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GPX Inspired #1 - The Pedalboards of Cyril Demaegd

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So this has been on the cards for a while, in fact I needed to get an update of both boards featured here, as the first version I had was almost a year ago now. The idea was always to feature reader’s pedalboards - which had been somewhat noticeably / significantly inspired by this very site.

And I’m delighted that Long-term GPX friend and pedal fan Cyril Demaegd, board game designer / developer (founder of Ystari Games) and touring musician, has been somewhat ’Inspired by GPX’ since December of...

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AmpliTube incredibly shrinks its ToneX AI Infused Modelling Pedal into a mini enclosure - courtesy of the ToneX One

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This is truly quite a feat of engineering, and it’s all so beautifully executed too. That said Boss’s Katana : Go had a useful tiny screen, and Bluetooth connectivity to its app - which this devices could really have benefitted from. I’ve long grown tired of having to USB-cable-connect my pedals to a laptop app for updates - it should all really just be bluetooth to an iOS or Android mobile phone app by now.

 

In any case, the operation of this device could not be easier - you first of course...

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2024 March Pedal-Chain Update - Episode III - Exotica Japonica

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So scanning through this month it seems to have been mostly about Guitar / Pedal Shows, Japanese Pedals, and Pedals Delayed and Missing in the Post!

 

The Guitar Shows have been pretty fast and furious for March - with two of the most significant ones of the year, along with a fledgling grassroots one : The Guitar Show (Cranmore Park - Birmingham / Shirley), London Synth & Pedal Expo (Studio 9294, Hackney Wick, London), The Alternative Guitar Show (The Fighting Cocks, Kingston).

 

I of ...

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2023 Best of New Modutility Pedals of the Year

ALABS AudioAlexander PedalsAll-PedalAmbient EffectsAmp and Cab IR SimAmpliTubeBeetronics FXBest in ClassBitcrushing and Lo-FiBondi EffectsBossChase Bliss AudioChorus and VibratoCompressorCrazy Tube CircuitsDeath By AudioDr ScientistDrunk BeaverFjord FuzzFlangerFormula BGuitar Synth and SequencerHarmonizerHologram ElectronicsJackson AudioJAM PedalsKeyztoneLooperModulationModulation WorkstationMulti-FXOctaverPastFXPeterson TunersPhaserPickup ModellerPitchPitch-ShiftingRainger FXRed Witch EffectsRing ModulationRotary SpeakerSubdecay EffectsSwellThorpyFXTremoloTru-Fi Guitar EffectsTunersUni-Vibe and VibeUtility+-
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The Modutility roundup combines Modulation, Utility and Pitch type pedals - it also includes Multi-FX and Multi-Modulation pedals of course. Some years this selection is relatively sparse - while this year it’s totally chock-a-block! In fact it was a struggle to whittle the Longlist down - and inevitably some pedals I wanted to feature did not make the cut - including the Endorphin.es Ghost Pedal Multi-FX and Subdecay Prometheus 3 Dual Super Filter.

 

I still feel that this selection of 26 is...

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The big news is of course the the Lithium-Ion Rechargeable battery which uses the now universal USB-C cable format. We can now change the screen to 8 different HUES of LED (as pictured), there are also 65 Sweetened tunings aboard vs the 50 of the previous HD model, and we have a slightly different transposition range (-6 to +5 whereas the StroboClip HD has -4 to + 7 and C,F,Bb, Eb Keys). These changes were brought in to bring the StroboClip into line with the other StroboStomp pedals - all now ...

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Andy Timmons Pedalboard Dynamics and Essential Tone Components

Andy TimmonsArtistArrayBlack Country CustomsBlues Driver Style OverdriveBoostBoost and OverdriveBossCarl MartinChorus and VibratoCompressorDelayDigital DelayDigital ReverbDistortionEchoverbElectro-HarmonixExpressionFuzzGNI MusicIbanezJAM PedalsJHS PedalsJim DunlopKeeley EngineeringLoop-SwitcherMarshall Style DistortionModulationNeunaberOctave FuzzOctaverOverdrivePitchReverbSonic ResearchTape DelayTheGigRigTubescreamer Style OverdriveTunersUni-Vibe and VibeUtilityVolumeXotic Effects+-
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This exercise has totally underlined just how much of a tone genius Andy Timmons is. His pedals are selected incredibly carefully and deliberately - and don’t just have that certain glorious sound about them - but beautiful dynamics, harmonics, smart guitar volume gain clean-up and an abundance of musicality. 

 

Andy wrings magic out of each and everyone of these pedals - and his Halo Dual Echo algorithm / preset is amazing - and can sit under anything and make it sound at least 50% percent ...

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In many ways this is better than the full-sized StroboStomp HD - which I’ve pictured above in 75th Anniversary Gold LE Edition. Alas no Gold StroboStomp Mini is on the cards - so if you want a Gold edition then it needs to be the above pictured LE.

 

The StroboStomp Mini has pretty much exactly the same feature set as its larger sibling actually with a few extra features - with the added benefit of the smaller form-factor and top-mounted jacks. From what I’ve been told - the only significant ...

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Favourite Guitar Tuning Pedals and Devices of different sizes

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I will start this off by saying that this is mostly an excuse to feature the gorgeous Gold 75th Anniversary Limited Edition of the Peterson StroboStomp Tuner - a pedal which I am never likely to use, but which I would still really quite like to own! I’m not about to sacrifice a whole pedal-chain slot for a tuner! - and where I mostly prefer to use my Roadie 2 Automated Tuning Peg Tuner (more of that later), and my two Headstock Clip-On Tuners - the Peterson StroboClip, and TC Electronic ...

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Eventide's new H90 Harmonizer Multi-FX Workstation essentially doubles down on the H9 Max with much improved interface and connectivity and with 10 new algorithms onboard

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As a long-term user and fan of Eventide’s H9 Max, the H90 Harmonizer has been something we have all been clamouring for - for a very long time. There is much to recommend the H9 - but its on-pedal interface has always been somewhat feeble, and without the superb Bluetooth connected App the pedal wouldn’t really have been particularly usable.

 

Multitudes of us have been asking for a better and more intuitive interface - with more meaningful screen display. And Eventide have really pulled out ...

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The Meris LVX True Stereo Modular Delay System issues major challenge to all Delay Workstations!

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Meris may very well have a new champion on the block with its new LVX Modular Delay System. If features an attractive full-colour screen with ’Fractal Bubbles’ interface for building up your own favourite personal delays from an incredibly wide array of parameters and secondary effects, modulations and modifiers!

 

I would imagine there is something of a learning curve here, and some things at least superficially seem a little clunky - but I imagine that once you get used to this then you ...

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