MARCH 2020 TOTAL GUITAR45
NAMM 2020
EARTHQUAKER
DEVICES
AFTERNEATHV3
Nobody makes effects quite like
EarthQuaker, and for NAMM, the
contemporary kings of experimental
effects pedals have updated their
much-loved Afterneath reverb. As well as
adding a trails on/off switch, V3 has
expression pedal control for the unique
‘Drag’ feature, which in turn delivers
some incredible quantised reverb settings.
Depending on which Drag you select, the
pedal will cycle your sound through
pitch-shifted reverbs, and with selectable
scales and octaveup/downintervals,it’s
easy to get creativewithyourreverbs.
WALRUSAUDIO
MAKO SERIES
D1 DELAY
Thefirst-bornof its all-new
Makoseries,theD1is
amulti-functiondelaywithfive,
studio-grade,high-fidelity,custom
tunedprograms.Theprogramsin
questionareDigital,Mod,Vintage,
DualandReverse,allofwhichare
tweakablewithmodulation,tone,
age,andsubdivisioncontrols.
There’salsoanattackknobto
switchthings up still further,
softening the echo’s attacks.MXR CUSTOM
SHOP TIMMY
MINI
If you’veneverexperiencedthe
beautyofa goosedTimmy,get
ready.The boutiqueoverdrivehasreached
legendary statusinrecentyears,andas
such are becomingmoredifficultand
expensive to getholdof.Now,MXRand
originaldesignerPaulCochranehave
collaboratedtobringyouthecoresound
ofa Timmyin an MXRminipedalwith
theMXRCustomShopTimmyMini.
Atthe heart ofthepedalsitstheClip
control,whichoffersthreeoptionsfor
howtheTimmyreactstoyoursignal
fromlightclipping,tobigcompressed
drive.It’llbeavailablehereinapril,
withapricetagofaround £140.
BEETRONICS
FATBEE
OVERDRIVE
Welovenothingmorethanwhen
acompanyknownforproducing
high-endgearintroducesa more
affordableline,andonesuchbrandwho
optedtodothisfor 2020 is Beetronics.
UsheringinthenewBabeelineofpedalsis
theFatbeetube-styleoverdrive.Farfrom
lookinglikea compromise,thisthree-
knobODis stillUS-made,butwillfreeup
somespaceonyourboardwhilesaving
youa bitof cash.PricesareTBC,butwe’ll
befeaturingthisassoonaswecanget
ourhands on oneLINE6 POD GO
ThebignewsinLine6’sworldover
thepastfewyearshasbeenHelix.
So,imagine our confusion when we were
confrontedby a newadditionto thePOD
line-up!Regardlessofthelabelling,
it’sexciting - Helix-derived amp, effect
and cab modelling in a floor-based multi
effects unit. There’s an expression pedal
builtin,andtheinclusionof an effects
loopmeansthatyoucanrigthisupto
youramp’s front end, or by using the four-
cable method to directs insert/send effects
intotheirappropriatestagesinyourchain.
Streetpriceslooktobearound£430,
andit’s available for pre-order now.