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The Reverend

The Reverend
FUZZ
DISTORTION
OVERDRIVE
Description
The Reverend is my take on one of my all-time favorite pedals: The sought-after, vintage Bixonic Expandora – One of the first ‘Boutique’ pedals, Made in Japan, used among the greatest guitarists the likes of Joe Satriani, Megadeth, Bootsy Collins, Slipknot… And made famous by Billy Gibbons for its ZZ Top signature sound. The Expandora was a phenomenal Overdrive/Distortion/Fuzz, a highly evolved Rat with an ‘expander’ circuit that made the pedal dynamically sensitive, allowing users to vary the amount of distortion with the pick’s attack or by adjusting their instrument’s volume knob. Imagine playing La Grange and being able to go from the clean part to the distortion part just by strumming harder. That’s the magic of this circuit!
Media
Videos
Demo by Joe Perkins (EN)
Demo by Dannywmusic (EN)
Reviews

Review by reddit /guitarpedals (EN)

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Review by Stompbox Steals (EN)

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Review by The Gear Page (EN)

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Review by guitar pedal X (EN)

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Technical data
Width
000.00 mm
Depth
000.00 mm
Height
000.00 mm
Circuit type
analog
Voltage
9V DC, center negative
Current
18mA
Boards with this pedal
Current Board Jan 2025
Current Board Jan 2025

PS
by Pat Sullivan
based on QUAD 4.1
Likes1
RhPf Board August 2025
RhPf Board August 2025

PS
by Pat Sullivan
based on QUAD 4.2
Ambient
Blues
Rock
Ambient
Blues
Rock
Likes2
Current board - August 2025 added RhPf pedals
Current board - August 2025 added RhPf pedals

PS
by Pat Sullivan
based on QUAD 4.2
Ambient
Metal
Rock
Ambient
Metal
Rock
Likes2
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