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Marshall not only has a storied history of amplifying the players that shaped rock music worldwide, they also have a prestigious heritage of reimagining their amplifiers as pedals, bringing “big back box” sounds to the masses! With these four reissued stompboxes—now available for pre-order at Chicago Music Exchange—you can tap into some of the most iconic distorted sounds in history, and shape the sounds of music for generations to come. Be among the first to get your hands on these revived classics!
Wazzap! Now that we have your attention with a cool joke, Tristan is totally jazzed to show you one of his favorite pedals, the Boss VB-2 Vibrato Waza Craft*, a unique twist on the underrated pedalboard essential featuring momentary “Unlatch” functionality for quick, on/off flourishes. (*Color-matched socks not included.)
Named after Jim Marshall himself, the Guv’nor was introduced in 1988, and was Marshall’s first pedal that offered their signature distortion tones. The Guv’nor immediately found a home on the boards of beloved players like John Klinghoffer, Gary Moore, and Nels Cline. From a casing that stays true to the original, to its smooth overdrive with a touch of compression, the new Guv’nor is ready to rule your pedalboard!
SHOP THE MARSHALL GUV'NOR OVERDRIVE PEDALInspired by Eric Clapton’s 1962 Bluesbreaker that helped make him “God”, the Bluesbreaker pedal has been seen on countless stages since its introduction in 1992. The new Bluesbreaker re-issue captures the magic of a vintage, ultra creamy ‘60s Bluesbreaker amp, with a little extra edge on tap to carry solos and let those harmonics ring out. This famous tone continues to shape the sound of popular music, with originals spotted on the boards of John Mayer, Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), and Chris Buck (Cardinal Black). Pre-order yours today!
SHOP THE MARSHALL BLUESBREAKER PEDALA successful attempt to take the Guv’nor’s circuitry and add more gain at lower frequencies, the Drive Master delivers everything from bluesy overdrive to bright, cutting distortion, along with detailed tone shaping abilities that allow you to completely change the characteristics of your rig with the flip of a switch. Be among the first to add the reissue to your board today!
SHOP THE MARSHALL DRIVEMASTERMarshall’s first high gain pedal was released in 1991 and brought the thrashy metal and punk sound of the JCM800 to the masses. The original appeared on numerous tracks in the ‘90s, shaping the sounds of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, My Bloody Valentine’s Bilinda Butcher and Kevin Shields, and Blur’s Alex James. Harness its thundering power today!
SHOP THE MARSHALL SHREDMASTER PEDALThe new UDO Super 6 is a 12-voice polyphonic, binaural analog-hybrid synthesizer with a unique wavetable core, giving you supreme tonal flexibility for authentic vintage analog tone—plus modern features that launch tonal control into the 21st century!
Read moreNow introducing the Chicago Synth Exchange - Synth 101 Soundboard Blog! In addition, to our ongoing Synth 101 series of in-store seminars hosted by our resident Synth expert, Roland Chira, which covers everything from the basics of sound synthesis to the virtually endless variety of sounds and functionalities available from synth products in the store—along with an audio demonstration, so you can hear each of the sounds you can create, yourself—we’re devoting a section of CME’s Soundboard Blog to provide an additional online resource and reference for all musicians, on the fundamentals of sound synthesis!
Read moreFurther proving the brand’s namesake claim, the new Gamechanger Audio Motor Synth MKII offers electronic music makers the world’s first analog synthesizer that lets you see being generated using electro-mechanical oscillators! Shop yours today at Chicago Synth Exchange!
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