News Pro Audio EHX unveils the Pitch Fork+ Polyphonic Pitch Shift by Jeremy Span Electro-Harmonix launches new Pitch Fork+ Polyphonic Pitch Shift. It offers unique presets, cross-modulation and two independent circuits. For decades, Electro-Harmonix has been at the forefront of manufacturing affordable yet state-of-the-art…
News Pro Audio This concrete guitar sounds as heavy as it looks by Jeremy Span From a slab of concrete, Crafted Workshop founder Johnny Brooke has built himself a Stratocaster-style guitar that really rocks. Last week, we told you about a guitar made from salt…
News Pro Audio Leaked image reveals new Arturia PolyBrute synth by Jeremy Span The cover for next month’s issue of Sound on Sound magazine has offered up a sneak peek at the Arturia PolyBrute synth. Arturia’s line of Brute synths has been a boon…
News Pro Audio DJ Swivel’s Spread gives you accurate, expansive stereo imaging by Jeremy Span DJ Swivel introduces Spread, a powerful stereo imaging plugin which offers maximum stereo width at the twist of a single knob. Jordan Young — aka DJ Swivel — ventures once…
News Pro Audio Fender announces 60th Anniversary Road Worn Jazz Bass by Jeremy Span Fender has launched a special 60th Anniversary Road Worn Jazz Bass. While the look is classic, there are new tonal options on offer. After marking 70 years with a special…
News Pro Audio Burls Art has built a guitar out of salt because why not? by Jeremy Span With 50 pounds of salt, Burls Art handcrafted an Esquire-inspired guitar. It’s his wildest concept yet. An old Polish proverb reads “without salt the feast is spoiled”. Northern Californian luthier…
News Pro Audio Walrus Audio’s Julianna Deluxe dives deep into aquatic soundscapes by Jeremy Span Walrus Audio builds on the tonal palette of the Julia Chorus/Vibrato with its bigger sister, the Julianna Deluxe. There are some things that just work together. And for guitarists, it’s…
Features Powderfinger – ‘Odyssey Number Five’: Why It Mattered by Jeremy Span Odyssey Number Five is a totemic work in the Australian rock canon, capturing some of Powderfinger’s most mature and endearing songcraft. 20 years on, Powderfinger’s Odyssey Number Five plays like…
News Pro Audio Native Instruments launches Butch Vig Drums sample pack by Jeremy Span Butch Vig Drums is the latest all-star sample pack from Native Instruments, a must-have for fans of saturated drum tones from the harder edge of rock. Native Instruments has teamed…
News Pro Audio The Blue Monarch: Fredric Effects puts ‘Bluesbreaker’ tone at your feet by Jeremy Span Fredric Effects’ Blue Monarch emulates the coveted ‘Bluesbreaker’ tone. Affordable and versatile, it’s a welcome addition to any pedalboard. When Eric Clapton pushed his JTM 45 Marshall amp into the…
Pro Audio The MTX8 gives you complete creative control of your effects chain by Jeremy Span Future Sound Systems unveils the MTX8, an analog pin matrix that acts as an ideal connection meeting point for all your effects. Never worry about tracing those pesky patch cables…
News Pro Audio Fender goes back to where it all began with the 70th Anniversary Esquire by Jeremy Span The Fender Esquire was the first solid-body electric guitar. Now, its 70th Anniversary is being celebrated with a new model. In 1950, Leo Fender revolutionised the guitar with a slab…
News Pro Audio Warm Audio launches the Foxy Tone Box and Jet Phaser by Jeremy Span Warm Audio make their guitar pedal debut with faithful recreations of vintage fuzz and phaser stomp boxes: the Foxy Tone Box and Jet Phaser Throughout the last decade, Texas-based company…