Source Audio teases Pro Classic Distortion box
The Source Audio crew has teased a new stomp in its upcoming Soundblox Pro series - the Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion. The new pedal was the result of the company’s artist group testing the Multiwave Pro Distortion pedal asking for more traditional distortion tones with a quiet signal path, the presets and the 7-band equalizer like what is present on the Multiwave Pro. Source Audio Chief Scientist Bob Chidlaw retreated into the SA lab and began rifling through boxes and boxes of classic distortion pedals of all types trying to find the right tones to include in the new box. Hmmm… which ones!? The Source Audio Soundblox Pro Classic distortion will by fully unveil at Winter NAMM.
The fine folks at Mojo Hand are set to unleash the bi-polar Harvey distortion pedal on to the masses this month. The Harvey is described as a two-channel distortion/overdrive with a distortion channel capable of ‘taking paint off!’ An initial batch of Harveys is expected at Tone Factor as early as this week. Brad is offering the first few at a discount rate for Tone Factor forumites. The regular price of the unit will be $199. Mojo Hand has a couple of other new pedals in the offing, including the Ramp Unit speed controller and Gyro pitch shifting vibrato. Stay tuned!
The crew at Catalinbread has begun sketching up a schematic for a potential sequel to its Ottava Magus octave, ring-mod, fuzz stomp. According to the guys, thus far, preliminary features on the updated pedal include Volume, Blend, Gain and Tone contols as well as a toggle for octave up defeat. The company assures that the original Ottava Magus will be used as the ‘heart of this box.’ Catalinbread is striving to achieve the character of the original pedal with the addition of new, great features. If that is achieved, the company will likely move to produce the pedal. Stay tuned!
New York effects giant Electro-Harmonix has released more info and a video of its new .22 Caliber amp stomp. According to the company, the new pedal is a versatile 22-watt guitar head that fits in the palm of your hand. Just plug it into any 4-, 8- or 16-ohm speaker, and you’ll get a big, sweet musical sound. Crank the 22 Caliber’s volume, and it’ll go into overdrive - like a vintage amp with a single volume control. Flip on the Bright switch and some bite and definition will be added to your signal. The new .22 Caliber stomp comes with an 18-volt 1.66A power supply and is available now! Want to hear it in action? Peep the demo video after the jump!
The former Nashville Amp Show now is called the Nashville Amp Expo… and instead of running 8-9 August, it has been rescheduled for 22-23 August. All other details of the show remain the same. It will take place at the Hyatt Place at Brentwood, near Nashville. Manufacturers confirmed for the show include Industrial Amps, Sommatone Amps, Reinhardt Amps, Dynamic Amps, Hipkitty, Kingdom Amps, VVT, Daab Amps, CMATMODS and many more. The show is being put on by the fine folks at Creation Audio Labs. Two day tickets are $10. Single day tickets are $7. Go 
Let’s face it… it’s been too long, and yes, it’s been the works before, but now we can say, without a doubt that the Galactic Cowboys are back! …for a trio of Texas dates at least. All five Cowboys - Ben Huggins, Monty Colvin, Wally Farkas, Dane Sonnier and Alan Doss will be playing shows in Houston, Austin and Dallas in mid-August. Not in Texas? Well… rumor has it the band will be taking a film crew along to document the reunion and plans are to create a DVD to share with the masses. Interested in setting the playlist? Head on over to galacticcowboys.com and jump on the forum with your song ideas. And for fun… here’s another GC song from my 40th birthday party earlier this year!
North Carolina’s He Is Legend has a history of alienating its fan base through changes in direction between records, and they’re about to do it again. Next month, the group releases ‘It Hates You’, its first album on their new label, Tragic Hero. The new record is a great rock album, chock full of aggressive guitar riffs and, perhaps more interestingly, melodic, soulful vocals - a welcome change from the army of screamo bands now populating the hard rock scene. WTDP? has a chance to talk with guitarist Adam Tanbouz about the new record, the songwriting process and his ‘lame’ gear.
The boys over at GearTrap are planning a new run at the world record for the largest pedal board set up with World Largest Pedalboard Party 2.0 slated for 16 July at The Rutledge in Nashville. The party will feature performances from bands: Flight Case for Sushi, Philos and JonesWorld as well as guitar clinics from: Bart Walsh, Tony Pasko, Bryan Lionman and more. Attendees will have a chance to meet the manufactures and partners. A silent auction of various guitar accessories donated by event partners will benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Join Aljon and Jaux as they attempt to eclipse their own record! Admission is $7/$5 with Summer NAMM badge. 
Oregon’s own Catalinbread is moving forward with the development of its S.F.T. pedal, which started life as a bass overdrive. Not much is known about the pedal other than the prototype boards are due to be ordered this week and the current version of the pedal offers up everything from cool stoner rock tones a la Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age to 70s-era Rolling Stones rawk and more. The S.F.T. will be fine tuned throughout the summer. No release date has been set. Elsewhere, Catalinbread has given its Teaser Stallion pedal a makeover. The new version is vertically configured and boasts circuit improvements. Peep the prototype design in the thumbnail!
Massachusetts-based FX Doctor posted a video bulletin on its MySpace site showing off a circuit bent noise box prototype it is calling the Firefly. According to the post, the pedal was originally conceived about four years ago, but this new generation version boasts certain improvements. The current prototype has two frequency control knobs and a volume knob along the left side. The Firefly creates its own sound so the guitar input is only there for convenience for live use. You just plug it into your chain and run it through your pedalboard. Go