At $279,
Diamond's Memory Lane Jr. is more attainable by most guitarists than its $600 analog big brother, Memory Lane 2. And yet the Memory Lane Jr. has similar features, twice the delay time and it can run off a 9-volt battery.
The big difference is that the Memory Lane 2 is all-analog, so you get that great vintage warmth. If you've got the means, you'd better move fast, though: Diamond's mine of NOS Panasonic MN3005 chips is running out, and with it goes the 2.
Memory Lane Jr. is the practical choice then, but is it as good? That depends how you feel about digital technology. Memory Lane Jr. digitally records up to 1.2 schumtz-free seconds, whereas Memory Lane 2's analog chip maxes out at half that. Don't worry, though: That crystal-clear digital recording gets the all-analog treatment at the processing stage, preserving that intangible warmth so obsessed over by analog purists.... Click on the title for more
Magnetic Effects (first I've heard of this British Company) announces the release of the Electrochop tremolo. The Electrochop is a super choppy tremolo that features the classic, unique LFO section from the Vox Repeat Percussion. A new audio circuit has been designed around the LFO, resulting in a tremolo that sounds like the Repeat Percussion but with a fuller, louder sound and more controls. All the classic throb but with more user friendly features.
The controls are: Volume, Depth and Speed plus a toggle switch that alters the overall speed range. The speed range goes from very slow to crazy fast. At higher speeds the sound morphs into a ring modulator type effect.
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