We’re headed back in time a few decades today, as we explore an echo/delay effect that flew a bit under the radar, and has remained there for many years. When I first saw the Korg ToneWorks 301 dl Dynamic Lo-Fi Echo sitting on the bench at Anthony from Marla Amps’ workbench, I knew I needed to check it out. He let me borrow it for this review and demo, and I just might have to search the used market to add it to my...
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Flangers can be a bit tricky, can’t they? Some are too extreme, some are too mild, some won’t do jet engine sounds, some are a bit uncontrollable…when you get a flanger pedal, you better be up for some experimenting, ’cause they can be vastly different from one to the next. Today’s effect, the Korg FLG-1 Flanger, is an under-the-radar sort of rarity, one that doesn’t pop up on a lot of lists, but...
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The Uni-Vibe is an iconic effect, whether coming from Hendrix and Band of Gypsy’s “Machine Gun,” Robin Trower’s “Bridge of Sighs” or multiple tracks from “Dark Side of the Moon” from Pink Floyd, you’ve heard it before many times, and chances are you dig it. Today’s pedal seeks to re-create those iconic effects units of the past, with a couple new enhancements as well. The...
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There are some rack mount delay units from the 1980s that are considered to be in the upper echelon of all-time delays, and one of them has now been shrunk down to fit onto your pedalboard. The original SDD-3000 from Korg had a sound and tone all its own, separating it from other delays in the same category, and helped to make its way into the signal chains of many guitarists, including Daniel Lanois, Johnny Marr and most famously The...
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