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13 Jul

Bogner La Grange Overdrive Pedal

EGM Distribution | (03) 9817 7222 | www.egm.net.au | RRP: Contact for Pricing

Admittedly I’ve never had the fabled pleasure of plugging into a genuine 60’s Marshall JCM800, few of us have. Needless to say, I’ve often wondered just how different my life would be if I had, such is the legend of the Elysian tone that has become the white whale of just about everyone who’s endeavored to answer the question “Are You Experienced?” In the La Grange, the engineers at Bogner have bottled the energy and mythic personality of those legendary British plexis. Not only that but they’ve taken care to squeeze every drop of tonal possibility into the design and housed it in a regal, golden box.

13 Jul

11 Jul

Catalinbread Katzenkönig Effects Pedal

Gladesville Guitar Factory | (02) 9817 2173 | www.guitarfactory.net | RRP: $259

In the current stompbox climate, bringing back vintage sounds – rejuvenated with an added shine – is in vogue. So too is the practice of mixing and matching pedals, of identifying the best sounds and fusing them together to create a superior end product. Catalinbread, a US manufacturer growing in prominence down under, is a key exponent of both of these practices. While renowned for their rather unique pedal names, where they truly flourish is in their ability to capture defining tones, reshaped and reworked with new age ingenuity. The Katzenkönig is a product of this very approach; it melds together the quality workings of both a vintage Tone Bender MKII Fuzz and a classic Rat distortion to generate a fully-fledged spectrum of distortion and fuzz.

11 Jul

20 Jun

Ultimate Pedal Effects Special: Reverb, Chorus, Compressor and Tremolo Pedals

So. Many. Pedals.

Here at Mixdown we wholeheartedly believe that there’s a pedal out there for every guitarist. A stompbox soul mate, if you will. That’s why we have fought tooth and nail – day in and day out – to put to together the most comprehensive, toe-tingling and tone rich pedal effects special for this month’s issue. From pummelling distortion that leaves you gasping for air, to the purest of sweet delays, our writers have sourced the cream of the crop. Lets take a look at our favourite reverb, chorus, compressor and tremolo pedals!

20 Jun

15 Jun

Ultimate Pedal Effects Special: Overdrive Pedals

Roadworthy

Here at Mixdown we wholeheartedly believe that there’s a pedal out there for every guitarist. A stompbox soul mate, if you will. That’s why we have fought tooth and nail – day in and day out – to put to together the most comprehensive, toe-tingling and tone rich pedal effects special for this month’s issue. From pummelling distortion that leaves you gasping for air, to the purest of sweet delays, our writers have sourced the cream of the crop. Time to kick it up a gear with the best in overdrive pedals.

15 Jun

10 Jun

Ultimate Pedal Effects Special: Distortion Pedals

The Pursuit Of Tone

Here at Mixdown we wholeheartedly believe that there’s a pedal out there for every guitarist. A stompbox soul mate, if you will. That’s why we have fought tooth and nail – day in and day out – to put to together the most comprehensive, toe-tingling and tone rich pedal effects special for this month’s issue. From pummelling distortion that leaves you gasping for air, to the purest of sweet delays, our writers have sourced the cream of the crop. Here are our top distortion picks!

10 Jun

10 Jun

Ultimate Pedal Effects Special: Delay Pedals

The Best In Delay

Here at Mixdown we wholeheartedly believe that there’s a pedal out there for every guitarist. A stompbox soul mate, if you will. That’s why we have fought tooth and nail – day in and day out – to put together the most comprehensive, toe-tingling and tone rich pedal effects special for this month’s issue. From pummelling distortion that leaves you gasping for air, to the purest of sweet delays, our writers have sourced the cream of the crop. Lets kick it off with the best in delay pedals.

10 Jun

25 May

Zoom A3 Acoustic Guitar Preamp & Effects

Dynamic Music | (02) 9939 1299 | www.dynamicmusic.com.au | RRP: $399

Zoom have been giving us great quality guitar effects for some time now. They have not missed out on releasing the demand for good quality modelling of amps and effects in their multi-effects pedals and have delivered an ever growing and developing range of pedals to meet the needs of all guitarists and bass players. And that is where Zoom stands out from any other effects pedal manufacturers; they don’t leave anyone out, including acoustic guitar players. The A3 from Zoom is the latest in their range of acoustic guitar modelling in a pedal. Just because you choose to play an acoustic shouldn’t mean you miss out on the variety in tone that electric guitar players are privy to.

25 May

9 May

Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra

Gladesville Guitar Factory | (02) 9817 2173 | www.guitarfactory.net | RRP: $259

Following their recent tour here in Australia, there has been a lot of press surrounding Black Sabbath. There seems to be a lot of guitarists looking around again for some way to capture ‘that’ sound that Tony Iommi made so famous. You could go a long way with buying different guitars, a host of various pedals and even a Laney amp or two in order to achieve this, and still fall short of the mark. There are always so many uncertainties when trying to piece together a certain sound from a range of devices, so that is why it is best left to the experts. In this case, those experts are the team at Catalinbread who have come up with the Sabbra Cadabra pedal. It may be a bit of a mouthful to pronounce, but it certainly delivers the goods in Sabbath tone in just about any setup.

9 May

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