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2 Nov

VISUAL SOUND V3 ROUTE 66 AMERICAN OVERDRIVE

EGM Distribution | (03) 9817 7222 | www.egm.net.au | Contact For Pricing

The Visual Sound Route 66 V2 is a much-loved pedal for its sonic qualities, but many players expressed frustration at the quality and operation of its twin foot switches. That issue has been decisively dealt with on the V3 model, with the problematic stompers replaced by more conventional switches more like the original V1 iteration. That’s not the only change though, as we’ll see.

2 Nov

1 Oct

Vemuram Jan Ray

Gladesville Guitar Factory | (02) 9817 2173 | www.guitarfactory.net | RRP: $429

You can often get a sense of how ‘boutiquey’ a pedal is by how it’s presented in the box. The Vemuram Jan Ray overdrive pedal is so damn boutique that it doesn’t come in a velvet bag or a square of cheesecloth; it’s contained in a neatly folded piece of brown paper. It also comes with a teeny tiny screwdriver, a sticker and an instruction sheet – simple.

1 Oct

1 Oct

Mooer Varimolo

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

Tremolo is one of the very earliest effects, and players are still finding new uses for it. The Varimolo is an interesting take on this effect: while it is indeed a true tremolo and not a vibrato - an effect that tremolo is often misnamed as - it has a few extra modes that take the basic idea of what a tremolo does and then twist it into new areas.

1 Oct

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

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