NEWS!!!!

:::ZVEX:::

For those of you who haven't heard or have been locked away in your room circuit bending and loosing your minds, good ol Zachary Vex has designed some new effects for 2009. The Distortron and Mastotron, two new additions for his new Vextron series. The Vextron effects series will carry a lower price tag but like always you can sure they will kick out the illest tones. 

Some more interesting news are the insanely sick art designs that will be one his existing line of pedals. Lord have mercy, can you say Psychedelic Freakout Candy Session!? I can always respect some good hand painted artwork on a pedal, as an artist myself I know how difficult it can be to get detailed images on such a tiny box. These new designed versions will be available throughout a handful of shops around the world. Here are some of my favorite ones, hope you dig!

(for info and artist credits please go to www.zvex.com)

:Distortron:

The Distortron features similar knob layout of the Box of Rock engine (which alone is one sick little puppy). What makes this one unique and different is it's two mini-toggle switches. One switch toggles between Low/High gain, Low being the og Box of Rock sound, and a High which is a higher gained more sustained distortion that offers feedback. The other switch controls the pedals Subs which helps you shave the lows of the tone, great for those of you that have an amp with extenuated bass. 

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:::JangleBox:::

Steve Lasko the creator of the Janglebox has done it again! What most thought couldn't be improved has now come to light with the JB2. 

:Here are some of the JB2's features:

 *True Bypass like the original JB

 *Now with Pin Negative Polarity 

 *Seperate EQ Controls for Treb/Bass

 *The Jangle Boost (comparable to "Bright" toggle setting on original JB) Now a separate, preset EQ override on/off switch.

 *Level knob controls JB gain, not labeled 2nd "Gain" to avoid confusion

 *Two colored LED's

 *Same IC chip used in JB1 so you get identical voicing and compression.

These features were added to the JB2 with a mind toward enhancing live performance. Use it as a straight compressor, a clean boost, a treble boost, or a “boost-on-boost.” 

(Review and Demo of JB2 coming soon)

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:::Garageband '09:::

Apple is jumping into the effects pedal boom by creating a new '09 version of Garageband. The new version offers amp and effects pedal modeling for recreating classic tones or creating your own sounds. There are 5 amp models - Vintage Stack, Small Tweed Combo, Modern Stack, English Combo, and Blackface Combo. The effects pedals include - Phase Tripper, Vintage Drive, Grinder, Fuzz Machine, Retro Chorus, Robo Flanger, The Vibe, Auto Funk, Blue Echo, and Squash Compressor. There's a 3d view of your rig's controls for easy tweaking or you can choose from 30 complete preset rigs. It's a simple a quick way to lay down some tracks and great tool for song writing and dialing in tones you'd like to use. Another great tool for Garageband that is out there is the Griffin Technology Garageband Guitar Cable. The cable is high quality, electrostatic shielded and sports the standard 1/4" plug at one end and a stereo mini-plug at the other, this eliminates the use of adapters and according to Griffin Technology gets rid of the hum and other hassles. 

For more info on these products go to

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/instrumentcables

http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/

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:::Seppuku FX:::

Rhys Gillespie of Seppuku FX has come out with another kickass pedal, The Fuzz Overloader. The pedal features a Texture knob for blending two outrages fuzz circuits, a Volume knob, two toggle switches that control the Bass and Treb through different parts of the circuit. If  know Rhys like I think I do we're in for a hell of a audio ride. Look for a review and demo of the Fuzz Overloader and other Seppuku FX to come soon.

Visit Seppuku FX at www.seppukufx.com