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Jim Dunlop Heil Talk Box £209
Prepare to enter the Twilight Tone Zone...
Total Guitar, Tue 3 Jun 2008, 10:30 am BST
A talkbox might seem like a needless extravagance to you. An over-priced relic of days gone by that will make your guitar sound like its stuck down a drain.
Well, yeah, it's expensive, but like the MXR Variphase variable phaser, it's the sort of luxury item that's well worth shopping around for.
This is a truly inimitable effect. Just consider classic tracks like Kickstart My Heart, Sweet Emotion or Living On A Prayer – the Talk Box was conversant with all of them.
Sadly, you'll need to play through a PA to use it, but if you do, you'll find an excuse to make the most of it whenever you can.
Verdict
A classic pedal that's too easily dismissed.
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Pros
Limitless phase options in the palm of your... erm... mouth.
Cons
Can only be used through a PA.
Verdict
A classic pedal that's too easily dismissed.
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Specification
Heil Talk Box
- Price:
- £209
- Manufacturer's Description:
- The original Heil Talk Box is back in style. You too can recreate the sounds popularized by: Peter Frampton, Joe Walsh, Slash, Alice In Chains, Aerosmith and others. Easy to Use! Can be set up with one guitar amp, but requires separate microphone and mic amp. Features: Sturdy metal body, 6-1/2 feet of surgical tubing and a sturdy phenolic diaphragm. Powered by your amplifier's external speaker jack.
