The Tone Control

NEWS:

• Fender Pawn Shop Vaporizer

  • 12 Watt, 2x10 combo

  • Two inputs, normal & bright

  • 2x EL84, 2x 12AX7

  • Spring reverb is independent of amp volume means you can get 100% wet reverb tone with 0% dry. Pretty groovy

  • “Vaporizer mode” bypasses volume and tone controls

  • 3 colors: Rocket Red, Slate Blue, Surf Green

  • MSRP $549

  • http://bit.ly/1ayKpKF

  • http://youtu.be/T_C93yxkLNA
• Ernie Ball MVP

  • VP Jr size enclosure, in/out/tuner out

  • 9v power, minimum volume knob, gain knob

  • Allows you to set heel-down from 0-50%

  • Built in boost circuit helps you go from heel-down clean, to toe-down lead. Boost gives you up to 20db of gain

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• Earthquaker Devices Dispatch Master

  • Delay/Reverb in one pedal

  • Warm voiced digital delay up to 1.5 seconds, will NOT self oscillate. Goal is to add controllable texture to reverb

  • 9VDC, True bypass, analog dry through

  • Use either side of the pedal independently, blending one side in or out

  • Delay repeats knob also modifies reverb thickness, decay, and overall nature when no delay is in the mix

  • http://bit.ly/KC5Hk8

  • http://youtu.be/4PLkVcS_6dk
  • Arpanoid Demo from PGS: http://youtu.be/v-N_Ar3xfak 
• New Fender Selects for 2014/60th Anniversary Models

  • Stratocaster HSS with Exotic Maple Flame Top

    • Solid rosewood neck

    • Alder body, flame maple top

    • Channel-bound maple fingerboard

    • Compound radius

    • Locking tuners

  • Stratocaster with Exotic Maple Quilt top

    • Basically the same as above, but with quilt top and a maple neck

  • MSRP $3,000

  • Anniversary models include:

    • Original spec ‘54 strat

    • Classic player 50’s strat. Original but some modern touches

    • Commemorative strat. Official 60th anniversary model

    • Squire classic vibe 50’s strat

    • Deluxe strat HSS plus top with iOS connectivity. What?

    • Fishman tripleplay strat HSS.

    • http://bit.ly/1bSYS8E

    • http://bit.ly/KDKiXh

    • http://bit.ly/1f9Q90G

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• JHS Colour Box

  • Launching at Winter NAMM 2014

  • Studio grade pre-amplifier, in guitar pedal form

  • XLR and ¼” in and output handle guitar, bass, keys, even vocals

  • 18V standard pedal power

  • Use as regular guitar pedal, or send signal to FOH, or use in studio

  • http://youtu.be/HCB1Knhmoro

  • http://youtu.be/feqQgyah1PI (this is long, but worth it)

• TubeDepot.com has a new website!

  • It's nice and they have everything. Buy from them. They are smart 

• TC Electronic Ditto X2 Looper

  • Dual footswitch updated Ditto looper

  • Functions just like original, but extra switch gives you ½ speed, reverse, or full stop on the loop

  • 5 minutes of loop time, unlimited overdubs, true bypass, stereo in/out, dual battery compartment

  • Stores loops while pedal is powered off

  • USB port allows you to upload backing tracks to jam with, or dump your loops onto your computer

  • Early March, MSRP $179

  • http://bit.ly/1eFWRgo

DISCUSSION:

Listener mail from Abe! FX Loops? Amp distortion? Pedal distortion? What's the deal there?