Sound of the Future
A real world proof that 6Appeal hexaphonic overdrive can really fill the background for a solo singer to stand out. I mean, acoustic guitar would be great, too, but it never really fills the stage. It’s one take, except a brief solo.
The Song: “If Your Soul is Tender”, music by Kristel Mägedi, lyrics by Latvian poet Eduards Veidenbaums (1867-1892), translation by Margus “Contra” Konnula. Continue reading “6Appeal Makes a Great Companion for A Singer/Songwriter”
A contribution from Enda Bates:
“I’ve created a Max MSP patch that demonstrates how to use MIDI to control the 6Appeal. The patch, as well as some screenshots are attached below. I’ve tested this in Max MSP 6.1.8, however I havnt checked it in the free Runtime version of Max yet. I imagine it should work there in exactly the same way (although you wont be able to edit or modify the patch). I’ve included controls for the presets, all of the main Pot controls, and a small selection of the most common menu items. If you want to access other menu items, you can just copy and paste an existing control and tweak the MIDI note number to the new value.” Continue reading “Max MSP / Ableton Live patch for 6Appeal”
Mr Enda Bates, a musician, composer, producer and academic based in Dublin, Ireland, is one of the first users of 6Appeal. He was so kind to provide detailed feedback and comments. Here they are in full length. No cuts or editing from Spicetone, as we’re enthusiasts, not spin doctors.
“The Build Quality is really good; it feels quite sturdy and the cable connections are strong (13-pin connectors can be tricky like that sometimes, but not here).
The sound quality is, on first impression, fantastic (I really love that analogue distortion) and I can easily imagine this being used in mono-output mode for recording heavily distorted guitar tracks (stuff in the style of Siamese Dream era Smashing Pumpkins would sound great with this type of distortion). Continue reading “Initial Feedback from Enda Bates”
Thank you! Dank U wel!
6Appeal is now in Europe, Australia and United States of America.
And we are featured in most valuable source of guitar pedal history, geography and biological classification, the Effects Database:
And this week Mr Barack Obama is visiting Tallinn – maybe not for us, but welcome anyway:)
6Appeal is ready to ship. We have tested it for several months, including on stage situation, and are confident to start sales now. Sorry for the delay!
Here it is:
http://www.spicetone.com/products/6appeal-polyphonic-overdrive-for-hexaphonic-guitars
We are also featured in Effects Database:
http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/spicetone/6appeal
NB! If you missed the pre registration offer of 15% discount, drop us a line (customer@spicetone.com) – we can still give you 10% off – this is valid until we have sold the first batch.
That’s one huge step for a company, a giant leap for guitar players on Earth!
Update: we were three days late of the official launch date, so we could finish final testing – but 6Appeal is live, launched, public and ready to ship!
Second of all, wow, what a bluesman can do with nylon strings and hexaphonic overdrive! Check out the video. it’s a Godin Multiac Nylon with 6Appeal. Maybe you can see that next to Mr Aapo Ilves there’s a box of 6Appeal cases – we have started the assembly already and currently in pre release testing.
6Appeal is on the gate already, waiting to get on the road to you. Check out the user manual for details:
6Appeal User Manual (version 08) (PDF)
First song: “Why My Chest is Full of Hopeless Hopes” – lyrics by Latvian poet Eduards Veidenbaums (1867-1892), translation by Margus “Contra” Konnula.
Spicetone’s 6Appeal hexaphonic overdrive pedal used by folk-punk singer Kristel Mägedi. Continue reading “Folkrock”
We received the first sales batch of finished cases. The PCB-s and other components are ready. We will finish some tiny things on controller software this week. Assembly and final testing will start next week. We are launching 10 August the latest. Now it’s the last chance to preregister, to earn 15% off plus a 6m long high quality 13pin to 13pin cable. The preregistration will probably close 27 July!
And here’s our designer Alar Kriisa posing with 6Appeal.
Anyway, here’s Alar performing with his band in a major TV show. 6Appeal wasn’t stage ready when the video was made – but it would fit nicely with blues.
Juhan Liiv (1864-1913) – lyrics
Kristel Mägedi – vocal
Kiwanoid – guitar
Aapo Ilves – vocal Continue reading “Poetry Krautrock Live”
Tested our 6Appeal versus legendary Big Muff by Electro Harmonix. Tried to dial in as similar sound as possible, the only difference being hexaphony (polyphonic distortion). Ain’t saying one is better than other, but there sure is a big difference in terms of harmonic content. Amp’s reverb is turned to zero but you still might hear it a bit. I play clean-Muff-6Appeal sequences. Not a guitar hero or sound master, sorry:) The guitar is a standard Godin electric with built in divided piezo pickups with 13pin output. The signal is analog all the way until MOTU soundcard. Continue reading “Big Muff vs 6Appeal”