New Product Announcement? Any Speculations?

[JasonE]

Well, they couldn’t very well call it Horsec*ck, could they?

Or could they?

 

[JasonE]

Maybe we should call it the “Butterface” or “Brown Bagger”?

Wait… that’s just as bad.

Those sound like Friedman pedal or amp names.

 

[andy474x]

Those sound like Friedman pedal or amp names.

I do love Friedman pedals… maybe they are on to something.

 

[Black Plaid]

"Horsemeat", effen LOL.

I think it's Pauls version of J.A.F.O.D. naming.

I don't even really use pedals, but I think I'll end up getting one.

 

[Black Plaid]

I just saw this on Anderton's page for the pedal

Inspired by the legendary gold "mythical" overdrive pedal!

Hah!

 

[JasonE]

Lucky for me GAS averted. The only one of these I would even possibly use is the Horsemeat and I have a ton of good OD pedals already. The price tag for it is a bit high compared to other great OD pedals on the market as well. I wish them luck but I have the feeling these are not going to be huge sellers. Hopefully I am wrong.

 

[WeFixFlats]

Those are the most asinine names for guitar pedals coming from the Paul Reed Smith brand. Awful, off putting and frankly stupid. Someone on the committee thought they'd be 'hip' and/or 'clever' or something.

I can read the reviews right now...The PRS Horsemeat pedal should be called "Horses***" for example.

How about PRS Flanger, PRS Overdrive, PRS Compressor. Or are those not descriptive enough?

 

[JasonE]

I do love Friedman pedals… maybe they are on to something.

I own a Twin Sister and nearly all of the pedals he has released in recent years. I guess you could say I am a fan too.

 

[mookyshoots]

Just going to say it. $219 for a 2-knob compressor is pretty silly, no matter how nice it might be. If it were in the $150 range, it would be a whole other story.

 

[László]

Just going to say it. $219 for a 2-knob compressor is pretty silly, no matter how nice it might be. If it were in the $150 range, it would be a whole other story.

I paid that for a Suhr compressor 4 years ago.

The popular Origin Effects compressor is $419 or $359, depending on model. The Empress is $220, the Boss CP1x is $170, The Darkglass is $270 and the Strymon is $299.

So if it's good (haven't tried it), not silly at all.

Plus optical compressors like the LA-2A are about $4,700. So it all depends how good it is. Ewald's demo sounds great, but I'd like to try before buy. But the hardware LA-2A is absolutely my favorite compressor of all time for vocals and guitar.

If it's good it's a bargain, and if so, I'll buy one just to have it around.

[EDIT] having listened to the demos, this stuff is worth checking out. I may have to make a second board. Schmidt Array will be happy to hear from me if these are good. Damn.

Even worse news: I love the way the flanger sounds. Dammit. Oh sh!t. I'm gonna want these I fear. I was hoping I wouldn't like them and could dismiss these early. But..no. I need to try them.

I hate myself for liking audio so much.

 

[ElrytNamrogo]

Hmmm...well, I'm not a huge pedal guy, so this doesn't do much for me, personally.

Maybe it's my own mediocre reception clouding what I perceive, but Paul didn't come off as really excited about these as he usually is when he launches a new product. I don't know, it's like you can see it in his face when something he's pitching REALLY gets him excited...I just didn't get that here.

This kind of seems like maybe they're just dipping their toes in the water to see what the market does. And maybe that's why he's a bit more reserved, or maybe he just didn't feel much like doing the video that day.

I liked the sound of the pedals, and I'm sure they'll sell plenty of them.

All in all, I like seeing PRS trying new things and pushing their creative boundaries and wish them all the success.

 

[Moondog Wily]

Two of the three pedals already in stock at Northeast Music Center

Go get 'em pedal heads!!!

 

[Rod/]

Was just prompted to be notified on YouTube on 9/29 for PRS's New Product Announcement.

Any ideas on what they may be unveiling?

Me...I haven't the faintest idea. Possibly yet another SS variant?

Fingers crossed it's something brand new!

May have something to do with a Robben Ford guitar?

 

[Aahzz]

I'm happy with my pedals at the moment, so I'm not a good target audience...but if I was, the names are a major turn-off - very particularly the Horsemeat.

 

[HANGAR18]

I brought my iPad to work so I could watch the announcement. I got half way through the first demo before I was interrupted by an employee needing technical assistance. So now I'm going to re-watch the whole thing from the beginning.

First impression... I'm reminded of Strymon tones and can't help but wonder if the asking price is goig to be comparable to Strymon effects pedals.

 

[RickP]

Ok, I just talked to Paul. He said that the name was the best they could do on short notice after the dealers refused to carry the “Whore’s Meat” pedal.

Edit- Sorry… beating a dead horse here.

 

[alantig]

All jokes aside, the pedal does sound pretty good. Will it wow me? Won’t know til I try it. I appreciate that they added a lot of tone shaping ability. The difficulty is, they’re getting into a super saturated market, with a lot of very talented builders, and potentially eroding demand for single function analog pedals. Don’t get me wrong, I hope everything turns out aces… it’s just a bold move.

This. I’m going to try them, and I’d I like them, I’ll buy them. But it’s a very crowded field, and just like every other pedal out there, for every person who loves them, there will be about 10 who find some flaw with them. Which is no different than with a Tube Screamer or a Boss Compressor or any other pedal. But no doubt there will be a tad bit of extra vitriol just because it’s PRS (see Sky, Silver).

 

[tdarian]

The Horsemeat sounded promising to me, good range and I like what the Voice control does. Bryan’s demo of the excellent Barber Direct Drive led me to it and it is my current favorite.

 

[John F]

I pre-ordered one of each pedal, can’t wait to hear them on my HXDA and Magnatone amps.

The graphics are outlines from the birds.

Hope they are working on more pedals.

 

[Black Plaid]

Paul actually sold me on the compressor, the demo, at least, finally seems like a compressor that doesn't rob all the tone from the guitar.

Paul: "We couldn't tell if it was working."
Me: "Perfect!"

Ordered that and the Dogmeat (lil Fallout joke there) from Ish.

PS: No, I couldn't get them to do a 4 month layaway.