START ME UP!
Five awesome new products to get your gear engine revving this month…
EVENTIDE ULTRATAP
1 Ev en tide’ sh 3000 is so iconic, its algorithms are now generating a whole series of standalone pedals. Following the Blackhole reverb and Micropitch delay, the latest dot 9 model is this ambient wonder. the 12 parameters via six controls that perform double duty give you huge control over the nature of repeat sand rhythms. The result is a pedal that can go to synth-like territory and offers five on board pre sets with a further slew accessible via Eventide’s Device Manager. £279, www.eventideaudio.com
SQUIER CONTEMPORARY SERIES
2 Ahighspecfive-model series that proves just how ambitious the squierbr and can be when it comes to offering bang for buck. the st ra to cast er Special and Special HT, Stratocaster HH FR, Telecaster G hand jaguarhh st feature modern-voicedsqrpickups, coloured headstock sand roasted maple necks with sculpted heels. Both the Strat Hhf rand jag feature coil-tap switching, too. £369and£379, www.fender.com
VICTORY V4 KRAKEN
3 Unleash the Kraken... Again! it’ s been ahead and apreamppedal–nowit’s a combination, putting a full two-channel valve-driven preampanda180-wattclassd power section at your feet. While that concept was offered with the duchessv 4, on board cabsim tech from a partnership with two Notes audio engineering widens the capabilities here for recording and straight-to-pa performance. it can even power your pedals via a 9V Dc-out. £799,www.victoryamps.com
TC ELECTRONIC SKY SURFER MINI REVERB
4 TC’S Sky Surfer Reverb is already a proven quantity, soascaled-downversion for your pedalboard at a bargain price is welcome new indeed. With spring, plate and hall reverb it offers go-to sounds for a workhorse role in your signal chain. it even offers the same range of reverb level, tone and mix as its larger sibling. Who says thatsizematters? £29,www.tcelectronic.com
HARLEY BENTON AIRBORNE GO
5 The latest addition to the Thom ann brand’ s wireless transmitter range is a bit different, it includes a 2.4 GHZ wireless transmitter but the main event is a3w combo with three amp models and 12 digital effects including four delays, four reverbs, phaser, chorus, tremolo and ‘vibe’. The transmitter can be charged via the amp’ su sb port. There’s nine drum patterns, duel Bluetooth for streaming audio and it even run son a battery or mains. £120,www.harleybenton.com