An al og O u t fi t t ers S can n er
The pride of Champaign, Illinois, Analog Outfitters upcycles
and repurposes busted Hammond organs and other vintage
gear that is past its prime, to create ruggedly built, strikingly
distinctive new pieces of gear. Tone Report Weekly has
reviewed the company's Road Amp, with its enclosure built
of decommissioned road signs, and its guts sourced from
retired Hammond organ donors, and we found it to be as
stunning to the ear as it is to the eye. In fact, we were so
impressed with the amp, we refused to send it back. This
year Analog Outfitters has introduced a new p roduct that
has us all foaming at the mouth; The Scanner, a vibrato and
reverb unit about the size of a small head, built from salvaged
Hammond organ vibrato scanners and reverb tanks. Originally
a component of vintage tone-wheel organs, the vibrato
scanner is a unique mechanism that creates nine phase-shifted
copies of the input signal to create an incredibly deep, threedimensional vibrato sound that can't be achieved any other
way. It also features a lush vintage reverb circuit, and the
whole contraption is housed in a handsome cabinet with a
heavy-duty acrylic top, so you can stare at the hypnotically
rotating armature as your ears are massaged by warm
modulation and rich ambience. The Scanner is a handmade,
heirloom-quality piece of gear that you'll want to pass down
to your children, or be buried with, and it sells for $1,599.
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