1981 inventions

Gear

Andertons teams up with 1981 Inventions for limited-edition DRV

11th August 2021

Decked out in an exclusive Bordeaux & Blue colourway.

Awards

Gear Of The Year: Best guitar effects pedal of 2020

3rd December 2020

These are the best new stompboxes of 2020, featuring Walrus Audio, Danelectro and an electrifying fuzz from Latvia.

Gear

1981 Inventions announces first non-limited run of DRV pedals

24th June 2020

Until now, you had to act fast when the pedals came about.

Effects

Review: 1981 Inventions DRV

19th December 2019

Perhaps the most hyped pedal of 2019 – but there’s more to this Instagram darling than meets the eye.

Features

Interview: Matthew Hoopes of 1981 Inventions

6th March 2019

How did a pedal-builder from Nashville produce the most sought-after new stompbox on the planet? We chat to 1981 Inventions main man Matthew Hoopes about how the DRV became an online phenomenon…