DOD TEC4X Makes Summer NAMM Debut

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July 10, 1998 -- Housed in a compact blue chassis, the new TEC4X is the latest addition to DOD's TEC family of floor-controlled multi-effects guitar preamp/processors.

Designed to please guitarists of all styles - from traditional blues, jazz and country players to "Generation X" metal, punk and industrial musicians - the versatile TEC4X is equipped with 30 new factory-preset effect combinations and memory for 30 additional user-defined programs. The processor features an analog compressor and two analog distortion types: DOD's Classic Overdrive and the ever-popular Grunge(TM). Up to seven digital effects can be used at once, including a noise gate, three-band EQ, auto swell, pitch shifter, detune, tremolo, phaser, ring modulator, flange, chorus, mono delay, multitap delay and reverb. The TEC4X also features DOD's new 'pixillator' effect. Co-developed by Charlie Clouser of Nine Inch Nails, the pixillator is a digital undersampler designed to degrade the signal for an industrial music-type effect.

A 'CC' jack enables volume, wah, tremolo speed, chorus depth and more to all be adjusted in real time via an external volume or continuous controller pedal, while an onboard chromatic tuner eliminates the need for another piece of gear in the signal chain. Sporting 1/4-inch unbalanced ins and outs, the output jack may be used to feed an amplifier or power a pair of headphones. The TEC4X utilizes 18-bit A/D/A resolution and a 20-bit DSP to provide its wide 20Hz to l6kHz frequency response and impressive 85dB signal-to-noise ratio. Operable on a single nine-volt battery, a PS20OR AC power supply is also included. The suggested U.S. list price on the TEC4X is $169.95.

For more information, visit their web site at www.dod.com.