T
ime to dig out the rock and roll crystal ball and see what
2016 will offer in the world of effect trends. The following is
80 percent speculation, 10 percent insider information, and
10 percent wishful thinking.
So here goes; the 2016 effects predictions are:
THE NEXT BIG THING IN OVERDRIVE
It's hard to imagine that we haven't
hit “peak Klone.” From Wampler’s
Tumnus and Rockett’s Archer, to Mojo
Hand’s Sacred Cow, 2015 saw the
release of quite a few outstanding
Klones. There aren’t many players left
to get in on the Klone craze, and the
market must be close to saturated at
this point. I'm not sure what the next
magical or mystical circuit will be but
hopefully, whatever it is will break
outside of the good old gold, sandcast enclosure. Personally, I enjoyed
the strategy that Robert Keeley took
in the Klone Wars—designing a new
circuit with new features to meet
the same sonic end. The result was a
pedal that can achieve those sought
after tones and more.
I’ve noticed many players returning
to the simple and great tones of the
Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive, both the
standard and the Waza Craft versions.
Based on this, I’m predicting that
we’re going to start to see more
boutique takes on the SD-1.
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