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GALLERY: Gear Ads of the 1980s, Volume II

No, this isn't déjà vu, take another trip back in time to see the gear, hair, and clothes that made the '80s most excellent—party on, dudes!

Ibanez pointed guitarists back to the future with this multiknob, fine-tuning-tremolo-equipped contraption and a rackmounted flux capacitor that boasted tracking, latency, and tones powerful enough to erase you from your band's promo photos.

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Swirl deeper in an excellent rotary speaker simulation’s complex, intoxicating charms.

Wide-ranging controls enable a wide spectrum of subtle-to-powerful modulation textures. Intuitive.

Jewel bypass/rate LED can be blinding.

$299

Keeley Rotary
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