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Morpheus DropTune Pedal

The Morpheus DropTune is the next evolution of the octave pedal. The DropTune can quickly and easily modulate individual strings down up to 3 1/2 steps.

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Morpheus DropTune gives your guitar instant polyphonic drop tuning in 1/2-step decrements up to 3 steps -- plus full Octave and Octaver. Now you can go from one pitch for a particular song to a different pitch on the next without having to retune your guitar or owning two, three or more guitars for various step-down de-tunings.

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- Patented polyphonic pitch drop
- Drop tune up to 3 1/2 steps in 1/2 step decrements
- Full Octave Drop and Octaver
- Latching Effect On/Off switch
- Momentary Down and Toggle/UP switches
- Bright backlit Drop Tune, Octave, Octaver, Toggle and Effect indicators
- Rear panel Trimlevel control with front panel LED level display
- In, Out and power supply jacks (power supply included)
- Patent Pending
- Rugged cast-metal chassis
- Two-year limited warranty

For example, play an E chord in standard tuning, then use the Morpheus DropTune to drop tune your guitar so the chord is changed to an Eb, D, Db, C, B, Bb or A. This lets guitarists get that heavy drop-tuned tone at different pitches without dealing with floppy string buzz, morph extra-heavy-gauge strings or expensive extra guitars. The same goes for foam-deadened acoustic guitars or electric violins.

If your singer has a bad throat night, you can drop-tune your guitar to accommodate him without having to change neck position or retune.

The Morpheus DropTune (tm) pedal also features effect-toggling so you can instantly toggle back and forth between the dropped pitch and the Effect Off for a cool up/down pitch-shift effect during solos or power chord rhythm patterns.

In addition, the DropTune pedal has Full Octave Drop and a great-sounding Octaver. Don't mistake this for a mere pitch shift stompbox. The Morpheus DropTune uses proprietary polyphonic pitch drop algorithms that maintain perfect harmonic accuracy and tonally-correct overtones -- you have to hear this pedal to believe how real it sounds! Not surprising considering the DropTune has been developed by a team of guitar effects pros with over fi fty total years of experience at other companies where they created some of today's most famous pedals. With a cast metal chassis, solid positive feeling steel step switches and non-skid rubber feet, the Morpheus DropTune is solidly built for years of use and abuse. LED indicators are bright and easy to see. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Morpheus products.

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Sound: Make no mistake. This WILL color the sound of your guitar from only very slightly to somewhat more noticeable depending on how far down you go. But what do you expect afterall? That's exactly what it's supposed to do. Does it sound exactly like the same guitar that has been physically detuned? Almost. And like I said before it all depends on how low you go. I seemed to be losing midrange the further down I went. Anything past about six half steps and it started to sound more processed. Maybe it's my guitars (Ibanez Xiphos's with Dimarzio D Activator pickups). But anything lower than six half steps I really don't have much use for anyway (most of the heaviest metal bands only tune down to Bb with a dropped Ab E string, so I'm well within that parameter). Also, with an actual detuned guitar the dynamics of the loosened strings come into play as well. All in all it seems to track the signal remarkably well and you can actually play chords with it without the unit sounding like it's regurgitating like you would with an ordinary pitch shifting pedal. Feature: It's a BIG footprint for your pedalboard, about twice the width of a standard pedal. However the footswitches are well spaced so you don't have to worry about accidently stepping on two switches at the same time. The display is well lit and very easy to see. The "Effect" and "Toggle" switches light up when the unit is engaged so you know where you're at. Ease of Use: The unit has a "Trim" control for setting the zero point for the tracking processor. Please set this correctly each time you power up the unit to get the best results. It may take a few extra moments but it needs to be done to get the best sound. After that, all you have to do is step on the switches. One thing to be aware of is that when the pedal is engaged you can only detune down. To get the unit to tune back up several steps you have to disengage and then climb back up. The middle switch functions as a toggle when the unit is engaged to toggle between the detuning and the guitar's standard tuning though. Quality: Seems solidly built. All metal housing and quality switches. Value: Well, heck! I'm saving a couple grand not having to buy three other floating trem guitars to do my various tunings. That to me is a great value. Manufacturer Support: Don't know. New company. New product. We'll see The Wow Factor: There's nothing really physical that makes this pedal special in appearance. But why would anyone buy an effects pedal only because it looks "sexy"? It looks and acts very functional with a well lit display. That's my only criteria Overall: For what it does it does it well, as advertised. You want Slipknot/Slayer/Job For A Cowboy/Children Of Bodom tunings without the hassle of having to setup your guitar each time then this is the pedal for you. Keep in mind what I said above...there will be some change in your tone depending on how far you go down. But it does track very quickly with almost no latency. Power chords are now playable at lower pitches without the hassle and expense of a second (or third, or fourth...) guitar

Style of Music: Mostly metal

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