DigiTech and UK distributor Sound Technology Lts are pleased to announce immediate shipping of the latest DigiTech guitar multi-effects pedals, the DigiTech Element and Element XP.

The elements of perfect guitar tone start here. The new DigiTech Element and Element XP are two versatile guitar multi-effects pedals that offer hundreds of sounds, effects, amps and cabinets, drum machine and much more.

The DigiTech Element XP features an expression pedal and offers 38 effects, while the Element provides 34 effects. The Element XP and Element both deliver state-of-the-art effects processing with six classic overdrive and distortion stompboxes, 12 amps and cabinets and 28 pedals. The Element XP and Element both feature a pedalboard-style control layout that is simple to use and lets players quickly adjust and save their settings to fit their personal styles.

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Photo above: DigiTech Element guitar multi-effects pedal

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Photo above: DigiTech Element XP guitar multi-effects pedal

“Our new Element XP and Element multi-effects pedals bring an incredible array of classic and contemporary guitar sounds to players everywhere, at prices that offer outstanding value,” said Scott Klimt, marketing manager for DigiTech. “We spent a great deal of time and effort getting everything right, to give guitarists an affordable yet high quality guitar effects processor that is not just useful, but inspiring.”

Overdrive and distortion are elemental to every guitarist’s sonic arsenal, and the Element XP and Element offer stompboxes inspired by the legendary Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer™, DOD 250 Preamp/Overdrive, Boss DS-1 Distortion, DigiTech Grunge, DigiTech Death Metal and Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi™. The amplifiers include many of the classics that defined the sound of rock and roll, like the ’57 Fender Tweed Deluxe™, ’65 Fender “Blackface” Twin Reverb™, ’68 Marshall Super Lead “Plexi” with slant Celestion “Greenback” 4 x 12 cabinet, ’83 Marshall JCM800™, ’63 Vox AC 30™ Top Boost with “Blue Back” speakers, ’01 Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier™ and other all-time greats.

The Element XP and Element provide a dazzling array of effects: compressor, 3-band EQ, flanger, phaser, tremolo, vibrato, chorus, rotary simulator, envelope filter, step filter, spring reverb, room reverb, noise gate, an acoustic guitar simulator and many others. The Element XP adds four expression pedal-based effects including the Dunlop Cry Baby™ wah wah, Vox Clyde McCoy™ wah, a full-range wah and a volume pedal – even DigiTech’s dramatic Whammy™ pitch shift and YaYa™ and AutoYa™ wah effects.

Guitarists can choose from 100 factory presets that encompass a host of musical genres, and create and save 100 more custom preset sounds. 45 different drum tracks are available to jam and practice along with, and both models include a built-in tuner. The Element XP and Element feature a 1/4-inch guitar input and a 1/4-inch stereo output jack that can be connected to either an amplifier or a mixer for direct recording using the Amp/Mixer mode switch. The Element XP and Element have a dedicated headphone jack and an Aux input to jam along with favourite songs. Both pedals include a power supply so no batteries are needed.

The DigiTech Element and Element XP multi-effects pedals are available now at £69 and £89 RRP inc VAT respectively.

DigiTech is distributed in the UK/ROI by Sound Technology Ltd. For more information please call 01462 48000, email info@soundtech.co.uk, or visit www.soundtech.co.uk/digitech

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