Guitar Effects
Click here to watch our Musikmesse 2011
video of the Vibesware GR- 1
(Above) Vibesware Guitar Resonator GR- 1 Sustainer
It was always a pleasure to walk by the Vibesware booth and get an earful of
the odd and ethereal sounds created by the Vibesware Guitar Resonator GR- 1
infinite sustainer. The mic-stand-mounted unit can sustain multiple strings
simultaneously and, most importantly, frees your picking hand to engage in
picking or vibrato-arm manipulation. vibesware.com
Click here to watch our Musikmesse
2011 video of the T-Rex Gull
(Above) T-Rex Gull Wah
The multivoiced Gull features auto-inspired aesthetics and
a unique magnet-equipped treadle—which means there’s
no wah potentiometer to wear out, even after years of
lead-footed wailing. You can also select between three wah
sounds, including a “yoy-yoy” setting that lends a heavily rounded, vowel-ish sound. It also has a Boost knob
for when you want to get a little more aggressive, a Slope
control for tailoring the EQ range, and a pot that enables
you to dial in variable settings for the pedal’s action.
t-rex-effects.com
Click here to watch our
Musikmesse 2011 video of the
Elmwood Amps Woodpecker
(Above) Elmwood Amps Woodpecker
Best known for its tube amplifiers, Elmwood Amps from
Tanumshede, Sweden, offered a sneak peek of the JFET-transistor-based Woodpecker overdrive prototype. It’ll be in
stores this summer, and it uses Gain, Shape, and Output
controls to serve up serious boost power and extreme tone-shaping capabilities.
elmwoodamps.com
Woodpecker
(Left) Line 6 POD HD
The desktop POD has been a mainstay studio asset for
pros and hobbyists alike for years now. This latest version
incorporates Line 6’s HD modeling technology to not
only improve the authenticity of amp and effect models,
but also to increase touch sensitivity and dynamics. It also
includes more than 100 effects for nearly limitless tone
combinations. line6.com
