arly in 2022, 60 years after the Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone was launched way back in 1962, Gibson brought its long-retired Maestro brand back to the marketplace in a big way with five pedals; the Fuzz-Tone FZ-M, Discover Delay, Comet Chorus, Ranger Overdrive and Invader Distortion. At the time we were hoping that there would be more to come, and that hope has now become reality with the release of five more pedals. The Agena Envelope Filter, Arcas Compressor Sustainer, Mariner Tremolo, Orbit Phaser, and Titan Boost all follow the same form factor and the same distinctive geometric graphics established by those first five new Maestros and we have four of them here to take a look at. These all-analogue pedals are heavy and extremely robust with a slightly-sloping wedge-shaped enclosure and have all their socketry at the top end so that they butt up reasonably close to each other if you fancy placing a few
