EHX Tone Tattoo

[Franz Jr.]

Electro Harmonix showed off their first analog multi-effects pedal: the Tone Tattoo. The pedal packs EHX's Metal Muff, Neo Clone, and Memory Toy into one compact box

Looks really cool, so let's discuss......

 

[metalinthenight]

oooh, looks pretty neat. I have a feeling that it might not be all that sweet on bass, but honestly I haven't played the Metal Muff yet. I'm just going on instinct.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Are the Metal Muff and Neo Clone even popular? I dunno- seems like it might be a miss. You'd have to really want all three of those pedals. Wouldn't really be worth it if you only wanted two of them.

 

[bongomania]

Doubtless conceived by the same genius that thought up the Bass Metaphors.

 

[andvari7]

Yes, it's ugly as sin, and yes, it has a stupid name, but I do think the product is, in theory, fairly sound. I don't much like the Metal Muff, but that's a matter of personal preference. I'd have remade the old Hot Tubes, myself. Think of a better name, and we have the pedal EHX should have released. My vote goes for Tribunal, and I'll explain why: Three separate brains, judging your fate.

 

[bigchiefbc]

This is definitely a niche product, but there is a niche there. Metal distortion + chorus + delay is a pretty common combo in metal. The old Boss MZ-2 had this exact same combination.

 

[richplaysbass]

I just got one. I like it.
I want to keep my setup simple, and have a few different tone /effect options every once in a while. All tones are usable - the metal muff maybe the least so down low - but the others work well across the range low to high. Memory toy can really "fill up" your sound by just adding a little - or can get dramatic if you want to play around with it.

i can keep my board to Wireless Receiver Line 6 G-50; Tuner, Compressor, Tone-Tattoo. 4 pedals on a short board not much to worry about and can get what i need.

 

[Jared Lash]

You'd have to really want all three of those pedals.Invalid Link Removed

Yeah, reminds me a bit of the DVD 3-packs where you think, "I sort of like two of these movies and never saw the third one"

 

[ZachariahLee]

I've been keeping my eye on that pedal for myself. I'm just waiting for one good video on youtube where it is reviewed with a bass, and not a guitar before I drop $200+ on a pedal.

 

[Swift713]

80's in a box?

 

[Franz Jr.]

80's in a box?

Haha!! They should rename it "AquaNet"

Now the new Epitome looks pretty sweet with the MicroPog, Holy Grail and Stereo Electric Mistress!!!

 

[dirtytone]

I think it's awsome in s blended loop somehow.. Either blender/ls2/wet/dry fx loop. I run mine in wet/dry fx loop and it kills.. If input it straight in line the bottom drops on metal muff, but blended it sounds amazing.. Esp since you can get a lot of usable sounds out of all... Gate is nice too if you run metal muff on and have it in loop w/ other drive in front of amp w/o a gate.. Usable all around if u can blend it.. IMHO if course... Ymmv

 

[Bassmike62]

I'm not familiar with the Metal Muff, but I've had the other 2 pedals. The Toy worked well enough on bass, but the Neo Clone killed a bit of low-end on my rig, so out it went, even though I absolutely loved its effect. Blending this unit could be an effective option.

 

[IncX]

having the metal muff there already means it wont be a good pedal. at least for me. i couldn't even stand it on guitar.