New bosses

Wrapping up October with news of 2 new BOSS pedals:

1. AD-2: What do you really hear when you are playing your acoustic guitar? That's right, you hear 2 things 1) The sound of vibrating metal strings 2) That same string sound with natural reverb- this is something we tend to overlook. To me, all those pedals recreating acoustic tones, those so called 'simulation' pedals, they are actually recreating a piezo-type tone, not the tone of a true blue acoustic. BOSS' AD-2 aims to address this oversight by adding a reverb element to that unplugged tone. It's something worth checking out even if you're not a fan.
2. CP-1X: This is something the manufacturer claims their pedal could do- a new compressor unit that doesn't suck tone. I'm definitely a compressor fan but I hear those fine difference between a compressed & non-compressed tones only in clean mode. Pump the drive up & this difference becomes rather marginal. Once again, it's something worth checking out even if you've not been compressing your tones since day one.

Driving to Shinjuku

So it's one MXR pedal for the other. I said goodbye to the GT-OD just a few days ago & bought this version instead. It's still within the same drive voicing parameter but this one has that 'dark' button there to mess with the bottom end & push the top instead. It has that wee bit more strain in the drive that angry people like me would embrace, despite it not being a heavy metal type unit. 

Deepavali 2016

Wishing all Hindu devotees a blessed day with family & friends. It's another family R&R day for the rest of us. 😁

Sonic Stomp reduction

BBE now offers the Sonic Stomp in a mini version as depicted above. Stacked control knobs mean it retains its previous sonic manipulation. MSRP: USD100

Affordable TCs

Some of us think the TC Electronic pedals are above average but sporting near boutique prices; that's the primary put off. This range of new TC Electronic pedals allegedly retain the manufacturer's very polished tones at just a fraction of their core offering prices: USD50. These would make very good festive acquisitions, yes?

Timber!

In the mail today- Timber Tones picks. I'm swallowing some pride & returning to wood. I used to find wooden picks detestable but I guess I was bothered by the size more than anything else. This time, I'm giving the jazz size a go. It's gonna be a busy weekend.