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by boki1978 » 29 Apr 2017, 09:25
Ma Kinezi nista ne znaju pa ni xvive. Oni su igracka od kompanije kako rece kolega?
Evo pedale od 400$+transport i price o kineskom cipu. Sta zna Davis, mora da ne cuje vise dobro...
This is it. The guitar pedal the world has been waiting on for 30 years. Tonal Recall is here. Ever since Chase Bliss Audio came onto the scene with the ground-breaking Warped Vinyl, guitarists have imagined what it would be like if the Minnesota-based boutique builder released an analog delay pedal. But Chase Bliss Audio didn’t want to put out just another delay pedal. Seriously, there are enough mediocre delay pedals out there already. Chase Bliss Audio wanted to release the ultimate analog delay pedal.
For this Herculean task, company founder & engineer, Joel Korte, sought to “recall” the “tonal” qualities of arguably the most prized analog delay pedals ever created: the Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man and early Boss DM-2 Analog Delay pedals that contained the ultra-rare and coveted MN3005 bucket-brigade delay chips. Upon reaching this zenith of analog delay tone, the Chase Bliss Audio mastermind tamed the analog beast with complete digital control. While still a work in progress in the iteration playable at NAMM, it’s on the path to delivering what it intends to accomplish and very well could be the be-all, end-all analog delay pedal.
It’s also important to note that while this pedal intends to capture the nostalgic sound and tone of those classic MN3005 based analog delay pedals, the Tonal Recall brings these sounds into the 21st Century with deeper modulation control, Tone shaping of the delay sound, Chase Bliss Audio’s unique Ramping functionality, presets, MIDI, and more. While mainstream pedal-building conglomerates often attempt to capitalize on nostalgia by rehashing retro products with minimal so-claimed modern enhancements, Tonal Recall is on course to deliver the ultimate old-school analog delay experience in a modern pedal format.
Regarding the Tonal Recall’s MN3005 chips, the original NOS Panasonic MN3005’s have long been out of production, becoming ever more scarce and sought-after as the years passed. Fortunately, a Chinese chip builder called XVive teamed up with original Deluxe Memory Man creator, Howard Davis, to reproduce MN3005 chips that capture the sound and tone of the originals. While many poor-quality knock-offs of MN3005’s exist, the XVive MN3005’s have been given the nod of approval by Howard, Joel, and other reputable ears for tone. Just beware of some lesser builders using the MN3005 as a cover for releasing otherwise rubbish pedals. You’ll no doubt begin to see some companies adding this mention on their product spec sheets going forward.
Fortunately, Chase Bliss Audio has proven their reputation for releasing pedals of uncompromising quality. The recently released Spectre Analog TZ Flanger as well as their Warped Vinyl MKII Analog Chorus & Vibrato, Wombtone MKII Analog Phaser, & Gravitas Analog Tremolo all push the boundaries of those types of effects. The Chase Bliss Audio Tonal Recall is set to shake up the industry more-so than any modern delay pedal released since the Strymon TimeLine.
This will be a hard buzz to kill, and Tonal Recall is one pedal I hope lives up to the monumental hype when it’s officially released in May 2016. Aside from what it is and what it aims to accomplish, Tonal Recall earns its top position among the best guitar pedals of NAMM because it’s the best example I’ve seen of a company giving guitarists exactly that they want without asking. For companies striving to make a “hit product”, few companies have nailed the sales moment as well as Chase Bliss Audio has with this pedal. And they’re one of the few companies who could pull this off. The question isn’t whether or not it’ll be great, but just how great it is.