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I just saw that Visual Sound posted (via Facebook) an interesting video where Phil Keaggy plays with a few Visual Sound pedals.Didn’t know much about Phil Keaggy, but if you’re interested tons of stuff on him via Wikipedia. He mixes it up with an electric guitar into the Visual Sound Route 66 and True Tone, then later he plays an acoustic with a Visual Sound Dual Tap Delay.

Pedals featured in the vide0:

Visual Sound Route 66 American Overdrive
Visual Sound TrueTone
Visual Sound Dual Tap Delay

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Ah… it’s getting to the “Best of 2011″ time of year. I’m always interested what items stood out for the year that is about to end. Always seems to create some good discussions, etc. I came across the Guitar World staff pick (by Paul Riario) Top 10 Effect Pedals of 2011. You can read the full article here.

Basically, he broke it down to the following:

1. Dunlop Cantrell JC95 Cry Baby
2. MXR Custom Badass ’78 Distortion
3. Electro-Harmonix Ravish Sitar
4. Eventide Space
5. Strymon Lex Rotary
6. Keeley Luna Overdrive
7. Caroline Guitar Company Wave Cannon
8. Wampler Hot Wired Brent Mason Overdrive/Distortion
9. Visual Sound Dual Tap Delay
10. Way Huge Green Rhino

The Cantrell wah has been brought up multiple times as being a great wah. I’ve seen it on a few Pedal Line Friday boards and I thought that was a solid pick.

It was also great to see Caroline Guitar Company’s Wave Cannon in there. We had the privilege to demo the Wave Cannon (and gave it away) a while back. Definitely a great pedal for sure.

I was slightly surprised to see the MXR Custom Badass ’78 Distortion. I’ve never played that pedal, but I often see mix reviews here. Some people love it while others.. not so much. Let me know your opinion of the ’78 distortion if you have it by commenting below.

I think Strymon is going to be showing up a lot on these lists to come. I have the Strymon BlueSky, and basically everything they put out is golden. I’ve never seen a complaint about Strymon.

A couple of pedals that I want to look into is the Keeley Luna Overdrive and the Wampler Hot Wired. Both of those pedals I’m not too familiar with.

The Electro-Harmonix Ravish Sitar is another one that people are interested, but I don’t see many people actually owning this pedal. I know it’s new, but may have limited applications for the masses. Again, let me know what you think.

The Visual Sound Dual Tap Delay is a pedal I want to check out re-al bad. All the demos of this are great. A very simple delay with complex ability.

Please let me know your thoughts about that list…. good, bad and the ugly

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Today’s pedal line is from Justin Wright. If you have a pedal line (doesn’t have to be in a board) for your rig, please email me a photo, bio, description of pedals and routing to pedallineeffectsbaycom. Every Friday I’ll showcase a pedal line submission. Make sure you include any links to your band or music page.

My name is Justin Wright. I hope you’ll accept my submission.

I’m not in a band right now, but I work for and play at a large church in Atlanta (www.evangelcc.org). My own personal style is blues rooted. We play a variety of music styles so I keep up a pretty large board to keep my options open. Here’s my line in the order I route the signal:

* Pedal Train PT-Pro Pedal BoardPedal Train PT-Pro Pedal Board *
* Crybaby Wah * – My first pedal ever, using it since high school
* DOD EQ * – I use this at the front end, mainly to scoop some mids and give me some line boost because of the long chain.
* Ernie Ball VP Jr. * – Great for swells and just muting the chain.
* TC Electronic PolyTune * (Fed from the “tuner” out on the VP Jr.)-Great tuner, lets you tune one note at a time or strum all six and see anything flat or sharp.
* Digitech Harmony Man Intelligent Pitch Shifter * – This pedal is just fun, makes tons of usable sounds from harmonies to normal octave up and down. Has to be near the front as it requires a clean signal.
* Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive (PCB Version) * – This is a great natural sounding over drive. The great feature of this one is that it has a “focus” know that responds to your guitars attack. I have it dialed in so that playing soft/medium is pretty clean and digging in breaks up. Very versatile. (This pedal is fed from the Dist. Send/Return from the Harmony Man so that I can have dirty octave sounds if I want.)
* Visual Sound Route66 * – Another one of my original pedals. Combination Compressor (based on the Ross and the MXR Dyna Comp) and a Overdrive that’s a TS-808 clone with a bass boost, which I keep on. One of these effects is usually on at all times.
* ZVex Vexter Series Fuzz Factory * – I honestly don’t use this much, but it’s great to bring the noise if you need that.
* Carl Martin Classic Chorus * – This pedal has a great chorus and a switchable vibrato sound. I use both sounds some. The great part about this one is that it has a great gain circuit that gives lets me dial in that “tubes are just about to break up sound” with ease.
* Lovepedal Les Lius * – This one is supposed to sound like a Fender Tweed amp set to explode. Not so sure about that. To me this is the Keith Richards box. It just sounds like the Stones to me.
* Line6 DL4 Delay Modeler * – This is not the best sounding, most nuanced delay out there, but for ease of live use, versatility and cost it’s a winner for me. Also, it’s built like a tank.
* Visual Sound H20 Liquid Chorus * – Love this one, much less subtle of a chorus that the Carl Martin one plus it also has a great analog sounding delay that I’m currently using as an echo.
* Godlyke Power Supply + Visual Sound 1Spot Supply * – I’m using bits and pieces of both of these systems, but I find Visual Sound to be superior in all cases.

My current amp is a Fender Deluxe Reverb Reiss

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Today’s pedal line is from Jason McGuffin. If you have a pedal line (doesn’t have to be in a board) for your rig, please email me a photo, bio, description of pedals and routing to pedallineeffectsbaycom. Every Friday I’ll showcase a pedal line submission. Make sure you include any links to your band or music page.

Hello!  I am a guitarist/sound engineer at First Baptist Church in Owensboro Ky.  As the Sound engineer, I don’t get to play much, but I do have several guitarists there at the church who on occasion will need to utilize my gear.

As we do modern worship, we need to be able to have a wide variety of tones available based on the week.  This setup seems to work best for me. I use a Morley Bad Horsie Wah, into an HAO Rust Booster to add some presence and sparkle to the signal, (also to add hair to some of the OD/DS pedals too.) After that is the Nobels ODR-1 plus 10th Anniversary OD.  Hands down my favorite TS clone. That goes into an HBE/Rig-Talk Plank Cranker, serial number 7 of 30. This is actually a bluesy TS clone on one side, and an amazing boost on the other, with footswitchable bass boost on both. After that it is to the old faithful japanese Boss DS-1 into a Boss CE-5 and a Boss DD-7/  The Boss FS-5U is for the Tap Tempo functions of the DD-7.  The EHX Holy Grail completes the signal path that ends with a trip into the tube goodness of a Mesa-Boogie Studio 22.  I swap in and out a Visual Sound Route 66 and a Way Huge Swollen Pickle MK2 for other flavors as I need them.

Hope you guys like! I’m hoping to upgrade to a G-System soon to better utilize the great sounds/fx loop of my amp, and get more control/mod sounds.

Thanks for looking!

Jason McGuffin
Owensboro KY.

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Today’s pedal line is from Jeff Bailey. If you have a pedal line (doesn’t have to be in a board) for your rig, please email me a photo, bio, description of pedals and routing to pedallineeffectsbaycom. Every Friday I’ll showcase a pedal line submission. Make sure you include any links to your band or music page.

Hey my name is Jeff Bailey. I usually play bass in my bands The Greenleafs and Southern Harmony. My bass rig is just a chord, bass, and 2 tens.  I love to create new music though so I have a guitar rig too.  This is what I use when I just go jam with my buddies just for the hell of it.  I have tried to make it my own and get a sound that is unique. This is my current setup and like many it is always changing.

Foundation: Gator board with gator power supply.

It is just big enough and super easy to move and doesn’t slip and all that kind of stuff.

This is the order

Crybaby classic GCB-95F
Sounds like a wah should.  At least that’s what I think.

BBE FREQ Boost
If you have never used one of these you should. It takes the signal and gives it this awesome boosted mid treble shine that pushes a tube amp into the sky.

Homebrew Electronics UFO
This is my newest and I say the rawest sounding pedal I have.  It has a wall of fuzz that is super tunable and then the octave up takes it to another level literally. It is the true ultimate fuzz octave.

Visual sound route 66
Gigantic.  I don’t mind though because it is a compressor and an overdrive.  The drive side is modeled after a ts808 but adds a bass boost. I don’t use the bass boost all the time but sometimes you just need it. The compressor sounds just like a compressor. Compressed.

MXR Distortion+
This is my core distortion sound.  Its an old one like 78 I believe.  You have to have a dirty amp to work it to the full effect.  It nails 70s distortion because it is.

DOD FX65
An analog chorus pedal for the 80s.  It is the first pedal that I ever bought. (I am not that old I bout it at a pawn shop.) I would recommend it to anyone that was looking for chorus. It is simple and silky.

Electro-Harmonix Stereo Pulsar
So tremolo is kind of my weakness. It is a vibe that a lot of people overlook.  Vibrato you can get from a string shake but tremolo is another story.  This one is variable shape you can have a notchy square wave or a smooth triangle.  You can also change the emphasis of the sound to the back or front of the wave. Very choice. This is where is spilt my signal into my Univox u45. I have a little tuner (not pictured) that I use to shut of the Univox.  If you have never heard stereo tremolo from mismatched amps you haven’t lived.

MXR Carbon Copy
Lastly some echo. I like analog delay and this is the analog delay.  It is super warm and when I want to do a delay solo it can do some self-oscillation.

My primary Amp is a Blues Jr. Tweed and I play a Gibson Les Paul Mahogany most of the time. Thanks for letting me share. It is one of those things that makes me feel alive when I am playing.

UPDATE

Jeff contacted me and let me know that he has a updated board since his submission. Here is a pic:

Details:

I removed the chorus and added a small stone phaser Russian made. I uploaded a pic of the rearranged board.

Ehx sovtek small stone
Its a super cool 4 stager with a color switch that runs a fifth stage that makes it kinda invert and real thick like.  Really simple and adds a ton of cool sounds.

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I’m pretty excited about this pedal. I’ve watched a few videos yesterday on the Visual Sound Dual Tap Delay and I wanted to showcase those for you today. The Visual Sound Dual Tap Delay is basically two delays in a in single box with a single tap tempo switch. There is a channel 1 and channel 2, but channel 2 has a modulation effect on the repeats. Either channel can be used in manual or in tap modes. The ability to have a single tap is you can have a long delay on one channel and dotted delays on the other channel… but it’s all controlled from one tap, so it perfect based off the quarter note tap. Very cool. Channels can be used independently or together. Maximum delay time is one second for each channel.

They’re also talking about the simplicity… and I’m really hearing what they’re saying. The instructions are on one sheet! No book. I want to just tweak and go, I’ve mentioned in the past that I hate it when there is a manual, you end up scratching the surface anyway, so I’m glad they kept things simple with this.

I don’t think they’ve released an official date when this will be available to the masses, apparently soon. Also, not sure about the price. Definitely something to keep an eye out for.

VisualSoundUSA put out 5 videos showing what this pedal can do. I included all 5 so you can see what it’s all about, let me know what you think by commenting below!

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I mentioned that Amazon is having some crazy deals on the Visual Sound V2 pedals. Looks like the Visual Sound V2 Son of Hyde deal is all gone now, but there are 10 left of the Visual Sound V2 Vans Warped Distortion pedals in stock! Again, these list for $148.00, usually you see these available at Musician’s Friend for $99.95, but is currently on sale for a super cheap price of $39.98 at Amazon. Seriously, that’s a great price – more than half off.

I found this video by ToneFactor where they do a great demo of this pedal’s capabilities (BTW, big fan of ToneFactor videos, check a few more out if you get a chance).

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Last night I mentioned a killer deal on the Visual Sound V2 Vans Warped Distortion, but it looks like there is another great deal. This is on the Visual Sound V2 Son of Hyde Distortion. It lists at $148.00, and is usually available for $99.95, but is currently on sale for $42.44 at Amazon. That is 71% off of list price!

Here is the official description:

Visual Sound took the Hyde distortion channel from the V2 Jekyll and Hyde to create the V2 Son of Hyde distortion pedal. A heavy overdrive with tons of bottom and extreme versatility the V2SOH invites you to use its EQ to scoop out the midrange for a wide range of tone. A Sharp/Blunt switch lets you go from compressed to very bright. The sonic possibilities of the Son of Hyde pedal are endless.

A wide range of sounds can be discovered by using the Mid knob to adjust the midrange. The Son Hyde pedal’s Bright switch lets you go from a more compressed distortion to very bright, along with Drive, Treble, and Volume knobs to set the overall style of sound. The new Son of Hyde is the perfect compliment to any pedalboard. The added noise reduction circuit in Son of Hyde eliminates white-noise when you stop playing… although you might not want to stop!

The Son of Hyde Distortion Pedal features a diecast aluminum housing, ultra-reliable 10 million cycle switching, easy battery access and circuit protection from AC adapters, all-new housing design and user-friendly controls.

Again, the Visual Sound V2 Son of Hyde Distortion is on sale at Amazon for only $42.44! At the time of this posting, there were only 4 available, so you’ll want to act quick to snatch one of these up at this super low price!

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Here is a really spectacular deal on the Visual Sound V2 Vans Warped Distortion pedal. This pedal normally lists for $148.00. You normally see this sold for $99.00, but is currently on sale for a crazy amount of $39.98 (73% off of list!) at Amazon. This pedal is also eligible for FREE super saver shipping.

Here is the official product description:

Visual Sound has partnered with the Warped Tour to create a limited edition guitar effect pedal, the Vans Warped Distortion. With appropriately named knobs like Grind, Edge, and Loud (translation: Drive, Tone, Volume), the Vans Warped Distortion is totally geared towards Warped Tour inspired guitarists. With grinding low-end distortion, it will make you just want to turn all the knobs to “10″ and let it rip. Visual Sound has put all the road-tested features of their renowned V2 pedals into the Warped Distortion, so you won’t ever have to worry about it dying on you in the middle of a gig. The staff of Vans and the Warped Tour were stoked when Visual Sound brought this distortion pedal to them. So many bands on the Warped Tour use Visual Sound products, so it was a natural fit. As a result, Visual Sound has been authorized to produce 500 of the Vans Warped Distortion pedals over the next 12 months.

Again.. the Visual Sound V2 Vans Warped Distortion pedal is on sale for a crazy amount of $39.98 at Amazon. At the time of this post, there were only 6 pedals available so you’ll need to act quick to pick one up at this price.

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Today while drinking my cup of joe (and boy it was a tasty cup) and zoning out on Twitter, I saw @VisualSoundUSA in my home feed talking about their Double Trouble Dual Overdrive pedal. Had a link to a video, so wanted to take a look.  Basically it’s too overdrives modeled after the TS808 overdrive. So you can have two separate settings or cascade them into each other.

Here is the official description:

The V2DT Double Trouble Dual Overdrive is Visual Sound’s interpretation of the TS-808 with bass boost and lots more volume, times 2! Use either overdrive by itself or combine them. For each overdrive, Double Trouble includes level knobs for Drive, Tone and Volume; plus wide and sturdy stomp switches. Bass boost can be switched on or off separately for each overdrive. 1/4″ jacks in and out.

Everyone loves the overdrive channel in Visual Sound’s Jekyll & Hyde and Route 66 pedals. Over the years, Visual Sound has had many requests to put two of these overdrives into one pedal, allowing for two different settings and the ability to use them together. Now you can have that great sound and all the advantages of V2 Series construction, plus the addition of an innovative noise reduction system, in the Double Trouble…only from Visual Sound!

The Visual Sound V2 Series V2DT Double Trouble Dual Overdrive Guitar Effects Pedal features a die-cast aluminum housing, ultra-reliable 10-million cycle switching, easy battery access and circuit protection from AC adapters.

Here is the video by VisualSoundUSA:

You can pick up the Visual Sound V2 Series V2DT Double Trouble Dual Overdrive for $149.95 at Musician’s Friend

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