... well not quite, but Vox have announced a deal with Joe Satriani that will see them releasing pedals designed by the man himself. Not only will we see pedals that reproduce some of the signature tones of Satriani, he is helping them develop brand new pedals.

More news to come in a few months time.

For those not wanting to spend all the money on a Gibson Robot, this may be a coll alternative. It's a tuner that replaces your standard volume control. Check out the video to see how it works.

More information is available at their website.

The idea of this never sold me really. It's a wireless system that slips on your finger like a ring to control your floor effect unit. The original wah model came out a while ago and at the upcoming Winter NAMM the new range is being introduced.

These days, I'm almost sold.

Jump over to the site and check out the videos. this is where you see how useful the device is. As someone who does a lot of those types of hand movements when I'm playing anyway this would be quite a natural device for me to use.

I still think it's a bit gimmicky, but I guess the wah pedal was too when it first came out.

I was going through my YooTube subscriptions and found two new crazy videos from EH. These are for the Menory Man Stereo

This looks like a seriously fun pedal, especially the reverse functions.

It's hard to fathom that in the short time since they entered the effect pedal market, Behringer have knocked up more than 80 models. The latest is more bass heavy, but one pedal got my attention, the PHASER PH9.

I love my old trust MXR Phase-90. It is one of my favourite toys. It is also very expensive. For those who have not had the pleasure of playing with a 90 degree phaser you are missing out. From Behringer:

The PH9 features amazing 90° phase shifting with spacey warbles and mind-blowing, hypnotic swirls. The dedicated Rate control determines the speed of the phase-shifting effect while the Swirl switch changes the phasing character from modern to vintage. A status LED for effect On/Off and battery check is included, plus there is a true hard-wire bypass for ultimate signal integrity. The PH9 runs on a 9 V battery or a DC power supply (not included).

Think EVH, - even has his own Phase-90 model - think Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way" breakdown pre solo. Thats what we are talking about here. Gotta love it.

And while I was at the Behringer site I came across something else I am after, a noise suppressor. The INTELLIGATE IG9 may be an affordable solution to the issue of signal noise from long chains of effects. Most good units cost a pretty penny, but like all the other Behringer pedals this thing won't break the bank.

This clever stomp box is specifically designed to achieve super-effective noise suppression without any guitar signal deterioration. It ensures high signal integrity through very fast attack time, program-adaptive release time and frequency-selective noise suppression. A status LED for effect On/Off and battery check is included, plus there is a true hard-wire bypass for ultimate signal integrity. The IG9 runs on a 9 V battery or a DC power supply (not included).

I am a fan of these pedals, not just for the fact i think the bang for the buck is amazing. These pedals are of good a quality to be much more in price, but more for what Behringer is doing. They are enabling musicians. The let us get quality hardware (not just guitar stuff) at affordable prices to do what we do best, make music. I have several Behringer mics, preamps, monitor speakers, all of which stack up to their more expensive counterparts. This is turn increases the competition for the big boys, making them cut prices and innovate more to keep up with this new level of freedom of choice in the market. As musicians we should all thank Behringer for making our lives that bit easier.