
drilled in diagonally. They can take some force so make sure you have good pressure and therefore the springs to tremolo to strings to you! This helps keep circuit
on the screw head, otherwise it can strip the screw, and you don’t want to go there. humming down to a minimum, so it’s recommended to replace it later.
































Break out the Tremol-no from the packet and screw it in. It’s a direct replacement Let’s reattach that all-important ground wire back onto the new and improved
5for the old claw, so you know what to do already! It might help you to remove the 6tremolo claw. You’ll never get that soldered to aluminium, so it needs to be bolted
sliding part from the Tremol-no so it’s not in the way while you’re working on it. on. A good tip is to make a wire loop round an allen key, pop the bolt through this eyelet
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See how we ended up taking off the slidey parts? We needed a little more space… If your tremolo was already balanced at the start of all this then you can
7So it’s time to re-spring the tremolo to the claw. We advise starting with the 8now tighten the tremolo claw screws back up to re-balance. Either use the
tremolo claw loose with lots of the wooden screws protruding. Pop all the measurement you took at the start or tighten until the strings are back in tune!
springs in, then you can re-tension the wood screws later. There will be a small bit of tuning slippage sure but you’ll be close at least.
















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This is how your floating tremolo should look when it’s balanced – the bottom plane You will have noticed that we’ve ignored the Tremol-no for a couple of steps.
9is parallel to the string line ,and on this guitar, parallel to the paintwork too. If your 10It’s designed to augment the tremolo system so we needed to get the trem
tremolo is out of whack then you need to re-balance it. Adjusting it is a combination right first. Tighten up the clamp onto the tremolo string block and make sure it’s
of balancing the spring tension versus the string tension not misaligned, so it doesn’t drag on anything. Don’t over tighten it.
































What use is this gizmo if everything isn’t locked in place? Let’s do up the final You’re done, nice one. The two thumb bolts allow you to lock the whole tremolo
11locking bolts. There are two grub screws that anchor onto the tremolo claw 12down into fixed-bridge mode, whilst the other thumbscrew allows you to use
woodscrews, thus locking the tremolo claw in place. Tighten this up but be wary that it the tremolo-dropping pitch only – handy for heavy palm-muting techniques. You
may move the claw slightly. Tweak the screw tension until it balances correctly again. need to let the tremolo balance freely, then butt up against the slider to set it.



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THE PLAYLIST






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explores the chords and uses open strings

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creates expectation and then goes to the
song in a very strong, direct way.
It’s a masterpiece.
Sepultura’s veteran axeman Andreas Kisser talks us


through the songs that have shaped his life… The song I want to be remembered for…
Guardians Of Earth – Sepultura
It would be amazing if any of our songs were
around and remembered when we’re gone!
he first piece of We’ve got such momentum on our new
music I remember… album Cuadra, and Guardians Of Earth is
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony like a story in a track, with classical guitar
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T to my grandfather’s house most very aggressive vocals. It has a bit of
Sundays. He had come over to Brazil from everything I’ve used across my career.
Germany in the 20s and had a lot of albums,
and I remember Beethoven’s Fifth especially
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heavy, very metal! I would stand there
with a pencil, pretending to be Herbert
Von Karajan conducting the orchestra.


The song that made
me want to play guitar…
Stairway To Heaven – Led Zeppelin
I started learning guitar on my The greatest guitar solo of all time…
114 grandma’s acoustic. I wanted to learn For The Love Of God – Steve Vai
to play classical guitar but my real goal It incorporates all the known physical
was to learn Stairway To Heaven. My possibilities of the guitar. He starts very
grandma’s neighbour was a music slow playing the melody and theme, and
teacher and she started teaching then he goes everywhere, using every type
me some chords, some Brazilian of technique. But everything makes sense
pop music, and eventually she Ğ#lwġv#qrw#mxvw#d#Ġzrunvkrsġ#vrqj1#Lwġv#dq#
taught me the basics of amazing composition with Steve playing
Stairway. After that, guitar like Paganini playing the violin.
I never stopped.
The greatest guitar tone of all time…
The song I tried to learn Scott Ian’s with S.O.D.
that I just couldn’t nail… Scott Ian’s tone on S.O.D.’s albums still
Rising Force – Yngwie gives me goosebumps. For a long time
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When the album Rising were more concerned with solos, technique

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it changed things. It was monumental sound for the purpose of the
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I tried to learn the title track and cent of any player’s sound is in their hands.
gave up in the end, but the song
opened my mind to new possibilities. The song that reminds me of home…
It ultimately led me to take a more Crucifados Pelo Sistema –
dissonant approach to solos in Sepultura, Ratos De Porão
and helped me get a signature sound, Ratos De Porão are a hardcore band from
an identity. That is what every artist Brazil who have a real punk and metal
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years and they represent that raw, São Paolo
A riff I wish I’d written… sound. São Paolo’s a huge city, a metropolis,
Bloodstone – Judas Priest dqg#wkhlu#pxvlf#Ľwv#wkh#yleh#khuh1
Photo: Kevin Nixon Glenn Tipton and KK Downing were February 7th via Nuclear Blast.

Sepultura’s new album Cuadra is out on
technically amazing and had such good taste,
and Bloodstone is one of the most original


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