Guitar Effects
Vibesware Guitar Resonator GR-1 Sustainer
It was always a pleasure to walk by the Vibesware booth and get an earful of
the odd and ethereal sounds created by the Vibesware Guitar Resonator GR-1
infinite sustainer. The mic-stand-mounted unit can sustain multiple strings
simultaneously and, most importantly, frees your picking hand to engage in
picking or vibrato-arm manipulation.
vibesware.com
T-Rex Gull Wah
The multivoiced Gull features auto-inspired aesthetics and
a unique magnet-equipped treadle—which means there’s
no wah potentiometer to wear out, even after years of
lead-footed wailing. You can also select between three wah
sounds, including a “yoy-yoy” setting that lends a heavily
rounded, vowel-ish sound. It also has a Boost knob
for when you want to get a little more aggressive, a Slope
control for tailoring the EQ range, and a pot that enables
you to dial in variable settings for the pedal’s action.
t-rex-effects.com
Elmwood Amps Woodpecker
Best known for its tube amplifiers, Elmwood Amps from
Tanumshede, Sweden, offered a sneak peek of the JFETtransistor-
based Woodpecker overdrive prototype. It’ll be in
stores this summer, and it uses Gain, Shape, and Output
controls to serve up serious boost power and extreme tone-shaping
capabilities.
elmwoodamps.com
Line 6 POD HD
The desktop POD has been a mainstay studio asset for
pros and hobbyists alike for years now. This latest version
incorporates Line 6’s HD modeling technology to not
only improve the authenticity of amp and effect models,
but also to increase touch sensitivity and dynamics. It also
includes more than 100 effects for nearly limitless tone
combinations.
line6.com
Carl Martin HeadRoom
Fans of wet and whacked-out spring reverb will no doubt dig Carl Martin’s new HeadRoom, which uses an Accutronics spring reverb
apparatus in a compact stompbox that can also be switched remotely if you want to place the unit out of range from stage vibrations—
although listening to this thing rattle after a kick to the enclosure is a blast!
carlmartin.com
Duesenberg Effects
The always-on-the-move folks at Deusenberg unveiled updated versions of the Red Echo, White Drive, and Green Comp, as well as three
all-new effects—the Blue Move chorus, Violet Trem tremolo, and Gold Boost booster—all are handwired and feature true-bypass circuitry.
duesenberg.de