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DigiTech® used the recent 2005 NAMM trade show to debut three exciting new pedals which take their Audio DNA™ and Production Modeling™ technology even further. The three pedals include the highly anticipated Eric Clapton Crossroads and Jimi Hendrix Experience pedals and the newest addition to the X-Series line-up, the DF-7 Distortion Factory.

Below we take a closer look at the most exciting pedal developments to hit the guitar world in a long, long while.

DigiTech® Eric Clapton Crossroads™
In conjunction with Eric Clapton, DigiTech have helped recreate some of his most famous tones in the DigiTech® Crossroads Artist Series pedal by applying new Production Modeling™ technology.This revolutionary technology was designed to help reproduce the studio and live sounds and effects of an artist as heard on their recordings. This includes modeling the speaker cabinets, microphones with their placement, pre/post effects, and the recording engineer’s magic all in one pedal.
The Crossroads Artist Series pedal was conceived in conjunction with Eric Clapton and his long-time guitar tech Lee Dickson. Crossroads models seven Clapton signature tones. From songs like “Badge” with its swirling rotary speaker, to “Layla” (Unplugged) with its intimate acoustic tone, and of course, “Sunshine of Your Love” which features Eric’s signature “woman tone”, Crossroads spans 30 years of Clapton culture and tone.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this pedal is being donated to Crossroads Centre, an International Centre of Excellence for the treatment of alcohol, drugs and other addictive disorders.

For a detailed look at the Eric Clapton Crossroads™ pedal click HERE.

DigiTech® Jimi Hendrix Experience™
Since the first time the world experienced Jimi Hendrix, things have never been the same. DigiTech® is honored to be chosen by the Hendrix family, to emblazon Jimi’s prophetic musical vision into a truly remarkable performance tool through their Production Modeling™ technology.
Introducing The Jimi Hendrix Experience™, the only pedal to capture the tones that changed guitar playing forever. The pedal was created using the original masters at Electric Lady Studios in association with Eddie Kramer, the original recording engineer. The Jimi Hendrix Experience pedal so closely models the fine nuances of Jimi’s sounds that each pedal requires TWO DigiTech AudioDNA™ DSP chips!
Eddie Kramer, Jimi’s engineer at Olympic and Electric Lady Studio, was an essential part of the Hendrix sound. Who better to help recreate those timeless tones than the man who set up the original mics and ran the mixing board adding his own magic? Working with DigiTech and our proprietary Production Modeling technology, he helped rebuild each facet of Jimi’s tone, from guitar effects and amp to the vintage outboard signal processors.
But it gets even better. Thanks to Eddie and the Hendrix family, DigiTech® were able to use the original tapes as a reference source for our Production Modeling technology. The results of this once-in-a-lifetime project will amaze you when you hear the Jimi Hendrix Experience™ pedal.

For a detailed look at the Jimi Hendrix Experience pedal click HERE.

DigiTech® DF-7 Distortion Factory
Distortion pedals are as important to the world of guitar playing as guitar playing is to modern music. How do you get a whole spectrum of distortion tones? You can spend a fortune on individual stompboxes … or you can put the new X-Series™ DF-7 Distortion Factory™ to work.
You not only get DigiTech quality models like the Ibanez® TS-9 Tube Screamer®*, EH® Big Muff™ p*, Pro Co Rat™*, Metal Zone®* and DOD® Overdrive/Preamp 250, you also get a ton of EQ control. That’s because the DF-7 features three dual concentric tone controls so you can customize each model with High, Mid, Midrange and Low semi- parametric EQ. If you’re a distortion freak (and who isn’t?), check out the new X-Series™ DF-7 today.
Seven classic distortion stompbox models
Flexible Output Mode™, stereo outputs for larger than life distortion
Amp and CIT™ mixer outputs
Level/Low, Mid Frequency/Mid, Gain/High, and model controls
Rugged cast-metal chassis
Unique carbon-fiber look
Non-skid rubber base

For a detailed look at the DF-7 Distortion Factory pedal click HERE.