Petrucci has spoken highly of the Toneprint concept that TC Electronic invented and has been using the Corona Chorus, Vortex Flanger and Shaker Vibrato in his rig for a while now. Instead of having three separate pedals TC have made ‘Dreamscapes’ Petrucci signature pedal which incorporates all three sounds. It has two of JP’s Corona presets, two of his Shaker presets and one of his Vortex presets, plus space for your own preset or toneprint download.

It is scheduled to be released later this month with an RRP of around £200.

Here is what TC had to say: ”John was one of the first artists to join our revolutionary TonePrint concept. In total, John created 5 personal TonePrints in early 2011 – two for Corona Chorus, two for Shaker Vibrato and one for Vortex Flanger. John loved having access to all effect parameter so much that he instantly agreed to develop a signature pedal – one that was based on his own TonePrints. And so The Dreamscape was born.

Basically, John wanted to gather all of his TonePrints in a single pedal even though his original TonePrints are for three different pedals in the series. Therefore, his new signature pedal contains no less than three mind-blowing modulation effects that have been painstakingly tailored with an eye on even the tiniest detail by the master himself. To take this pedal over the top, John even created a brand new TonePrint for Vortex Flanger taking the total amount of custom-tweaked tones up to six – 2 x chorus, 2 x flanger and 2 x Vibrato.

With The Dreamscape, you even get a TonePrint setting that allows you to upload or beam other TonePrints to the pedal. In short, for all you John Petrucci and Dream Theater fans out there, this pedal is a must-have, but even if you’re not, The Dreamscape is a brilliant way of getting three top-notch modulation effects in a compact pedal that will only take up a minimum of real estate on your pedal boards.

The Dreamscape Main Features

• Six Signature Tones Tailored by John Petrucci
• One Brand New Flanger TonePrint
• Three Mind-blowing Modulation Effects in One Pedal: Chorus, Flanger and Vibrato
• Corona Chorus TonePrints Are Available as The Dreamscape TonePrints

The Dreamscape has four knobs: Speed, Depth, FX Level and one that chooses between the six integrated signature tones and an additional TonePrint. Further, the pedal has a three-way switch that lets you toggle between Bright, Normal and Dark, which is an overall tonal shaping feature chosen by John. Finally, The Dreamscape gives you all of the great features included in other TonePrint pedals do such as true bypass, one-screw-battery-access and a sturdy design made for life on the road. ”

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To celebrate the opening of their new factory, Suhr is proud to offer the “Limited Edition” Riot Pedal.

Riot “Limited Edition” features a very cool black anodized aluminium housing, custom etching, unique numbering, and is limited to 500 pedals worldwide.

Stock will be arriving soon!

They look great and are sure to sell out with only 500 worldwide.

With the increasingly popular lunhcbox / low power amp s that are on the market today you often see ‘my rig isn’t loud enough’ posts on forums. ‘How can I keep up with a drummer?’ Well BadCat have come up with what could be a great solution. If you love the sound of lower wattage amps but occasionally play out or go to jam sessions then the Unleash could help you. It is basically designed to turn any amp into a 100W monster. More to come…

First reported by Premier Guitar’s NAMM coverage.

Again whilst browsing HRI I came across a post about the new Suhr Tremolo pedal. This pedal has been rumoured for a year or so now and finally we see a prototype.

Here is some information from John: ”It is a feature packed trem pedal, sweep shapes all controllable. It gets some real wacky sounds besides the typical expected trem. It is also RoHS so no issue with going to EU. Lower noise floor than the competition. Same as our other pedals features regrading switching and FXLink.
Digital control but Analog signal path. Tap and strum tempo as well. This wont be the color, still thinking about that. ”

I’m pretty excited for this pedal. Knowing the quality of Suhr this thing should sound awesome and perform very well.

The DelayLab is Vox’s take on a versatile digital delay emulation stompbox in similar vein to the Line 6 DL4, in fact it looks like an improved version of the DL4. It offers 30 different delay types and a stereo 28 second looper. It looks like an awesome and incredibly versatile delay and I bet we will be seeing more of this over the next few months.

Key Features:

• Thirty types of delay effects, ranging from vintage to standards to originals
• Precision modeling of vintage delay effects such as analog BBD devices and tape echo
• Numerous original types such as Dual Delay and Distortion Delay offer new expressive power
• Stereo Looping can capture up to 28 seconds; multiple variations and types
• Combine Loop and Delay effects simultaneously for exciting performances
• Thirty diverse rewritable preset programs, ready for immediate use
• Delay time is adjustable in 1 ms steps, to a maximum of four seconds
• Easy access to multiple parameters allows the creation of complex effects
• All parameters can be controlled using an expression pedal [optional]
• Sync Mode allows poly-rhythmic effects to be created quickly and easily
• Seamless Program Change feature ensures smooth transitions
• Advanced Bypass function with decay avoids abrupt effect cut-offs
• High-quality 24-bit/48 kHz audio sampling rivals professional equipment
• Diecast metal body stands up to hard use on stage
• Stereo Inputs; Stereo Outputs (all 1/4″)
• Assignable Pedal Control input

The key addition over the original circuit is an upper-mid and treble boost placed pre-gain in the circuit which should simultaneously allow for a little extra dirt and increased presence and crunch. Sigh, I never should have gotten rid of my Honey Bee, perhaps this will be a suitable replacement!

After much speculation and hype the new look, new functioning Klon prototype is finally on show at NAMM. Its new feature is a buffer bypass switch meaning this pedal can be run buffered (which is where the magic is said to lie) or true bypass. I think it look classy and understated although it is said that the retail version will have a graphic or logo of some kind but these are not quite ready yet.

Picture courtesy of ‘thesooze’ who is a member at TGP.

]]> http://www.dirtbox.net/news/the-new-klon-is-finally-unveiled/feed/ 2 http://www.dirtbox.net/news/tc-polytune-mini/ http://www.dirtbox.net/news/tc-polytune-mini/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:23:38 +0000 Adji http://www.dirtbox.net/?p=4876 It seems like TC Electronic are really dominating the DirtBox news pages this past week, and with good reason.

Today I was passed this link to a new video from TC Electronic advertising the new PolyTune mini. It is basically the Polytune but in a miniature enclosure, TC call it ‘the smallest tuning pedal in the world.’

We introduced polyphonic tuning to the world and since then guitarists everywhere have welcomed this next-generation way of tuning with open arms. PolyTune® Mini is the world’s smallest polyphonic tuner and it will fit on any pedal board. Sometimes size actually does matter and in such cases, PolyTune Mini is the perfect solution as no other pedal tuner in the world will take up so little space, which means more room for other pedals.

PolyTune Mini shows you the tuning state of all strings simultaneously by simply strumming your guitar, allowing you to get back to playing in a matter of seconds. PolyTune Mini is among the most precise tuners in the world, tuning with +/- 0.5 cent precision in chromatic mode and +/- 1 cent accuracy in polyphonic mode. Also, it automatically switches between chromatic and polyphonic modes depending on whether you strum all strings at once or pick each string individually.

Further, PolyTune Mini features Drop-D and Capo modes as well as True Bypass for zero tone coloration and a super-bright LED display.