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Option 5 Handbuilt Effects Pedals Now In Stock at Ballew's Music
As used by Johnny Hiland and Joe Bonamossa
That's right! We're excited to announce that we are now an Option 5 Effects Pedals Dealer.
If you're not familiar with Option 5 effects pedals, let me take a moment to tell you about them!
Option 5 is an effects company in Indiana, USA started by Jay Woods over 10 years ago.
Jay is an electronics guru, tube amp mod specialist, effects pedal builder and musician who has designed and conceived
3 marvelous effects pedals: The Destination Rotation, which is a rotationg speaker effects pedal, the Destination Overdrive, and the Destination Phase. I'll go into detail below about each pedal.
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Option 5 Destination Rotation Effects Pedal:
Rotating Speaker Effects Pedal
Winner of July 2007 Guitar Player Editor's Pick Award!
From Option 5 website:
Have you ever wanted the VibratoneŽ or LeslieŽ 16 sound out of something that weighs less than 2 pounds? I am confident when I tell you that the new Option 5 Destination Rotation Single comes the closest to sounding like a mic'd up, single rotating speaker cabinet than any other effect available. I have been designing a follow up for the original Destination Rotation for some time! It was worth the wait. I am proud to announce it was released on March 1st! I have been swamped with orders and fully satisfied customers thus far!
Here are the features, all based on practicality and customer suggestion:
- Improved sounds from the Drive feature with footswitch and level trimmer.
- Trimmers for slow and fast speeds.
- Microphone placement control(for effect depth)
- More realistic speed up/down ramping effect.
- Standard 9 volt operation.
- Lower profile box (Voodoo Lab size)
- True Bypass!(Yes, it's true bypass and there is no THUMP!)
The DR Single is 100% analog and low noise just as the original Destination Rotation. The doppler effect has been tightened up a bit and the phasing characteristics are more liquid sounding. More points to boast upon is that to my knowledge, this is the smallest and now least expensive boutique LeslieŽ simulator on the market. Do not let the low price of the destination roatation fool you though! The Destination Rotation Single is still 100% hand-built and thouroughly tested before it leaves my hands. It is still built like a tank with high quality components, all lead free soldered to a carefully designed and super-solid, double sided, plate-through PC board that is also lead free. All that is housed in a die-cast aluminum box that will not rust or fall apart.
As with all Option 5 products, the Destination Rotation Single is built to last!
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Option 5 Destination Overdrive Effects Pedal:
Check out what the Destination Overdrive II sounded like when Darrin Fox of Guitar Player Magazine demonstrated it for Guitar Player TV!
Destination Overdrive II Video Demonstration at Guitar Player TV (Requires Adobe Flash)
Building off of the foundations of the original Destination Overdrive sensation, The Destination Overdrive II contains the same wonderful, harmonically pleasing tones as the original. The Destination Overdrive II has improved features based on customer suggestions...
- Improved bass response.
- Standard 9 volt operation.
- True Bypass! (Yes, it's true bypass now and there is no THUMP!)
Instead of using the non-standard 24 volt wallwart like the original, the Destination Overdrive II uses a standard 9VDC wallwart. The voltage is then stepped up inside so that the headroom that all Destination Overdrive fans have come to love has been retained.
For those of you whom are not familiar with the original Destination Overdrive, this overdrive is not another "Screamer" clone. It uses proprietary circuitry to create a very natural, smooth overdrive that has a usable range from subtle, bluesy tones all the way up to metal crunch. Note separation and overtones are fantastic... no bumble bee in a tin can here!
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Option 5 Destination Phase - Stereo Phaser
 The Option Destination phase was created to be a sonic replica of a 'Small Stone meets Phase 90' When I say sonic replica, I mean just that. The circuitry inside is nowhere near the same. To start, the Destination Phase is quiet... forget hissing and popping on the Destination Phase! It has a non-tone-sucking bypass. It uses LDR's so there is no annoying distortion on the peaks as with normal phasers. All analog circuitry makes it smooth, swirly and warm. Another cool feature is the 'Depth' control. It is just like a level control for the amount of phase mixed into the original signal. It works extremely well and when it is turned fully counter-clockwise, there is no audible difference between effect and bypass. Of course, crank it all the way up and you get gooey, swirlalicious phasing! Think that is enough cool stuff? I am not finished yet! The 'Speed' control allows this phaser to sweep way slower than other phasers will; this works great in stereo for a super cool doubling/panning effect. The LED pulses in time with the effect. It is powered by either battery or the supplied, standard 9 volt wallwart.
We proudly welcome Option 5 Effects Pedals to the Ballew's Line-up of effects pedals! Please come see us and try them out!
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