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Darkglass Electronics Upgrades Vintage Series Pedals for 2018

Darkglass Electronics Upgrades Vintage Series Pedals for 2018

Darkglass Electronics has been introducing lots of new gear, but now they’re revamping some of their existing units. The company’s Vintage Series pedals have gotten an upgrade for 2018 including the Vintage Ultra v2 and the Vintage Deluxe v3. The Vintage Ultra v2 retains the features of the original but has been upgraded with their new cabinet simulation technology. It...

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Mesa/Boogie Announces Switch-Track and Head-Track Pedals

Mesa/Boogie Announces Switch-Track and Head-Track Pedals

Mesa/Boogie has expanded their product lineup with two new signal management devices: the Switch-Track and the Head-Track. Aimed at controlling dual amps, the Switch-Track allows for an “either-or-both ABY scenario,” which the company says lets users switch between two different amps, two identical amps with different settings, or combining amps for a fuller sound. Its input is buffered to prevent...

Stacks FX Announces Thsee Anomaly Delay Pedal

Stacks FX Announces Thsee Anomaly Delay Pedal

Stacks FX has unveiled their first delay pedal called the Thsee Anomaly. The optically controlled delay centers around a robust LFO section with tap tempo and six multipliers. “The LFO allows for a whole host of inspiring pitch swinging delays, from lush chorus and vibrato to wild rising swells and falling star-like tones,” Stacks writes. It has eight waveforms to...

Earthquaker Devices Introduces the Pyramids Stereo Flanger Pedal

Earthquaker Devices Introduces the Pyramids Stereo Flanger Pedal

Earthquaker Devices has launched a new pedal called Pyramids. Built around the same DSP architecture as their Avalanche Run, the new stompbox is a stereo flanger with tons of features packed in. “Pyramids [features] five user-definable presets (a first for any EarthQuaker Devices pedal!), eight flanger modes, tap tempo, tap subdivision via the Rate & Tap mini-toggle, a multifunction Modify...

TC Electronic Announces the Aeon

TC Electronic Announces the Aeon

TC Electronic has expanded their line of musical gadgets with the Aeon, a handheld infinite sustainer that allows for holding out notes. The device is housed in a brushed aluminum enclosure and features special transducers for fast string excitement at the touch of a button. “By placing AEON over a string and slowly moving it closer to the pickup, you...

Deep Space Devices Introduces The Red Ghost Distortion

Deep Space Devices Introduces The Red Ghost Distortion

Deep Space Devices has launched their first product with the Red Ghost Distortion, a pedal aimed at heavier types of music. The unit offers simple controls with a single knob and two switches. “Designed to appeal to stoner rock and shoegaze enthusiasts, the Red Ghost offers menacing options to your tone,” Deep Space Devices writes. “With the single knob, “Horde”,...

Walrus Audio Announces Luminary Octave Generator V2 Pedal

Walrus Audio Announces Luminary Octave Generator V2 Pedal

Walrus Audio has revamped their Luminary Quad Octave Generator for 2018. The pedal, which offers four blendable octaves with filters, has been tweaked while retaining the same platform. “With several tasteful updates, the brains of the Luminary V2 are still built on the Sharc DSP platform for crystal clear tracking and high-resolution A/D and D/A conversion,” Walrus writes. Those updates...

Darkglass Electronics Unveils Darkglass VST Plugin by Neural DSP

Darkglass Electronics Unveils Darkglass VST Plugin by Neural DSP

Darkglass Electronics has partnered with Neural DSP Technologies to create the Darkglass Ultra VST Plugin. “We have spent the past 6 months developing circuit modeling and digital signal processing techniques,” Darkglass’s Franco Azocar explains. “Partnering with Neural DSP, our first product is a plugin modeled on Darkglass’ Ultra pedal series.” The plugin models the Darkglass Microtubes Vintage and B7K Ultra...

Nektar Technology Introduces the Pacer MIDI Footswitch Controller

Nektar Technology Introduces the Pacer MIDI Footswitch Controller

Nektar Technology has introduced the Pacer, a MIDI footswitch controller that comes preconfigured for the most popular DAWs and MIDI guitar products. It also offers standard amp switching. “The sturdy metal case features 10 programmable footswitch controls with RGB LEDs and an additional Preset footswitch for recalling presets and navigation,” Nektar writes. “Additionally, Pacer allows the connection of 2 expression...

Dwarfcraft Devices Announces Ghost Fax Phase Computer

Dwarfcraft Devices Announces Ghost Fax Phase Computer

Dwarfcraft Devices has expanded their line of modulation pedals with the Ghost Fax Phase Computer. They call it “a digital powerhouse that adds exciting new abilities along with the tried and true phaser effects.” The Ghost Fax has four modes – Standard, Manual, Envelope Up and Envelope Down – with three knobs to control the phase sounds: Action, Feedback, and...

MOD Kits DIY Unveils the Rock Bottom Bass Fuzz Pedal Kit

MOD Kits DIY Unveils the Rock Bottom Bass Fuzz Pedal Kit

Bassists interested in building their own effects have a new option with the MOD Kits DIY Rock Bottom Bass Fuzz pedal kit. Designed for novice and experienced musicians, the kit comes with easy-to-follow instructions as well as all the necessary parts. “The Rock Bottom is a bass fuzz kit that delivers all the sizzle you’d expect from a vintage fuzz...

TC Electronic Unveils the SpectraDrive Bass Preamp & Line Driver

TC Electronic Unveils the SpectraDrive Bass Preamp & Line Driver

TC Electronic has expanded their bass offerings with the SpectraDrive, a bass preamp and line driver that the company calls a powerful tone tool for bass players. Its preamp section is taken from their BH800 head and features a four-band EQ plus TonePrint compression from their SpectraComp effect. “But the real power of SpectraDrive is the custom built studio-grade DI...