Valeton pedals deal on Massdrop

Massdrop's got an already-unlocked deal going for Valeton pedals. There's a $2.75 shipping charge, and you have until March 29th to get in on the drop. Below are the pedals being offered in the drop, as well as their price on Amazon for comparison:

$39.99
Lazaro
Tube Engine
Tube Refiner
Wave Shaker
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All the above are currently $49 each on Amazon.

$46.99
Aquaflow
Comprince
Hell Flame
Moon Echo
Red Haze
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Like the preceding pedals, these are $49 on Amazon, except for the Moon Echo, which is $58.88. Oddly enough, if Amazon doesn't charge tax in your state, it would actually be cheaper to order most of these pedals there instead.

$64.99
Coral Echo
Coral Mod
Coral Verb
Loft Over Drive
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These are $79 on Amazon.

$69.99
Loft Analog Chorus
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$79 on Amazon

$74.99
Loft Octave
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Couldn't find anywhere else selling this pedal, so can't do a price comparison.

EHX introduces the MEL9 Tape Replay Machine

Electro-Harmonix has another new "9" series pedal - the MEL9 Tape Replay Machine. This new pedal emulates vintage Mellotron sounds and relies on the same technology the B9, C9 and KEY9 do. The included sounds are Orchestra, Cello, Strings, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Brass, Low Choir and High Choir.

Quick specs from EHX's website

- Pays homage to nine of the coolest Mellotron® sounds: Orchestra, Cello, Strings, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Brass, Low Choir and High Choir
- Works on guitar without modifications, special pickups or MIDI implementation and tracks bends, slides, even whammy dive bombs!
- Also works with bass guitar down do the open A string as well as keyboards
- Includes independent Effect and Dry volume controls so you can create the perfect mix at the Effects output
- Dry Output jack outputs your input signal at unity gain
- Attack control sets the volume swell speed. As it’s turned clockwise the notes fade in more gradually
- Sustain control adjusts the release time after a sound is stopped. As it’s turned clockwise, the fade out time increase
- Comes with a standard EHX 9.6DC200mA PSU
- Dimensions in inches: 4.0 (w) x 4.75 (l) x 2.25 (h)
- Dimensions in mm: 102 (w) x 121 (l) x 89 (h)

Below is a demo of the MEL9

EQD Avalanche Run demo and video manual

Reverb.com, which will be the exclusive retailer for the Earthquaker Devices Avalanche Run until July, has a demo and a video manual for the new pedal. As the two videos demonstrate, it's a lot more than just a "new Dispatch Master".

Product demo

Video manual covering a lot of the features

Mooer Twin Series Pedals offer on Massdrop

Massdrop currently has a "drop" going for the Mooer Twin Series pedals. If you're unfamiliar with Massdrop, it works similar to Groupon - Massdrop offers a product at a discounted price, but only if enough people commit to buy it. In this case, they're offering Mooer's Twin Series pedals at $104.99 if it can get 3 buyers, and the price lowers to $94.99 if there are 5 buyers. Mooer's two newest pedals, the Reverie Chorus and Reverie Reverb, are pretty good deals as the only stores that are currently carrying them have them at $168.

The Massdrop offer is located at this link, but you need to join the site in order to see it. You'll have until March 13th to get in on the offer.

Below are Mike Hermans's of the Reverie Chorus and Reverie Reverb. The Reverb is particularly interesting as it offers five base reverbs (room/hall, plate, shimmer, octave, mod) and then allows you to add your choice of effects (wah, low-pass, flanger, tremolo, water) on top of it, which should allow for some interesting creations.

Donnerdeal birthday sale

Donnerdeal is celebrating their 4th year in business and you can get 20% off pedal orders over $30 with the code 310TYTGY# (expires March 12)

The only two pedals currently under $30 at Donnerdeal are the Giant Metal (Metal Muff clone) and the tuner, so most orders should hit that $30 mark easily.

Additionally, the first ten orders on March 10th will also get a free Donner Ultimate Comp compressor pedal. In related news, Donner apparently has a new compressor pedal called the Ultimate Comp.

GC Daily Pick - Blackstar HT Series HT-DISTX Tube High Gain Distortion

Guitar Center's got a daily deal going for the Blackstar HT-DISTX distortion pedal. It's a high-gain distortion pedal that features high voltage (300V) circuitry, a speaker emulated output and Blackstar's ISF feature.