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XLR is a magazine, a radar and a diary about music gear and the making of music — for the people who make records and put on shows, wherever they do it.

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“The one company you could make do things they’re not supposed to do”: Electro-Harmonix puts Adrian Belew’s most famous sounds into a signature Echoflanger pedal

September 16

Anyone who has followed Adrian Belew’s eclectic career will know that the guitarist has an ear for unusual sounds. Throughout his time in some of rock’s biggest bands, he’s always had an Electro-Harmonix flanger pedal by

Pedals & effects

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Also covered by: AMAZONA.de, Audiofanzine (FR), Mixdown, KVR Audio News

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“Gibbons has used his frequently on ZZ Top albums – he often plays through two at once”: Meet the world’s first ‘pedal’ – a steampunk wonderland you need Windex to use

Guitars“Gibbons has used his frequently on ZZ Top albums – he often plays through two at once”: Meet the world’s first ‘pedal’ – a steampunk wonderland you need Windex to use Guitar World

EuropeTest: Electro-Harmonix Percolator Overdrive/Fuzz – Wie klingt die Interpretation des 70er-Jahre Interfax Harmonic Percolator HP-1? Bonedo

“Equal parts smooth operator and agent of chaos”: Electro-Harmonix and Adrian Belew resurrect the cult classic Echoflanger – an analogue modulation pedal for the tonally adventurous

Gear“Equal parts smooth operator and agent of chaos”: Electro-Harmonix and Adrian Belew resurrect the cult classic Echoflanger – an analogue modulation pedal for the tonally adventurous MusicRadar

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