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Maker: Tech 21
Year: Coming to a store near you soon.
Fame: Its brand brand new.
Mojo Factor: It has a lot of knobs that can’t hurt.
Price: Reasonable considering it is a two for one.
Who it’s for:
A booster and reverb is an interesting combo. A lot of players might only need this to to drive a tube amp and provide reverb for the reverbless amp. And who doesn’t love that vintage verb sound.
Manufacturers Sales Pitch:
Tech 21 brings a fresh perspective to the standard reverb pedal. By incorporating a clean Boost function, up to 9dB, your solos will jump out with greater dimension. The Boost R.V.B. is designed with user-tweakable, “lo-fi” analog technology. By manipulating the controls, you can infuse degrees of warmth and life characteristic of vintage reverbs. The circuitry intentionally injects the inherent imperfections of vintage units, which is what makes them so seductive and nostalgic. A single, continuously-variable Time control provides a full sweep of size. The Boost R.V.B. parameters are engineered so that you can explore and custom tailor such reverb styles as spring, plate and natural room/hall ambiance.
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Maker: Danelectro
Type: Echo
Year: Currently in Production
Fame: Not much.
Mojo Factor: It is supposed to sound like tape echo and tape is MAGIC.
Price: Reasonable but bordering on expensive.
General Sound Description:
Simulates the wonderful vintage sounds of tape echo. If you are seeking it this maybe the answer for you and you won’t have to deal with the hassle of real tape.
Who it’s for:
If you are looking for that warm sound of tape echo this could be for you.
Review:
Here
Manufacturer Sales Pitch:
The perfect simulation of those great 50’s tape echoes.
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This is my newly modded Arion Tubulator. Changed a few thing besides the cosmetics. You might be wondering what is behind that window. That and more info and pics at kubton.com. If you have $12 it isn’t a bad pick up.
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anti-theory great site.
burnkit2600 has great collect of manuals and schematics and tips on doing bends.
GetLoFi bent blog.
cementimental images & sound plus about a million links.
EA forum great forum for info , question and sharing about bending.
oddmusic bent stuff & other wierdness.
Circuitbenders nice site with everything & good tip section.
Intelligent machinery bent pedals!
JW Davies some cool instruments.
Allerain nice bends.
F7 bends with samples.
Bill T Miller tons of bending realted media
bentsruments nice collection of wierdness
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Maker: BYOC
Type: Booster
Made in: Your Home
Year: Currently in Production
Fame: As this kind of thing goes my most famous supplier.
Mojo Factor: As much as you want to give it.
Price: This is a little tricky. A little expensive if you consider the price and the fact you have to build it but it is three boosters in one.
General Sound Description:
3 booster sounds in 1 pedal. The treble boost of the Rangemaster, a Electro-Harmonix LPB clone plus a clean mosfet booster.
Who it’s for:
The DIY’er that wants multiple boosts and needs to save money or space on the pedal board. Or maybe a first time builder that would like a kit.
Manufacturer Sales Pitch:
The TriBooster is the ultimate boost. The
three most essential boosts in one unit — A
germanuim boost based on the Dallas
rangemaster treble boost, a silicon based
Linear Power Boost, and a MosFET based
Clean boost. A 3-way rotary switch
changes the circuits and the LED status
light changes colors from red to blue to
green when you switch between the three
different modes. There is a toggle switch to
change the germanium mode from a treble
boost to a full range or mid range boost.
The kit comes with an NOS European made
germanium transistor. All the boost you’ll
ever need for less than the price of most
“single” boosts.
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These are some great blogs pertaining to music creation and such that I read and want to pass along to you.
Hometracked A plethora of home recording information. A great source of info and links to other info.
Analog Industries Eclectic and fun. Me likes.
Create Digital Music A massive amount of info and fun.
GEtLoFI If you like circuit bending this is the place for you.
AudioMastermind Billed as a collection of great links. I agree.
Music Thing I lot of cool gear and “things”
Garage Spin Good stuff for the independent musician.
Samplepoolz Samples, Samples, Samples.
The Blues Blues Or Interent Rock Throwing
What I have found difficult about it is that some much of the music I love is based is based on pentatonic and blues scales. It is easy to fall in the same pattern. I might have a blue or pentatonic soul. What i am making a conscious effort at doing is trying to live up the same old stuff I play by doing things different. Maybe I still trapped in the pentatonic box but I am trying to do different things in it. It takes some effort to stay way from the familiar I am finding it worth it. But there is some work is involved. It been to long since I have working on things and I have forgotten how good it is to learn something even slightly new.
I was going to include some links to sites that are helping me escape my rut but I have found that if you a throw in the Internet it will probably bounce a nude photo or two of Paris Hilton and a few videos of pet doing something funny and land on a site with guitar lessons, tips or tab. So, since everyone learns differently Google will be your friend if your like me and need to break out of your rut.