Category: Guitar Pedals

The Vox ToneLab EX

Vox announced the ToneLab EX, a powerful Valvetronix modeling multi-effect pedal, at this year’s 2011 NAMM Show. The ToneLab EX provides 11 stand-alone distortion pedals. These distortion pedals can be used in place of one of the amp head models, providing a truly diverse range of tones to cover many musical styles. Following the cabinet … Continue reading “The Vox ToneLab EX”

Vox Tonelab EX

Vox announced the ToneLab EX, a powerful Valvetronix modeling multi-effect pedal, at this year’s 2011 NAMM Show.

The ToneLab EX provides 11 stand-alone distortion pedals. These distortion pedals can be used in place of one of the amp head models, providing a truly diverse range of tones to cover many musical styles.

Following the cabinet models, the ToneLab EX features a full complement of spatial-type effects such as modulation, reverb, and delay allowing you to complete your guitar sound without requiring any other equipment. A full-sized VOX expression pedal ensures stability while performing. The Stomp Box mode places six effects on a virtual pedal-board at your feet, with real stomp-box control. Continue reading “The Vox ToneLab EX”

Eventide Space Stompbox

At the 2011 NAMM Show, Eventide announced the newest addition to its stompbox product line: Space. Space features 12 of Eventide’s signature reverb combination effects, taken from the H8000FW and Eclipse V4, along with some new tricks: Room Plate Spring Hall Reverse Shimmer ModEchoVerb DualVerb Blackhole MangledVerb TremoloVerb DynaVerb Eventide Space can create a variety … Continue reading “Eventide Space Stompbox”

At the 2011 NAMM Show, Eventide announced the newest addition to its stompbox product line: Space.

Space features 12 of Eventide’s signature reverb combination effects, taken from the H8000FW and Eclipse V4, along with some new tricks:

  • Room
  • Plate
  • Spring
  • Hall
  • Reverse
  • Shimmer
  • ModEchoVerb
  • DualVerb
  • Blackhole
  • MangledVerb
  • TremoloVerb
  • DynaVerb

Eventide Space can create a variety of spatial effects, including basic reverbs, delays and unique combination effects.

Features:

  • Studio quality sound
  • Compatible with any source material – solo instruments, drums, vocals, or complete mixes
  • Software upgradeable via USB 2.0
  • MIDI control via USB or MIDI in, out/thru
  • Instant program change
  • Real-time control with 10 knobs, MIDI, or Expression Pedal
  • Tap tempo and MIDI clock sync
  • 100 factory presets, unlimited through MIDI
  • True analog bypass
  • Rugged cast metal construction
  • Reliable metal footswitches for instant preset access
  • Mono or stereo operation
  • Guitar or line level inputs and outputs
  • Programmable HotSwitch

Space is expected be available in February.

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AKAI Intros Analog Custom Shop Guitar Pedals

Akai Professional introduced their new Analog Custom Shop line of guitar pedals, at the 2011 NAMM Show. As with previous Akai Professional guitar pedals like the E2 Headrush and SB1 Deep Impact Bass Synth, the Analog Custom Shop line is a collection of pedal effects designed using the highest quality components. According to the company, … Continue reading “AKAI Intros Analog Custom Shop Guitar Pedals”

Akai analog guitar pedals

Akai Professional introduced their new Analog Custom Shop line of guitar pedals, at the 2011 NAMM Show.

As with previous Akai Professional guitar pedals like the E2 Headrush and SB1 Deep Impact Bass Synth, the Analog Custom Shop line is a collection of pedal effects designed using the highest quality components. According to the company, the Analog Custom Shop pedals provide rich tone, texture and character.

The Analog Custom Shop line uses all-analog design to deliver the sound quality of boutique pedals, and does so at anaffordable price.

akai custom guitar pedals

The Analog Custom Shop consists of these ten pedals: Phase Shifter, Analog Delay, Blues Overdrive, Chorus, Compressor, Tri Mode Overdrive, Deluxe Distortion, Flanger, Tri Mode Fuzz, and Tri Mode Distortion.

“The Analog Custom Shop from Akai Professional brings high quality, classic, rich guitar tones to all,” said Glen Darcey, Director of Product Management, Akai Professional.

Three New Pedals From T-Rex Engineering

T-Rex, the Danish guitar effects pedal manufacturer, is introducing three new effects pedals at the 2011 NAMM Show. Here’s what they have to say about the new pedals: Reptile 2 Originally conceived to offer the killer delay tone and certain controls found on its ‘big brother’ Replica pedal at a more affordable price, the Reptile … Continue reading “Three New Pedals From T-Rex Engineering”

T-Rex, the Danish guitar effects pedal manufacturer, is introducing three new effects pedals at the 2011 NAMM Show.

Here’s what they have to say about the new pedals:

Reptile 2

Originally conceived to offer the killer delay tone and certain controls found on its ‘big brother’ Replica pedal at a more affordable price, the Reptile gets a facelift for 2011. It now features a convenient Tap Tempo function, allowing the user to quickly and easily get in sync in a live setting.

The Reptile 2 also features an enhanced set of Flutter controls, providing great retro-sounding, tape-delay ‘warble’.

Twister 2

We gave the Twister a face-lift based on user feed-back, and it has been completely updated with new hardware and software. The Light / Heavy switch has been removed and the Twister 2 covers a wider tonal range than the original Twister.

The new software update does the trick – by adjusting Depth, Tone and Rate, you can make Twister II deliver both old-fashioned vintage sound as well as a more modern chorus sound.

Tonebug Sustainer

The Tonebug Sustainer joins this growing line of T-Rex pedals built with a simple philosophy in mind: to offer the classic T-Rex tone found in our higher-end pedals, with intuitive, uncomplicated controls, at a price that any guitarist can afford. The Tonebug Sustainer first compresses the signal, and then applies gain to keep your tone playing.

The result is gorgeous, natural-sounding sustain for long-lasting power chords. Your tone is preserved, with no artificial colouring. Features Compression, Sustain, and Attack controls.

Electro-Harmonix Freeze Review


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The Electro-Harmonix Freeze pedal delivers infinite sustain of any note or chord at the press of a momentary footswitch. Release the footswitch and you are again sample ready. Three selectable decay rates, including a latch mode, guarantee liquid, smooth tonal transitions.

Craig Anderton has written an interesting review of the Electro-Harmonix Freeze pedal, concluding:

The fact that Freeze works with just about anything is a standout feature. For live performance you can sustain a chord and solo over it, not unlike a looper but Freeze works on a more granular level – it sounds like the same kind of process you’d use to create a perfect crossfade loop.

Freeze is really one of the more creative effects I’ve heard in a long time. It’s not for everyone, and realistically, it does only one thing. But it does that one thing really well, and really cleverly. What’s more, it’s the kind of box that encourages experimentation – for example, it may end up being the ultimate tool of all time for creating synth pads. No matter how you use it, though, there’s no denying that Freeze is unique and very, uh, “cool.”

The Electro-Harmonix Freeze retails for about $120.

How To Turn Your Guitar Into A Moog Synthesizer


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Electro-Harmonix’s Bill Ruppert offers his take on recreating classic Moog synthesizers sounds with a guitar and some effects pedals.

This is the latest in Ruppert’s great series, EHX Effectology, in which Ruppert tries to “create a remarkable collection of impossible sounds using just a regular guitar and EHX effect pedals.”

No keyboards, samplers or midi pickups were used.

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In this episode I show how to turn a regular guitar into a Moog synthesizer!

There is a demonstration of the famous recording Switched-on Bach and Emerson Lake and Palmer’s classic synthesizer solo from the song ‘Lucky Man”.

Both records featured the epic original Moog modular synthesizer.

T-Rex Engineering Intros Reptile 2 Delay Pedal

T-Rex Engineering has introduced the Reptile 2 delay effect pedal. Features: Tap Tempo – lets you match the speed of your delay effect to the tempo of your music – without ever missing a beat. Enhanced Flutter section – introduces a touch of random-sounding “warble” to your delay for retro tape-effect sound. The Tone control lets … Continue reading “T-Rex Engineering Intros Reptile 2 Delay Pedal”

T-Rex Engineering has introduced the Reptile 2 delay effect pedal.

Features:

  • Tap Tempo – lets you match the speed of your delay effect to the tempo of your music – without ever missing a beat.
  • Enhanced Flutter section – introduces a touch of random-sounding “warble” to your delay for retro tape-effect sound.
  • The Tone control lets you take the top end off your delayed repeats for an even more authentic vintage tone.

Digitech RP50 Guitar Pedal Demo


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Digitech RP50 Guitar Pedal demo

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Me doing a demo of my Digitech RP50 guitar effects processor. I pretty much go through some of the presets to show what it can do.

It was like $50 bucks new, so it’s a great deal for the money. The only minor problem, which I forgot to mention, is the fact that the switches for toggling effects are close together and it’s easy to accidentally go into Bypass mode by hitting them at the same time if you have big shoes on. Other than that it’s awesome. I’m playing my Fender Jaguar HH so you know. Enjoy!