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.

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.

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.

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.

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

DigiTech unveils CabDryVR Dual Cabinet Simulator

The CabDryVR is priced at $229.95

The CabDryVR features dual inputs and outputs, one of which has an optional dry path that can run to your on stage amp. The CabDryVR Cabinet Tuning™ Size control was developed for the venerated GNX Series and morphs the resonant peak of the cabinet to create custom cab sizes and tones. Individual output level controls let you balance each cabinet’s volume in the mix.

Features

Studio Quality Guitar and Bass Cabinet Impulse Responses in a Pedal
7 Guitar and 7 Bass Cabinets that can be mixed and tuned (14 cabinets total)
Dual Inputs and Outputs with separate cabinets on each
Cabinet B features an analog dry output for connecting directly to an amp
Output Clip indicator LED
Mono In/Dual Cabinet Out
Compact Size with Soft Click Vacuum-Style Footswitch
True Bypass circuitry preserves your tone when the pedal is not in use
High-Voltage operation for uncompromised signal quality

Guitar Cabinets
Cab 1 - Vintage American 2x12"
Cab 2 - Vintage British 2x12"
Cab 3 - British Green Slant 4x12"
Cab 4 - British Straight 4x12"
Cab 5 - Heavy American 4x12"
Cab 6 - Smooth Custom 4x12"
Cab 7 - Small Combo 1x8"

Bass Cabinets
Cab 1 - Flexy 1x15"
Cab 2 - Basic 1x15"
Cab 3 - Big Blue 1x18"
Cab 4 - AmeriTweed 4x10"
Cab 5 - Gold Diamond 4x10"
Cab 6 - Vintage Fridge 8x10"
Cab 7 - Blonde Basement 2x12"

Below is a demo from Pro Guitar Shop:

DigiTech FreqOut demo

PGS has a demo up on the upcoming FreqOut from DigiTech.

Welcome back to ProGuitarShop and ToneReport.com. Today we’re screaming with the FreqOut, from DigiTech. The FreqOut is a natural feedback creator that lets you generate natural feedback without any noise complaints or hearing loss. While most feedback techniques require a ridiculous amount of distortion, the FreqOut works clean, at any volume and even without an amp in the room. The FreqOut reads the incoming harmonic content of the signal, and gives you the ability to focus the feedback on a certain frequency range, for all kinds of creative feedback applications far beyond that of a simple roaring amp. DigiTech gives the FreqOut’s switch the royal treatment, by making it true bypass as well as switchable between latching and momentary modes. The Momentary mode is especially useful for players that want only short bursts of concentrated feedback. A handy Dry Kill toggle switch eliminates the dry signal for 100 percent pure feedback, which lets you sculpt the raw feedback with pedals for tons of extra textures. Two concentric knobs for Gain and Onset let you tailor the feedback to your needs, letting you adjust the flavor as well as the time it takes the feedback to get cooking. And just like all other DigiTech pedals, the FreqOut is housed in a rugged metal chassis that will last a lifetime of gigs.

DigiTech unveils DOD Carcosa Fuzz

The DOD Carcosa Fuzz is a doorway into an alternate fuzz universe, where classic tones of legend coexist with splattered and shattered Pollack abstractions. Combining the Carcosa's wide-ranging AFTER bias control with two toggle positions creates tones that range from porcine fatness to dessicated shards. This versatility makes the Carcosa Fuzz a good companion for dirty or clean amps. True bypass, tons of output, and the visage of the King in Yellow sets the stage for fuzzy madness.

The DOD Carcosa Fuzz has an exaggerated mid-range and treble character that help it stand out in a mix. It has been designed to cut through a dense and heavy band but still have great note articulation with chords. However, when extreme bias (AFTER) ranges are selected many wild and over-the-top sounds are possible.

More info and audio samples are available at DigiTech's website.

DigiTech unveils Nautila chorus and flanger

Sing a song of stormy oceans and float upon the calming seas with the Nautila Chorus/Flanger. Create never before heard tidal swirls or soothing rhythmic waves with the Voice and Drift controls. These controls allow you to add up to eight chorus or four flanger voices and then blend and morph the waveforms in real-time with the Drift knob. Alter the modulation speed in real-time by holding down the momentary footswitch and then release to continue on your voyage through the currents.

Separate Speed, Depth, Emphasis, Voices and Mix controls shape your waves into clean curls or soupy foam. True Bypass, stereo inputs and outputs, silent switching, and rugged construction, make the Nautila as practical as it is creative.

The Nautila uses a 9VDC power supply to easily integrate into your existing pedalboard.

More info is available on DigiTech's official website.

New DigiTech pedal - Dirty Robot

DigiTech Dirty Robot demo from PGS

The Dirty Robot is a unique synthesizer emulation pedal for guitar and bass. Two different synth voices are at your disposal for creating wild sound textures using a standard guitar or bass without the need for any special pickup. V1 gives you warm analog synthesis with subtle to extreme envelope sweeps just like classic synths from the undefined’s and 80s. V2 provides a vocal formant synthesis effect that can be used for vocoder emulation or talk box style effects. Using the Dirty Robot’s exclusive 360 degrees Drift knob, you can blend between Square, Octave, and Sub synthesis soundscapes. The built-in chorus and vibrato effects give Dirty Robot unparalleled versatility and make having one the next best thing to putting an actual guitar synth on your pedalboard.

The Dirty Robot’s effects are complimented by stereo ¼” inputs and outputs for routing flexibility, constant high voltage rails, a bi-color status LED indicator and true bypass circuitry. With its compact size, vacuum-style footswitch and striking graphics the Dirty Robot furthers DigiTech’s evolution in pedal design.

The Dirty Robot uses a 9VDC power supply to easily integrate into your existing pedalboard.

Features
Two voices, Synth and Vocal Formant
Drift Knob blends Square Wave with Octave and Sub
3 concentric knobs give you tons of control in a small form factor
Momentary switch to access virtual “mod wheel”
Stereo inputs and outputs
True bypass
Stomplock™
Custom-cut Hook and Loop Pedalboard Pad

Specifications
Controls - Mix, Modulation, Drift, Start, Stop, Sensitivity, Time, Effect on/off Footswitch
Indicators - Effect on/off LED
Inputs - 2 x ¼” instrument
Input Impedance - Effect on: >1 MΩ (stereo), >500 kΩ (mono); Effect off: >1 MΩ (stereo), >500 kΩ (mono); Effect off: True hardwire bypass
Outputs - 2 x ¼” instrument
Output Impedance - Effect on: 1 kΩ; Effect off: 1 kΩ; Effect off: True hardwire bypass
Power Requirements - 9 VDC external power supply (required)
Power Consumption - 675 mW (< 75 mA @ 9 VDC)
Current Draw - 75 mA (typical at 9 VDC)
Power Supply Model - PS0913DC-01 (US, JA, EU); PS0913DC-02 (AU, UK)
Power Supply Output - 9 VDC 1.3 A
Dimensions - 4.40” (L) x 2.65” (W) x 2.0” (H); 11.18cm (L) x 6.73cm (W) x 5.08cm (H)
Weight - 1 lb; 0.453 kg

New DigiTech pedal - Whammy Ricochet

DigiTech Whammy Ricochet demo from PGS

The Whammy Ricochet lets you bounce your playing up or down in pitch in controlled or crazy shifts. A momentary switch and customizable independent rise and fall time ballistics, allow you to get the Whammy action you know and love without the use of a treadle. Just hold your foot on the footswitch and let the Ricochet do the rest. Seven pitch selections: 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, Octave, Double Octave, and Octave+Dry, as well as a toggle to select up or down for the selected pitch. The Whammy Ricochet also has latching footswitch mode so you can rise or fall to pitch and stay there, and an LED ladder that shows your shift trajectory at all times. All these controls combine to create classic Whammy pitch-shifting as well as new sounds never heard before.

Features
Famous Whammy™ sound without a bulky treadle
Bend notes up or down across 2 octaves
7 Selectable Pitch intervals
Ultimate control of Shift and Return time
LED Trajectory Ladder provides instant visual feedback
Classic and Chords mode
Momentary or Latching footswitch
True Bypass in latching mode

Specifications
Input - 1/4" Unbalanced (Tip-Sleeve)
Max Input Level - +5 dBu
Input Impedance - 1 MΩ (Effect enabled or effect bypassed w/ Momentary switch on) True Bypass (Effect bypassed w/ Momentary switch off)
Output - 1/4" Unbalanced (Tip-Sleeve)
Max Output Level - +10 dBu
Output Impedance - 1 kΩ (Effect enabled or effect bypassed w/ Momentary switch on) True Bypass (Effect bypassed w/ Momentary switch off)
Controls - Ballistics Control, Pitch Control, Range Switch, Momentary Switch, Effect On/Off
Sample Rate - 44.1 kHz in classic mode, 22 kHz in chords mode
Frequency Response - 20 Hz–16 kHz (classic mode), 20 Hz–11 kHz (chords mode)
Signal to Noise Ratio - > -106dB (A weighted); ref = max level, 22 kHz bandwidth
A/D/A Converter - 24-bit
THD - 0.004% @ 1 kHz; ref = 1 dBu w/ unity gain
Power Consumption - 2.1 Watts (235 mA typical @ 9 VDC)
Power Requirements - 9 VDC External Adapter (sold separately)
Power Supply - PS0913DC-01 (US, JA, EU); PS0913DC-02 (AU, UK)
Power Adapter Output - 9 VDC 1.3 A
Weight - 0.36 lbs. (0.163 kgs.)
Dimensions - 4.75” (L) x 2.875” (W) x 1.75” (H)

Guitar Center Daily Pick - Hardwire HT-6 Polyphonic Pedal Tuner

Guitar Center's got a daily deal going on for the Digitech Hardwire Series HT-6 Polyphonic Pedal Tuner. It's on sale for $29.95, and they usually sell it for $99.99. Pretty great deal on a well-reviewed polyphonic pedal.

AMS Holiday Daily Deals, Day 2

American Musical Supply has the DigiTech Trio on sale for $159.95.

This is actually $20 cheaper than Sweetwater's own Black Friday sale of the pedal, although Sweetwater's deal also includes a free footswitch.

Sweetwater Black Friday sale

Sweetwater have started their Black Friday sales, and will be adding new deals daily. Currently, they have these pedal deals up:

Pigtronix Echolution 2 Deluxe - $199.99
DigiTech Trio Band Creator - $179.95
EBS OctaBass Octave Divider - $99.95

DigiTech announces Ventura Vibe rotary/vibrato pedal

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – HARMAN’s DigiTech today introduced the Ventura Vibe, putting a few new spins on one of the most distinctive sounds in rock: the hypnotic, swirling sound of a rotary/vibrato pedal. The Ventura Vibe faithfully delivers iconic vibe and rotary effects and ventures into new sonic possibilities with its choice of three effect types, Tone and Drive controls, true bypass operation and much more.

“The Ventura Vibe perfectly captures classic phase and pitch vibrato, and rotary speaker sounds made famous on recordings like “Machine Gun,” “Bridge of Sighs” and “Cold Shot” – but that’s just the starting point,” said Tom Cram, marketing manager, DigiTech. “The Ventura Vibe also features a stacked Tone and Drive knob that allows the player to create their own swirling sounds”.

The DigiTech Ventura Vibe offers a choice of three modulation types – Vintage, based on the classic opto-coupler phasing type pedal introduced in the 1960s; Modern, a straightforward pitch vibrato effect, and Rotary, designed to emulate the Doppler-effect pitch-shifting sound of a large speaker cabinet with spinning drivers and horns.

The Ventura Vibe’s Speed control adjusts the rate of the modulation effects, from a slow sweep to a fast warble. The Depth knob increases the intensity of the effects, ranging from subtle enhancement to vertigo-inducing sonic extremes. The Tone control decreases the amount of high frequencies in the effect signal. Key to the Ventura Vibe’s sonic versatility is its Drive control, which determines the amount of drive/distortion incorporated into the rotary/vibrato effect and which adds body and harmonic complexity to the sound. The pedal’s Mix knob adjusts the amount of the effected signal added to the dry signal.

The Ventura Vibe’s dual-function footswitch turns the effect on and off and also controls the speed of the modulation effect via holding down the foot switch – invaluable for going from a syrupy slow sweep to an emphatic fast warble during a live performance. The Ventura Vibe offers mono and stereo inputs and outputs, to create dramatic left-to-right movement and spatial effects when used in stereo operation.

The pedal’s additional features include true bypass operation to preserve the tone of the unaffected signal when the pedal is not engaged, a 9-volt power supply, a bright bi-color LED indicator, and a road-tough metal housing. Adding to its usability, the Ventura Vibe comes with DigiTech’s hard rubber Stomplock attachments that fit over the controls to keep the player’s settings in place.

The DigiTech Ventura Vibe will be available the last week of October 2015 at suggested retail price of $187.44.

ProGuitarShop has the first demo below:

DigiTech Ventura Vibe info page and press release

MF Stupid Deal of the Day - DigiTech Hardwire Series HT-2 Chromatic Tuner

The DigiTech Hardwire Series HT-2 Chromatic Tuner is Musician's Friend's Stupid Deal of the Day. It's on sale for $49.99, which is $30 off its regular price of $79.99.