Monday 1 May 2017 By Lizanne
It's 2017 and mini pedals are still cool and possibly getting even cooler. TC Electronic, known for their high-quality effects pedals for (bass)guitar, is largely responsible for this trend. Their latest innovations are the TC Electronic HyperGravity Mini Compressor and the TC Electronic Mimiq Mini Doubler!
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Tuesday 11 July 2017 By Richard | Bax Music
Believe it or not, compact effects pedals by BOSS have been around for 40 years! The fact that they're still extremely popular is down to their great sound, their durability and their affordable prices. BOSS already begun the celebrations with their specialDS-1-4A pedal and now they're going even further with reissues of three of their very first compact effects pedals: the PH-1 Phaser, the OD-1 Over Drive and the SP-1 Spectrum.
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Monday 28 January 2019 By Richard | Bax Music
MXR recently collaborated with some well-known artists to design some new pedals. In the case of the DD25 Dookie Drive that was Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day. For the BFG07 Siete Santos Octavio Fuzz they enlisted the help of Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top. Not to be outdone, Dunlop worked with Jerry Cantrell from Alice In Chains to create the JC95B Cry Baby Wah.
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Friday 3 July 2015
The MXR M269SE Carbon Copy Bright is like a shining star on your pedal board. Thanks to its redesigned signal path, this stomp box produces an authentic analogue delay, but adds a healthy dose of clarity and sparkle to the mix.
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Tuesday 27 October 2015
Have you always coveted that iconic high-gain guitar sound of Eddie Van Halen's 5150 guitar amp, but were you never able to make room in your budget or flat for one of those powerful tube heads with a 4x12 speaker cabinet? MXR has captured the legendary 5150 power in a single compact stomp box: the MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive.
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Wednesday 20 January 2016 By Lizanne
Lots of guitarists out there would love to experiment with an old-school tape echo. You know, those warm, analogue 60s-70s delays, brought about by a tape recorder with all sorts of fascinating controls. Unfortunately, there are no free rides in this world. The price of a (secondhand) tape recorder, if you can find one, is often astronomical, not to mention the costs of the cartridges and maintenance. So, Dunlop launched the EP103 Echoplex.
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Wednesday 20 January 2016
They might be two small Phase 90 pedals, but don't be mistaken, they offer excellent, high-quality effects! At NAMM 2016, MXR will be showing off the M300 Reverb and the M76 Studio Compressor.
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Monday 26 September 2016 By Richard | Bax Music
MXR presents the Phase 95. This compact modulation pedal has Phase 90 and Phase 45 modes for a broad range of phase sounds.
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Thursday 26 January 2017 By Richard | Bax Music
Dunlop & MXR present no fewer than five new effects pedals in honour of one of the world's most legendary electric guitarists, Jimi Hendrix. As well as three new Fuzz pedals, there's a Cry Baby Mini and a Univibe too. Each pedal is a limited edition, so don't delay if you want one!
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Friday 14 July 2017 By Richard | Bax Music
The standard MXR Carbon Copy has been a great success for almost 10 years thanks to its rich, warm bucket-brigade delay. For guitarists who just can't get enough, MXR has just announced the MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe at this year's summer NAMM. It gives you twice the delay time and two footswitches, making it twice a good!
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