Review: SviSound Custom Shop “Steampunk Edition” Effect Pedals
When I first saw photos of a SviSound Steampunk Edition guitar effect pedals, my jaw hit the floor. I have never seen a guitar pedal so artistically crafted in all my years of collecting guitar gear. Then, I heard the pedals being played and lost my sh*t.
In all my years, how have I missed these amazing pedals? Well, the answer is simple. They are made in Varna, Bulgaria. Mark Svirkov, the owner and master craftsman for SviSound, has been building guitar effect pedals since 1978. He was a boutique builder decades before the term became popular.
Interviewing Mark, I wanted to know how he got started building effects. Mark said that he has been into electrical engineering as long as he can remember. Testing different combinations of effect pedal internal components let him tailor the perfect sound for each pedal over the years. SviSound takes pride in finding and equipping his pedals with rare, New Old Stock (NOS) components. The majority of manufacturers start this way, but find it far too difficult to outsource these components and build thousands of pedals with matched tones. Not Mark. Mark painstakingly matches components for each guitar pedal and rigorously tests them to give the guitarist the best sound from his 40 years of experience. I can describe SviSound pedals with fancy words, but you just have to listen to them yourself.
I have never seen a guitar pedal so artistically crafted in all my years of collecting guitar gear.
A SviSound Custom Shop pedal will be the centerpiece of your pedalboard and effect pedal collection. It is a show-stopper. Each pedal is uniquely built and tested. It takes days to create each Steampunk Edition pedal. Intricate brass, crystal, and copper twisted and turned to create a futuristic fantasy world piece of industrial steam technology. Crystal globes and LED lighting add even more ambiance to an already artistic look. Get these pedals while they last.
- The price-point of SviSound pedals make it obtainable for any guitarist.
- Many SviSound pedals have an added Bass Boost Switch that accentuates the lows
- Although beautiful, these pedals are built to last as well.
- A masterful piece of industrial artwork to be the centerpiece of your collection.
- TONE. I capitalize it because the SviSound pedals create the most amazing fuzz, overdrive, distortion and delay sounds.
- As a collector, I love limited-edition series pedals. As a guitarist I love the sound.