MF Stupid Deal - Pigtronix Rototron

Musician's Friend's Stupid Deal of the Day is the Pigtronix Rototron. It's on sale for $149, a cool $170 off its usual price.

Pigtronix Rototron is an all-analog rotary speaker effect that combines frequency modulation, phase shifting, tremolo, bucket brigade-based chorusing and a three-way crossover all meticulously voiced to achieve unsurpassed, three-dimensional rotary realism in a compact, easy to use pedal.

Designed by Howard Davis and David Koltai, the Pigtronix Rototron accurately recreates the complex acoustic phenomenon of the legendary dual rotor 122 and 147 cabinets as used by Peter Frampton, Danny Gatton, the Beatles and many more. The analog design approach used within the Rototron sounds warmer, fatter and feels far more realistic than the digital rotary effects currently available from other companies. Line-level headroom and full stereo input and output options make the Rototron ideally suited to keyboardists as well as guitarists who use a stereo setup live or in studio.

Independent Slow and Fast speed controls with adjustable ramp time allows musicians to achieve the mesmerizing sound of speeding up and slowing down an actual rotary cabinet. A remotely switchable Brake option completes the authentic experience to provide rotary bliss on stage without the back breaking hassle. Separate expression pedal jacks for the low and high rotors enable some entirely new variations on the classic rotary sound. Internally switchable input summing and mid-range panning options round out this incredibly flexible, easy to use and hypnotic sounding analog rotary simulator from Pigtronix.

MF Stupid Deal - Pigtronix Quantum Time Modulator

Musician's Friend is running a daily deal on the Pigtronix Quantum Time Modulator for $109.20, which is $87 off its usual price.

The Pigtronix Quantum Time Modulator produces a parallel universe of analog time stretching effects with only three knobs and a single switch. Reflecting the fundamental principals of modern atomic physics in pedal form, the Pigtronix Quantum can be in any number of places at once and will change in response to both input and observation.

Pigtronix Quantum utilizes multiple bucket brigade delay lines with independent clocks modulated by a continuous blend of envelope and LFO sources. The corresponding sensitivity, speed and source controls are augmented by a Chorus / Vibe switch which allows the user to choose between pure effect or a mix of clean signal and modulated audio. This eminently flexible, yet easy to use configuration, combined with a TRS stereo output provides numerous sound field configurations for mono, true stereo, wet / dry and wet / dry / wet rigs.

Going well beyond the event horizon of existing modulation pedals, the Pigtronix Quantum slams the classic tones of complex rack units such as the Zappa's MicMix DynaFlanger, Lifeson's TC 1210 Spatial Expander & the venerable Roland Dimension D into a tiny and affordable analog stompbox while also blazing new territory that provides a musical analogy to the essential nature of reality itself.

Walrus Audio Winter Sale

Walrus Audio is having a sale on four of their pedals - the Plainsman ($59), Red ($99), Messner ($99) and Contraband ($59.) The sale is available on their official store page and you can get an additional 10% off with the code 10WALRUS. The sale is also available at some of their dealers, including Guitar Center and Musician's Friend.

The sun sets, the moon rises, the seasons change and the Boneshaker is back on sale

It's on sale for $34.95, same as last time. Sale will run for the rest of December.

Chase Bliss unveils Warped Vinyl HiFi

Originally conceived to simulate the effect of a warped vinyl record, but that only scratches the surface of what Warped Vinyl HiFi can do. This “true pitch” analog vibrato/chorus pedal features an all-analog signal path that can be dialed in to create limitless palette of vibrato and chorus. Warped Vinyl HiFi has several changes from previous versions, including a lag knob for lush chorus tones, reduced noise, and opportunities for more transparent and brighter tones. Further, every knob and switch is connected to a little digital brain while your guitar signal stays 100% analog the entire time and never gets digitally processed. Since the control of the effect is digital, it opens up unprecedented effects and features that have never been heard or offered in analog stompboxes.

The Warped Vinyl HiFi is up for pre-order exclusively at Reverb.

DigiTech Luxe for $49.99 at Alto Music

The DigiTech Luxe "anti-chorus" is currently on sale for $49.99 at Alto Music. Better yet, it's also available at their Reverb store, which carries an additional 15% off at checkout, bringing the price down to $42.50.

Red Panda Black Friday Sale

For Black Friday, Red Panda pedals are 15% off and ship free on US orders. No code required. The sale ends Monday.

Lovepedal Black Friday Sale

For Black Friday, Lovepedal has 50% off on their official store with the code TAKE50.

Red Panda unveils the Tensor

The tensor gives you live reverse and tape stop effects, pitch shifting, time stretching and hold functions you can combine in creative ways. Slow down, speed up and rewind in real time. Stretch or compress time with no pitch change. Loop, overdub, and randomly slice phrases up to 4.8 seconds. Foot switches have momentary and latching modes to inject pitch jumps, glitches, or rewind your last riff.

Features:
Tape speed from reverse to stop to forward
Realtime time stretch up to 4:1
Loop time compression and stretch from 1:4 to 4:1
Pitch shift from -2 to +2 octaves
Intelligent randomization
Overdub, replace, and dual buffer (next) loop modes
Forward/alternate/reverse loop direction
Momentary or latching foot switches
Assignable expression pedal, CV-friendly (0-3.3V)

All Red Panda products are designed and assembled in Detroit, USA. Our enclosures are CNC milled and powder coated in Ontario, Canada. Our circuit boards are American-made and assembled in Michigan. Graphics, final assembly, and testing are done at our workshop in Detroit.

The Tensor is available for pre-order and is expected to ship in January.

Boneshaker back on sale because of course it is

Harman has put the DOD Boneshaker on sale yet again, this time at $34.95, the lowest it has ever been. While Boneshaker discounts have become a bit of a running joke, it still remains a great deal to jump on. The sale ends November 27.

Mr Black 2017 Black Friday Sale

For Black Friday, Mr Black's standard-sized pedals are on sale for $107.95, with larger ones also receiving discounts. Orders totaling over $200 will also receive a free BB-74x overdrive.

TC Electronic unveils Tube Pilot Overdrive

Is your playing writing checks that your tone can't cash? Don't worry! Tube Pilot Overdrive is full of the organic, touch sensitive saturation of a vintage tube amp being pushed into the danger zone and propels your tone to the stratosphere. Powerful enough to satisfy any guitar ace feeling the need for speed, Tube Pilot's fire spitting tones are powered by a glowing 12AX7 vacuum tube for authentic amp response. Kick in the afterburner and take the lead!

It's a real tube overdrive inside the "Behringer clone" housing. The lack of vents might be a worry. For more info, visit TC Electronic.

IdiotBox Effects Holiday Sale

For Black Friday, IdiotBox Effects has reduced the price of all their pedals to $99 or less.

Prymaxe Black Friday Sale

Prymaxe's Black Friday deals have started. Save up to 30% off the following brands, no code needed:

2hp, 3Leaf Audio, 6 Degrees FX, A/DA, AJ Peat, American Recorder, AMT Electronics, Analog Alien, Arc Effects, B.Y.O.C., Bad Cat, Barber, BearFoot FX, Beetronics, Black Cat, BlackArts Toneworks, Blackbird Pedalboards, Blackout Effectors, Bogner, Brimstone Audio, Buffalo FX, Carl Martin, Cast Engineering, Chellee Guitars, CMATMods, Crazy Tube Circuits, Cusack Music, Dawner Prince, Dean Markley, Decibel Eleven, Diago, Diamond, Dr. Scientist, Dwarfcraft Devices, EarthQuaker Devices, Eastwood/Airline, EBS, Ebtech, Egnater, Electro Faustus, Empress, Ernie Ball, Foxrox, Friedman, Function f(x), Gator, George L, Hartke, Henretta, Hosa, Hotone, Hungry Robot (11/24 Only), IdiotBox, J. Rockett (Starts 11/24), Jam Pedals, Janglebox, Jellyfish, Jetter Gear, JHS, Joyo, Keeley (Starts 11/24), KHDK, Korg, Lava Cable, Lehle, LunaStone (11/24 Only), Mad Professor, Malekko, McCaffrey, MD Effects, MI Effects, Midnight Amplification, Mojo Hand FX, Mooer Audio, Moog, Morgan Amplification, Morley, Nobels, Oddfellow, Ohmless, One Control, Outlaw FX, Pedaltrain, Pelican Noiseworks, Pettyjohn, Pigtronix, Pike Amplification, Planet Waves, PreSonus, Qu-Bit, Red Panda, Red Witch, Retro-Sonic, Rivera, RockBox, Rockready, Seymour Duncan, Shure, Singular Sound, SolidGoldFX, StageTrix, Sterling, Strukture, Swindler, T. Rex, Tanglewood, TC Electronic, TC-Helicon, Tone King, Vertex, Vick Audio, Walrus Audio, Wampler, Wilson Effects, WMD, ZVEX (Starts 11/24)

New products excluded from this sale are eligible for 26% off with the code BF26, though the usual exclusions still apply.

The sale ends November 27

Sweetwater Black Friday Sale

Sweetwater's Black Friday sales have begun. In the effects department, there's some pretty generic deals, including 15% off JHS, Wampler and Bogner, but there are two huge standouts - the DOD Gonkulator is priced at $39.99 (that's $110 off!) and the DigiTech Trio Band Creator will be half-priced at $49.95. The sale ends November 25.

Reverb.com Black Friday Sale

For Black Friday, you can get 15% off select sellers at Reverb.com. Of interest here is whatever remains of Pro Guitar Shop, who are still trying to clear out their stock, and have their items on clearance prices even before the 15% discount. The sale ends November 28, so you'll have a week.

MF Stupid Deal - Walrus 385 Overdrive

Musician's Friend is running a daily deal for the Walrus Audio 385 Overdrive. It's on sale for $119, a savings of $80 off its usual price.

Walrus Audio is extremely excited to announce the new 385 Overdrive that is boastfully responsible for all those adjectives. For decades now, guitarists in search of pure tone have been taking the tube-powered audio sections of vintage film projectors and using it as a guitar amp. Heads up – it sounds amazing. After endless hours of research on vintage Bell and Howell 385 Filmosound projector, Walrus has created a fantastic new overdrive modeled after the projector’s tone. The Bell and Howell 385 gracefully lends itself to create an amazing guitar amp. Its simple, but effective controls, plus dual 6V6 output section make for a simple and extremely responsive amp that has an amazing compressed overdrive when cranked. THIS was the sound and feel Walrus needed to shoot for in an amp-like pedal. The 385 was developed to have the same simple but effective tone control as it’s grandfather. The amp has this as well but bass and treble are stacked behind the single tone knob. With their design breaking them up, Walrus allows for a much wider array of tones to be achieved. The user is able to boost and cut bass and treble, allowing them to be creative with mid-frequency scoops and bumps. The pedal is internally running at 18v, which helps nail the same dynamic feel of the amp in a stomp box. This means it is extremely sensitive to how hard you dig in – just like the amp.

Donnerdeal's somewhat confusing Black Friday Sale

Donnerdeal has unveiled their Black Friday deals, and they're kinda all over the place.

First up are the daily flash deals. These will occur only on three select days, and is limited to the first 50 customers. It's a bit strange, as none of these deals seem so great that they should be limited to a single day, or to a limited number of buyers.

On Nov 23, the Yellow Fall delay will be $20
On Nov 24, the Alpha Cruncher will be $40 and the DP-2 power supply will be $25
On Nov 27 (yup, they're just gonna skip ahead three days), the DP-1 power supply will be $30

On November 20 and 21, Hotone pedals will be 35% off with the code ZPCEVRVQWDCQ. This one is actually interesting, as Donnerdeal already has some of the lowest prices for this brand at $49.99 to $69.99 depending on the exact pedal. The discount would bring those prices down to $32.50 to $45.50. Also noteworthy is that in the Black Friday ad, a Valeton pedal is shown alongside the Hotones, which suggests Valeton pedals could also be part of the 35% off sale, even though it's not specifically stated.

On November 22 to 27, guitar pedals, accessories and power supplies are up to 30% off. The exact discount for each product isn't revealed yet, though the ad shows the DP-1 power supply at $30, which oddly enough is also what's advertised as the flash deal for November 27 earlier in the ad.

On November 28 to 30, pedalboards are 25% off. This one is definitely worth noting if you're in need of a pedalboard - their largest one, measuring 20" x 12", will be selling for $51, and includes velcro and a carrying case.

All orders over $45 will receive a gift chosen at random - the possible gifts seem to be a tin of picks, a guitar cable, a capo or a t-shirt. You'll also receive a $12 coupon on your next order over $150. This is another odd thing I find about this sale - given the store's low prices, hitting $150 in a single order would be a bit of a task, and a 8% discount isn't a particularly attractive reward for doing so. No days were given on when this promotion occurs.

Lastly, the largest order (no dates given on this one either) will win the DWS-2 wireless system. The second largest will win a Page Turner Pedal, and the third largest a Hotone Pedal priced below $59.99. The weird thing about this one is that the third-place prize would probably be of the most value to most guitarists. The first-place prize is only desirable if you're planning to go wireless, and the second-place prize is basically a tablet accessory to scroll through pages.

OBNE unveils Excess Distortion Chorus/Delay

The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Excess is everything you need for your next ripping session in 1985 and beyond. The goods : high gain distortion, lush chorus and slapback delay in a selectable series or parallel signal path.

The Excess has separate volume controls for both the Distortion and the Modulation effects. The modulation mode is changed via the secondary stompswitch which changes between chorus and delay.

The signal path can be changed by the SERIES / PARALLEL toggle switch. In Series mode, the Distortion effect flows into the Modulation effect, stacking their sound and volumes. In Parallel mode, the two effects are summed to a single output, resulting in a clear modulation with a distorted layer underneath, cleanly separated.

You can't get enough. I can see it in your eyes. You need more. Maybe the Excess will do you just fine. Mayhaps.

The Excess is currently in presale, and will ship on December 2nd. Learn more about the pedal over at Old Blood Noise Endeavors' website. Below is one of OBNE's usual hipstery demoes for the Excess, which is in stereo, even if the pedal is mono.

MF Stupid Deal - Pigtronix Disnortion Micro

Musician's Friend is running a daily deal for the Pigtronix OFM Disnortion Micro Pedal. It is on sale for $74, which is $55 off its usual price.

Pigtronix Disnortion Micro packs all the sonic glory and 18v headroom of the original analog Fuzz and Overdrive circuits from the large-format Disnortion pedal into a miniature version that runs on 9-volts. The original, 3-footswitch Disnortion pedal was in production from 2005 to 2015 and remains in constant use with world-class bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Aerosmith, Living Colour and Muse. In response to a decade’s worth of customer feedback, we proudly update this classic analog stompbox with the introduction of the Pigtronix Disnortion Micro.

This new micro version of the Disnortion hugely one-ups the original’s broad palette of touch responsive dirt sounds by including the ability to switch from a parallel routing to a new, super-saturated series routing where the 6-stage CMOS overdrive circuit is cascaded into our unique diode clipping fuzz and output through a 6-way passive filter network. A single gain knob controls the saturation of both the fuzz and overdrive circuits simultaneously.

The Parallel routing mode is ideal for players who like to pile on the gain without sacrificing clarity, dynamic response, punch or low end - it’s like double tracking your guitar inside a micro pedal! The Series routing mode offers an even wider range of gain and more extreme filter effects for metal tones and beyond, including self-oscillating timbres that can be modulated by pickup selection and guitar control settings.

The CMOS overdrive found in the Disnortion Micro responds to the dynamics of your playing using a unique, 6-stage gain architecture that retains the natural tone of your instrument while adding tube-style breakup as you play louder. Pigtronix Fuzz has a unique diode-clipping architecture designed to deliver compression and controllable feedback while preserving the dynamics of your playing style. The rotary tone control filter switch provides 6 musical EQ curves using a complex passive network which compliments the Overdrive channel’s traditional low-pass filter.

The original Pigtronix Disnortion is loved for its limitless headroom, making it compatible with any instrument, from the weakest '60s pawnshop single-coils the most belligerent humbuckers as well as 5-string active basses and modern synth rigs. Pigtronix Disnortion Micro achieves this world-class performance standard using standard 9v power—and it fits in your pocket.

Prymaxe Veteran's Day Sale

Save 20% off new products at Prymaxe with the code VET20

As usual, there are exceptions, some of which can be worked around by chatting with customer service.

The sale ends on November 13, at which point it'll probably be extended another 2 days, and then the exact same sale will occur 2 weeks later.

TC Electronic unveils Analog Armada line of pedals

TC Electronic is introducing eight new pedals similar to the "Smorgasbord of Tone" line they released last year. The new offering of analog pedals include some interesting options, like an auto-swell and what looks like an (unfortunately mono) BOSS Dimension C clone. You can learn more about the Analog Armada at the official product page.

The hammer of the gods has driven the armada to your shores with a cargo of brand spanking new analog effects.

This eccentric bunch is as varied as it is colorful, with rare and essential effects alike and tones that are guaranteed to inspire and satisfy those looking for studio quality tones and bang-for-your-buck.

With strong steel enclosures and top mounted input/ouput jacks, these sturdy stompboxes provide analog warmth with true bypass circuitry so your tone stays totally unaffected when the effects are off.

ProGuitarshop closing + warehouse sale

Longtime pedal store ProGuitarShop has closed, with the news being announced via email to subscribers:

To our valued customers,

It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the news that I am winding down the ProGuitarShop retail operation. While closing the business was a difficult decision, I am pleased to announce that the PGS and Tone Report legacy, built by my late husband Aaron, will continue.

Reverb.com and Andy Martin have partnered to carry the torch, continuing to support and produce the PGS and Tone Report content you’ve all grown to love. Andy will keep producing videos, and you can expect fresh articles on new and vintage pedals, as well as so much more.

Starting Oct. 27th, remaining inventory can be found in the ProGuitarShop Warehouse Sale on Reverb.

I want to personally thank every one of you for supporting the community we’ve built over the years. We couldn’t have done it without you, and I’m so happy to know there are many more exciting years ahead.

As always, play ‘til your fingers bleed,

Kelly Miller

PGS is clearing out the rest of their inventory on their Reverb store with most pedals around 15% off. You can also save an additional 20% with the code PROGUITAR. This brings most pedals down to two-thirds of their usual price - for example, the BOSS RV-6 can be had for just $101. The sale ends November 1st.

Donnerdeal Halloween Sale

Donnerdeal is having a Halloween sale, with select products around 10% to 15% off their regular prices. Of interest here is a $70 isolated power supply, as well as Hotone pedals priced between $42.50 and $59.50.

The sale ends October 31st

Prymaxe Halloween Sale

In celebration of Halloween, save 20% off new products at Prymaxe with the code TRICKORTREAT

As usual, there are exclusions, some of which can be worked around by contacting customer service. The sale ends November 1st.

20% off select pedals at ProGuitarShop

Save 20% off select pedals at Pro Guitar Shop with the code SCARY20

The usual exclusions apply, but of particular interest here is that TC Electronic's T2 Reverb and Alter Ego 2 Delay are both eligible, bringing their price down to $79.99 with the coupon applied.

MF Stupid Deal - Pigtronix EP2 Envelope Phaser

Musician's Friend has a daily deal going for the Pigtronix EP2 Envelope Phaser. The pedal, normally priced at $275, is going for $169 today.

The Pigtronix EP2 Envelope Phaser guitar effects pedal pours on the special sauce to take your tone into outer space. Accentuating and sweeping through the harmonics of any musical source, the motion of this revolutionary phase shifter can be controlled by Envelope, LFO or a blend of both. The Pigtronix EP2 pedal is a complete redesign of Pigtronix' Envelope Phaser concept, built on 6 years of customer feedback from the original. The Pigtronix EP2 effects pedal sports sounds and smart features, in a considerably smaller package.

The Pigtronix EP2 guitar pedal makes it easy to dial in monster envelope tones for any instrument or playing style. The envelope in the EP2 kicks it up a notch with a "Staccato" function that is ideal for fast-picking, funk bass and tight rhythm guitar. The Stacatto circuit is an "intelligent envelope" that listens to your playing and quickly discharges the envelope between your notes. This crafty circuit enables incredibly responsive envelope performance, even during rapid-fire playing.

The Pigtronix EP2 pedal's rotary modulation LFO provides adjustable depth and center controls for fine-tuning the frequency range of operation, from subtle swirls to screaming sweeps with a huge range of available speeds. Another crucial addition to this Pigtronix effect pedal is the "LFO smooth" switch, which automatically reduces the resonance setting when the LFO is in use. This performance-friendly function finally lets you switch between corpulent, Mutron-style quack, and deep, swirling Uni-Vibe sounds with a single footswitch stomp-no knob tweaking necessary on stage.

In addition to its unique voice and interactive modulation section, Pigtronix EP2 incorporates additional control options, including expression pedals for both Sweep and Speed, as well as a continuous blend between envelope and LFO modulation sources.

The Pigtronix EP2 guitar effects pedal retains crucial features from the EP-1 such as true bypass switching, + or - phase inversion and the signature "trigger" input for manipulating the envelope with an external audio source. EP2 guitar pedal runs on 18-volts for maximum headroom.

Prymaxe Fall Savings sale

Save 20% off new products at Prymaxe with the code FALL20

Usual exclusions apply, but you can sometimes still get the discount if you chat to customer service.

The code expires November 10

TC Electronic unveils Quintessence Harmonizer

Quintessence Harmonizer is a state-of-the-art intelligent harmonizer pedal featuring expressive MASH technology and powerful TonePrint® customization.

Beefing up your sound in any musical style from country or southern rock harmonies to Thin Lizzy-esque twin riffs and screaming metal leads, Quintessence follows your every whim with perfectly harmonized notes in a wide variety of modes and scales.

With MASH, Quintessence can bend the harmonized notes without you moving a finger, momentarily harmonize just a few bars or notes and with our proprietary TonePrint® technology you can even choose exotic scales and custom intervals for harmonies.

With up to 2 perfectly tracking harmonies and an intuitive, straightforward design, Quintessence simply sounds stunning.

For more info, visit TC Electronic's website.

Donnerdeal China National Day sale

Donnerdeal is holding a sale in celebration of China's National Day, despite the fact that China's National Day isn't until next month. There's nothing too exciting, but the DB-3 pedalboard is a 20"x12" board for only $60 and the Yellow Fall is as solid a generic PT2399 delay as there is.

DT Deluxe tuner - $20.99
Morpher distortion - $23
Yellow Fall delay - $25
Tutti Love chorus - $28.99
Alpha Cruncher - $50
Alpha Force - $52
DB-3 pedalboard - $60
DP-1 power supply - $29
DP-2 power supply - $38

The sale ends September 27

Danelectro unveils "Billionaire" line of pedals

Danelectro has unveiled a new series of pedals, the "Billionaire" line. The four pedals feature an overdrive, a rotary speaker simulator, a tremolo (possibly a rehoused Tuna Melt) and a boost pedal (probably a Boss FA-1 FET Amplifier clone.) Also among the new products is a power supply powered by a 9v battery, which may be of interest to those prefer using batteries for their dirt pedals. For more information, visit Danelectro's Billionaire Tone site.

Pride of Texas
Aces the bluesy tone of one of the greatest players ever to walk the earth. Fattens up signal without loss of clarity or voice. Adds push and fatness to single coil or humbuckers. Plenty of boost for crunch rhythm or solos. If you can take only one pedal into the studio to record your dream tune, make sure it is this one.
$79 street price

Big Spender Spinning Speaker
Best ever spinning speaker tones. Rich, lush and sparkling. Ramp switch lets you initiate next ramp move and select direction of ramp move (up or down). Even if you never liked spinning speaker effects, you’ll love this. Mesmerizing!
$79 street price

Billion Dollar Boost
Secret weapon of A-list Irish and Brit rockers. Reissue of rare 1980’s “hidden gem”. Stellar boost of all frequencies plus clean pre amp with gobs of gain. Crisp clean tone with volume set at 50% or less. Hits amp for crunchy bite with volume past 50%. Don’t listen unless you want to own it. You will never part with this one.
$69 street price

Filthy Rich Tremolo
Danelectro® invented the thickest, deepest amplifier tremolo in the late 1940’s. Billionaire® brings back this original Danelectro® technology for the richest tremolo tones ever. One listen and this will be a prized part of your arsenal.
$49 street price

Battery Billionaire
Juicy tone from vintage 1960’s style batteries! (DC supplies and alkaline batteries eat your tone.) Danelectro®‘s vintage batteries offer superior tone to most pedals. 4 x 9 volt outputs. Quick battery change with easy open lid. “Kill switch” cuts power to all 4 DC outputs (no need to unplug input cables from pedals). Includes 4 DC cable, 4 Danelectro® 9 volt vintage batteries. Small footprint. Feed your pedals something they like!
$49 street price

BOSS and JHS unveil JB-2 Angry Driver

In completely unexpected news, BOSS and JHS Pedals announced a collaboration between the two companies, the JB-2 Angry Driver. The first time BOSS decides to collaborate with another pedal company and it's JHS. Seriously. Fucking JHS.

The JB-2 Angry Driver is basically BOSS's BD-2 Blues Driver and JHS's Angry Charlie combined into one, though unlike most dual overdrives, it doesn't have separate footswitches for each channel. Rather, options for running each channel individually, or together in either series or parallel, is controlled with a mode knob. For more information for this new pedal, visit the BOSS website.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of BOSS compact pedals, BOSS and JHS Pedals have come together in a historic creative collaboration between the two industry leaders. Housed in the classic BOSS compact design, the JB-2 Angry Driver pairs the tones of the iconic BOSS BD-2 Blues Driver with JHS Pedals’ popular Angry Charlie. Working closely together, the two pedal innovators have developed an all-new combined circuit with refined sound and performance perfectly tuned for dual-mode drive operation.

The JB-2 Angry Driver features three dual-concentric knobs that provide independent drive, tone, and level control for each overdrive type. Via a six-position mode selector, you can use each overdrive independently, or combine them together in series and parallel configurations. With the ability to blend the Blues Driver’s famously expressive low-to-mid gain tones with the Angry Charlie’s aggressive rock voice in any combination, the JB-2 Angry Driver delivers unmatched range and versatility from a single overdrive pedal.

Guitar Center End of Summer Sale

Guitar Center is running an end of summer sale, and you can save 25% off select items with the code SAVE25 and other select products with the code SAVE15

Of particular interest is TC Electronic's “Smorgasbord of Tones” pedals, which are eligible for the 25% discount, bringing their prices down to either $37.50 or $45, depending on the specific pedal.

The sale ends September 13th

GC Daily Pick - Tech 21 Bass Boost

Guitar Center has a daily deal for the Tech 21 Bass Boost effects pedal. It's on sale for $89, which is $60 off its usual price.

Distortion, dirt, grit, grind, overdrive, fuzz, chunk — it goes by many names, comes in many flavors and they’re all good. Unfortunately, finding that sweet spot isn’t so easy with vintage pedals. You need to deal with noise, signal loss, tones that can change with battery life and even the temperature on stage. Some of those old Germanium-powered effects are more sensitive than a train-car of nitro.

Tech 21’s all-analog circuitry squeezes righteous, vintage tones out of every Boost Series pedal with modern dependability. Designed and built from the ground up utilizing the best individually-selected, hand-biased discreet components, each unit delivers optimized performance with studio-quiet operation. And we call them Boost pedals for a reason. Alongside a wealth of hot driven tones, there is a powerful boost function that delivers up to an incredible 21dB of clean boost, which can be used independently from the effect. It is a true post-boost, punching up the tone you dialed in, not smothering it in unwanted distortion. From the high-impedance input to the sweepable low-pass filter in the tone control, your tone will be open and controllable in every setting.

When you need a huge, 360-degree, room-filling bass tone, step up to the Bass Boost Fuzz. From the fat, gritty sounds of the ‘60s fuzz bass, to the subterranean growl of industrial metal, the Bass Boost Fuzz puts musical rage in your low-end. When you need more focus and edge, dial in the +CLEAN control to add just the right amount of direct tone to your mix.

PGS Labor Day Weekend Sale

Save 20% off pedals with code LABOR20

Select excluded boutique brands are also on sale for 15% off, no code needed.

Sweetwater’s Guitar Month Sale

Sweetwater's annual Guitar Month is underway. There's nothing mindblowing, but the original TC Electronic Hall of Fame and Flashback are both on sale for $99.99 and Moog Minifooger pedals are 20% off.

Prymaxe Labor Day Sale

Prymaxe is having a labor day sale. Save 21% off new products with the code DAYOFF21

You can also save 15% off normally excluded brands (Keeley, Pettyjohn, Bogner, Egnater, Friedman, J. Rockett, Morgan, and Wampler), no code required.

The sale runs through September 4th

Earthquaker officially unveils Data Corrupter Modulated Monophonic PLL Harmonizer

"Officially", because it was accidentally made available to order and had already shipped to at least one customer.

The Data Corrupter is a monophonic analog PLL harmonizer with modulation. It takes your input signal and brutally amplifies it into a crushing square wave fuzz tone that is then multiplied, divided and modulated to create a wild, yet repeatable, three-voice guitar synthesizer.

The Master Oscillator is the central nervous system at the heart of the Data Corrupter’s cyberpunk hive mind. It feeds your input to the Data Corrupter’s signal harvester in its original octave (Unison), one octave down (-1) or two octaves down (-2) for maximum compatibility with your preferred instrument and frequency register. Once you’ve chosen your input octave, then the Data Corrupter will perform its calculations and spit out an analog synthesized frequency, which can be pitch-bent for portamento or vibrato sounds by the Frequency Modulator! From there, you can blend in one of eight Subharmonic intervals up to three octaves below the input and mix in a square wave fuzz tone for maximum data corruption.

Each and every Data Corrupter is built one-at-a-time by a team of ensigns aboard the Starship Enterprise locked in orbit around the Borg Cube of Akron, Ohio, USA. Make it so. Engage.

The Data Corrupter is available now at a price of $225. For more information, visit the official Earthquaker Devices page. Below is the official product video, and additional demos are available from Pro Guitar Shop, Reverb and Pedals and Effects.

EHX brings back the Green Russian Big Muff

Back by overwhelming demand... in a mini package! The cult classic Green Russian Big Muff first shook the ground in the mid-1990s. Since then it has been heralded by guitarists and bassists for its devastating low-end and unique sludge and sizzle. The Green Russian Big Muff creates a huge tone that is all its own, but is undeniably Big Muff.

The official product page is here, and the pedal is expected to start shipping next week with a street price of $80.60.

Prymaxe 8th Anniversary Sale

20% off new products with the code ANN20

Usual exclusions, but contact customer service to see if you can get a discount anyways, yada yada yada. Code expires on August 18th.

EHX unveils the Hot Wax dual overdrive

It's basically the Hot Tubes and the Crayon together in one pedal. More info here.

Electro-Harmonix unveils the new Hot Wax pedal which combines the Crayon full-range overdrive and the Hot Tubes, a reissue of the classic 1970s CMOS overdrive. Each pedal can be used individually or they can be stacked with the Crayon driving the Hot Tubes to create new tones and textures.

Independent Volume and Drive controls are included for both overdrives as are dedicated pop-free footswitches and effect status LEDs. A master EQ section featuring Bass and Treble, plus a Blend control which lets the player mix in their dry signal, provide superior tonal control and flexibility making the Hot Wax ideal for guitar and bass.

DigiTech Boneshaker on sale again

This makes it the third time it's been on sale in recent months. You can cop it for $39.99 over at Harman. The sale ends on August 20th, after which you'll presumably have to wait two weeks before it goes back on sale again.

MF Stupid Deal - Rockett Pedals Mark Sampson Hightop

Musician's Friend has a deal today for the J Rockett Mark Sampson Hightop. It's on sale for $109, a massive $160 discount off its regular price.

The Mark Sampson-designed Hightop is everything "Mark Sampson" in a box. Mark is known for his recreations of the classic AC30/Top Boost tones. This pedal is about the best you can get if those chimey Beatles-type tones float your boat. Play the Hightop for 10 minutes and then turn it off and you will wonder who put the blanket over your amp.

There is an actual "Top Boost" circuit to reduce the transistors so flat for the EQ by shifting both bass and treble all the way left. The cut control contours your highs and the interactive combination of all three EQ controls allows you to dial in your mids. Ceramic/Alnico gives you the best option for your choice of speaker. Alnico speakers have a certain breakup characteristic so if you want to emulate that select alnico. Same goes for the ceramic speaker setting. Bring in the EF86 and dial it to your liking as well.

Earthquaker Day - 15% off pedals

It's the second annual EarthQuaker Day, which means all Earthquaker Devices pedals will be 15% off at (probably) all their dealers, including Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Musician's Friend, PGS and Prymaxe.

Donnerdeal Back to School sale

Donnerdeal is having a back to school sale, because that's exactly the type of sale one would hold in the middle of summer. Many of the items are between 10% to 20% off, but the standouts are the their pedalboards, the largest of which is 20" x 12" and comes with velcro and a carrying bag for $60, and the new isolated power supplies, which come in a $78 version as well as a $88 version. Both have eight outputs (six 9V, one 12V and one 18V), but the more expensive model allows you to switch the higher voltage outputs down to 9V, and has two 9V outputs that can be sagged down to 4V using a knob.

Additionally, you can also save $5 on orders over $80 with the code CR2NAYMGQHE0, $12 off orders over $100 with code 0543619WCA9M or $20 off orders over $150 with code Q02PKZ6PG3V6

Last and certainly least, you'll also receive a free gift of either a guitar pick, a guitar pick necklace or a 15cm guitar cable on all orders over $40

The sale ends on August 22, so you've got quite some time before it ends.

MF Stupid Deal - Korg Pitchblack tuner

Musician's Friend is running a daily deal on the KORG Pitchblack Chromatic Tuner. It's on sale for $39.99, about half off its usual price, and is a good deal on one of the market's most popular tuner pedals.

Prymaxe Christmas in July sale - 25% off

Save 25% off new products at Prymaxe with the code XMAS25

25% is a huge discount, and equal to the the Black Friday sales they ran last year.

The code is valid through July 19.

DigiTech unveils SDRUM "Strummable Drums"

From the official product page:

SDRUM is the world’s first intelligent drum machine for guitarists and bassists. By simply scratching across your guitar strings, you teach the SDRUM a kick and snare pattern that forms the foundation of the beat you want to hear. Based on this pattern, the SDRUM supplies a professional sounding drum beat with different embellishments and variations to perfectly complement your beat. Gone are the days of having your creative flow disrupted by searching through lists in a frustrating attempt to find the beat you want.

The SDRUM stores up to 36 different songs. Beats are played from a choice of 5 different kits covering a wide range of genres. The pedal also supports three different parts (e.g. verse/chorus/bridge) for each song that can be switched on the fly for enhancing live performances and exploring song ideas.

SDRUM is the fastest way to go from a beat idea to a working drum track.

Features

- BeatScratch™ Technology creates drum patterns by strumming your strings
- 5 kits and studio quality samples for professional sounding drums
- 36 song memories
- Verse/Chorus/Bridge parts
- 12 different hats/rides styles
- Alternate instruments/voicings
- Dedicated Amp and stereo Mixer outputs
- Kick/Snare pads for tapping in a beat
- External FS3X support
- JamSync™ connectivity for interfacing with JamMan loopers

MXR unveils Carbon Copy Deluxe

MXR will be releasing an upgraded version of their popular Carbon Copy analog delay. The new features are as follows:

- The maximum delay time has been increased from 600 ms to 1.2 seconds
- Tap tempo with four subdivisions (dotted 8th, 8th, triplet, and 16th)
- A "bright" button, which switches to the MXR Carbon Copy Bright circuitry
- "Speed" and "Width" knobs to control modulation, which were previously internal trimpots
- An input jack for an expression pedal

The MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe will be priced at $229.

Alexander unveils the Syntax Error

The Syntax Error takes your tones back to the dialup era, when video games were measured by their bits and telephones were wired to your wall. Inside, the primitive sounds of microchips await.

It's time to blow the dust out of your cartridges and plug in your controllers. Set your modem for 14,400 baud and let the games begin.

No demo for the new pedal is available yet. The Syntax Error is expected ship in August. More info is available at the official product page.

Walrus Audio unveils ARP-87 Multi-Function Delay

The ARP-87 is a compact, feature-rich delay, packed with a large pallet of inspirational delay tones. Featuring four main algorithms, digital, analog, lo-fi, and slap back, the ARP-87 can cover some serious ground in the world of echoes. The Digital algorithm boasts pristine, crystal clear repeats great for rhythmic riffs. The Analog setting works well to add warmth and dimension to chords and lines without getting in the way. The Lo-Fi algorithm, with its adjustable frequency range on the repeats, goes from warm, warped, and murky, to strait AM radio. Finally, the Slap setting makes it easy to dial in a great slap back echo perfect for smoking chicken pickin’ runs. With other features like our smart bypass switching, and momentary knob ramp, the ARP-87 provides endless creative opportunities that are waiting to be explored.

The X knob changes functions depending on which Algorithm you are using. It adjusts a specific parameter in each algorithm. In Digital, Analog, and Slap modes, the knob will control modulation depth. In Lo-fi mode, the knob will control Filter width.

Note that when changing delay types this loads a whole new algorithm and the tempo must be tapped in again.

Trails Mode

The ARP-87 can be run in trails or no trails mode. In trails mode, when you turn the pedal off, the delay trails die off naturally. In no trails mode, the delay trails are abruptly cut off when you turn the pedal off. To toggle between either mode, hold down the bypass switch for 1 second while applying power to the pedal. Unplug power and repeat to toggle to the other mode.

Momentary Functions:

When the switch is in off position, press and hold the Bypass Switch to temporarily activate the effect to add a moment of delay texture. Releasing the switch turns the effect off. When the effect is on, press and hold the bypass switch to momentarily ramp the X parameter to maximum. Releasing the switch sets the X parameter back to the knob location.

Press and hold the Tap Switch to temporarily ramp the feedback to maximum. Release to set the feedback back to the knob location.

The ARP87 is expected to ship July 18. For more info, visit the official product page.

Pro Guitar Shop July 4th Sale

Save 15% off pedals with the code JULY4

Save $45 off orders $249 or more with the code SAVE45

Save $70 off orders $349 or more with the code SAVE70

Codes are valid through July 4

Prymaxe 4th of July Sale

Save 21% off your order at Prymaxe with the code USA21

The code expires on July 5th.

You can also save 10% off demo products with the code DEMO10

BOSS unveils MD-500 Modulation pedal

Powered by advanced BOSS technology, the ultra-versatile MD-500 delivers nearly any type of modulation effect a musician could want, and then some. Included are 28 different algorithms with intensive programming parameters, offering a nearly limitless sound palette to create with. And with class-defying 32-bit AD/DA, 32-bit floating point processing, and 96 kHz sampling rate throughout, you’ll enjoy pristine sound quality that extends beyond the capabilities of the very best studio hardware.

Effects in the MD-500 include many new Prime types developed with cutting-edge BOSS tech, plus authentic sonic recreations of vintage classics like the CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, Roland Dimension D, ‘70s script phaser, ‘80s tri-chorus, and numerous others. With the ability to use two patches at once with A/B Simul mode, the MD-500 can likely cover all your mod needs with one convenient pedal. And by inserting drive pedals in the MD-500’s flexible external loop, it’s easy to place mod effects before, after, or around the loop as needed for the very best sound.

Joining the announcement of the RV-500 reverb is the MD-500 modulation pedal. According to a page on Guitar Center, the MD-500 will ship on July 3 and is priced at $349.99

For more info on the MD-500, visit the official product page.

BOSS unveils RV-500 Reverb

Journey to new dimensions of time and space with the RV-500, the most powerful and versatile reverb processor BOSS has ever produced. This multifaceted creation machine features class-defying 32-bit AD/DA along with 32-bit/96 kHz floating point processing and immense programmability, putting pro-level studio reverb and more at your feet.

Twelve modes and 21 newly developed reverb algorithms deliver a huge range of textures, from complementary ambience to deep, immersive sonic atmospheres. And thanks to the RV-500’s high-octane DSP, you can access a full-featured digital delay along with every reverb patch, and even run two reverb patches at once! Adding in MIDI I/O, support for external footswitch/expression control, and USB for connection to the free RV-500 Editor/Librarian software, the RV-500 is simply the most advanced reverb pedal available, bar none.

Almost two years after the announcement of the DD-500, BOSS has finally unveiled it's reverb counterpart, the RV-600. The feature-rich pedal should compete with the likes of Strymon and Source Audio's upper-end reverb pedals. According to a product page on Guitar Center, the BOSS RV-600 will be available on July 3 and is priced at $349.99

For more info on the RV-600, visit the official product page.

TC Electronic unveils Sub 'N' Up Mini octaver

Delivering all of the polyphonic octave pleasantries that you know from its bigger brother, the Sub 'N' Up Mini sounds huge but looks tiny.

Focusing on simplicity and ease of use, we did away with the mini toggle switch and the two octaves down knob.

Naturally, you can still turn Sub 'N' Up Mini into an old school monophonic octaver for that crackling pitch glitch of the olden days.

If you're into a more modern sound and feel, the polyphonic octave algorithm keeps all your notes tracking true even when playing chords and harmonies or laying down the bottom pitch.

Or, tap into the inspiring tones of our TonePrint family of artists. Just use the free TonePrint app to beam in your tone of choice and strap in for something really pitchin'!

The Sub 'N' Up Mini is priced at $99.99. For more info, hit up the official product page.

DOD Boneshaker back on sale at $49.99

DigiTech is putting the DOD Boneshaker back on sale at the Harman store. They ran a similar sale on the feature-heavy distortion pedal in March for $39.99, but are selling them this time around at $49.99, which includes free shipping. At $100 off its usual price, it remains a great deal to jump on. The sale will end on July 2nd, or when pedals run out.

TC Electronic unveils Flashback 2 Delay

TC Electronic has unveiled the inevitable Flashback 2 Delay. Much like the Hall of Fame 2 reverb pedal, the Flashback 2 will have the pressure-sensitive "MASH" footswitch, octave capabilities, and two additional TonePrint slots over its predecessor. The stereo in jack can also act as an tap tempo input. For more information on this pedal, visit the official product page.

The new Flashback 2 serves up a sonic buffet of expressive delay by infusing the pressure sensitive MASH technology with our renowned delay algorithms.

We completely redeveloped our Tape and Analog algorithms from scratch, recreating the tones of old school echoes with unheard realism, including every little eccentric behavior inherent in those legendary designs.

We also squeezed in a shimmering Crystal delay, made with our own polyphonic octave algorithm from Sub 'N' Up into Flashback 2.

And finally, with 3 TonePrint slots in total, you get more flexibility than ever, and all the legendary delay sounds that TC Electronic are famous for.

MF Stupid Deal - Rockett Pedals Flex Drive

Musician's Friend's Stupid Deal of the Day is the J Rockett Flex Drive. It's on sale for $99, half off its usual price.

The Flex Drive is Rockett's most versatile overdrive of the bunch. This was their attempt to achieve the Malcolm sound which is one of their favorite rhythm tones ever. However, the Flex Drive will get you all the way to VH-2 which happens to be one of their favorite lead tones ever. Luckily enough all of the settings in between can achieve amazing blues and country tones as well, that's why it's called the Flex Drive. This is just an incredible tool for studio and live performances.

Pro Guitar Shop Father's Day Sale

Get 15% off your order (usual exclusions apply) at ProGuitarShop with the code DAD15

The code also works on b-stock and discontinued pedals

Prymaxe Father's Day Sale

In celebration of Father's Day, you can save 21% off your order at Prymaxe with the code DAD21

The usual exclusions apply, though you can sometimes get around them by contacting customer service. Code expires on June 19.

JHS introduces Pink Panther delay

The original Pink Panther was one of the early JHS pedals in our line and was the first JHS delay pedal dating back to 2007-2008. The new Pink Panther is now the continuation of our delay line, and it embraces our goal to bring you a highly versatile, simple and unique line of delay pedals. The original 2007-2008 era rare/original units sell used for upwards of $500, so we thought it was time to go back to the drawing board to bring you what we consider the ultimate JHS reissue nearly ten years later. While the Panther Delay (large box, silver) and Panther Cub V1.5 (smaller box, teal) offer up authentic and genuine bucket brigade analog goodness, the Pink Panther takes a different approach: unashamed digital processing. Some of our favorite delay pedals ever made are early digital delays like the Boss DD-5, Ibanez DE7, DDL and the DOD DFX9. We think that the Pink Panther tips its hat to those units that replicate, effect and mold your guitar tone into something that only digital delay can. With a small footprint, loads of features and a simplistic user experience, we believe the search for the perfect delay is over!

Features Include

– 1 Second of Delay Time
– Tape or Digital Clean Modes
– Two Types of Modulation
– Dark EQ Knob for Repeats
– On-board Tap Tempo
– Top Mounted Input/Output Jacks
– External Tap Tempo Jack
– 4 Subdivisions (1/4, dotted 1/8, 1/8, Triplets)
– Small compact footprint
– Standard 9V DC Negative power

The Pink Panther is priced at $249. For more info, visit the official product page.

EHX unveils Tone Corset Analog Compressor

Electro-Harmonix introduces the Tone Corset analog compressor, a compact OTA (Operational Transconductance Amplifier) compressor with an organic quality that works especially well with guitar.

The Tone Corset’s four-knob design provides excellent control and gives the user the ability to precisely shape their instrument’s dynamics. Compression effects ranging from subtle to extreme and all points in between are possible.

The pedal’s Sustain knob controls the amount of compression applied to the guitar signal. The Attack knob adjusts how quickly the compressor recovers. As Attack is turned clockwise the pedal’s response is slower and more initial pick attack comes thru. The Blend knobs adjusts the mix of the dry and compressed signals. By blending both the player can achieve a sound where the dry signal allows the natural pick attack to come thru while the compressed side turns up the volume as the note decays. Volume adjusts the overall output level of the effect. A Pad switch pads down the input signal to prevent undesirable distortion when the pedal is used with high output humbuckers, bass guitar, etc.

The Tone Corset features True Bypass switching to ensure maximum signal path integrity and comes with a 9 Volt battery.

-Four-knob design provides excellent control and gives the user the ability to precisely shape their instrument’s dynamics.
-The Sustain knob controls the amount of compression applied to the guitar signal.
-The Attack know adjusts how quickly the compressor recovers. As Attack is turned clockwise the pedal’s response is slower and more initial pick attack comes thru.
-The Blend knob adjusts the mix of the dry and compressed signals.
-Volume controls the overall output level.
-The Pad switch pads down the input signal to prevent undesirable distortion if the Tone Coret is used with high output humbuckers, bass guitar, etc.
-True Bypass for maximum signal path integrity.
-Comes with a 9Volt battery.

The Tone Analog will be priced at $89.50. For more information, see the official product page.

MF Stupid Deal - Pigtronix Quantum Time Modulator

Musician's Friend has a daily deal going for the Pigtronix Quantum Time Modulator. It's going for $119, and usually sells for about $199.

The Pigtronix Quantum Time Modulator produces a parallel universe of analog time stretching effects with only three knobs and a single switch. Reflecting the fundamental principals of modern atomic physics in pedal form, the Pigtronix Quantum can be in any number of places at once and will change in response to both input and observation.

Pigtronix Quantum utilizes multiple bucket brigade delay lines with independent clocks modulated by a continuous blend of envelope and LFO sources. The corresponding sensitivity, speed and source controls are augmented by a Chorus / Vibe switch which allows the user to choose between pure effect or a mix of clean signal and modulated audio. This eminently flexible, yet easy to use configuration, combined with a TRS stereo output provides numerous sound field configurations for mono, true stereo, wet / dry and wet / dry / wet rigs.

Going well beyond the event horizon of existing modulation pedals, the Pigtronix Quantum slams the classic tones of complex rack units such as the Zappa's MicMix DynaFlanger, Lifeson's TC 1210 Spatial Expander & the venerable Roland Dimension D into a tiny and affordable analog stompbox while also blazing new territory that provides a musical analogy to the essential nature of reality itself.

Musician's Friend Summer Kickoff Coupon

Save 10% off orders of $49+ and 15% off orders $249+ at Musician's Friend with the code KICKOFF

While 10% isn't much, the $49 threshold is much lower than usual $99 minimum required. As usual, you can 8% back in store credit via the Backstage Pass program, and 2.5% back in cash via Ebates. The discount expires on June 16.

TC Electronic unveils Pipeline Tap Tremolo

The widely anticipated Pipeline Tap Tremolo takes the vintage warmth that made the tremolo effect so iconic and pairs it with a modern edge for more radical situations.

Pipeline has both soft Vintage sine waves and solid Square blocks available at the flick of a switch and with up to 6 dBs of boost you'll never sound thin or deflated.

The footswitch is tap tempo-enabled for fast tempo adjustments and the Subdivision knob lets you splice the tempo into seven inspiring rhythmic accents.

And last but not least - it's TonePrint-enabled, giving you an endless array of possibilities in a little box that won't put a ding in your board.

For more information, visit the official product page.

Earthquaker updates Dunes, Ghost Echo, Sea Machine, Terminal, and Tone Job

Earthquaker Devices have upgraded five of their pedals to newer versions - the Dunes, Terminal and Tone Job will all be updated to V2, which simply uses silent relay switches rather than commonplace hard switches, while the Ghost Echo and Sea Machine will be updated to V3 and see new features. Below are demos for the V3 versions of the Ghost Echo and the Sea Machine, along with their respective new features. More info on these upgrades are available at Earthquaker's blog.

- Upgraded op-amps for better performance and lower noise than v1 & v2
- Stronger reverb signal with 2x the output of the v1 & v2 Ghost Echo
- Recalibrated “Dwell” control capable of self-oscillations when all the way up
- New artwork
- Silent relay-based switching

- Improved circuitry for better performance, cleaner sound, and lower noise
- More range added to almost every control from subtle modulation to extreme oscillation
- Silent relay-based switching

Musicians' Friend - up to 20% off select products

Save up to 20% off select products on Musician's Friend with the code HEYJUNE

Nothing terribly exciting, but most of the pedals from TC Electronic's "Smorgasbord" line are 15% off. As usual, you can 8% back in store credit via the Backstage Pass program, and 2.5% back in cash via Ebates. The code expires June 7.

MF Stupid Deal - Pigtronix Rototron Analog Rotary Speaker Simulator

Musician's Friend's Stupid Deal of the Day is the Pigtronix Rototron. It is on sale for $169, a savings of $150 over its usual price of $319.

Pigtronix Rototron is an all-analog rotary speaker effect that combines frequency modulation, phase shifting, tremolo, bucket brigade-based chorusing and a three-way crossover all meticulously voiced to achieve unsurpassed, three-dimensional rotary realism in a compact, easy to use pedal.

Designed by Howard Davis and David Koltai, the Pigtronix Rototron accurately recreates the complex acoustic phenomenon of the legendary dual rotor 122 and 147 cabinets as used by Peter Frampton, Danny Gatton, the Beatles and many more. The analog design approach used within the Rototron sounds warmer, fatter and feels far more realistic than the digital rotary effects currently available from other companies. Line-level headroom and full stereo input and output options make the Rototron ideally suited to keyboardists as well as guitarists who use a stereo setup live or in studio.

Independent Slow and Fast speed controls with adjustable ramp time allows musicians to achieve the mesmerizing sound of speeding up and slowing down an actual rotary cabinet. A remotely switchable Brake option completes the authentic experience to provide rotary bliss on stage without the back breaking hassle. Separate expression pedal jacks for the low and high rotors enable some entirely new variations on the classic rotary sound. Internally switchable input summing and mid-range panning options round out this incredibly flexible, easy to use and hypnotic sounding analog rotary simulator from Pigtronix.

ProGuitarShop Memorial Day Sale

In celebration of Memorial Day, Pro Guitar Shop is offering a 20% discount off with the code MEM20

Additionally, several boutique builders are discounted at 15% off with no code needed. Included in the sale are Earthquaker, JHS, Keeley, Wampler, Walrus Audio, Catalinbread, and others.

TC Electronic introduces Hall Of Fame 2

TC Electronic has unveiled a new reverb pedal, the Hall of Fame 2. The Hall of Fame 2 introduces MASH, a programmable pressure-sensitive momentary footswitch - allowing you to control variables such as reverb length, modulation level, volume and tone, or any combination of such. It also features shimmer reverb, which was missing from its predecessor, as well as 3 TonePrint slots, two more than the original Hall of Fame had.

For more information, visit the official product page.

The new Hall Of Fame 2 Reverb covers everything the original did and packs 3 new powerful features.

The revolutionary MASH technology adds the rich and fluid articulation of an expression pedal to your reverb effects in the same compact stompbox that you know.

On top of that, we carefully designed a crystalline Shimmer reverb that you can control with MASH for spine-tingling performance in real-time.

In fact, you can control pretty much any parameter conceivable with MASH. With the TonePrint Editor you can unleash the expressive potential in MASH any way you like. Of course, you can still get all the iconic reverbs and TonePrints that you know from the original.