Digitech Mosaic 12 String Effect

The Digitech Mosaic 12 String effect is a a very interesting effect pedal.  This pedal simulates a 12 string guitar sound played by a 6 string.  The pedal has a true bypass so your tone will not be ruined.  The way this pedal works is it by using polyphonic pitch shifting technology, it is not a full pitch shift though.  This is how the 12 string sound is acheived by creating the other pitches and makes it sound like the different octive strings on a real 12 string guitar sound. This pedal opens up opportunities for more textures to add to your pedalboard!

The mosaic pedal sounds great with classic rock and clean tones.  For example playing Wish you were here by Pink Floyd played on a 12 string or using the Mosaic would have a fuller and deeper tone compared to a simple clean tone with a 6 string guitar. 

http://digitech.com/en-US/products/mosaic

Amazing Metal Amplifiers

Metal music is known for having high gain and deep low sound.  So you need the right gear that can handle distortion and high volumes and still provide a quality sound.  So here are a few amps that I find to be reliable and worth giving a try.  

Mesa

In the photo above is a Mesa 2x12 Rectifier cab.  This amp packs 120 watts of handling power and this amp is a solid amp in its structure. These amps are designed for touring, Mesa amps are used by artists like Five Finger Death Punch, Lamb of God, Metalica and many more.  

http://www.mesaboogie.com/artist/index.html

Orange Amplification

Here we have the Orange Dual Dark amplifier head.  This was designed for metal and rock, this amp head offers a high end sound that a guitar player wants. If you attend Vans Warped tour, or Mayhem fest, you might notice that most artists use Orange amps in general.  For example guitarsists from Slipnot, We Came As Romans, Like Moths to Flames, and many more.  This amp head is made for metal, high gain, solid distoriton.   

In a nutshell, if you were to combine the Mesa amp cab and the Orange amp head you would have a solid metal sound!

https://orangeamps.com