Leslie for Guitar (Coming Feb 09)
November 30, 2008
Leslie For Guitar (G37)
This is a GENUINE LESLIE SPEAKER with the patented spinning horn on the top and rotor on the bottom. The G-37 is considerably smaller and much lighter in weight than our traditional keyboard Leslies, but packs a mighty sound due to the 100-watt guitar amp onboard. This footswitchable 2-channel amp features a real tube preamp, which gives the “clean” channel a warm and velvety tone, and the “overdrive” channel its crunch and power. A “contour” control lets you further tailor your overdrive tone to match your playing style. A 3-band master EQ rounds out the spec. The amp is connected to a specially voiced driver that feeds the top spinning horn, and a V30 vintage 12” speaker that fires in the lower rotor drum. You won’t need to bother with the cumbersome “floor preamp” and thick multi-connector cable of the old-school Leslies. You simply plug in your guitar with a regular 1/4” guitar cable, just like a regular amp. The channel switch and “Fast/Slow” switch are normal-style guitar amp footswitches.
...and get a load of the gas pedal...
There are three more innovations in the G-37 that are new to the LESLIE line. Most important is the optional “Gas Pedal”. For the first time, you are able to have continuous linear control of the Leslie spinning speed. The further you press down on the pedal, the faster the Leslie spins, and vice versa. This is great for special effects, or for finding a “sweet spot” between slow and fast that is the right for whatever it is you are playing.
...the "front stop" feature lets you use the leslie as a guitar amp when you don't want the effect...
Next is the “Front Stop” feature. There will be times that you might want to play your guitar without the Leslie spinning effect. In the past, when the Leslie horn and rotor stopped, they just stopped. In the G-37 the horn and rotor always stop in a position to sent your sound directly out the front of the cabinet, allowing the G-37 to perform like a regular guitar amp. This is very useful when “miking up” the G-37 in a sound reinforcement system.
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Stampede SOV-2 | Review
October 14, 2008
The time has finally come for fans of the Stampede SOV-1 overdrive pedal. A smaller, more compact & richer sounding SOV overdrive pedal has hit the market: the Providence Stampede-OD (SOV-2).
Under Review
- Brand: Providence
- Product Name: Stampede-OD
- Product ID: (SOV-2)
- Additional Notes: This is a pre-release "Free the Tone" version from Providence, which has some more expensive parts (these details are not fully known). The cost is $360+, and a normal SOV-2 will be around $300.
- Availability: The SOV-2 is available only at http://www.providence.jp/, and unfortunately will not be sold by dealers within the US. However, interested US buyers can contact Mr. Hiro Sase of Global Interlink Systems, who is handling Providence products in the U.S.A
When Yuki (short for Yukihiro Hayashi), builder of the Stampede overdrive pedals, first emailed me to review the new SOV-2 for him....well, I was ecstatic! Many know that I'm a very big fan of the original Stampede SOV-1 overdrive pedal due to it's warm, complex, mildly compressed overdrive tones.
However, the pedal takes up a lot of real estate on one's pedalboard, and I always thought the tone needed just a bit more midrange to cut through the mix in a live band setting. I would overcompensate on the high end by flipping on the Treble Boost & putting the Tone knob up 75% to about the 3:00 position. I still had a girthy tone that cut through better, but there was a slight edge that I had to deal with in order to tonally pierce through the mix as I like to say.
After weeks & weeks of anticipation, waiting for Yuki to finish up my pre-release SOV-2, I was delighted to first notice that [Read more]
Used Guitar Effects Store Expansion
July 27, 2008
The Six String Soul Guitar Store has expanded. Pages have been added for most popular boutique, mass-produced and vintage guitars, amps & effects. The items are all current ebay listings and offer the lowest prices on the respective gear. The listings are primarily used gear, which save you money.
Now, you have a new way to shop for used guitar effects!
World Record Pedalboard
July 11, 2008
One of the founders of GearTrap.com, Jaux King, set the bar even higher in "pedalboards gone wild." Setting the world record, Jaux King's collective pedalboard consisted of 142 pedals and 13 connected smaller pedalboards. With all that cabling, there was surprisingly no noise or glitch problems. However, were it not for two noise suppressors, things probably would have turned out different. Although truly a lavish endeavor, most of us are secretly impressed. Just admit it.
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Fractal Audio | AxeFx
July 1, 2008
Introducing the Fractal Audio Axe-FX. This unit has grown to become all the talk amongst gear heads since the early part of 2007. The Axe-Fx models guitar amplifier tones more accurately than anything currently on the market, offers effects in the same tier as brands like Eventide, and offers perhaps the best direct recording option for guitar. A true tweaker's delight. Here's the top resources to get you started learning about the possibilities of this thing:
Fractal Audio:
An interview with Cliff Chase, founder of Fractal Audio & the Axe-Fx
Axe-Fx User Forum
Scott Peterson's monster thread at TheGearPage.net.
The Axe-Fx Wiki, at GuitarLogic.com
The Axe-Fx Patch Exchange website.
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Oh how far the Keeley mod has come…
March 16, 2008
For TS9 lovers everywhere, Robert Keeley has really crammed some useful features into the TS9 Deluxe mod. Note the separate lead boost, and it's lead boost volume knob on the side of the pedal. Cool! For more information, visit www.ts9deluxe.com.
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Way Huge Electronics is back!
January 26, 2008
In case you've been living under a rock this January, Way Huge pedals are making a comeback with the help of Dunlop. Here's the press release that came out earlier this month:
Launched in 1992 by Jeorge Tripps, Way Huge Electronics began as a result of Tripp's search for great tone, and his desire to perform with reliable, rugged and pedalboard-friendly effects that had the magic of his coveted vintage pedals. The very first pedal--simply labeled "Fuzz Box"--was quickly followed by such staples to the product line as the Red Llama Overdrive, Foot Pig Fuzz and Green Rhino Overdrive II, which quickly found their way into the hands and onto the pedalboards of the world's guitar elite. Ensuing years would see the introduction of pedals such as the Swollen Pickle Jumbo Fuzz, Aqua-Puss Analog Delay, and the Saffron Squeeze. Over the span of a few years, Tripps helped revolutionize what would later be known as the "boutique" effects market. In late December 1999, the company closed its doors as Tripps pursued other opportunities, sending demand for Way Huge products soaring, and driving online auctions well into the hundreds--sometimes thousands--for used Way Huge pedals. Now teaming up with Dunlop, Way Huge pedals will once again be available to the masses, so all can enjoy their finely tuned electronics, high-grade circuitry and road ready construction, built under the watchful eye of Mr. Huge himself.
For more information, visit www.wayhuge.com.
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GearPipe.com
January 17, 2008
A good friend of SSS runs a website called GearPipe.com, which features the internet's top musical equipment deals going on. A good resource for gearheads looking for the sales & best deals on the 'net. Check it out.
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