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This new patent-pending revolving pickup system from Wild Custom is called the Gyrock. Yes, a ‘revolving pickup system’. You read that correctly. And it’s insane(ly expensive). Wild Custom Gyrock pickup system: Revolving pickups So every guitarist has probably at some point wanted to switch out the pickups in a guitar on the fly. The Gyrock system […]
Vanflet is a fairly young company from France and its new Vanflet Station 1 is a valve-based 40-Watt amp-in-a-pedal box. Vanflet has launched it using the tagline, “The future of guitar amps”. Er, really? Vanflet Station 1 The Station 1 is a fusion of a tube preamp and 40-Watt amplifier in a compact pedal format. The preamp is based around an ECC81 tube , then it goes to […]
A reverb effect pedal with exchangeable external modules with springs in it? That is interesting and cool. The new Anasounds Element fits on your pedalboard with all classic reverb sounds that you would expect from a spring. Anasounds Element This new Elements pedal system from French pedal company Anasounds is aimed at guitarists allows you […]
Lâg Guitars new HyVibe system works in conjunction with an app that syncs with the guitar. Opening up the possibilities of effects that are built into the Tramontane HyVibe ‘smart’ acoustics. However, they can also do a lot more! Lâg Guitars HyVibe These new Tramontane HyVibe series (THV) by French makers Lâg Guitars under the […]
It’s always nice when a young company launches a product that’s not the thousandth replica of something we already know, with just minimal changes and a ‘cool’ name. French upstarts Collision Devices has a really interesting new pedal called the Black Hole Symmetry. Black Hole Symmetry The Black Hole Symmetry is divided into distinct three […]
French manufacturer Glou-Glou FX has made a new pedal enticingly named The Pralines. It is an analogue effect pedal that offers four independently controllable filters and opens the doors to various modulation effect sounds. But its makers have combined the filter section with a fuzz effect to produce synth-like sounds. The Pralines The Lyon-based company […]
The new Jacques Pedals Bête Noire pedal combines natural distortion and analogue phasing modulation into one pedal. Part of their professional effect pedals range handmade in France, this latest unit looks very interesting indeed. Jacques Pedals Bête Noire Over the years Jacques Pedals has made loads of cool boutique effects pedals and I’ve owned loads of them myself […]