DigiTech and DOD , both owned by Harmon-Kardon , are experiencing a serious renaissance under the stewardship of Tom Cram . No , they still didn ’ t bring a reissue of the Space Station . They brought something cooler . The Freqout is a feedback generator that works at any volume and with or without an amp . It offers settings for latching or momentary switching , onset speed ( for setting how long before the feedback is generated ), and kill-dry functionality ( all feedback all of the time ). Beyond that , it offers seven feedback modes — 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 5 th , Natural High , Natural Low , and Suboctave . I can ’ t wait to see what kind of soundscapes creative guitarists create with this thing
Just like with the DigiTech brand , DOD has been killing lately . As a general rule , Digitech plays on the digital end of the spectrum while DOD works in analog devices . As such , the new DOD Rubberneck delay offers up to 1.5 seconds of sweet , tap-tempo , subdivided , analog delay . In some cases , that might be enough . But the Rubberneck goes way beyond enough . First , you have a Tails switch which as expected allows the repeats to be silenced when you disengage the pedal or to “ spillover .” But the third setting on the toggle takes things a step further and kills the dry signal leaving only the repeats — 100 percent wet signal . That ’ s gonna get crazy . Then there is the concentric control for modulation rate and depth . Then there ’ s the other concentric control for gain and tone which will allow you to tailor the grit and timbre of your repeats . And then finally there is the “ stretched rubber band ” effect that is controlled by the Rubberneck Rate mini pot . Oh , and there is an effects loop for adding extra craziness to the repeats .
This is just the tip of the iceberg with regard to this year ’ s Winter NAMM offerings . Watch for a feature next week on the Delays of Winter NAMM and expect to see product spotlights on many more new pedals as they reach our hands and pedalboards .
digitech freqout
DigiTech and DOD , both owned by Harmon-Kardon , are experiencing a serious renaissance under the stewardship of Tom Cram . No , they still didn ’ t bring a reissue of the Space Station . They brought something cooler . The Freqout is a feedback generator that works at any volume and with or without an amp . It offers settings for latching or momentary switching , onset speed ( for setting how long before the feedback is generated ), and kill-dry functionality ( all feedback all of the time ). Beyond that , it offers seven feedback modes — 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 5 th , Natural High , Natural Low , and Suboctave . I can ’ t wait to see what kind of soundscapes creative guitarists create with this thing
“ the freqout is a feedback generator that works at any volume and with or without an amp .” dod rubberneck
Just like with the DigiTech brand , DOD has been killing lately . As a general rule , Digitech plays on the digital end of the spectrum while DOD works in analog devices . As such , the new DOD Rubberneck delay offers up to 1.5 seconds of sweet , tap-tempo , subdivided , analog delay . In some cases , that might be enough . But the Rubberneck goes way beyond enough . First , you have a Tails switch which as expected allows the repeats to be silenced when you disengage the pedal or to “ spillover .” But the third setting on the toggle takes things a step further and kills the dry signal leaving only the repeats — 100 percent wet signal . That ’ s gonna get crazy . Then there is the concentric control for modulation rate and depth . Then there ’ s the other concentric control for gain and tone which will allow you to tailor the grit and timbre of your repeats . And then finally there is the “ stretched rubber band ” effect that is controlled by the Rubberneck Rate mini pot . Oh , and there is an effects loop for adding extra craziness to the repeats .
more to come
This is just the tip of the iceberg with regard to this year ’ s Winter NAMM offerings . Watch for a feature next week on the Delays of Winter NAMM and expect to see product spotlights on many more new pedals as they reach our hands and pedalboards .