Since, I’ve been on a slight modulation kick.. from chorus to flangers lately, I thought I’d bring up the MXR M152 Micro Flanger. DunlopUSA just put out a new demo video of this, and figured it would be a good time to post it here on EffectsBay.com! Side note, the MXR M152 Micro Flanger won the Guitar Player Magazine Editors’ pick in the August 2010 issue.

First, here are the details of the pedal:

Based on the benchmark sounds of the MXR M117 Flanger, the MXR Micro Flanger guitar pedal features many of the same flanging effects of its big brother, but in a smaller and more convenient size. Originally released in the ’80s, this faithful recreation features the same 2 critical controls—a Speed knob to control the rate of cycling, and a Regeneration knob to manage the overall intensity—and stays true to its 100% analog bucket brigade technology for the ultimate in warm and organic tone. The MXR Micro Flanger pedal has been updated with a true bypass switch so you don’t lose any tone during bypass. Go from jet plane like sweeps to cool outer space type effects with the MXR Micro Flanger guitar effect pedal.

The MXR Micro Flanger pedal can be powered by one 9V battery (accessed by removing the effect pedal’s bottom plate), a Dunlop DC810DC brick, or MC403 Power system (sold separately).

MXR M152 Micro Flanger Guitar Effects Pedal Features:

* True bypass with LED
* Rate knob
* Regeneration knob
* Footswitch for on/bypass
* All-analog circuitry with bucket brigade technology for warm analog tone

Here is the video demo by jimdunlopusa:

You can pick up the MXR M152 Micro Flanger for $89.99 at Musician’s Friend. At the time of this post, Musician’s Friend also includes a Dunlop ECD-003 Barrel 9-volt adapter for free with this purchase.

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Today I wanted to talk about the Electro-Harmonix Classics Flanger Hoax. This is a ‘flanger’, but it’s like no other flanger pedal I’ve seen (I guess that’s the ‘hoax’ part of the name). It has the ability to have frequency adjustable flanging. There are 2 separate phaser sections and you can have them interact together.  This thing can get crazy, or have a classic flanger effect.

Here is the official description of this pedal:

From shimmering static and active phasing to frequency-adjustable flanging, the Flanger Hoax gives you an exciting new palette of textures to create with. Familiar and advanced modulation controls and 3 outputs (direct, blended, effect) let you create endless variations that will do everything from subtly shade to wildly animate your music.

The Flanger Hoax is made up of 2 separate phaser sections-the Fixed Phaser and Swept Phaser-and their associated delay lines. The Fixed Phaser is similar to a traditional phaser, modulated by a low-frequency sine wave called the Modulator. Each phaser circuit is followed by its own analog delay line, each of which can also be independently swept by the Modulator. Each phaser section can be bypassed to access the delay lines without any phase shift. Feedback control allows you to send the wet output of the pedal or the output of the Swept Phaser back into the phaser circuits. 18V power supply included.

* Controls: BLEND knob: Mixes between the effect and the dry signal. The counter-clockwise position is all-dry, while the clockwise position is all effect. The result of the BLEND Control goes out the BLENDED OUTPUT jack
* DELAY MODE switch: Selects between different phase shift combinations for the modulating waveform that sweeps the Fixed Phaser Delay line and the Swept Phaser Delay.
* FEEDBACK knob: Sets the amount of signal that is fed back into both phase shift circuits. The counter-clocker-clockwise position gives you no feedback; the clockwise position yields maximum feedback.
* OFF toggle switch position: All Feedback is turned off, no matter where the FEEDBACK knob is set.
* RATE knob: Sets the frequency of the sine wave Modulator. The available frequency range is from 0.07 Hz (14 Seconds) to 220 Hz.
* SWPT toggle switch position: In the SWPT Position, the output of the Swept Phaser is fed back into Phaser circuits.
* WET toggler switch position: In the WET position, the wet signal (which is at the EFFECT OUTPUT Jack) is fed back to the phaser circuits.

I found this great video by EHX that shows what this can do:

You can pick up the Electro-Harmonix Classics Flanger Hoax for $209.25 at Musician’s Friend.

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Today, I wanted to talk about the Red Witch Titan delay pedal. Red Witch has been making fantastic pedals for a while now, but I was unfamiliar with the Titan Delay so I wanted to take a closer look. This is a great sounding delay with delay times reaching 800 milliseconds.  It also has a cool modulation loop where the source signal is unaffected but the delay repeats have the effect.

Below is the official description:

The Red Witch Titan delay pedal offer a triumvirate of time tantalizers for you to create an array of truly unique and original delay sounds. Voiced for the ultimate analog-styled sound, the Red Witch Titan provides 3 800m/sec delays.

Red Witch Titan uses a classic analog delay compander to ensure the ultimate recreation of analog-flavored delay, which works hand-in-hand with their more contemporary delay engines.

Add to this a modulation loop on the first delay plus all the other goodies you normally expect from a Red Witch delay, and you’ll be delaying to your heart’s content in no time flat.

D stands for Delay time. Oddly enough this is the control that sets the delay time anywhere up to 800 milliseconds. Set it real short for almost reverby sounds, or real long for psychedelic meanderings.

F stands for Feedback, or regeneration. It basically determines how many repeats the Titan delay gives you get each time you play a note. Set it fully counter-clockwise for only one repeat or set fully clockwise to tip it into out-of-control self oscillation.

M stands for Mix, meaning the blend of wet and dry. Set fully counter clockwise you get the dry (clean, unaffected) signal. Set it fully clockwise and you get a louder delay repeat than the original signal. This control is really important—setting all 3 M controls set the Red Witch Titan to just produce a totally unaffected, clean signal.

Turn up the M control on delay one and you’ll get just delay one. Want to add some of delay 2 to the festivities? Just bring up the M control on Delay 2. Not enough goodness for you? Turn up the M control on delay 3 to bring in the sound of the third delay. Let the good times roll.

A toggle switch sets the Titan delay into parallel mode. In parallel the signal is fed to the front of all 3 delays, then simultaneously processed and the output of all 3 delays is blended together. In series mode the signal is fed to the first delay on the right-hand side then fed into the input of delay 2 then fed to the input of delay 3 and sent to the pedal output. Set the switch to the left for Parallel Mode or to the right for Series Mode. Series Mode has a slightly louder wet signal due to the stacked gain stages.

The bottom sockets on the sides of the Titan delay are for the effects loop. You simply attach the effect of your choice as follows: the Titan right effects loop socket connects to the other pedal’s input socket and the Titan’s left effects loop socket attaches to the other pedal’s output socket.

The shiny chrome footswitch brings the effect into the signal path by clicking this one. Truebypass switching.

Here is a great video by redwitchpedals. This is part one of the demo

Here is part two, and it goes into the modulation loop.

You can pick up the Red Witch Titan Delay for $399.99 at Musician’s Friend.

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Last week I saw a video by EHX on their brand new pedal called the ‘Freeze‘. This is a pretty interesting pedal where you can grab the signal and hold it in various manners. It’s not a looper but almost as a tone generator of sorts to provide undertone while you’re playing.. just like backing keyboard. There are three modes: fast, slow and latch on how the pedal releases the note. Fast/slow is pretty self explanatory, but latch will hold until you release the footswitch.

Here is the official description of the Electro-Harmonix Freeze:

Capture a frozen moment and turn it into a tonally unique sonic foundation. The Freeze Sound Retainer delivers infinite sustain of any note or chord at the press of a momentary footswitch. Release the footswitch and you are again sample ready. Three selectable decay rates, including a latch mode, guarantee liquid, smooth tonal transitions. Hook the Freeze up with your favorite pedals for a sonic collage that will be unlike anything you have ever heard. It’s like adding an extra musician to the band. Specs: – Real time sample capture with perfect looping – Latch mode for infinite sustain at the touch of a momentary switch – Fast decay mode – Slow decay mode – Latch mode for infinite sustain of sample capture – Smooth tonal transitions between captures – Optional 9.6DC 200 power supply – Handles input gains from pedal boards

Here is a video by EHX. Mike Matthews cracks me up.

You can pick up the Electro-Harmonix Freeze for $118.50 at Amazon.com.

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So I’ve been hearing about this DigiTech 20th anniversary chrome whammy for a while now. In 1990, DigiTech came out with the ‘whammy pedal’ and they’re celebrating that fact with the 20th Anniversary Chrome Whammy. This is a limited edition release of 2000 world wide. Only 1000 are available in the US. They’re all hand numbered. If I was a speculative gear collector with money to burn, I would just buy a few to sell on ebay in a few years.

Here is the official description:

In 1990, the world was treated to the invention of the Whammy Pedal, a pitch-shifting pedal that continues to influence guitar players and has become one of the most sought-after effect pedals in the vintage market.

The 20th Anniversary Chrome Whammy is a limited edition, chrome-plated, hand-numbered, and hand-signed version of the Whammy. The Chrome Whammy guitar pedal will not only add sizzle to any pedalboard, it will become a collectible piece of music gear due to its limited production.

The Whammy often finds its place on a professional’s pedalboard. This is what has made the Whammy a legend. Hit after hit, performance after performance, the Whammy adds to your playing and creates new sounds, feelings, and textures.

The Whammy effect pedal is simple—take your guitar’s sound and pitch shift it using a special algorithm, then control that pitch with an expression pedal. So easy and so expressive that it takes your playing to a new world of quirky squeals, monster dive bombs lower than any whammy bar, and bends that can only be found on other instruments.

DigiTech 20th Anniversary Chrome Whammy Guitar Effects Pedal Features:

* Limited edition run
* Chrome-plated
* Hand-numbered and hand-signed
* 6 Whammy modes including famous 2 Octave Up
* 10 Harmony Bend modes including 2nd Up to 3rd Up simulating pedal steel bends
* Expression pedal controls dive bombs and bends
* Cutting-edge pitch detection engine designed specifically for guitar delivers fast accurate shifting
* MIDI In & Out/Thru to control pitch bends via cc’s
* Includes power supply

You can pick up the DigiTech 20th Anniversary Chrome Whammy for $249.95 at Musician’s Friend.

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Not sure why I’ve been on a chorus kick lately, but I’ve been on it. Today, I saw that @jimdunlopusa just uploaded a new video so I wanted to check it out. It was a video on the MXR ZW38 Zakk Wylde Black Label Chorus pedal. Another nice little chorus pedal using bucket brigade technology for some classic analog chorus effect.

Here is the official description:

The MXR Black Label Chorus is Zakk’s secret weapon to thicken up his wall of distortion and add liquid dimension and texture to clean passages. At the heart of the MXR Black Label Chorus is its bucket brigade circuitry—the only way to get truly rich and warm analog chorusing. The MXR Zakk Wylde Chorus pedal’s vintage style tones are dialed in by High and Low cut filters and Level, Rate, and Depth controls. For the ultimate in spatial chorusing, hook up 2 amps via the 2 outputs for a wide and sweeping stereo spread. Like all MXR pedals, the Black Label Chorus comes in a heavy-duty housing with durable jacks and switches for a lifetime on the road.

The MXR Zakk Wylde Chorus guitar pedal can be powered by one 9V battery (accessed by removing the effect pedal’s bottom plate), a Dunlop DC810DC brick, or MC403 Power system (sold separately).

Here is the video by jimdunlopusa:

You can pick up the MXR ZW38 Zakk Wylde Black Label Chorus pedal for $99.99 at Musician’s Friend.

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I finally broke down and purchased a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ for my board. I’ve been riding a PedalTrain 2 board for a while now and absolutely love it, but I was hating the mess I was dealing with regarding power. I have a mix of pedals that need different power requirements. Initially I had a Boss TU-2 tuner which powered all of my pedals (using a Visual Sound One Spot and daisychain), but after I started using the Line 6 DL 4 delay, that introduced a new power supply. A few months ago, I picked up the Creation Audio Labs Holy Fire (after we reviewed it) and that has a 48v power supply.. so now I have 3 to deal with. With their large cables and converters this was starting to be a major pain in the ass setting up my quick and easy PedalTrain board.

So, finally, I thought enough was enough and purchased a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ (thanks Phil from Fat Tone Guitars!). I easily mounted the unit under the Pedal Train (absolutely great design there!). I wanted the Pedal Power 2+ because of the ability to power 2 Line 6 modeler pedals (just eliminated the DL4 power cable there). It also has the isolated 9v power (just eliminated the One Spot and the Daisy Chain). Unfortunately, nothing I can do about the Creation Audio Labs Holy Fire. 48v is a lot of power and the Pedal Power doesn’t have the ability, but was able to just plug in that power supply to the AC out of the unit. I tucked the Holy Fire cable underneath the Pedal Train and secured it with some zip ties and velcro, and I’m now set. Now, I only have to plug in the Pedal Power to the wall, and I’m good to go.

The Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ also has the ability to ‘sag’ power or with adapters you can combine outputs to make 18v for example. I know this affects how pedals sound. I found this interesting video where he demos a Fulltone OCD version 4 with <9v, 9v and 18v. The video is by PerFusionist80

You can pick up the Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+ for $169.00 at Fat Tone Guitars! Oh.. and it’s FREE shipping!

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Yesterday, @3volved mentioned the T-Rex Tremonti Phaser and how bad ass it is. I’m a big fan of T-Rex and honestly didn’t know they made a phaser. This was one is called the Mark Tremonti phaser. Apparently this was developed for Mark Tremonti (guitarist from Creed).

Here is a quick video by TRexEffects where he gets to play it for the first time.

Here is the official pedal description:

The Tremonti Phaser, the signature phase shifter guitar effect pedal brought to you by T-Rex and guitarist Mark Tremonti, gives you everything you could ask for in a modern phaser and then some. From a raw ’70s grind to a 21st-century sophistication, a few simple controls on the Tremonti pedal put you in charge of the entire history of phase-shifted tone.

Warped, swirling, twisted, spacey—it isn’t easy finding words to describe the sound of a classic phase shifter. But the last 30 years of rock music wouldn’t be the same without it, and Tremonti’s signature stompbox delivers. The Stage switch lets you choose between a raw, vintage-sounding effect and a richer, more modern swirl. And the ingenious Bite knob adds a sexy overdrive edge to any setting. Fast or slow, deep or shallow, vintage or modern, the Tremonti Phaser pedal delivers extraordinary-sounding phased modulation that takes your playing to another world.

Here is a great video by Burgerman666 showing what this pedal can do:

You can pick up the T-Rex Mark Tremonti Phaser for $279.99 at Musician’s Friend.

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MXR M148 Micro Chorus being referred to as the Phase 90 of choruses? I have to take a closer look. It mentions that it uses “Bucket Brigade Technology”. Sounds good, but what the hell is that? Bucket-brigade is a discrete time analog delay line developed in 1969. Basically, it includes a series of capacitors to store the analog signal and is moved along a line of capacitors (hence the name of bucket brigade).  Psyched on learning something new!

So enough of that, what’s the MXR M148 Micro Chorus all about? Here is the description:

With its simple operation and stellar analog tone, the MXR Micro Chorus guitar pedal joins the ranks of MXR Classics such as the Phase 90, Dyna Comp and Micro Amp. This ’80s reissue delivers a stunning range of rich chorus textures, from sparkly watery shimmers to intense rotating speaker simulation with a twist of the Rate control. The MXR Micro Chorus pedal is designed with old-school bucket brigade technology for warm analog tone and features true bypass for pure guitar tone when the guitar effects pedal is off. Its roadworthy hardware and components are housed in a space saving Phase 90-sized box.

The MXR Micro Chorus pedal can be powered by one 9V battery (accessed by removing the effect pedal’s bottom plate), a Dunlop DC810DC brick, or MC403 Power system (sold separately).

I found a video by jimdunlopusa on the MXR M148 Micro Chorus. I like the variety of styles they demonstrate this vid:

You can pick up the MXR M148 Micro Chorus for only $79.99 at Musician’s Friend. At the time of this posting, it includes a Dunlop ECB-003 Barrel 9-Volt adapter for Free.

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The Fulltone PlimSoul Overdrive is finally available for purchase (though availability is still somewhat limited)! It’s a great sounding OD/Distortion pedal, but what makes it unique is the ability to have soft and hard clipping or combination of both in a single unit. You can also see the second stage with a LED indicator light (very similar to the Creation Audio Labs Holy Fire) which reacts.

Here is what Fulltone has to say about this pedal:

For many, many years you’ve basically had 2 choices for your Overdrive;/Distortion pedals… You could either get “Soft-clipped” Bluesy, slightly compressed, (Toob Screemer, FD2, etc etc etc etc etc etc) type Overdrive pedals… or you could get “Hard-Clipped” (OCD, Distortion+, Boss DS-1, etc etc etc etc etc etc) type Distortion pedals.

What if there was a pedal that offered both?

There is now…. Fulltone PlimSoul

PlimSoul has those Softer Bluesey, Compressed capabilities but also has a Second Stage that you can roll in with the turn of a little dial to add that firmer, crunchier, British output tube style Distortion! What’s more is you not only hear and feel it…you can SEE the pedal reacting to your every mood via a firey LED that glows brighter and dimmer depending on how distorted it is and how hard you’re hitting it.

Touch sensitive? Doesn’t get any better.

Clean up with the guitar’s volume control? More than any, yes, even more than the OCD.

Good with Humbuckers as well as Single coils? Yep.

Does it play nice with other pedals? Yes, it has an Ideal 500K Input Impedance, ideal super low 10K output impedance.

How dirty does it get? VERY dirty, the dirtiest pedal I make…but gets very clean as well.

Can I blend the 2 types of Distortion? Yes, and you can have ONLY Soft clipped or ONLY Hard Clipped

In a Nutshell? Extremely good Sustain/Feedback qualities, just the right amount of Mids, bottom, Great touch sensitivity, dynamics, and all those in-between shades available when you know how to use your guitar’s volume control.

Here is a video by gearmanndude that shows what this pedal is all about. You can clearly hear the soft vs hard clipping in there. Good stuff.

You can pick up the Fulltone PlimSoul Overdrive at Fat Tone Guitars for $179.10 (they’re currently out of stock – but you can preorder).

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