As if Slash wasn't already busy enough, he found time to work with Dunlop to create a signature pedal called the Slash Octave Fuzz. Here's what he says about the pedal: There are some octave fuzz tones on records that I love, but the pedals that created them are very unpredictable. They’re hard to use live and even hard to control in the studio. So I talked to the guys at … [Read more...]
NAMM 2012: Fender Mustang Floor Multi-Effects Unit
Fender have introduced their first-ever floor-based effects unit, called the Mustang Floor: The Mustang Floor is a user-friendly, versatile and high-performance floor unit that delivers professional caliber modeling and effects in a richly varied wealth of musical styles. A natural offshoot of our Mustang series amplifiers (in essence, a Mustang amp without the power amp … [Read more...]
NAMM 2012: TC Electronic PolyTune Mini
The TC Electronic PolyTune Mini may be one of my favorite new products from NAMM so far: We introduced polyphonic tuning to the world and since then guitarists everywhere have welcomed this next-generation way of tuning with open arms. PolyTune® Mini is the world’s smallest polyphonic tuner and it will fit on any pedal board. Sometimes size actually does matter and in such … [Read more...]
NAMM 2012: Eric Johnson Signature Fuzz Face
I first started hearing rumblings of an Eric Johnson Signature Fuzz Face several months ago, and then Johnson later confirmed it in several interviews. Now that NAMM is upon us, official information about the pedal has been released: When you think about Eric Johnson, you think tone, and the tone he's best known for is his sweet, singing, lead tone. His choice for getting … [Read more...]
Marrs Pedals: Fuzz Light Year
Julian, from Marrs Pedals, a new pedal maker based in Vancouver, BC, recently let me know about a new pedal they've developed called the Fuzz Light Year: Two fuzz types in one box - one channel consists of transistor gain staging and germanium diode clipping and the other using Op-amp gain staging and MOSFET clipping. This is the pedal you want if you are looking to add girth … [Read more...]