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DANELECTRO
PEDALS
We’ve been big fans of Danelectro
for decades here at TG. While its
pedals have, at times, been a little cookie
cutter in their design, we have to applaud
its new direction. Looking like they were
born in a hipster’s start-up workshop, the
3699 Fuzz and Back Talk Reverse Delay are
actually reissues of classic Dano pedals.
Meanwhile, the Roebuck Distortion sees
the company aiming to ape the tone of an
Ibanez MT10 Mostortion distortion pedal.WewonderedwhyBellamy’soriginal
Manson Guitar Works/Cort MBC-1
was becoming so scarce to find with
retailers, and now we know. The follow up,
and the first since Bellamy took ownership
of Manson Guitar Works, offers two
humbuckersinsteadoftheSC/H
arrangementofitspredecessor.There’s
alsoa newStarlightSilverfinishoption,inadditiontoSatinBlack.Interms of
matching looks with value, these guitars
were untouchable at the show for £569
(pre-ordersareavailabledirectfrom
MansonGuitarWorksnow).It’salso
agreatplatformforupgradingif you
wish.StockspecoffersManson
humbucker,a kill-switch,Indian
laurelfingerboard and basswood body.KORG NU:TEKT
OD-S KIT
Fancy your chances as a pedal builder,
but not sure how to get started? Korg
has your back with it’s seriously fun-
lookingnewself-assemblyvalveoverdrive
pedalkit.It’ssolder-free,andutilises
Korg’sNutubeanaloguetriodevacuum
tube,whichpromisestheperformanceand
harmoniccharacteristicsofconventional
vacuumtubesbutina morecompact,
stableandenergy-efficientmanner.
Itincludestwogainknobs- onetoadjust
theinputleveltothevacuumtubeandone
tosettheanodeloadofthevacuumtube
amplificationcircuit,enablingyouto tweak
itssoundtoyourtaste.Youcanalsochoose
betweentwodifferentoverdrivetypes,and
there’sa TrueBypassoption.If you’re
feelingcreative,youcanrestassuredthat
theOD-Sis modification-friendly.Discrete
componentscanbechangedoutasyou
wish,enablingyoutocreateyourown
uniquepedal.Tohelpyouinyour
customisationquest,youcandownload
circuitdiagrams.Wordhasit thatthe
OD-Swill be released in February priced
somewhere around the £219 mark.LR BAGGS
SOUNDSCAPE
Ensuring that acoustic players
aren’t left out of the pedal game,
pre-amp masters LR Baggs unleashed
The Soundscape. This pedal captures
its own version of an impulse response
ofyouracousticguitarthroughthe
AcousticLivesmartphoneapp,and
viathewondersofitsalgorithmit
thentranslatesthattothepedalitself.
Thiscanthenbeblendedasdesired
withEQtone shaping.
We only tried it through headphones
at the show and that’s really no way to
judgeacoustictone, so we’re looking
forwardtotestingthis ourselves
forafull review.MANSON MBM-1 META SERIES
MATTHEW BELLAMY