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Empowering Your Music Gull THE WAH-WAH THE WORLD’S A GREAT THING JUST GOT WAY BETTER BEEN WAITING FOR Musicians and reviewers were astonished when Brilliant features, stunning design T-Rex Effects released the original SpinDoctor, SpinDoctor2 is a masterpiece of sonic art. But it’s Two wahs and the long-forgotten yoy a tube-driven preamp stomp box with four pro- also a triumph of design – packing a stunning ar- Many of the wah-wah pedals produced over the decades are very grammable channels, a full set of tone controls, ray of features into a set of controls so intuitive different from each other. And then there are related effects – like motorised knobs and gorgeous vintage tone. Now, and easy to use: the, in our opinion, underrated yoy-yoy pedal. When we designed we are pleased to introduce SpinDoctor2 – offer- Gull, we wanted to bring you the very best that history has to of- ing all the amazing features of the original, but • 4 channels of T-Rex tone. Switching between fer – and then some. revamped guts that deliver a wider spectrum of channels and making adjustments on the fly is clean and dirty sounds and an even richer, more simple, fast and intuitive. Gull gives you two distinct wah-wah sounds – a light wah which vibrant tone. is great for clean guitars and rhythm parts, a massive, smoking • Tone controls let you tune your tone (bass, mid, wah for distorted leads – plus the unique dual-filter yoy-yoy effect. The world’s best overdrive pedal treble and presence) for each individual channel. Yoy-Yoy is basically a wah effect with an ultra-high When plugged into your stage amp, SpinDoctor2 frequency sweep soaring overhead. It’s an incredibly rich sound. is nothing less than the best overdrive pedal on • Motorised knobs move when you switch chan- the planet. You’ll broaden and deepen your amp nels – like faders on a state-of-the-art studio mix- A classic SLOPE knob lets you shape the character of your wah/ with four custom channels of analogue overdrive ing board. yoy sweep, and a BOOST function lets you set a higher volume for – each with its own settings for gain, bass, mid, your output signal when you kick your Gull into action. treble, presence and output level. A “lead” button • Gain gives you the entire spectrum of analogue is always available to take you right over the edge, gain in a single knob. Turn it down low for a warm A more musical wah and you can bypass your SpinDoctor2 from any clean sound or up to lay on the gain. If you want With Gull, we also wanted to address a complaint many guitarists channel for a clean sound straight from your even more – hit the boost button and blast off into have with traditional wah-wah pedals: their response. Wah-wahs amp. the stratosphere of world-class overdrive. often jump into action at the slightest touch, leaving little room to work the pedal and build up slowly. A programmable tube preamp We are convinced that SpinDoctor2 is the best You can also use SpinDoctor2 as a product we’ve ever built. Take it for a spin – and Gull addresses this with a special HOTSPOT button that gives you tube preamp, plugging it directly into you’ll find out why it’s the one pedal you’ll never the option of slowing the onset of the effect and using the whole a power amp via the output jack. In the want to play without. pedal to “wah” with. It makes Gull respond more like a musical studio, use the speaker-simulation out- instrument than many legacy pedals do. put to plug into a studio mixer or AD converter connected to your computer. We truly believe that the T-Rex Gull is the wah-wah the world’s Special level and frequency knobs let been waiting for. you set the volume and define the character of your virtual cabinet. 2 3 MUDHONEY II HOBO DRIVE 2 MUDHONEYS IN 1 START WITH A DISTORTION & OVERDRIVE 2-STAGE PREAMP Now even more deliciously dirty Dirty and sweet, this classic dual distortion pedal At its core, HOBO DRIVE is a 2-stage preamp has been praised for its amazing tonal range and controlled via traditional PREAMP and MASTER ability to deliver everything from a smooth dirty volume controls. But that’s not all. A TONE control edge to a harrowing wall of distorted sound. lets you customize your overdrive sound right from the start, shaping the timbre to your exact tastes. 2 Mudhoneys in 1 With two channels of vintage gain, you can easily Then add an adjustable BOOST switch switch between a clean sound from your amp, a On top of the preamp core, you get a very useful nice edgy overdrive from the one Mudhoney chan- boost function for soloing, single-note lines, you nel and a thick warm distortion from the other chan- name it. This not only makes HOBO DRIVE a nel – delivering deliciously dirty T-Rex tone all the more versatile pedal, it can also eliminate the need way. for an external boost pedal, if you normally use an overdrive sound for your leads. New tone controls Mudhoney II features the same convenient boost Finally, the real sauce… Alter Bridge When you kick your HOBO DRIVE into boost MARK TREMONTI & MYLES KENNEDY function you’ll recognise from the original Mud- Cph, Denmark honey (now one switch for each channel) and even mode, it takes your overdrive sound to your desired adds a tone control for each channel – so you can volume level. But HOBO DRIVE lets you do some- shape the timbre of your drive to create your own thing else too: An ingenious PRE/POST switch signature sound. gives you the option of boosting your signal before the preamp – adding even more drive as you raise the stakes with extra volume.” mudhoney CRUNCHY, FUZZY DISTORTION Designed for those who want an in-your-face wall of guitar sound jumping out of the speakers. The boost button and the tone knob enable you to dial in every sound you like, from ultra fuzz to smooth jazz sounds. In “OFF-mode” (with the boost-function by-passed), the Mudhoney delivers moderate gain and a smooth rich sound favoured by many jazz-guitarists. For a more hairy sound - just hit that “boost-button” and feel the rumble from hell. 4 5 alberTA II baSS Juice DOUBLE UP ATTENTION ON A CLASSIC! BASS PLAYERS! 2 Albertas in 1 Rediscover the joys of adding juice to your sound. With two channels of overdrive, you can now get This beauty offers organic distortion specially de- the clean sound from your amp, a nice “on-the- signed for bass. In “normal” mode (boost function edge” overdrive from one channel and a punchy off), it delivers awesome sustain with rich creamy rock sound from the other channel, or go from a overtones and big bottom. Engage the boost func- medium boost to a fat, clean-ish boost to push the tion, and you are in fuzztone heaven! The mix knob front end of your amp. lets you blend just the right amount of distortion with your original clean tone. Need a low-end boost for those “stratty” moments? Now you can flip a switch for an even thicker tone on either channel of the Alberta II, expanding the tonal range and usage further than was possible be- fore. We´ve also given channel 2 a slightly more PASCAL KRAVETZ open and punchy sound, for a little more pick attack Germany and push, but with the same voice of channel 1. MØLLER 2 MEAN MACHINE CHOOSE YOUR FLAVOUR DOUBLE DISTORTION BUILT TO MELT METAL MØLLER is a classic overdrive pedal that provides a wealth of dynamic overdriven tones with superb The T-Rex Mean Machine is a double distortion tonal control, as well as separate transparent 0-20 pedal that takes the spirit of early amplifier hot- db adjustable and switchable clean boost, and a rodding and then multiplies it by as much as you unique overdrive/clean mix option. want. You’ve got two channels, each with its own The mix knob lets you dial in the perfect balance LEVEL, DRIVE and TONE controls, and that’s between distorted and non-distorted signal. it. Like a screaming vintage hot rod that’s pared down to the bare essentials. Rolled all the way up and with distortion maxed The green wording does not stand for “environ- too, the pedal sounds just like an old tube amp on mentally friendly” full volume. Roll the mix knob back a bit, and your The word “mean” might appear in green on the clean signal starts to get through, meaning that if top of your Mean Machine, but watch out – this you pick lightly, or roll back the volume on your pedal is red hot. There’s no easing up from clean guitar, you get a stunning clean/softly clipping to crunch to distort. Hit the ON switch even with sound that retains all the feel and dynamics of your drive at zero, and you’ll burn rubber. Turn up the original tone, only bigger, louder and richer. gain and you’ll smoke every other player in town, DISTORTION & OVERDRIVE with a gorgeous tight distortion and the most mu- The boost function lets you dial in a solo level, sical feedback you’ve ever heard. whether the overdrive circuit is activated or not. 6 7 TREMSTER TAPSTER MODULATION CLASSIC TREMOLO TAP TREMOLO If you are in need of a great classic tremolo/vi- Just imagine if T-Rex took all the gorgeous vintage brato effect with an excellent sound and with a tone and uncluttered functionality of the Tremster wider range of controls for very slow and excep- tremolo pedal… and then added the Tap Tempo tionally deep sounds, you want to try the Tremster.

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