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This week on The Guitar Nerds Podcast, Joe, Mark, Matt and Jay take a good look at the incredible Empress ZOIA - the pedal that can be anything from a stand alone synthesiser to your favourite new reverb pedal, to a sequencing looper pedal in one very compact chassis.
The gang also take a closer look at the Spire Studio including sound samples from Joe's time with the unit. We review the JHS Cheese Balls and and Clover, and Matt gives a detailed rundown of the new Boss SY-1000 and Katana Headphones!
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