Rocktron Prophesy. A Top-Notch Preamp with Effects.
We've already talked quite a bit about the usefulness of guitar preamps that offer professional quality, even when run straight to line, thus saving us the amp. It's a tricky…
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Gear Tests.
Behringer Bass V-AMP Pro: Moderately Priced
Behringer draws very mixed opinions from users. Within the common view of the company as an extremely inexpensive brand, some feel its products are more show than substance, while…
Way Huge®. Looking for Boutique-Style Pedals?
Some guitarists have become real pedal “geeks”. Until now, I didn't really understand what could turn someone into an “effects maniac”. Today, however, after these tests, I'm…
The Weapon: DigiTech Artist Series Dan Donegan Pedal
A box of wonders condensed into the format of a single pedal!!! In my hands is this "little one," which is without doubt a ticking time bomb. Behind its apparent look of an…
DigiTech RP80: A Guitar Processor
The first impression is its incredible price! Before we start "dissecting the gadget," I have to stress everything this product offers relative to its price: 99 euros, VAT…
Oberheim OB-12: Analog Modeling
The Oberheim OB-12 is not exactly a hot new release. Even so, for the kind of player it was designed for, the passage of time is no reason to overlook it. Indeed, when we put…
Aguilar Tone Hammer: A High-Flying Made-in-USA Preamp
This magnificent bass preamp in pedal format just landed on our desk. It's a complete, professional tool for the bass player, especially useful live and genuinely competitive in…
Digitech GNX4: Guitar Effects Unit with 8-Track Recording
Guitarists haven't been the biggest beneficiaries of technological progress, at least until recently. The evolution of MIDI/sampling systems, as well as recording resources to…
Digitech RP-90
We have a successor to the RP-80 pedal. The drastic price drop on that multi-effects unit is what triggered our impatience to see what Digitech had been researching in the lab all…
Fulltone Plimsoul: From Overdrive to Distortion
In the guitar world there are various sounds that are usually in every guitarist’s toolbox: delays, chorus, flanger, and so on. All effects are built on a base sound that can be…
Roger Mayer: Voodoo Vibe and Axis
Today we have two pedals from a company that is quite well known in the guitar world. The reason everyone knows Roger Mayer pedals is, besides their quality, their long history…
Xotics Pedals: High Quality, Trendy and Versatile
This installment is a special one: we're diving headfirst into eight pedals that have it all. They're high quality, they're trendy and they're very versatile. Personally, I…
AMT Electronics: Du Hast and Freak Guitar
AMT Electronics is a Russian company developing products for guitarists and bassists. It mainly offers overdrive and distortion pedals, preamps, reverbs, equalizers, etc., which…
Budda Wah-Wah: Quality in a World of Possibilities
Pedals, pedals and more pedals… Today we have a thousand options, but within that pool of possibilities, it is very rare to find a pedalboard without a wah-wah. It is perfect for…
Rocktron Intellifex: Crystal-Clear Technology for Guitarists
We continue with the Rocktron family, this time with the Intellifex rack multi-effects unit. It is a unit far removed from the "battle" of its sister, the Voodu Valve, since the…
Rocktron VooDu Valve: Warm Tube Tone in a Rack Preamp
Quality, possibilities and tones in this guitar preamp. In the simulation-versus-tradition debate, the VooDu Valve offers a solution. Although we have reviewed it before, for the…
DigiTech Jimi Hendrix Experience: Seven Sounds That Changed the World
Eddie Kramer, Jimi's engineer at Olympic and Electric Lady Studios, was an essential part of the Hendrix sound. Who better to recreate these timeless tones than the man who placed…
DigiTech Crossroads Artist Series Eric Clapton Signature
The Crossroads models seven of Clapton's personal sounds, from songs such as "Badge," with its swirling rotary speaker, to "Layla" (Unplugged), with its intimate acoustic tone…
Vox Valvetronix ToneLab
The power of tubes without an amp!!! The first thing that surprises you when you open the box is seeing a tube embedded in the processor, fully visible. The feeling of warmth is…
Rocktron Gainiac: Simplicity and Power
A few days ago I received at home a unit from the prestigious brand Rocktron. Frankly, I had gone several years without keeping up with the systems this manufacturer might have…