Premium pedals can carry a premium price tag, but thanks to their cool hybrid of digital control and analog signal path, the Ultron and Ultrem transcend cliché auto-wah and tremolo pedal sounds while breaking new ground for tone shaping and rhythmic expression.
LIKE A CLASSIC tube amp, the Ibanez Nine Series pedals were practically perfect at their inception. These reissues are faithful in appearance and operation to the original candy-colored masterpieces.
If you're looking for a great preamp with tons of effects, the Prophesy II may be the only guitar processor you'll ever need, which makes it a great bargain even at twice the price.
The new Nano series of pedals from Electro- Harmonix puts to bed all the aforementioned caveats, packaging the distinctive sounds that we've come to adore in solid, molded metal casings with standard adapter inputs, small enough to fit easily on the most crowded pedal board.
Tested through a host of amps, the Katana was supremely transparent, offering everything from mild lift to radical boost while it maintained the precise nuances of my attack.
If you're looking for a boutique overdrive that can introduce wicked tone in your arsenal, by all means, step on the Landmine and prepare to be destroyed.