Effects by Manufacturer - Revision history

Zander at 14:01, 11 December 2017

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Zander at 22:20, 8 December 2017

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Zander at 10:02, 7 October 2017

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Zander at 10:01, 7 October 2017

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Zander at 10:01, 7 October 2017

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-We did spend some time trying to create some reasonable criteria for separating "Vintage" and "Modern".
+As you can see from the [[Effects]] page, we did spend some time trying to create some reasonable criteria for separating "Vintage" and "Modern".
 Ultimately we decided that posting articles under such criteria was not helpful because our criteria is admittedly arbitrary.  The criteria is arbitrary because the Wheels of Time continue to march.  We currently do not foresee the time when software-only effects will eclipse the current market of circuit-based effects.  That time could be tomorrow, it could be in 50 years.  We don't know.
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 So until that changes, the definitions of "vintage" and "modern" seem premature.  Currently, our observation is that software-only effects, as used by a musician in the performance of a piece of music, don't seem to have broad acceptance.  Whether this is because artists are unfamiliar with the brands and products making such processing available, or if it's because the software isn't up to the sound standards of artists, or because of lousy human interfaces, or whatever other reason?  Truthfully, we just don't know and as of the current moment, it seems to us that trying to break out the wiki into "vintage" and "modern" effects sections is counter-productive.
-With respect to the list below, there are far too many effects manufacturers for us to list them all here.  If you're looking for a comprehensive database of all possible effects and effects manufacturers, we recommend checking out [http://www.effectsdatabase.com DiscoFreq's Guitar Effect Database] at effectsdatabase.com.  We use those names that we believe are the best-known and that stand out as having created a good and workable product.
+With respect to the list below, there are far too many effects manufacturers for us to list them all here.  If you're looking for a comprehensive database of all possible effects and effects manufacturers, we recommend checking out [http://www.effectsdatabase.com DiscoFreq's Guitar Effect Database] at effectsdatabase.com.  We use those names that we believe are among the best-known or that at one time stood out as having created a new, and unique product.
 We are certainly open to updating the list here (that's why this is a wiki living document), but adding to this current list should require some kind of justification beyond "But I really like this!"

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-We actually attempted to break this list into "Vintage" and "Modern" but the fact that many manufacturers have stood the test of time and can be found in both sort of makes creating such a split awkward and unnecessary.  Listing is alphabetical.
+We did spend some time trying to create some reasonable criteria for separating "Vintage" and "Modern".
-There are far too many effects manufacturers for them all to be listed here.  We attempt to use those names that are the best-known and that stand out as having created a great product.
+Ultimately we decided that posting articles under such criteria was not helpful because our criteria is admittedly arbitrary.  The criteria is arbitrary because the Wheels of Time continue to march.  We currently do not foresee the time when software-only effects will eclipse the current market of circuit-based effects.  That time could be tomorrow, it could be in 50 years.  We don't know.
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-* ==[[==Boss==]]==
+* [[Boss]]
-* ==[[Catalinbread]]==
+* [[Catalinbread]]
-* ==[[DeArmond]]==
+* [[DeArmond]]
-* ==[[Digitech/DOD]]==
+* [[Digitech/DOD]]
-* ==[[Dunlop/MXR]]==
+* [[Dunlop/MXR]]
-* ==[[Electro Harmonix]]==
+* [[Electro Harmonix]]
-* ==[[Ibanez]]==
+* [[Ibanez]]
-* ==[[Leslie]]==
+* [[Leslie]]
-* ==[[Line 6]]==
+* [[Line 6]]
-* ==[[Maestro]]==
+* [[Maestro]]
-* ==[[Maxon]]==
+* [[Maxon]]
-* ==[[Morley]]==
+* [[Morley]]
-* ==[[Strymon]]==
+* [[Strymon]]
-* ==[[Tel-Ray]]==
+* [[Tel-Ray]]

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-* ==[[Boss]]==
+* ==[[==Boss==]]==
 * ==[[Catalinbread]]==
 * ==[[DeArmond]]==

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-==Vintage Effects Manufacturers==
+* ==[[Boss]]==
-Listing is alphabetical.
+* ==[[Catalinbread]]==
+* ==[[DeArmond]]==
-* Boss
+* ==[[Digitech/DOD]]==
-* DeArmond
+* ==[[Dunlop/MXR]]==
-* DOD
+* ==[[Electro Harmonix]]==
-* Electro Harmonix
+* ==[[Ibanez]]==
-* Ibanez
+* ==[[Leslie]]==
-* Leslie
+* ==[[Line 6]]==
-* Maestro
+* ==[[Maestro]]==
-* Maxon
+* ==[[Maxon]]==
-* Morley
+* ==[[Morley]]==
-* MXR
+* ==[[Strymon]]==
-* Tel-Ray
+* ==[[Tel-Ray]]==

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 ==Modern Effects Manufacturers==
 * Boss
 * Electro Harmonix
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-==Vintage Effects==
+==Vintage Effects Manufacturers==
-We here at Thermionic Studios categorize anything dated 1989 or earlier as "Vintage".  We realize that this date is somewhat arbitrary.  We recognize that there are electronic devices going back as early as the 1940s and 1950s that in no way resemble effects from the 1980s.  Certainly, aficionados would not categorize anything from the 1950s, especially if it included moving mechanical components, along with anything from the 1980's.  For the sake of this site, and for the associated practicalities, we will stick with our 1989/1990 date as the break between these two periods.
+* Boss
+* Electro Harmonix
-We deem this date to be significant because it coincides with two events, one economic and the other technological, that give a reasonably good cause for anything dated 1989 and earlier to be categorized as "Vintage":
+* Dunlop / MXR
+* DOD
-# This date marks the time when Roland/Boss (at the time, the most influential music effects company) moved its manufacturing operations from Japan to Taiwan.
+* DeArmond
-# Also at this time, and probably more important, there was a shift in manufacturing practices in the electronics industry.  The beginning of the 1990s saw the introduction of SMD, or "surface mounted device" componentry.  SMD manufacturing techniques accelerated throughout the electronics industry to the point now where most mass-manufactured electronic devices are manufactured using SMD techniques.  Today, only a small minority of manufacturers still use printed circuit boards with discrete removable components.
+* Gibson
-====[[Standalone Effect Devices]]====
+==Modern Effects Manufacturers==
-Occasionally there are standalone devices that don't seem to fit into any other category.  These could be vintage effects that eventually found their way into a pedal, these could be things that have a such physical size and a such unique sound that they have been kept for future use.  In many, if not most cases, these effects don't necessarily exist any more because they've been replaced with smaller, more convenient, easier form factors (again, pedals or rack-mount effects), or it could include different methods of making the sound (like changing an analog effect to a digital one).
+* Boss

Effects by Manufacturer - Revision history

Zander at 14:01, 11 December 2017

Zander at 22:20, 8 December 2017

Zander at 10:02, 7 October 2017

Zander at 10:01, 7 October 2017

Zander at 10:01, 7 October 2017

Zander: /* Vintage Effects Manufacturers */

Zander: /* Modern Effects Manufacturers */

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Zander: Replaced content with "{| align="right" | __TOC__ |} ==Vintage Effects Manufacturers== * Boss * Electro Harmonix * Dunlop / MXR * DOD * DeArmond * Gibson ==Modern Effects Manufacturers== * B..."

Zander: Replaced content with "{| align="right" | TOC |} ==Vintage Effects Manufacturers== * Boss * Electro Harmonix * Dunlop / MXR * DOD * DeArmond * Gibson ==Modern Effects Manufacturers== * B..."