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7th April 20266th April 2026

First Impressions: Fulltone Fat-Boost FB-3

I recently picked up a second-hand Fulltone Fat-Boost FB-3.

This is a photo of my Fulltone Fat-Boost FB-3 guitar effects pedal.

The pedal comes in a metallic silver case. Input and output audio jacks are on the side. 9V power is on the left-hand side of the pedal, close to the output audio jack.

There are five controls shown on the top of the pedal:

- two large knobs at the top, for output volume and drive (a bias control for the internal FET)
- two small trim pots, one labelled "Bass" and one labelled "Treble" — The Fulltone Fat-Boost FB-3, on my pedalboard.

What do I think of it? Here are my first impressions.

23rd October 202322nd October 2023

First Impressions: Warm Audio ODD Box v1 Overdrive

I’ve just picked up an ODD Box v1 Overdrive pedal from Warm Audio.

Is this going to be the Fulltone OCD clone that I’ve been looking for? Or is the original still the only real option for that sound? Here are my First Impressions.

26th December 2022

New Arrivals: October 2022

The tail end of September brought a bit of a surprise: PRS now makes pedals! And the initial demos made them sound really, really good. Fortunately for my bank balance, they haven’t hit the stores yet over here. Well … except for one …

26th December 2022

First Impressions: Tone City Dry Martini Overdrive Pedal

Back in October, I picked up a new (to me) mini pedal: Tone City’s Dry Martini overdrive. I’ve seen folks recommending this as a viable alternative to Fulltone’s legendary OCD pedal.

This photo shows two pedals on my pedalboard.

On the left in shades of purple and pink is Tone City's Dry Martini mini pedal.

On the right in a warm cream colour is Fulltone's OCD pedal. — Tone City’s Dry Martini pedal next to the Fulltone OCD

But … is it really? And if not, is it still worth checking out? Here are my first impressions.

31st July 20201st August 2020

New Arrivals For July 2020

By my track record, June 2020 was a very quiet month for trying gear. The second-hand market’s been very quiet, and to be honest, my appetite for new (to me) gear has been too.

With music kind-of on the back burner at the start of the month, I went into July without any real plan for the month. Did I get anything at all, and if so, why?

4th July 202011th September 2021

First Impressions: Keeley D&M Drive

Thanks to its association with That Pedal Show, the Keeley Electronics D&M Drive has to be one of the most well-known drive pedals to launch in recent years.

I’ve finally taken the plunge and bought myself one. What do I think of it? Here’s my first impressions of this award-winning pedal.

1st December 20195th July 2020

New Arrivals For December

We’ve just had Black Friday, and Christmas is right around the corner.

I’m keeping my eye out for anything unusual, interesting or an outright bargain, but in all honesty, there isn’t going to be much left over to spend on gear after Christmas shopping for my family.

8th April 201925th January 2022

New Arrivals For April

Last month, I made a very unplanned purchase – the Custom Shop Les Paul Special. I got it for less than a brand-new Gibson USA Standard costs (not the first time that’s happened), but still … The next few months are going to be about exceptional bargains or rare items only – or things I need for gigging.

Not that it really matters. The 2nd hand gear market seems to have dried up quite badly this month. Even eBay “sell for £1” weekends haven’t had their normal impact. Will things pick up in May?

Here’s a list of all the new gear that arrived in April, along with my first impressions of each item. I’ll post a separate, detailed post about each item when I’ve had a bit of time to get to know it better.