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Recording guitar and bass can be a fun time, but also an excruciating experience if you are missing some simple tidbits of knowledge. We assembled some of that knowledge so that you can easily get through the process.
Everybody is always looking for a realistic Fender-style spring reverb simulator pedal. The Surf Rider pedal from SoldGold is quite convincing and will have you believing you have blackface Twin cranked up behind you. Warm and very authentic, the Surf Rider does both bright and dark-tinged reverb sounds. $245 is steep asking price, but sometimes reverb like that can't be bought at an entry level price.
Electro-Harmonix founder Mike Matthews is clearly a maniac, but we're still impressed with the new Freeze sustain pedal.
Croation pedal designers Dawner Prince have released a short sample of their new distortion/boost pedal the Diktator. No word yet on the release date or price, but we were intrigued by the double switch option which looks to be for distortion and boost. More info as it comes.
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Finally! We now have a forum where you can discuss the new music business, gear, websites and promotion tactics for your music. Todd and I often talk about our disgust with many of the forums today in the music biz. Unfortunately, mods let trolls and negativity run rampant in fear of alienating their users instead of trying to create a positive and productive environment. Our goal with the Musformation Forum is to curate discussions that are positive and intelligent in the music community. Feel free to go there and discuss anything about music. Enjoy.
Thounds looks to be an interesting way to collaborate with other musicians online. With interesting social features the site looks like it can open up some fun opportunities.
We cover a lot of high end delay units on Musformation, and were naturally excited when we say a grand shootout of about 10 of the big boys. Candidates include: 1. Moog MF-104 2. Empress Vintage Modified Superdelay 3. Dr Scientist Sunny Day Delay 4. Way Huge Aquapuss 5. MXR Carbon Copy 6. Toneczar Echoczar 7. ElectroHarmonix Deluxe Memory Man Reissue 8. Diamond Memory Lane 9. Hughes and Kettner Replex 10. Roland SRE-555. Judging is a difficult task, but let the delay madness begin!
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Last week we linked a whole slew of new pedals from Copilot Fx, and now they've added one more to their 2010 lineup - the Terra Fuzz. With 4 knobs of control, the Terra seems quite flexible and very responsive. The pedal is up now on their site and can be ordered for $145.
Ok, we have to admit that this is pretty impressive.
Even if the pedal did nothing at all, we'd still give it points for an amazing casing. Luckily, the pedals has sonic charms that match it's case. An 800 milisecond delay, the digital Electroman delay from Solid Gold FX has an amazing warp feature that really sets it apart from many other units. This little boutique buddy does cost nearly $250, but it it quite unique nonetheless.
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Dominican-based pedal makers CopilotFX will be launching a number of new pedals in 2010 including: The Arrow (white noise generator), Caracol (Octave), Molecule (signal chopper), and Planetoid (ring modulator). More demos after the jump via What's That Dude Play?
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Handcrafted and carefully designed, the Earthquaker Hummingbird Tremolo is a pedal to be reckoned with. Covering the natural amp-like vibrato tones all the way to some pulsing synth-like effects, the Hummingbird really excels in the chop department. Certainly not your big box store trem pedal, the Hummingbird is already becoming one of our favorites and still comes in at less than $150.
Wilson Effects early version of the Purple Nurple (now supposedly called the Haze) uni-vibe style pedal. Some nice warble, a little chorus and some beautiful, lush tones. Rumor is that the pedal will cost around $150 and will be out shortly.
Finally, a first look at the EH Freeze everyone has been buzzing about. Also a quick look at the Germanium 4 Big Muff, Nano Clone and Magnum 44 Power Amp.
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