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SIMON NEIL BOOOOOM / BLAST

n the midst of the pandemic, Biffy Clyro’s longtime guitar tech, Richard ‘Churd’ Pratt of Gone Fishing Effects, set about collaborating with the band’s frontman Simon Neil on a combined overdrive and fuzz pedal. Not only did the box have to stand up to the considerable rigours of touring but Simon issued Richard a rather intimidating brief too.

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