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Kilimanjaro Summit - they did it !!!

David at Moonphase — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:41:00 +0000

Sound Driver succeeded in their goal of playing the world's highest rock gig at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro yesterday. The gig was part of the Chasing Rainbows tour in aid of the charity The Smile Train. For video from the summit visit http://www.chasingrainbowstour.com/ Congratulations to Billy, Chad, Jon, Pete, David and everyone involved on doing a fantastic job!

If anyone can dream up a tougher test for George L's cables, bring it on!

Analog War Cry awards the Moonphaser "Top Find of 2009"

David at Moonphase — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:12:00 +0000

We're honoured that Analog War Cry has placed the Moonphaser in its "Top Finds" list from all the pedals they reviewed during 2009. For the full review please visit Analog War Cry here: http://analogwarcry.blogspot.com/2010/01/top-finds-of-2009-moonphaser.html

If you're going to NAMM and want to try out a Moonphaser, visit Dan at The Gig Rig at booth 1458 in Hall E. In fact just visit them anyway.

MusicomLab EFX MkII now version 3.0

David at Moonphase — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:55:00 +0000

All MusicomLab EFX MkII switching systems sent out from now on will be the latest v3.0. The operating manual for the v3.0 can be accessed here http://www.moonphase.co.uk/efxmkii_manual_ver30e.pdf

Updated: A note on connecting the power supply to the EFX MkII - if using a 12Vdc supply, the +ve/-ve polarity of the barrel jack tip & sleeve DOES NOT MATTER. The EFX MkII has a built-in full-wave rectifier so it can also accept a 9Vac supply. Whichever type of supply you use it should be capable of delivering 400mA continuously.

Happy Christmas from Moonphase!

David at Moonphase — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:58:00 +0000

We want to wish everyone a fantastic Christmas and a very happy, safe and successful New Year. A huge thank you for taking an interest in what we do and for your business if you have dealt with us. Have a great time over the holidays and we look forward to hearing from you in 2010.

Moonphase on Facebook

David at Moonphase — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:03:00 +0000

You can now find us on Facebook by searching for david@moonphase.co.uk Pictures from the (as yet small) album should be viewable by anybody, for more info and news please send me a friend request. Look forward to seeing you!

World's Highest Gig

David at Moonphase — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:54:00 +0000

The ‘Chasing Rainbows Tour 2009’ will see the band, Sound Driver, stage the first ever electric rock gig at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest freestanding mountain at an altitude of 5,895m (19,340ft). Summit Day & World Record Gig 22 February 2010. In doing this, members of the team plan to achieve some of their own personal ambitions and also break some world records on the way. Most significantly, it will be the world’s highest altitude electrical rock gig/musical performance ever held on land!

Their aim is to raise awareness of the work of cleft palate charity The Smile Train. George L's and Moonphase are very proud to be sponsoring the band by providing their audio cabling.
For... the full article visit:http://www.chasingrainbowstour.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11

Beware "Special Offers" that aren't that special

David at Moonphase — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:06:00 +0000

I've been looking at some "special offers" out there, including one I found for the Keeley Compressor for £169-ish with "free delivery", what they only tell you in tiny print is that you have to add VAT. Sellers to the retail market are supposed to include VAT in all their pricing, but some don't bother for some reason. You might think this is to dupe the unwary into thinking their prices are lower than they are, or maybe to get better hits through search engines and comparison sites, I couldn't possibly comment. When VAT is added, and if you bother to read your credit card bill, your "special offer" price suddenly jumps to £195, not £169. Given that we sell the same pedal for £189 with Royal Mail Special Delivery and VAT included as our REGULAR price, and all our pedal prices already include delivery and VAT, we would strongly advise you to read the small print (and it is often quite small) very carefully before jumping at "bargains" that may not be what they first appear. Caveat emptor.

Buffer v Bypass article from Gutar Buyer Magazine

David at Moonphase — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:13:00 +0000

If you're an effects pedal user you absolutely MUST read this article! It was written by Dan Steinhardt of www.TheGigRig.com and published in Guitar Buyer Magazine issue 97 www.guitarbuyermag.com recently. I have already referred countless people to this article to explain the differences between, and applications of, true bypass and buffered pedals. We have very kindly been given permission by Dan and Guitar Buyer Magazine to re-publish the article, so, please visit http://www.robertkeeley.co.uk/GB97buffers.pdf and learn everything you need to know on the subject.

Second Moon

David at Moonphase — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:21:00 +0000

Rob Harris ( http://www.myspace.com/robharrisgtr & jamiroquai.com ) has just taken delivery of his second Moonphaser, now there's one on both pedalboards! Rob uses the Moonphaser and his wide collection of Keeley pedals on any number of Jamiroquai tracks; "Runaway - Live from Abbey Road" is a great example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzyj3Wxhjr4

Hope you have a great time at the Jamiroquai gig at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend Rob!

TS9-808 v TS9 mod plus

David at Moonphase — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:01:00 +0100

Hopefully to clear up the confusion I caused by naming it the TS9-808 years ago, this model is known in the USA as the TS9 Mod Plus or TS9 Mod +. They are all exactly the same pedal. All the Keeley effects pedals we sell in the UK are the exact same models as sold in the USA, they are all new production (modded or built in the USA) with the latest features. If you have any questions please let us know!

Delivery during possible Royal Mail strike action

David at Moonphase — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:24:00 +0100

For anyone who's worried about the possibility of strikes delaying their delivery: We have found in the past that effects pedals and other items that we send by either Special Delivery or International Signed-For (if you're outside the UK) tend to get through with little or no delay. This is because Royal Mail sends their managers out to handle these deliveries as they are under contract to deliver them in a set time. RM have indicated that this will be the case should there be a strike this week. First class items may be delayed for a couple of days if a strike does take place. Everything we have sent out recently to UK addresses has arrived next day as expected.

If you're considering ordering but are worried about how we will deliver to you, please email, or phone us on +44 (0)1223 841035.

Congratulations LCROSS

David at Moonphase — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:46:00 +0100

Usually I'm happier when a spacecraft doesn't crash into the moon, but this time I'm glad it did. Congratulations to NASA's Ames Research Center and everyone involved in the project for hitting the target! We're eagerly looking forward to the results here in Cambridge.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/index.html

http://www.caa-cya.org/newversion/index.php

http://www.moonphase.co.uk http://www.moonphaser.co.uk

New price offer on the Moonphaser

David at Moonphase — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:38:00 +0100

We've just dropped the price of the Moonphaser from £195 to £180, so if you're thinking of treating someone (including yourself, naturally) to the world's finest analogue phaser for Christmas it just got a little easier.

As always with our effects pedals our price includes VAT and UK delivery (by fully insured and trackable Royal Mail Special Delivery.)

Visit www.moonphaser.co.uk for all the details including soundclips and reviews by Guitarist and Guitar Buyer magazines.

Tubescreamer chips

David at Moonphase — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:53:00 +0100

There have been some changes of chip type in the Keeley Tubescreamers but I'm happy to say that things are now very simple - all of the models we offer (The TS9, the TS808, The TS808-TB and the TS9 flexi) all now have the Texas Instruments RC4558P.

NEW MusicomLAB - Midi Volume Control

David at Moonphase — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:15:00 +0100

MusicomLAB have just released their new MVC Midi Volume Control, a 128-step digitally-controlled analogue signal amplifier (Voltage Controlled Amplifier) for instruments and line level signals. Use Midi program changes to select from 128 user-settable presets or use as a Midi-driven continuous controller. Interfaces easily with the MusicomLAB EFX MkII effects pedal switching system. Program volume level changes to kick in simultaneously with your effects pedal changes!

For full details, operating manuals and system example diagrams for both devices please visit www.moonphase.co.uk/musicomlab.html or www.musicomlab.co.uk Trade enquiries are also very welcome.

Apollo 11 landing 40th anniversary

David at Moonphase — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:46:00 +0100

Congratulations Neil, Buzz and Mike! From your supporters at Moonphase.

That old digital v analogue debate - a frivolous thought

David at Moonphase — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:59:00 +0100

A debate that of course has no logical end and no single "right answer" because we're all different, but that doesn't mean we can't have some fun with it. I saw an ad in the guitar press recently for a digital, menu-driven piece of equipment and it immediately made me think of a tag line for one of my own analogue pedals: "The Moonphaser uses an interface based on rotating knobs, so you can create professional guitar sounds in 1 second or less." Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Musicom Lab EFX MkII effects switcher now in UK

David at Moonphase — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:39:00 +0100

There's a new effects switcher on the UK market - the Musicom Lab EFX has been in production for some time but has not been available in the UK until now. It's high quality, has some great features including true bypass effects switching, amp switching and MIDI connectivity ans all at an affordable price. Visit www.musicomlab.co.uk for more details and ordering (delivery approx 3 weeks.)

George L. Lewis dies

David at Moonphase — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:21:00 +0100

Madison, TN -- We are sad to announce that George L. Lewis, industry pioneer and founder of George L's, has passed away. He died Friday afternoon with his family by his side.
Lewis founded George L's more than 30 years ago, introducing the world to the notion that high-quality cables are an important part of good tone. A pioneer in making high-end instrument cables available to a broad range of musicians, George L's was one of the first companies to offer low-capacitance, easy-to-use cable kits. Lewis had also been part-owner of GHS String Co. and Sho-bud Steel Guitar. He was a great influence in the steel guitar community.
Lewis kept George L's a family business with the help of wife Mona and daughters Kim and Lisa. The company is known for a warm, family-style ethos that imbues all aspects of its operations; anyone who visits the company's NAMM booth or telephones the office is greeted with gracious hospitality.
Prior to his work in the musical instruments industry, Lewis served his country on the USS West Virginia and survived the Pearl Harbor attack.

Keeley TR-2 back in stock

David at Moonphase — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:21:00 +0100

After a long period of unavailbility we now have stock of the Keeley-modded TR-2 ready to ship. This pedal has been made available in our shopping cart system again, visit the TR-2 page of www.robertkeeley.co.uk to order.

BondingSolutions Pedalboard tape

David at Moonphase — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:42:00 +0000

We've added cable cutters, a cable tester and BondingSolutions Pedalboard Tape to the George L's online shop at http://www.georgels.co.uk/order.htm

Keeley USA back in full production!

David at Moonphase — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:53:00 +0000

Keeley USA have announced that they are back in full production and we can expect stock to arrive here within the next 2 weeks. So we're opening our online ordering again for most products in anticipation of new delivery. Please be aware when ordering that in most cases your pedal(s) will take 2 weeks to be delivered to you!

Back up and running

David at Moonphase — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:31:00 +0000

Things are steadily getting sorted out after the fire; everyone's back at work in an alternative building and pedals are back in production. There is some work to do to clear the backlog that built up when work had to stop and that is being done now. We have pedals in stock here (if our webstore allows you to order a pedal then it is available) and ready to post out. If we are out of stock of anything you want please email or phone us for the latest lead time and to reserve what you want.

Fire update

David at Moonphase — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:40:00 +0000

Despite the terrible news yesterday it appears that things are nowhere near as bad as they could have been. The word from Keeley USA today is that completed dealer stock (including ours) was essentially untouched by the fire except for some smoke damage to that requires reboxing. Also unmodded Boss and Ibanez pedal stock was unharmed.

This should mean that pedals start flowing this way again in the very near future rather than us having the long delay we might have expected.

We are still keeping the shopping cart closed for Keeley pedals over the weekend until the situation is completely clear. Please watch this space for more news.

Fire at Keeley USA

David at Moonphase — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:42:00 +0000

We have some very sad news today; there has been a fire at Keeley Electronics USA (the source of all Keeley pedals) that has destroyed their Oklahoma factory. For the local news story please see http://newsok.com//article/3338278

For anybody who has a pedal on order from us and is awaiting delivery, we have not be able to get in touch with anyone in the USA yet to find out the situation regarding the condition of an order of pedals that was due to fly over this week. We hope to have some firm news very soon. Our sincerest apologies to anyone whose delivery is delayed, we will be emailing you all individually as more information becomes available.

In the interim we felt it was best to disable our online shopping cart system to prevent new customer orders being placed until we know for certain what the position is. You can of course still order George L's cables, the Moonphaser and all non-Keeley products from our sites.

If you have any questions about existing or future orders please email us at sales@robertkeeley.co.uk

The good news is that nobody was hurt in the fire. Our thoughts are with all the staff at Keeley Electronics Inc. and we send them all our best wishes for a swift re-opening of the business.

Pedalboard pics

David at Moonphase — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:02:00 +0000

We've uploaded a couple of new pedalboard pics featuring the Moonphaser - Guthrie Govan from 2008 http://www.moonphaser.co.uk/Pedalboards/Guthriepedalboard.jpg and Matt Prior (Bonnie Tyler) http://www.moonphaser.co.uk/Pedalboards/Mattpedalboard.jpg the rig he used for his New Year gig in Romania

George L's online shop is up and running

David at Moonphase — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:15:00 +0000

You can now order your George L's cables and plugs from us online without all that tedious having to pick up the phone and talk to us. Go to www.georgels.co.uk and click on Click here to order and pay online
to use the shopping cart and pay online.

Keeley 4-knob Compressor in stock

David at Moonphase — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:40:00 +0000

Despite it not being shown on our web site we do have the Keeley 4-knob compressor in stock and ready to ship. If you want to order please follow this link http://www.romancart.com/cart.asp?storeid=27191&itemcode=4KC

Moonphaser sound clip

David at Moonphase — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:29:00 +0000

There's a new video clip available of Guthrie Govan playing the Moonphaser live with Billy Sheehan, to view it please visit www.moonphaser.com/sound.htm and click on "Sound clip 5"

New lower pricing for the Moonphaser

David at Moonphase — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:21:00 +0100

New pricing for the Moonphaser starts today! It's now £20 cheaper at £195 including VAT and UK delivery. Visit www.moonphaser.co.uk for full details.