ProAudioStar is holding a Black Friday sale and you can save 20% off select new items with the code BF20
Of interest here is the DOD Rubberneck at $99.99
Coast Sonic Black Friday Sale
Save 15% off site-wide with code BLACK15 or 20% off Walrus Audio with code WALRUS20
Prymaxe Black Friday Sale
Prymaxe is having a Black Friday sale, with many items auto-discounted with 30% off. You can also get 26% off new items that are not on sale with the code BF26
Of interest here is the DigiTech Obscura for $76.85 and the DOD Carcosa for $62.60
The sale ends November 26
Mr. Black Black Friday Sale
Mr. Black is holding a Black Friday sale, with their standard pedals priced down to $129.95. Buying any two Black Friday pedals will also net you a free Doomstick II fuzz.
Fuzzrocious Black Friday Sale
Use the code 15RIFFTEEN to save 15% off your order, or 20RIFFTEEN for 20% off if the Baby Furnace is included in your purchase. Orders over $235 will also include a free Baxstabber EQ or FEED ME V1 while supplies last. The sale ends November 28.
Sweetwater Black Friday Sale
Sweetwater is having a bunch of discounts for Black Friday, but of particular interest include a black BOSS RC-1 Loop Station for $69.99, the discontinued Korg SDD-3000 for $229 and the DigiTech Obscura for $89.99.
Old Blood Noise Black Friday Sale
OBNE is offering 15% off everything from November 23rd to 30th for Black Friday. With most of their pedals normally priced at $199, the sale will bring them down to $169.15.
SolidGoldFX Black Friday Sale
For Black Friday, SolidGoldFX is offering a free Hive fuzz with any full-size pedal purchase with the code HIVE.
IdiotBox Effects Black Friday Sale
IdiotBox Effects is offering each pedal in their entire line for $99 or less.
Chase Bliss Audio unveils Dark World dual channel reverb
Dark World™ is the first fully digital offering from Chase Bliss Audio; a unique dual channel reverb that we made with a little help from our friends. Cooper FX is responsible for the “Dark” channel; a collaborative effort influenced partly by their Generation Loss and Outward designs. Keeley Electronics crafted the “World” channel, which houses three absolutely gorgeous Hall, Plate, and Spring algorithms. Put together, the channels can be routed in 33 distinct ways, creating a stunning palette of reverb ranging from subtle, tasteful, and lush all the way to broken video cassette, glitch shimmer, and infinite freeze. Add all this to the dense digital control and full MIDI, dip-switch, and preset implementation Chase Bliss is known for, and you have yourself a very fun, powerful, and player-friendly reverb pedal in a small package.
The Dark World is priced at $349, but you can get 15% off with the code DARKFRIDAY
For more info, visit Chase Bliss Audio.
Earthquaker Devices unveils Black Ash Endangered Fuzz
Limited to 1500 units worldwide, Black Ash is a fuzz/overdrive that takes some cues from the vintage “three-knob Bender.” It uses a highly curated cache of rare and irreplaceable components including paper-in-oil capacitors and NOS half-watt carbon composition resistors from EQD President Jamie Stillman’s personal stash to light a fire under this classic fuzz/drive with an explosive-yet-detailed treble response, a sturdy midrange, and subterranean bass extension.
For more info, visit Earthquaker Devices
EHX unveils the Grand Canyon delay and looper
In somewhat predictable news, Electro-Harmonix is unveiling a big brother to their Canyon delay/looper, aptly named the Grand Canyon. Some improvements include stereo outputs, dedicated knobs for the hidden parameters, ability to use delay and looper independently and a new doubler mode. The Grand Canyon is expected to be priced at $249. See you next year when they announce the Oceans 12 reverb.
-Advanced multifunction delay and looper with up to three seconds of delay time
-12 effect types that cover a ton of tonal real estate to fuel your creativity: ECHO, MOD, MULTI, REVERSE, DMM, TAPE, REVERB, PITCH, SHIM, SAMPLE/HOLD, DRUM, DOUBLER
-Tails feature. Select whether the echoes fade out naturally or stops immediately when the pedal is switched to bypass mode
-Tap tempo with nine tap divide subdivisons
-Up to 16 minutes of recording time on the fully featured looper
-Loop audio remains in the Grand Canyon until you erase it, even after removing power
-13 presets can be saved or recalled
-3-button footswitch connector for remote operation
-Comes with an EHX 9.6DC-200 power supply
For more info, visit Electro Harmonix
MF Stupid Deal - Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Germanium Gold Micro
Musician's Friend is running a daily deal on the Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Germanium Gold Micro. It is on sale for $74, and normally retails for $134.
The Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Germanium Gold Micro brings back the original Pigtronix custom shop compressor/sustainer/distortion effect—in micro form. This superlative version of the award-winning and top-selling Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone compressor takes the original pedal’s optical sustain engine and lets you mix in a layer of germanium-enhanced distortion. The unique diode arrangement found in the Germanium Gold version delivers a smooth top end and rich midrange response, tailored to match the characteristics of the optical sustainer driving it. If you felt that the original circuits in the Philosopher’s Tone were brilliant, wait 'til you hear how the Germanium distortion adds to the overall character of this compressor/sustainer pedal! The clean side of the Philosopher’s Tone remains the same; dial in your Blend and Volume to get the signal you desire. Use the Sustain knob to dial in the amount of compression you need. Higher settings on this control will provide a noiseless clean sustain previously unheard of in compression pedals, while retaining the original integrity of your tone. What makes the Germanium Gold version unique is the Grit control. More than a simple gain knob, the Grit knob found on the Philosopher’s Tone Germanium Gold Micro acts as a blend for the germanium-enhanced distortion found in this unit. You can dial in more or less grit, depending on your tastes. Your clean and overdriven tones from the Philosopher’s Tone can be blended perfectly with just the right amount of grit for your playing. This stompbox features true-bypass switching and runs on standard 9VDC power with an internal, voltage-doubling circuit providing the superior clarity and overall output of 18VDC power rails. The Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Germanium Gold Micro packs an unprecedented amount of boutique compression and germanium distortion into a micro-sized pedal.
BOSS unveils Waza Craft Metal Zone and Dimension C
Premium Waza Craft pedal with all-analog audio circuitry
Innovative dual-stage gain circuit built with discrete analog components
Standard mode updates the famous MT-2 Metal Zone sound with improved clarity and lower noise
Custom mode delivers full-throttle gain tones with wider range, increased dynamics, and tighter low end
Powerful three-band EQ provides intense sound customization with High, Low, and sweepable Midrange and up to 15 dB boost/cut on each band
Premium buffer for clean and clear tone when bypassed
Made in Japan
BOSS five-year warranty
Premium Waza Craft pedal with all-analog audio circuitry
Standard mode provides the sound of the original DC-2 Dimension C pedal
SDD-320 mode authentically reproduces the vintage Roland SDD-320 Dimension D, a legendary studio rack effect heard on countless hit records
Iconic four-button preset interface, updated with reliable electronic switches and LED status indicators
Four main sounds in each mode, plus six variations by pressing two switches together (20 total sounds available)
Premium buffer and enhanced bypass circuitry
Versatile I/O for integrating with any mono or stereo application, from guitar and bass pedalboards to keyboards and studio mixing
Made in Japan
BOSS five-year warranty
EarthQuaker Devices unveils Aqueduct vibrato
Aqueduct™ is a vintage-inspired pitch vibrato with eight modulation modes delivering synth-like sonar pulses, touch-sensitive frequency modulation, gentle rolling pitch-wobbles, steady kosmische pulsations, rapid trills, slimy sonic squiggles, whammy bar wiggles, pitch bends, pseudo-flange, and anything else your pitch-warped brain can picture in your murky mind’s eye.
For more info on the new EarthQuaker Aqueduct, visit the official product page.
MF Stupid Deal - Supro Boost
Musician's Friend is running a daily deal for the Supro Boost guitar pedal. Like yesterday's Supro Fuzz, the Supro Boost is on sale for $79.99, over half off its normal price.
There is no better pedal for transparently driving a tube amp than the Supro Boost. This J-FET based pedal design delivers up to 20db noiseless gain boost plus optional High Pass or Low Pass filtering to contour your sound. Simple, straight-forward and effective, the Supro Boost pedal remains clean and sweet at all settings, no matter how hard you push it with other pedals earlier in the chain. The Supro boost also remains frequency linear as the gain is adjusted, allowing the musician to set the desired level of boost without sacrificing overall tone or requiring them to adjust their amp's EQ settings to compensate.
The Supro Boost pedal sports a simple control layout with a single Volume knob and an oversized toggle switch to select BRIGHT, FLAT or DARK overall frequency response. The BRIGHT mode enables a 3db/octave HP (high pass) filter. This setting is useful for thinning out humbucker guitars when adding boost to increase sparkle and prevent mud. The DARK mode enables a 3db/octave LP (low pass) filter. This setting is useful for fattening up single coil guitars when adding boost, to increase warmth and prevent harshness.
Taking the boost pedal one step further, the Supro Boost offers a TRS port for expression pedal control of the VOLUME knob. This effectively turns the Supro Boost pedal into a high-fidelity, active volume pedal with user-adjustable minimum and maximum settings. With the expression pedal in use, the on-board VOLUME knob sets the maximum value while a user-adjustable, internal trimmer sets the minimum volume. All Supro pedals are assembled in Port Jefferson, NY, USA, featuring custom-tooled, anodized, brushed-aluminum enclosures, 9V battery or AC powered operation, rear-mounted metal jacks, easy-access side-mounted battery drawer and studio-friendly, noiseless (click-free) true-bypass switching.
MF Stupid Deal - Supro Fuzz
Musician's Friend has a daily deal going on for the Supro Fuzz guitar pedal. It's on sale for $79.99, more than half off its usual price tag of $199.99.
What if you combine the ruthless sustain of a silver box Big Muff with the harmonic signature of a Tone Bender MkII and the unrivaled touch dynamics of a germanium Fuzz Face? Would you get the ultimate vintage Fuzz pedal? Supro thinks so. The Supro Fuzz takes this "best-of-all-worlds" approach to old-school fuzz using an N.O.S. Germanium transistor in the first stage, followed by secondary, silicon-based gain and a dash of our special sauce to create a low-noise, high-gain fuzz box that will leave you deaf and breathless.
Whether you’re looking for a touch-sensitive, vintage 60's flavor or a full-on wall of modern sonic destruction, the Supro Fuzz delivers the goods while keeping your noise floor amazingly low. The Supro Fuzz pedal sports a simple control layout with Volume, Gain, Treble and Bass knobs. The independent EQ found on this pedal is drawn from the award-winning tone stack found in our flagship tube amplifiers, offering a huge range of adjustability without the frustrating limitations of a more traditional, one-knob EQ design. Both Bass and Treble controls are capable of cutting or boosting within their respective frequency bands, with each control designed to deliver the widest possible range of usable tones while remaining musical at all settings.
Taking the fuzz pedal one step further, the Supro Fuzz offers a TRS port for expression pedal control of the TREBLE knob. With the expression pedal in use, the on-board TREBLE knob sets the maximum value, allowing the musician to accentuate or tame the abundant high frequency content of the fuzz sound. All Supro pedals are assembled in Port Jefferson, NY, USA, featuring custom-tooled, anodized, brushed-aluminum enclosures, 9V battery or AC powered operation, rear-mounted metal jacks, easy-access side-mounted battery drawer and studio-friendly, noiseless (click-free) true-bypass switching.
MF Stupid Deal - Way Huge Saucy Box
The Way Huge Saucy Box overdrive pedal is on sale today at Musician's Friend for $69.
From the visionary depths of the Way Huge laboratory comes the Saucy Box Overdrive. Like the acclaimed Pork Loin Overdrive before it, the Saucy Box derives its unparalleled versatility from discrete clean and overdrive signal paths, combining them to deliver one of the most organic, amp-like overdrive pedals available. To give discerning guitarists a dynamic, finger-friendly overdrive with plug-and-play simplicity, the Saucy Box Overdrive forgoes individual clean and drive controls and automatically balances the optimum ratio of the two with a single Gain control. This unique design provides for everything from pure a unity-gain buffer to a clean boost and all the way to a salaciously buttery overdrive. To top it all off, this pedal has a passive tone circuit that will play nice with any pickup type.
Prymaxe Christmas in July Sale
Prymaxe is currently running a "Christmas in July" sale where you can save up to 25% off new products with the code XMAS25, 10% off demo products with DEMO10 and 25% off clearance products with CLEARANCE25
MF Stupid Deal - Way Huge Saucy Box Overdrive
Musician's Friend is running a daily deal on the Way Huge Saucy Box overdrive. It's on sale for $69, which is $60 off its usual price.
From the visionary depths of the Way Huge laboratory comes the Saucy Box Overdrive. Like the acclaimed Pork Loin Overdrive before it, the Saucy Box derives its unparalleled versatility from discrete clean and overdrive signal paths, combining them to deliver one of the most organic, amp-like overdrive pedals available. To give discerning guitarists a dynamic, finger-friendly overdrive with plug-and-play simplicity, the Saucy Box Overdrive forgoes individual clean and drive controls and automatically balances the optimum ratio of the two with a single Gain control. This unique design provides for everything from pure a unity-gain buffer to a clean boost and all the way to a salaciously buttery overdrive. To top it all off, this pedal has a passive tone circuit that will play nice with any pickup type.
EHX unveils Oceans 11 reverb
It's an 11-mode reverb akin to their previously released Canyon delay. At $150, it'll compete with pedals like the DigiTech Polara, BOSS RV-6 and TC Electronic Hall of Fame 2.
For more info, visit Electro Harmonix.
1. HALL – the rich reverberant sound of a grand concert hall
2. SPRING – pays homage to the classic Fender® 6G15 tube spring reverb
3. PLATE – the lush, warm reverb that got its name because a large metal plate was originally used to create it
4. REVRS – emulates the quirky reverse reverb effect where a note’s reverb fades-in backwards. (Jimmy Page claims to have invented it.)
5. ECHO –sends a recirculating echo thru the Plate reverb. The crisp clear delays get tastefully smudged by the airy plate reverb
6. TREM – reverb plus tremolo that’s applied to both the wet and dry mix of a Hall reverb, your choice of three different tremolo shapes
7. MOD – modulated reverb, three modes. Chorus laced onto the reverb tails creates a luscious atmospheric effect. Flanger wraps around the reverb tails and weaves a hypnotic tapestry. Chorus and flanger combined.
8. DYNA – Swell, gate and duck. Swell silences your notes’ attacks before blooming the tails back into the soundscape. Gate passes the reverb tail thru a noise gate that opens when it detects playing. (Phil Collins popularized the technique by applying it to drums.) Duck compresses the reverb tail while you’re playing and fades it back in when you’re resting.
9. AUTO-INF – Auto-infinite reverb that triggers a reverb wash for each note or chord. When a new one is struck, the previously resounding reverb crossfades to the new one
10. SHIM – Shimmer generates a rich octave-shifted reverb wash that modulates and blossoms behind your signal
11. POLY – Polyphonic reverb, two configurable bi-directional pitch shifts operating on your pre-reverb signal. Combine dissonant intervals with near infinite decays to create disorienting soundtracks, or choose perfect/major intervals to generate creative harmonies when jumping around a key signature
Prymaxe Memorial Day Sale
It's automatically-discounted 25% off most new products, and up to 25% off non-discounted products with the code MEMDAY
Earthquaker Devices unveils Pyramids stereo flanger
Pyramids is a Stereo Flanging Device with five presets, eight flanger modes, tap tempo, tap subdivision, a multifunction Modify control, positive and negative Feedback, and a variable Mix control, which is something you don’t see on a flanger every day. Built upon the same proprietary DSP architecture as the Avalanche Run™, Pyramids delivers convincing jet-engine roar, authentic through-zero tape-style warble, infinite barber pole sweeps, flexible I/O routing, and the ability to re-trigger the LFO cycle via footswitch opens up a fourth dimension of rhythmic possibilities that’s sure to tickle your third ear.
For more info, visit Earthquaker Devices.
MF Stupid Deal - Line 6 DM-4 Distortion Modeler
Musician's Friend is running a daily deal on the Line 6 DM-4 Distortion Modeler. It's on sale for $139.99, a savings of $110 off its usual price.
The Line 6 DM-4 Distortion Modeler Pedal gives you programmable overdrives and distortions in a floor stompbox. It holds 16 models of vintage overdrive, distortion, and fuzz effects; including the TS-808 Tube Screamer, Fuzz Face, Big Muff, Rat, Octavia, Tone Bender, Tube Driver, and more! With 4 programmable presets and an expression pedal input for realtime control of all effect settings. Bass, middle, and treble controls and true bypass switching.
OBNE releases Flat Light Textural Flange Shifter
Building effects around a foundation of flanging, the Flat Light is the latest in the Old Blood Noise Endeavors pedal line. From pitch shifting flanger to highly resonant metallic sounds to reverb-like delays and recognizable swooshes, the Flat Light will induce motion to your sound no matter where it sits in your signal path.
The Flat Light features:
Three modes of flanger: Detune (shimmering pitch shift), Resonate (highly resonant multiflange), and Echo (reverb-like delay)
Four controls to shape the sound: Rate to set rate, Depth to set depth, Shift to affect the something extra, and Mix to go from 100% dry to 100% wet
A Tilt footswitch to momentarily maximize Rate or Shift controls
Expression jack for external control of Rate or Shift parameters
Internal trimpot to control output level
Relay bypass switching and standard 9VDC center negative power
The Flat Light is available now at Old Blood Noise Endeavors for $199.
MXR introduces Sugar Drive (it's a klone)
It's a mini-klone. It's $119. It looks really cheesy. Alternatively, it looks kinda cool. For more info, visit MXR.
The MXR Sugar Drive provides a diverse range of clear and transparent overdrive tones, from sauced up boosting to blown-tube distortion. It’s based on a rare overdrive pedal that has acquired a mythical reputation among fanatical tone-seekers thanks to its unique circuit design.
The key elements of that circuit design are the Drive control and something called a charge pump. First, the Drive control on this pedal doesn’t just increase the intensity of the overdrive pedal. It starts with your clean signal and then blends it with the overdrive effect as you turn it up, replicating the smooth transition of an amplifier going from clean to dirty. The charge pump increases overall headroom, which opens everything up nicely.
Of course, we had to put the MXR touch on this circuit. If you’re all about true bypass, then you’re in luck—this pedal uses it by default. The original used buffered bypass, though, and we know there’s a lot of players out there who don’t want to fix something that isn’t broken. They’re in luck, too—just flick the Buffer switch on the side of the pedal to enable buffered bypassing.
With a simple three-knob setup and an MXR mini housing, this is the go-to overdrive to have on your pedalboard. It’s versatile and it saves space, and unlike the original pedals it’s based on, it won’t cost you thousands of dollars.
Fender unveils new pedals at NAMM
These, I believe, are Fender's first pedals since the unexceptional Competition Series pedals and certainly look more inspired than their predecessors.
Pugilist Distortion - MSRP: $99.99
A dual gain-stage distortion with a switch-activated bass boost.
Level Set Buffer - MSRP: $99.99
It's pretty feature-rich for a dedicated buffer pedal, if only because buffer pedals generally don't feature anything other than the buffer. Along with level and hi-frequency filter knobs, the footswitch allows you to mute the signal.
The Bends Compressor - MSRP: $129.99
Maybe it's named after the Radiohead album. Maybe it's named after decompression sickness.
Marine Layer Reverb - MSRP: 149.99
The oddest name from a set of oddly-named pedals. At its price point, it'll have heavy competition with the TC Hall of Fame, DigiTech Polara, BOSS RV6, et al.
Mirror Image Delay - MSRP: $149.99
Like the Marine Layer Reverb, this one will have a lot of competition in the $150 range.
Santa Ana Overdrive - MSRP: $199.99
Some good tone-shaping potential here with two different voices, a 3-band EQ and optional boost.
Alexander unveils Colour Theory Step Sequencer
For more info, visit Alexander.
The Colour Theory. Each step in its sequence is a new pathway to adventure, each new colour is part of a palette of mystery. Every moment brings a new surprise, as the patterns cycle and interact. The Colour Theory combines a versatile eight-step sequencer with a powerful effects processor, creating rhythmic combinations seldom heard outside of a rack of synths. It’s small but mighty, utilizing our Neo Series technology in a completely new way.
ProCo unveils Rat Tail Distortion cable
It's a Rat pedal.. in a cable. Instead of three knobs, users can select from three preset positions. The Rat Tail comes in three different lengths - 10 feet, 18 feet and 25 feet. For more info, visit ProCo.
RAT Tail Distortion cable
Distortion effect circuitry built into the connector
Same clipping Diodes using in Vintage RAT Distortion pedals
2 Ranges of distortion, selectable right on the connector
(Position 1 is True ByPass)
JHS unveils Bonsai 9-in-1 Tubescreamer
It's basically a 9-mode Tubescreamer, similar to their previously released Muffuletta. At $229 though, it seems miles behind the Earthquaker Palisades, which is only $20 more. For more info, visit JHS Pedals.
In the late 1970's the overdrive pedal was arguably perfected when Japanese engineers designed the sound that we now know as the heart and soul of so many of our favorite artists, recordings and sounds. Players ranging from The Edge, Trey Anastasio, Buddy Guy, Kirk Hammett, John Mayer, SRV, Carlos Santana and thousands more from every possible genre have utilized and depended on this classic iconic green box. If a single effect pedal was chosen to board a Voyager 3 mission and be solely responsible for showing the universe the sound of overdrive, it would undoubtably be Tube Screamer. It is probably the most produced and sold pedal in the history of guitar pedals! The Bonsai is our tribute to one of the greatest pedals ever created.
Empress Effects unveils Zoia
All that exists is this Knobs demo, but it looks pretty amazing.
Zoia is a compact grid of musical anything. Use modules to construct instruments, effects, utilities. Save and transfer them via SD. It is what you need it to be.
Features:
- Stereo operation (including Empress effect algorithms)
- MIDI i/o
- CV & clock in
- Save patches as supermodules to speed up creation
- Ongoing updates (new modules!)
- Random create function to jumpstart or invigorate your process
- Blocks can all be linked freely to multiple sources & destinations
- Extensive favourites system: even moments can be favourited, to quickly return to a safe place if your patch goes awry
This is an introduction. Tentative release information: Spring, $450.
Chase Bliss unveils Thermae Analog Delay / Harmonizer
Introducing Thermae™: Analog Delay / Harmonizer. Release: 5/31/18. $499. 100% analog signal path with digital control / presets / midi. Max delay time: at least 4 seconds (it likes to be underclocked) via 4x MN3005 chipset. Sequence mode, step mode, or normal mode for shifting through delay time intervals. Three modulation types with three subtypes. Glide knob for setting transition time between pitch intervals. Slightly resonant low pass filter for repeats. Full ramping and expression control. Optional trails or true bypass via dip switch. Momentary or latching bypass via dip switch. Come give it a whirl next week at the NAMM show at booth 3744
EHX unveils 95000 Performance Loop Laboratory
How much looping is too much looping?
EHX introduces the 95000 Performance Loop Laboratory, the company’s most advanced looper to date, featuring six mono tracks and one stereo mixdown track per loop. It will record up to 375 minutes and 100 loops with a 16GB Micro SD card and switching between loops is quick and easy.
The new 95000 is housed in a rugged, aluminum, all metal chassis with a control layout that has been optimized for use as both a tabletop and foot-pedal unit. This new design ensures that the player can take maximum advantage of the looper’s powerful performance capabilities.
The 95000 also features a robust I/O including two audio inputs, each capable of handling a microphone (phantom power is included), instrument or unbalanced line input so the unit can readily connect to all sound sources. Left / right outputs, a Monitor out and a Headphone Out are included.
-Import / export .WAV files to MAC or PC via the built-in USB port
-TAP Button allows you to set loop BPM
-Quantize or non-quantize (free running) recording modes
-Speed adjust over a 2-octave range
-Overdub or punch in / out recording
-Reverse playback and recording
-Loop progress may be displayed in Bar/Beat format
-Expression pedal control over loop volume
-Left/right outputs, Monitor Out, Headphone Output
-EHX 9.6DC-200 PSU included
-Dimensions in inches: 12.6 (w) x 5.9 (l) x 2.6 (h)
-Dimensions in mm: 320 (w) x 150 (l) x 65 (h)
For more info, visit Electro-Harmonix.
MF Stupid Deal - Pigtronix Disnortion Micro
Musician's Friend has the Pigtronix Disnortion Micro on sale today for $74.
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.
Walrus Audio unveils Fathom Reverb
The official demo is below, and additional demos are available from Brett Kingman, Reverb.com, JustNick, and Rabea. For more info and to pre-order, visit Walrus Audio.
*Preorders for the Fathom begin January 15th with an expected ship date of January 29th. *
The Fathom is a feature-rich reverb with 4 different customized reverb algorithms to choose from. Easily go from tasteful, small room reverb to long, modulated trails dripping of ambient goodness. The toggle switch adds options for low, medium and high modulation. Use the dampen knob to fine tune the tone of the reverb's decay.
The Fathom features 4 different algorithms.
Hall - Wide, open and vast with decay that ends with high-frequency rolloff. X knob adjusts pre-delay.
Plate - Full Body reverb with a smooth decay. X knob adjusts pre-delay.
Lo-fi - Filtered reverb with decay ranging from warm, to thin AM-sounding radio. X knob adjusts filter width.
Sonar - Reverb fed with both a high and low octave with the ability to blend the octaves with the X knob.
Momentary Functions:
When the pedal is in off position, press and hold the Bypass Switch to temporarily activate the effect to add a moment of reverb. Releasing the switch turns the effect off.
Press and hold the Sustain Switch while the pedal is on, to sustain the reverb decay for a dreamy ambient decrescendo.
Trails Mode:
To turn trails mode on or off, unplug the pedal and press and hold down the Bypass Switch for two seconds while plugging the pedal back in.
Chase Bliss unveils Condor Analog EQ / Pre / Filter
It was announced on Chase Bliss Audio's Instagram account.
No trolling / teasing this year, straight to it. Introducing Condor™: Analog EQ / Pre / Filter. Release: 4/16/18. $349. 100% analog signal path with digital control/presets/midi. Switchable to clean or overdrive. Parametric boost/cut mids control from 150Hz to 5kHz with 3 “Q” settings. Bass boost/cut control with 3 intensity settings. LPF filter with 3 settings: normal, slight resonant, very resonant. Ramping/hold functionality for LFO filter tremolo effects. True bypass or buffered bypass selectable via dip switch. Come try it out at NAMM next week, booth 3744. We are still tweaking the design so customer feedback is desired and appreciated.
NUX unveils some Strymon-looking pedals
NUX has unveiled a line of three new pedals, and at first look, one would assume they're Strymon clones. They share an identical design and knob placement, but the similarities seem to end there. Among the new pedals is the a combination delay and reverb, and an amp simulator, either of which Strymon has. The last new pedal is a combination booster and compressor, but doesn't appear to be a clone of Strymon's own booster/compressor.
Atlantic Delay & Reverb
The Atlantic Delay & Reverb features an analog, digital and tape echo on the delay side, and a spring, hall and plate on the reverb side. A shimmer effect can be added to the plate reverb with a momentary switch. According to NUX, it's expected to be priced around $160. For more info, visit NUX.
Solid Studio IR & Power Amp Simulator
The Solid Studio IR & Power Amp Simulator features 8 cabinets, 8 microphones and 3 positions for each, and 3 tube models. For more info, visit NUX.
Masamune Booster & Kompressor
For more info, visit NUX.
Earthquaker Devices introduce Rainbow Machine V2 and Avalanche Run V2
The second version of the Rainbow Machine will have "more versatile, twice as loud as the original, with an extended delay time, deeper chorus tones, improved signal-to-noise ratio, silent flexiswitch footswitches on both the Activate and Magic functions." For more info, visit Earthquaker Devices.
Avalanche Run V2 will feature "an updated reverb algorithm for enhanced stereo imaging, new custom-built enclosure, flexi-switch switching for standard latching or momentary operation." For more info, visit Earthquaker Devices.
Earthquaker Devices unveils Westwood Translucent Drive Manipulator
It's basically a transparent overdrive, and with a list price of $179.00 it'll be within range of similar drive pedals. For more info, visit Earthquaker Devices.
Westwood is a touch sensitive translucent overdrive manipulator as clean and pure as the breeze which blows through a grove of Douglas Fir trees, and as hot as a damn fine cup of coffee.
This mild-mannered light- to medium-gain overdrive with active EQ controls will still knock the socks right off your trusty low-wattage combo amp, pushing it into anything from cutting, edge-of-breakup rhythm tones, all the way to articulate, singing lead tones stacked high with pleasing even-order harmonics and sweet, sweet sustain. And if you pair it up with your favorite head and cab, you should probably call the neighbors first, because the Westwood’s Level control has enough output on tap to alert the proper authorities. Even the FBI.
Each and every Westwood is a real Blue Rose case, hand built by a team of special agents in the Black Lodge of Akron, Ohio, USA, where the owls are not what they seem, there’s always music in the air, and the birds sing a pretty song.
MF Stupid Deal - Vox Volume Effects Pedal
Musician's Friend is running a daily deal for the Vox V860 Volume Pedal at $59.99, half off its usual price.
The Vox Volume effects pedal features a hand-wired design preserves your tone, a tough and stylish aluminum body with a durable anodized finish, and smooth and reliable gear-based pedal mechanism. Its custom enclosure is designed to protect the volume potentiometer from dust. The torque can be adjusted to suit your playing style.
• Input impedance: 250K ohms
• Input Jacks: INPUT Jack (monaural standard phone jack)
• Output Jacks: OUTPUT Jack (monaural phone jack)
• Control: pedal, torque adjustment screw
TC Electronic unveils Sonic Specialists line of pedals
TC Electronic has unveiled their latest line of pedals, the Sonic Specialists. Coming in the same box as the "Behringer clones", they include a spring reverb, a shimmer reverb, a spinning speaker simulator and an Echoplex-styled pedal. The pedals are expected to be released in the coming months, check TC Electronic for more info.
Drip spring reverb
The best way to spice up your dry guitar sound with some distinctive character and depth is a good spring reverb. An homage to one of music's most recognizable reverb effects, Drip Spring Reverb instantly takes your tone back to the good old days of amp reverb, to the iconic California surf scene and countless classic blues recordings. Not to mention iconic instrumental bands such as The Shadows and The Ventures, who built their sound on those classic reverberated guitar tones. Quite simply, spring reverb was so ubiquitous on classic recordings that it has become a quintessential part of sound of the electric guitar.
For more info on the Drip, visit TC Electronic.
Fluorescence shimmer reverb
Shimmer reverb is one of those effects that you have to hear for yourself before you really know what it is. Originally pioneered by recording legends Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, shimmer is produced by layering a tail of reverb that is pitched up an octave and sent through a feedback loop on top of the dry signal. This produces lush soundscapes that take on a life of their known, ranging from voluptuous chimes, to interstellar travel-like sounds that will evoke memories of Carl Sagan's Cosmos while you're playing.
For more info on the Fluorescence, visit TC Electronic.
Gauss tape echo
Few delay effects are more revered, or iconic, than the tape echo machines of yesteryear. The warm, fat tones of the vintage reel-to-reel tape units have become the stuff of legends, but they are hard to come by, pretty temperamental and typically quite expensive. Gauss Tape Echo realistically emulates the sound of those legendary tape echo machines, plays well with other effects, and is pretty darn affordable!
For more info on the Gauss, visit TC Electronic.
Vibraclone rotary
Every guitar player knows the thick, syrupy tones of the iconic 60s guitar heroes blasting their licks through a rotating speaker cone. SRV, Hendrix, Trower and Gilmour to mention a few - they all mastered the unique tone of the original rotating speaker designs. Vibraclone brings that same luscious whirl to your sound, allowing you to explore everything from earthy and swampy to ethereal and spacy ambient tones - all the way up to full-on kaleidoscopic psychedelia!
For more info on the Vibraclone, visit TC Electronic.
Prymaxe Back to Black Friday Sale
Prymaxe is holding a "Back to Black Friday" sale (*shrugs*), and you can save up to 26% off new products with the code BACK2BLACK
Sale ends Jan 10
Ibanez Nu Tube Screamer unveiled
It's a Tubescreamer that uses Korg's Nutube. Sweetwater has its listed on pre-order for $249 (yikes.) The Nu Tube Screamer is expected to make its formal debut at this month's NAMM show.
Equipped with a Nutube vacuum tube, the Ibanez Nu Tube Screamer is a worthy successor to one of the most-played overdrive pedals of all time. And it's even more versatile than the original, with a mix control for blending your dry tone with the overdriven sound. Thanks to its Nutube circuitry, the Nu Tube Screamer delivers impressive dynamics, excellent sensitivity, and tube-like compression when you hit it hard. And just like the original, the Ibanez Nu Tube Screamer is also an awesome clean boost for overdriving a tube amplifier that is already at the edge of breakup.
Nutube technology delivers genuine tube tone
Guitarists should be excited about Nutube technology — it offers the harmonic richness of tube distortion in a smaller, more power efficient package. It's a genuine vacuum tube, and that's why the Nu Tube Screamer has such an amp-like response. Explore its gain range with your picking dynamics, and enjoy the natural tube compression that takes hold when you dig into it.
Mix control for sonic versatility
More and more guitarists at Sweetwater are seeking out overdrive options with a mix control like the Nu Tube Screamer offers. You can balance the grind of the overdrive with the clear attack of your clean tone, which is especially useful for cutting through when playing lead. With the mix control fully counter-clockwise, you can use the Nu Tube Screamer as a pristine clean boost for pushing your amp's front end harder.
Even more headroom and gain
While the Ibanez Nu Tube Screamer can be powered by a 9V battery or power supply (sold separately), you can also use an 18V power supply for added headroom and gain.
Ibanez Nu Tube Screamer Overdrive Pedal Features:
Boost/overdrive pedal with Nutube vacuum tube technology
Amp-like response, with natural tube compression when you hit it hard
Mix control for blending dry tone with overdrive
Can be run on 9V power, or 18V power for greater gain and headroom
True bypass switching completely removes the circuit from your signal path when bypassed
MF Stupid Deal - Pigtronix Echolution 2 Filter Pro Delay
Musician's Friend is running a daily deal on the Pigtronix Echolution 2 Filter Pro delay pedal for $209, which is $120 off its usual price.
The Echolution 2 Filter PRO is way more than a delay. This massively flexible multi-tap stereo modulation delay features an entire array of customizable filter, LFO and pitch shifting options along with expression pedal and envelope control of every knob as well as complete MIDI control of every function. 60 user definable presets provide easy access to an unprecedented variety of tap tempo dual delay, synchronized LFO modulation, pitch shifting, bit crushing and moving filter effects. A free, in-depth editor for PC and MAC allows musicians to dig even deeper to customize the behavior and sound of this one of a kind sound design machine.
Pigtronix Echolution 2 combines state-of-the-art analog and digital processing designed to deliver the ultimate delay pedal experience. Echolution 2 achieves the ambient richness of the finest studio delay processors by using 100% analog Class-A, discrete transistor limiters as well as non-linear tape emulator stages and filters to massage the audio coming through the delay line. Fully capable of handling instrument and line level sound sources, the Echolution 2 delivers low-noise, high-headroom delay processing with any rig. Echolution 2 features stereo inputs and outputs, sporting an all analog dry signal path along with extensive analog tone shaping and filtering before and after delay line. Rather than try to mimic the sound of analog delays, the Echolution 2 uses real analog filters and non-linear saturation stages to achieve its signature warmth and dynamic range.
Echolution 2 uses a 24-bit, variable clock, multi-tap delay line that is coded to behave like a futuristic tape machine. Changing the delay time results in the smooth pitch bending of an analog delay system but with a Pigtronix twist that allows drastic delay time changes to create discreet musical intervals. The resulting echoes are then processed through an array of filters and special effects which can be manipulated via assignable expression pedal routing as well as envelope control for each knob.
Accessing and navigating the vast palette of sounds available within the Echolution 2 is easy. Since the pedal is completely programmable, any sound that has been designed using the Echolution 2 Filter PRO or Echolution 2 Ultro PRO pedal can be saved to the unit itself and exported for sharing with friends and other musicians. A dedicated PC/MAC application handles preset management as well as firmware upgrades and also provides Echolution 2 users with real time access to the sounds and advanced editing functionality of the Echolution 2 Ultra PRO
The multi-tap capabilities of the Echolution 2 allow for the use of one or two discreet delays which can be assigned to musical subdivisions of the master delay time. Multi-tap selections include 1, 3/4, 2/3, 1/2, and PHI (the golden ratio). One or any combination of two taps can be selected, allowing for instant access to all of the most crucial musical echo patterns as well as a wide range of unconventional polyrhythms.
The LFO modulation section of the Echolution 2 features true sample rate modulation where both the read and write heads of the delay line are affected by one of four different LFO waveforms (Sine, Square, Saw or Sample and Hold). Each of these LFO waveforms can also be quantized with a STEP mode and will run freely or sync to either tap tempo and MIDI with a variable speed ratio from 1:8 to 8:1.
The Echolution 2 sports four seperate filters (Low Pass, Tape, Comb and Sweep). Each of the first three modes can be combined with the SWEEP filter which is modulated by the LFO as described above. Any of these filter settings can then be run through a unique Pigtronix BIT CRUSHER destruction filter within the delay line as well. The delay line can also be turned off, to allow for the advanced modulation, pitch shifting and filter capabilities to be used as stand-alone effects.
Every knob on the Echolution 2 can be mapped to the expression pedal. Using the included software, multiple functions can be mapped to expression with adjustable range for each parameter. Additionally, an envelope follower within the pedal can also be mapped to any parameter, with user definable sensitivity and release time for each function.
Advanced features such as Reverse, Ducking, Trails, Listen and Ping Pong modes are augmented by a unique Halo “Shimmer” function which causes the echoes to rise in octaves on each repeat. The externally triggered Freeze function allows you to loop the content of the delay line and an all new footswitch activated “Jump” function sends your echoes cascading up by any desired musical interval within an a when desired. The TRS remote switch accessory pedal for the Echolution 2 provides Jump and Freeze functions as well as instant access to four favorite presets in each bank.
Echolution 2 supports up to 60 custom presets contained in 6 banks of 10, all of which can be edited in real time via the front panel and saved to the machine. Hands free Preset selection is accomplished by holding down the onboard TAP switch, using an external remote footswitch or via MIDI preset change command. The included PC/MAC application allows even deeper real time editing as well as the ability to import artist presets and share your own custom presets online.
MIDI IN provides instant preset change, Tap Tempo and LFO synchronization with an external source as well as remote control over every function of the Echolution 2. MIDI OUT allows for tap tempo control over the Pigtronix Infinity Looper and other MIDI capable devices. The USB port on the Echolution 2 provides connectivity to MAC or PC computers, allowing you to run the free Echolution 2 application for preset management and real-time tweaking of advanced parameters.
Alexander unveils Quadrant Audio Mirror delay
The Quadrant Audio Mirror is a four-mode, MIDI-capable delay. A demo from Reverb.com is available below. For more information on the Quadrant, visit Alexander's website.
Creation Music Company acquires Foxpedal
Foxpedal, which has been mysteriously quiet over the past few months, has been acquired by Creation Music Company, according to a new Instagram post. Creation Music is best known for their pedalboards, and also have a line of guitar amps from their acquisition of Risen Amplification in 2016. Unlike Risen, Foxpedal is not expected to be rebranded into Creation and will remain separate, retaining its name, logo and graphics.
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