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Amit Sharma

“Everyone who buys our products comes back saying the same thing – it’s the closest they’ve gotten to that SRV sound”: Behind the rise of Pedal Pawn, the UK stompbox brand loved by Eric Gales, Philip Sayce and Stevie Ray Vaughan fanatics the world over

Pedal Pawn's Chris King Robinson.

Around four years ago, a video surfaced of Eric Gales demoing the debut fuzz pedal from a new company based in the U.K. It racked up a serious amount of views, thanks to the jaw-dropping licks and tones coming from his hands.

“The thing I like is you don’t even need to turn the fuzz off; you just roll the volume down and it’s clean,” said Gales, showing how the Pedal Pawn Fuzz could be tamed from something full-bodied and explosive to a hi-fidelity glassy spank using just one control on his Magneto guitar.

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