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I received a email from Phil at Fat Tone Guitars letting me know about a new project he’s involved with – EffectsLounge.com. I thought it was pretty cool, so wanted to share. Here is the official press release below!

Northbrook, IL — April 12, 2011 – Fat Tone Guitars has launched a new website: EffectsLounge.com (FXL). FXL is an online community developed for guitar players, by guitar players. FXL offers users the innovative Build Your Board (BYB) App that allows players to build their own virtual pedalboards and share them across social media. This easy-to-use app enables musicians to explore, create and redefine their sound by dragging and dropping effect pedals from FXL’s extensive pedal database onto a BYB virtual pedalboard.

FXL users can edit and comment on their own pedalboards, and comment and rate other users’ pedalboards.  New must-have pedals are continually added to FXL’s database. The website showcases pedalboards of the hottest players, so that FXL users can emulate the sounds of their favorite musicians.

“Guitar players love to show their pedalboards to other guitarists” said Phil Vickman, Co-Founder of FXL.  “It’s about pedalboard show and tell. There’s a reason why there are so many huge discussion threads on pedalboards all across the web.”

“We wanted to be able not only to build our pedalboard, but to share it with others and I couldn’t find a site that did that.  So we built it.” said Seth Dobbs, Co-Founder of FXL. “EffectsLounge.Com is a virtual showcase of guitar effects and tone.”

In addition to BYB, FXL will provide community functionality such as a blog, Twitter feed and soon to be released community forums. Effectslounge.com is the website that guitar players have been waiting for.

For additional information contact Phil Vickman at EffectsLounge.com:
phileffectsloungecom
1857 Janke Drive, Northbrook, IL 60062; 847-272-5117

http://www.effectslounge.com
http://www.twitter.com/effectslounge

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I just wanted to remind everyone that I’m still taking submissions for the Fat Tone Guitars sponsored give away of the Jack Deville Dark Echo pedal give away! The Dark Echo is a fantastic sounding *dark* echo pedal. This is your chance to win a great sounding pedal for free! Fat Tone Guitars normally sells this pedal for $225.00, but if you’re the lucky winner.. it’s free!

I found another great video on this pedal by TheToneShack:

So now, I’m guessing, you’re pumped on this pedal and want to enter. Sure thing! Just go to the Jack DeVille Electronics Dark Echo Give Away post and follow the instructions.

I would also like to thank Phil from Fat Tone Guitars for sponsoring this give away… Thanks Phil! Please check their site for some great deals!

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CONTEST IS CLOSED. I’m really excited about this give away. This is the first sponsored EffectsBay.com give away of 2011! I think it’s going to be a great year. I called Phil at Fat Tone Guitars to see if he would be interested in doing another give away…. and sure enough he was down. Not only was he down, but he’s offering up a great pedal for the give away! I have to say that Phil is a top notch guy and is someone I would highly recommend people to purchase high quality gear from.

For this give away, Phil of Fat Tone Guitars is giving away a Jack DeVille Electronics Dark Echo. Seriously.. I wish I didn’t have to give this thing away. I would love to own this pedal. This is a great sounding echo/delay pedal. It is described to be similar to a space echo, memory man and a echoplex all in one with the ability modulate or ‘sway’ the repeats. There is also a interesting feature to ‘hold’ the infinite repeats. So reactivating the switch will return the store infinite repeats. I could see some great potential there.

Here is the official description of the Jack DeVille Electronics Dark Echo

What if you could play your guitar in a desolate cave 20,000 leagues under the sea? I pondered this question as I designed the Dark Echo; and when the lab-coat came off, the wet-suit went on and lush echos trailed into oblivion, progressively darkening with every repeat. I dialed the repeat knob to maximum and I was up to my ears in a fluid wash of sound, ebbing and flowing like the tides of the ocean.

The Dark Echo embodies deep, dark delay with a very smooth, thick, and organic texture.

Included are controls for Delay Time, Repeats, Wet Blend, dynamic Sway modulation, and an internal trim-pot for output level.

Here are a couple of videos on the Dark Echo:
Jack DeVille Electronics at Summer NAMM 2010:

Here is the official product video for the Dark Echo:

As you can see this pedal.. is pretty awesome. This is a great chance to win a pedal that not everyone on the planet owns, and is unique in it’s own way.

Fat Tone Guitars normally sells this pedal for $225.00 so this is a great opportunity.

On top of this Phil from Fat Tone Guitars is going to sweeten the deal even further. If the winner is a fan of EffectsBay’s Facebook page AND Fat Tone’s Facebook page, he is going to throw in a “Goodie bag”. What’s in the bag? Phil said he’s throw in some strings, a 20′ instrument cable and some other bonus items.

So how do you get a chance to win the Jack DeVille Electronics Dark Echo? Simple.. fill out the form below, in two weeks  (January 21st) I’ll randomly pick 3 entries as finalists. I’ll email the 3 finalists and the first one out of the 3 that emails me back will be the winner.You must enter a ‘valid’ email address, bounce back emails will be rejected. One entry per person (seriously people.. one entry per person). After the winner has been notified and all is good (I’ve retrieved mailing address, etc), I’ll contact Phil at Fat Tone Guitars and coordinate the delivery to the winner. Oh.. and YES this is open to international entries.

So to take advantage of the “Goodie Bag” be sure to like both pages above. It’s a simple way to get a little more if you’re the winner! A no-brainer!

So the question is “What artist/band and/or album influenced you musically to *want* to play guitar or bass?”

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Just saw Phil post a update on their Facebook page stating that he is having a one day sale on all in stock Electro-Harmonix and Xotic pedals. He’s knocking off 10% with free shipping! To get in on the action, simply go to Fat Tone Guitars and at check out add the following coupon code:  XOTEHX10

Electro-Harmonix Pedals at Fat Tone Guitars
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This might be my chance to buy a EP Booster.. or Memory Boy.. hmmmmmm

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Looks like Phil at Fat Tone Guitars is having a sale to celebrate Columbus Day. Since banks are closed today, use that money for something fun… gear. Fat Tone is having a 10% off of everything store wide (except on used gear). Just use the coupon code NEWWORLD10 at check out!

Fat Tone Guitars has a great selection of boutique pedals, quality amps and great guitars and basses. Check them out and take advantage of the 10% discount today!

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It’s been a little while since I posted a Fat Tone video.. and it’s about time! I came across a very interesting pedal video for the Fairfield Circuitry Four Eyes Fuzz. This video has something that immediately caught my ear. There is sweep in frequency (or something). Looking at the YouTube description, it states “That is an expression pedal you hear”. Okay… now you have my attention.

Here is the official description by Fairfield Circuitry:

Three parallel JFET fuzz circuits driven by a voltage controlled state variable filter with resonance control,
mu-amp input stage and quite possibly, a wedgie.

In other words, this is one versatile fuzz box. The wide operating range of the frequency control, switchable resonance and the three drive pots allows this dweeb to go places you never thought possible. From extreme to relatively subtle; from super thin to ridiculously fat.

The Four Eyes Fuzz wasn’t designed to sound like your favourite vintage fuzz. You might be able to tweak it to sound close, but it truly does its own thing.

There is currently a waiting list for the fuzz. To reserve a spot simply shoot us an e-mail and we’ll go from there.

Looking at the spec sheet, I’m a little confused. The input for the expression pedal states: “0-5v control voltage or expression pedal input”. Not sure if the expression pedal controls the voltage, or if it sweeps the FREQ.

Here is the video by fattone77

You can pick up the Fairfield Circuitry Four Eyes Fuzz for $225.00 at Fat Tone Guitars!

Remember, if you like reading about these pedals and seeing videos reviews from others, please subscribe to the RSS feed and get notified via email when there are new postings!

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I’m super psyched about today’s Free Shirt Wednesday. This week, it’s Fat Tone Guitars! Phil from Fat Tone Guitars has been a friend of EffectsBay.com from the beginning. He sponsored the first EffectsBay.com give away and has offered his support in many ways. I also deal with Phil on a personal level with buying various pieces of gear, and I have to say this, every time.. and I mean every time I call, he answers the phone has time for me. I’m not sure where you’re from, but where I’m from.. that means something.

Fat Tone Guitars has an impressive selection of pedals, amps and guitars. Obviously, I have a thing for the effects…so I spend most of my time in that area. Along with his site, he has a blog, and a active Facebook page. You definitely need to follow Fat Tone Guitars on Twitter and Facebook since he does offer give aways, and you don’t want to miss out on cool free gear.

Physically, Fat Tone Guitars is located in Northbrook, IL, so if you’re in the area you need to stop in. His show room is quite.. awesome.

Now, if you want to be featured on Free Shirt Wednesday.. it’s really quite simple. Send me a shirt, if it’s music related (ie: guitar builder, band, pedal builder, guitar shop, recording studio, etc) I’ll dedicate a blog post about your biz, band, etc. I’ll take a photo with my aging, slightly pudgy mug and post it. Great simple, cheap form of advertising. Still interested? Then check this page for more info

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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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Hello all. Very excited to announce that Phil at Fat Tone Guitars has put together a exclusive coupon offer for EffectsBay.com readers! Fat Tone is giving out TC Electronic Polytune Chromatic Tuners for $87.00 (after coupon code BAYPOLY12). That’s $12 savings on the regular price of $99 and includes FREE shipping! Yes! This coupon is good through 11:59PM Friday night.

This is a great tuner that is getting some fantastic user reviews out there, and the price is definitely right!

Below is a review video of the Polytune by PremierGuitar

Click here to go to Fat Tone Guitars and take advantage of this deal!

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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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