History of Rotary Speakers
The Sound of Rotary Speakers Jazz greats like Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, and Shirley Scott used it. Funky and soulful players like Art Neville of The
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The week of February 25 – March 3 was LEX WEEK! In honor of this occasion, we recorded some all-new Lex Rotary examples featuring single-coil pickups. Check them out in the video below!
Also during Lex week, we shared some new photos of Lex out in the wild!
AND…We gave away a brand new Lex! Congratulations to our giveaway winner, Rhys Mayer of Wales!
What Is Lex?
Lex is a studio-class pedal that faithfully recreates the classic, unmistakable sound of a rotating speaker system: the low-frequency bass rotor, the rotating treble horn, the tube-driven amplifier, finely tuned microphone placement, and all the complex sonic interactions between these elements. Utilizing a ridiculously powerful SHARC DSP, every drop of processing power is harnessed to authentically represent these details.
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Matt Piper
Matt Piper writes words and makes videos for Strymon. He plays a variety of instruments, including guitar, but sucks at drums and a much larger variety of other instruments. He also makes electronic noises and teaches Fundamentals of Synthesis at the Los Angeles College of Music in Pasadena, California.
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