Malekko Heavy Industry is rolling out a fantastic-looking (and amazing sounding, but that’s a given) line of miniature pedals sure to induce fits of extreme happiness when cuddled. But these aren’t meant for cuddling, they are meant for bringing the noise, the funk, and everything in between. All this from a quality company known for their amazing & unique pedals, in a package the size of that mole on your right butt cheek.
The only one available for purchase at the moment is the Chicklet, up for grabs on Malekko’s catalog page.
However, the Vibrato and Fuzz are next in the pipeline, becoming available in the next month or so, and many more effects are planned. I’m not sure what the exact number of pedals in the line is going to be, but there will be at least two more. What those may be remain only to be seen (I’m personally hoping for a chorus and delay).
Here’s an excerpt on the Vibrato pedal from Josh:
For those knowledgeable on the subject, the long since discontinued MN3007 IC’s result in a much nicer sound than it’s little brother, the MN3207. The MN3007 are coveted by pedal builders and the D.I.Y. community for their superior sound quality. Often counterfeited, these ICs are tricky to purchase. Early in the year 2009 Malekko acquired a giant lot of actual obsolete MN3007 BBD ICs and went to work. The result is a superior lush analog vibrato pedal in an unprecedented tiny enclosure…all at an affordable price.
Nope, they have no problems with each other- as businesses.
However, when it comes to my personal life, they refuse to work together.
When I upgraded to Leopard, my version of ProTools became incompatible. I cannot upgrade, since I bought the program three years ago, and they are no longer supporting that version. And so, it’s impossible for me to record any semblance of a demo. I’ve tried with a backup interface I have, with shitty preamps, using Quicktime as the software, but it sounds like complete ass.
I’ll have to dual-install Tiger in the near future, but for the meantime- no demos.
You’ll just have to settle for pretty pictures, instead. Like this mock-up of Devi Ever’s WORKHORSE:
My own mockup of Devi Ever's new SOZO-based pedal, the WORKHORSE
Today, I arrived home from work to find a package waiting for me on my desk. In it, was the Black Cat Pedals Super Fuzz, a modern update to the Univox pedal of the same name.
http://www.blackcatpedals.com/
Joel and everyone at Black Cat has arranged a tour box of this very fine fuzz, first stop being my stoop. I plan on getting to know this pedal very well over the weekend, and will post some clips or videos of it in action when the honeymoon’s over.
I can tell you right now that it’s a wonderful little piece of circuitry. Ten minutes with it, and I already know it’s going to be hard to part with.
