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.