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donner pedals australia
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Donner Pedals Australia

Donner Pedals have properly hit our shores now with their online store at Donner Music. In the past they have definitely been available from a lot of places, however we seemed to be constantly paying the Australia tax. These pedals that people in the States were calling ‘budget’ were often priced at almost $100. Now, […]

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Affordable Overdrive Pedals – Australia

Last Updated: September 2026 Joyo Ultimate Drive – you may have heard of the OCD, a classic overdrive pedal that may people have on their boards. However, it comes with a high price and some issues with customer service.. The Ultimate Drive is almost a perfect replica of the OCD with a tiny price point.

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Affordable reverb pedals under $200

Last Updated: September 2026 Reverb is somewhat of a necessity for many boards, it adds that extra little oomph to your sound and makes you sound bigger (and maybe even better) than you are. So being such a necessity, why the hell are so many recommendations for pedals that are over $350? I thought it

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2019 Black Friday Guitar Deals – Australia

Well, the time has come again with the US Thanksgiving period upon us means that we may get some great deals here in Australia. I will be adding to this post as new deals come in, so feel free to comment anything below that you might want to share. Postage from the US can be

Artist ST62 Review
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Artist Guitars ST62 Quick Review

So we have reviewed a few of the Artist range of guitars here previously due to their affordability and quality, so I was pretty interested when they released the new ST62, a signature stratocaster. I received this guitar last week from Artist, with super quick shipping as per normal from them and taking it out

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Spotlight – Tokai Japan

I was lucky enough to get on to a representative, Kosuke Ban,  from Tokai Guitars recently about their brand the guitars that they are currently making. Japan has always been well known for fantastic quality instruments and with them being so close, it is always good to take advantage of this. As an aside, remember

Walrus Audio Luminary
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Walrus Audio Luminary Octave Generator

After what seems like all their other pedals getting an update, Walrus Audio have just released information on their updated Version 2 of the Luminary. From Walrus: With several tasteful updates, the brains of the Luminary V2 are still built on the Sharc DSP platform for crystal clear tracking and high resolution A/D and D/A

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Buying from Japan

The Japanese are known to have great quality guitars and have, until recently, been a supplier to the Australian market for Fender in particular. However, they tend to build only for their local market these days and it is relatively rare to find them here in Australia – except on a limited run here and

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John Mayer PRS Silver Sky

The talk of the week has been this guitar by PRS and it’s similarities to a Fender Stratocaster. The story goes that John Mayer was unhappy with his relationship with Fender and as a result went to PRS (or was approached by them) to create a new guitar that fit his specifications. The thing is,

mooer australia
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Buying Mooer on Aliexpress

Much like Joyo, which can be bought through Artist Guitars, the Mooer brand of pedals treads the line between affordable and quality. You can buy these pedals through local retailers, however, much like with everything in Australia you will pay for pretty much every part of the distribution line, so an alternative is to purchase

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