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
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.
TC Electronic has announced 13 new budget-friendly pedals, 11 of which are redesigned versions of existing Behringer pedals. The pedals in the new "Smorgasbord of Tones" lineup will feature true bypass, and will go on sale for $49.99. In the USA, they'll be a Guitar Center exclusive and are expected to arrive sometime in November.
Here are the 13 new pedals:
Grand Magus Distortion (All-Analog Distortion) demo video : more info
Cinders Overdrive (All-Analog Overdrive) demo video : more info
Echobrain Analog Delay (Analog Bucket-Brigade Delay) demo video : more info
Blood Moon Phaser (All-Analog Phaser) demo video : more info
Fangs Metal Distortion (High-Gain Distortion) demo video : more info
Rush Booster (All-Analog Boost) demo video : more info
Rusty Fuzz (Silicon Fuzz) demo video : more info
Skysurfer Reverb (All-Purpose Digital Reverb) demo video : more info
The Prophet Digital Delay (Compact Digital Delay) demo video : more info
Afterglow Chorus (All-Analog Chorus) demo video : more info
Tailspin Vibrato (All-Analog Vibrato) demo video : more info
Forcefield Compressor (All-Analog Compressor) demo video : more info
Thunderstorm Flanger (All-Analog Flanger) demo video : more info
Guitar Center has a daily deal going for the Pigtronix Philosopher's Rock, a "Compressor & Sustainer with Germanium Distortion." It's on sale for $69.95, about $66 off its usual price.
The Philosophers Rock features Pigtronix’s unique optical circuit that provides transparent compression with endless clean sustain. This all analog, state-of-the-art dynamics processor is further augmented by a harmonic germanium distortion that can be added via toggle switch for even more over-the-top tones that will instantly melt faces when engaged. Many top slide guitarists have gravitated towards the Philosopher’s Rock due to its distortion characteristics being remarkably similar to the “tube rectifier sag” of a small amp being mercilessly overloaded.
Although the Philosopher’s Rock has fewer controls than its more knobby siblings, it actually sports a 4 times wider range of compression tones on tap. This allows the Philosopher’s Rock to be used as a more subtle, clean compressor as well as a super squashy sustain machine when maxed out. The Philosopher’s Rock can be used to tame peaks in your signal as well as to create natural acoustic feedback with or without distortion. Super low noise performance allows the Philosopher’s Rock to be effective in front of a dirty amp or combined with high gain distortion and fuzz pedals for crafting your personal wall of sound.
The Treble and Blend functions from the original Philosopher’s Tone have been preset to the “sweet spot” for hassle free operation on stage or in the studio. The Philosopher’s Rock features true bypass switching and runs fine on standard 9-volt (negative tip) power but ships with an 18-volt adapter for superior headroom, clarity and overall output.
Guitar Center's got a daily deal going for the Blackstar HT-DISTX distortion pedal. It's a high-gain distortion pedal that features high voltage (300V) circuitry, a speaker emulated output and Blackstar's ISF feature.
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.
Guitar Center has a daily deal on the Pigtronix PolySaturator distortion pedal. It's on sale for $99, which is $86 off its usual price.
Guitar Center has a daily deal on the Vox ToneLab ST multi effects pedal. This pedal is interesting in that it uses a 12AX7 vacuum tube, whereas most multi effects units generally rely on digital technology. It's on sale for $99.99, half off its usual price.
