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World Gone Shred – May '15 Ex. 5

Joy Oladokun was driven to pick up the guitar when she was 10 years old after seeing a video of Tracy Chapman performing “Fast Car” solo at Wembley Stadium in 1988.

Photo by Brian Higbee

With her new record Proof of Life, the alt-folk guitarist and singer-songwriter wrestles with mortality and change, and emerges triumphant and hopeful.

“It’s nice here,” Joy Oladokun says through the phone. “The mountains are beautiful.” The 31-year-old Nashville-based guitarist and singer-songwriter is taking a moment to breathe and clear her head in Asheville, North Carolina, while on tour with her friend Noah Kahan. Touring is fun, especially with pals, but it’s also tiring and stressful. Oladokun is doing her best to stay balanced since the release of her fourth LP, the lush, hopeful Proof of Life. The record indulges the best bits of pop, R&B, indie rock, and folk, all sewn together with Oladokun’s defiant optimism and vulnerable, late-night-diary-entry songwriting.

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Four new Universal Audio effects distill greatest hits from larger UAFX devices, emulating the 1176 compressor, EMT 140 plate reverb, Lexicon 224 digital reverb, and Maestro Echoplex EP-3 at more accessible prices.

Authentic smooth-to-nasty drive tones. Adds beautiful body and sustain in clean settings. Intuitive controls.

Highest gain tones exhibit some sizzle.

$199

UAFX 1176
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It’s been just a few years since Universal Audio unleashed the first UAFX effects. These ARM-processor-driven stompboxes borrowed algorithms from powerful plugins designed for Universal Audio’s Apollo interfaces. The authenticity and functionality of the UAFX pedals is impressive. But as potent and brimming with tone-shaping options as they are, they are also a significant investment—clocking in at just under $400 for a single pedal.

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You could win pedals from AmpRX, Amplified Parts, Atomic Amps, Pigtronix, or Revv Amplification!

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