Tone Report Weekly Issue 113 | Page 9

➍ MALEKKO DELIVERS THE SNEAK ATTACK AND LIL BUDDY Utilizing its new, highly advanced digital control platform, Malekko delivers the Sneak Attack, a fully fleshed-out take on the swell pedal. This unique box lets players control every facet of the swell, including the curve and length of both attack and decay, as well as auto or manual triggering. The Lil Buddy footswitch allows for even more options, such as tap tempo and more. ➍ ➎ TC ELECTRONIC RELEASES THE BONA FIDE BUFFER ➎ Anyone who’s played with a long cable run knows the pains of being bufferless. A buffer restores any signal loss siphoned off with extremely long cabling. The TC Bona Fide Buffer takes care of this in a tiny, pedalboard friendly (or even under it) enclosure. The Bona Fide Buffer contains a unique “power failure mode,” which reverts to true bypass when power is cut. ➏ SUPRO SUMMONS THE BLACK MAGICK ➏ Based on a Supro amp that Jimmy Page himself donated to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, the Black Magick is the highest-gain amp Supro makes, with parallel input channels and 25 watts of pure tube crunch. With a customdesigned speaker, Supro has tailored every aspect of the Blac