BIGGER BOXES
My next prediction is that while I
don't think we've seen anywhere near
the peak of mini pedals, I do think
that we're slowly going to start to see
a return to bigger more traditionalsized pedals. It won’t be across
the board, but it will certainly be a
growing niche. Not all players are
looking to fit 40 pedals on a standardsized pedalboard. There are a lot
TOTAL CONTROL
Another feature I think we're going to
start to seeing a lot more of is digital
control of analog effect parameters.
Moog has been a pioneer in this
area and Chase Bliss has taken it
even further. Building pedals with
“digital brain and an analog heart,”
Chase Bliss is pushing the boundaries
of what can be done with analog
effects. The Chase Bliss pedals use
microprocessors to control bucket
of players that are only using three
or four pedals, and they want big
pedals, with easy-to-hit switches.
You already have builders like John
Lyons of Basic Audio who are doing
some pretty good business with
larger boxes and custom fabrication.
And then you have brands like
Rotosound who aren’t at all trying
for small enclosures.
brigade chips, light dependent
resistors, and more. I can't wait to
see what happens when it gets
around to releasing a delay. It's
going to be insane.
Another cool example is the
Kickstarter that Henretta engineering
just launched for the Six-Speed
Pro Multi-Effect. The Six-Speed is
basically a six, eight, or ten pedal
multi-effect built from its small box
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