In one of the more curious announcements at NAMM, ProCo announced the Rat Tail Distortion cable. In short, it's a RAT pedal in a guitar cable. It features two distortion modes utilizing the same clipping diodes used in vintage RAT pedals. The distortion modes are selectable via the cable's connector. Yes, it even has a true bypass option. I guess if you really want the … [Read more...]
Chase Bliss Thermae
I haven't spoken about Chase Bliss Audio much on here, but Joel Korte makes some really great and unique pedals. He just announced a new delay pedal called the Thermae, which is a pitch-shifting and harmonizing delay pedal: Thermae represents a radically new approach to analog delay and harmonization. The pedal digitally manipulates an analog signal path created … [Read more...]
JHS Pedals The Bonsai
The Winter NAMM show is coming up tomorrow, and there have already been quite a few products released. For instance, JHS released an interesting new pedal yesterday called The Bonsai: Following in the steps of the our Muffuletta (released 2015), the Bonsai utilizes a simple rotary knob to switch through nine classic, vintage, rare, or hard to find variations of the Screamer. … [Read more...]
Boss JB-2 Angry Driver
Boss recently surprised the pedal industry by collaborating with JHS Pedals to create the JB-2 Angry Driver: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of BOSS compact pedals, BOSS and JHS Pedals have come together in a historic creative collaboration between the two industry leaders. Housed in the classic BOSS compact design, the JB-2 Angry Driver pairs the tones of the iconic BOSS … [Read more...]
MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe
MXR has updated and expanded their popular Carbon Copy delay to create the Carbon Copy Deluxe: The Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay features extended delay time with tap tempo functionality, optional modulation, a switch to toggle between the warm sound of the original pedal and vibrant sound of the Bright version, and much more. A few of the high points: Delay times … [Read more...]