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Five awesome new products to get your gear engine revving this month…
Mooer Footswitch Toppers 1
Pedal hip pies who have sold their shoes to pay for more effects know the pains of toeing a true bypass pedal barefoot, and to those of you, we present Moo er’ s Foot switch Toppers. The Toppers slot onto the foot switches of your 3 PD Tswitched pedal sand provide a far less agonising barefoot switching experience. They’re also useful for accessing switches on an upper row of a pedalboard or for colour-coding groups of pedals. (from£2.99forabagoffive, www.mooeraudio.co.uk)
Amptweaker DeFizzerator 2
Anyone who’s tired of fizzy highs emanating from their guitar amp or pedal board will want this simple one-knob solution from Amp tweak er. The DeFizzerator is a passive EQ with three frequencies – fizz, buzz and crackle – that are higher than most tone or highEQs, which helps to fine-tune fizz. A zap control adjusts the amount of fizz cut, which is handy for gettingcranked-amptonesat bedroom levels – plus, since the pedal’s passive, it doesn’t require batteries or power. (£65,www.amptweaker.com)
IK Multimedia Fulltone Collection 3
Fulltone has joined IK Multimedia’s roster of brands with officially licensed models on Amp li Tube, adding three of its classic effects: the OCD overdrive pedal, Solid StateTapeEcho(an emulation of the Echoplex EP-3, now in rack form with an added b pm sync function ), and That 80 sR a ck Chorus. The whole lot is available for €59.99/$59.99 for existing AmpliTube users, but the T ER C and SS TE can be purchased alone for €39.99 each, while the OCDcosts€24.99. (www.ikmultimedia.com)
Iba nez BIGMINI tuner 4
The Japanese guitar giant has stuck its mighty oar into the mini tuner pedal waters. Looking sharp in sparkly grey, the BIG MINI packs all the features you’ d expect from a chromatic tuner pedal, including calibration from 435-445Hz, drop tuning down to flat four semitones, a bright LED display, needle and st robe modes, plus true bypass switching. It’s powered by a standard 9 V power supply, and while there’s no polyphonic tuning functionality, it is cheaper than the likes of TC Electronic’s PolyTune 2. (£49.99,www.ibanez.com)
Blac kstar Fly 3 Bluetooth 5
Expanding on the muchloved Fly 3 mini amp, the Fly 3Bluetoothadds–you guessed it – Bluetooth connectivity. Elsewhere, the amp retains the same two channels, ISF tone-shaping, ‘tape’ delay effect, plus emulated line out andmp3in.Athree-inchspeaker produces the tones, while the amp can be powered by six A A batteries or an external power supply – there’s also the option to add the Fly 103 extension cabinet for a 6 W stereo set up. (£79.99, www.blackstaramps.com)