Like many of you on the quest for tone , I enjoy digging around the bowels of forums and databases to find those forgotten gems , unknown wonders and sleeper hits . Although the Rendez-Vous has been gaining a bit of momentum since its release a few weeks back , it is still very much an underground pedal . Not many people know about it , which is a shame , because it is a premium product from the packaging all the way down to the deepest and weirdest sounds in the belly of this blue beast . Grab your nose and close your eyes , because we ’ re diving headfirst into the clear blue oceans of the Glou-Glou Rendez-Vous .
Usually I won ’ t comment on the packing of a pedal unless it is truly special . I ’ ve seen some great packaging , and some horrendous packaging , but the Rendezvous ’ attention to design even with just the box is truly unique , and it makes it feel like a premium product . It is packaged in a black flip top box with the words “ GLOU-GLOU ” emblazoned on the front in holographic foil . Inside is a wire bound and laminated instruction booklet with detailed explanation of the pedals operation , and even a few “ analog preset ” sheets to mark down your favorite
settings . There is a reason that unboxing videos are all the rage on YouTube , and why companies spend millions on designing their boxes . Amazingly , it seems like Glou- Glou ’ s Olivier Armbruster has mastered the art of packaging on his first try .
The Rendez-Vous is quite a valiant attempt to take the best of Mu-Tron ’ s old modulation effects , update them , and mate them into one tonally symbiotic package , where the two different circuits are invariably linked . On one side we have a fully featured phaser and vibrato , with six ( that ’ s right ) different phase stage options , along with
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REVIEW BY YOEL KREISLER STREET PRICE $ 630.00
Like many of you on the quest for tone , I enjoy digging around the bowels of forums and databases to find those forgotten gems , unknown wonders and sleeper hits . Although the Rendez-Vous has been gaining a bit of momentum since its release a few weeks back , it is still very much an underground pedal . Not many people know about it , which is a shame , because it is a premium product from the packaging all the way down to the deepest and weirdest sounds in the belly of this blue beast . Grab your nose and close your eyes , because we ’ re diving headfirst into the clear blue oceans of the Glou-Glou Rendez-Vous .
Usually I won ’ t comment on the packing of a pedal unless it is truly special . I ’ ve seen some great packaging , and some horrendous packaging , but the Rendezvous ’ attention to design even with just the box is truly unique , and it makes it feel like a premium product . It is packaged in a black flip top box with the words “ GLOU-GLOU ” emblazoned on the front in holographic foil . Inside is a wire bound and laminated instruction booklet with detailed explanation of the pedals operation , and even a few “ analog preset ” sheets to mark down your favorite
settings . There is a reason that unboxing videos are all the rage on YouTube , and why companies spend millions on designing their boxes . Amazingly , it seems like Glou- Glou ’ s Olivier Armbruster has mastered the art of packaging on his first try .
The Rendez-Vous is quite a valiant attempt to take the best of Mu-Tron ’ s old modulation effects , update them , and mate them into one tonally symbiotic package , where the two different circuits are invariably linked . On one side we have a fully featured phaser and vibrato , with six ( that ’ s right ) different phase stage options , along with
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