PHOTOGRAPHY BY NEIL GODWIN ELECTRO-HARMONIX XO PEDALS £60-£134 EFFECTS 120 Guitarist January 2008 GIT298.
ELECTRO-HARMONIX XO PEDALS £60-£134 EFFECTS Micro POG Electro-Harmonix XO pedals £60-£134 A quartet of new digital stompboxes including – shock horror! – a dedicated multi-effects processor of sorts… by Simon Bradley H ere we have a quartet of the newer members of Electro-Harmonix’s XO Line that shies away from the more out-there stompers such as the Micro Synthesiser and 16 Second Delay in deference to offering a selection of immediately useable units.
ELECTRO-HARMONIX XO PEDALS £60-£134 EFFECTS pedal with really usable sounds. The fuzz and distortions are totally analogue, while the vibrato, reverbs and pitch shifting are digital. This was meant to be a great introductory pedal to give people more for their money, but people seem to be buying it just because they like its different tone. Who knew?” Although hardly an Eventide H8000, the Stain includes the aforementioned drive settings alongside room and hall reverbs, pitch shift and tremolo.
ELECTRO-HARMONIX XO PEDALS £60-£134 EFFECTS The Bottom Line Stereo Memory Man Micro POG Holy Stain Electric Mistress We like: The quality of the effects plus the efficient looper We dislike: Using the Hazarai rotary encoder gets a little longwinded Guitarist says: Maybe more suited to a recording studio than a stage in the long run, the SMM is nonetheless rather special...
