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MAD PROFESSORPEDALSREVIEW

MAD PROFESSORSWEET HONEY OVERDRIVE, ROYAL BLUE OVERDRIVE, DEEP BLUE DELAY & SILVER SPRING REVERB £199, £179, £199 & £199

CONTACT First Line Distribution PHONE 01626 832410WEB www.firstlinedistribution.com

What You Need To Know

1 We haven’t heard much from this company for a while…

Well, Finland’s finest pedal brand has been going strong for over 20 years, but maybe things have been a bit quiet of late. The line has now got a new UK distributor in First Line Distribution, so we thought it would be a good time to do a round-up.

2 Why these four particular pedals?

These have been in production for a long time unaltered – and they just keep going, while other pedals have come and gone. Mad Professor considers them its classics.

Mad Professor Amplification’s first products were made in 2002 and the company says

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