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30 Sep

Mooer Tender Octaver

Jade Australia | 1800 687 624 | www.musocity.com.au | RRP: $129

There are plenty of different octave pedals out there, most of which follow a similar path by either giving you a lower octave in addition to your original note, or a higher one. There are a handful of pedals that give you both at the same time, but these are often pretty dang expensive or, in many cases, come with built-in fuzz that you can’t get rid of. The Mooer Tender Octaver strips it all right back to simply give you the choice of one octave down or one octave up.

30 Sep

30 Sep

Origin Effects Cali76 Limiting Amplifier

Gladesville Guitar Factory | (02) 9817 2173 | www.guitarfactory.net | RRP: $729

First thing’s first, the Origin Effects Cali76 Limiting Amplifier is an in- vestment. This isn’t one of your “ooh I have a few spare bucks, I’ll hit the stores” purchases. This is one of those “I’m a serious musician, and making music means more to me than anything else in the world” purchases. If you’ve ever opened a thread on a guitar forum using the words “What’s the cheapest ______?” then this isn’t for you. Ok? We cool? Cool.

30 Sep

30 Sep

Fishman Pro-EQ Platinum

Dynamic Music | (02) 9939 1299 | www.dynamicmusic.com.au | RRP: $399

While a good deal of acoustic guitars come with inbuilt pickups and preamps, a great many do not. There are plenty of pre-electronic vin- tage instruments that I’m sure would appreciate the chance to strut their stuff on stage (perhaps in the presence of a bodyguard) from time to time. Whether you’re using a removable pickup, your guitar doesn’t have an active preamp, or the preamp it does have just plain sucks, the Fishman Pro EQ Platinum is designed to solve your tone woes. It also replaces the previous Pro EQ Platinum, which was not quite as feature-packed as this version, and with a totally different look. It’s been completely redesigned from the ground up, and it uses a discrete high-headroom Class A circuit for the highest fidelity and lowest distortion.

30 Sep

4 Sep

MOOER WAHTER WAH PEDAL

Jade Australia | 1800 144 120 | www.musocity.com.au

Mooer have made some serious waves in the guitar pedal market with their sizeable range of effects coming in a not so sizeable form – in fact the ‘micro’ series has been one of Mooer’s best sellers, so why not tackle an effect that isn’t typically micro. Wah you say?

4 Sep

4 Sep

RADIAL TONEBONE LOOPBONE

Amber Technology | 1800 251 367 | www.ambertech.com.au

Some players prefer to plug right into the amp so they can get the most pure, direct sound possible - with no fuss. Others like complex rigs with all sorts of gadgets: MIDI effect switchers, amp switching, buffers, loopers, power conditioners, wireless, and on and on and on. Somewhere a little to the right of the middle is the ideal user of the Tonebone Loopbone. It’s a simple high-performance effects-loop switcher designed to let guitarists insert, remove and combine pedals via two independent signal chains, in a noise-free, sonically efficient way

4 Sep

4 Sep

MOOER MICRO LOOPER

Jade Australia | 1800 144 120 | www.musocity.com.au

Loopers in their various forms have become a common sighting on pedal boards these days. Solo guitarists wanting to add some layers to their sound, band players needing some texture options and bedroom guys through to pros needing a handy practice tool at home or on the road. I’ve even heard of players using them for sound checking the FOH tones by playing some licks into the looper, turning it on and then venturing out front to hear how it sounds and make adjustments (mic placement/ EQ etc) as needed. With the popularity of their ‘Micro’ line, it makes sense that Mooer have jumped into the looping game too too too too too…

4 Sep

7 Aug

TC ELECTRONIC HELIX PHASER PEDAL

Amber Technology | 1800 251 367 | www.ambertech.com.au | RRP: $279

While the TC Electronic Viscous Vibe is an attempt to recreate a classic vibe unit with complete faithfulness, the Helix Phaser takes an entirely opposite view. Sure, it’s designed to tap into classic sounds including the company’s own Phase12, but with a whole new world of possibilities and features you rarely if ever see on phaser pedals. This unit also features TC’s award-winning Tone Print technology, which lets you write and install your own presets or those made by the likes of John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert and Devin Townsend.

7 Aug

7 Aug

TC ELECTRONIC VISCIOUS VIBE PEDAL

Amber Technology | 1800 251 367 | www.ambertech.com.au | RRP: $279

For a long time, the name TC Electronic was synonymous with the top-dollar 2290 rack-mounted delay unit: an industry-standard delay that’s still in use today. But alongside that unit TC had another hit, the Stereo Chorus+ Pitch Modulator & Flanger, a stompbox that found favour with the likes of Eric Johnson.

7 Aug

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