Use your iPhone to change the effects on the iStomp pedal

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Users can place removable labels on the front of the iStomp to identify the loaded effect, or change the color of the LED

A mock up of the iStomp packaging

Left view of the iStomp, showing 9V DC input and stereo output jacks

Right side view of the iStomp, featuring stereo input jacks and DigiTech Smart Cable interface

The iStomp pedal has four parameter adjustment knobs on the top for fine tuning, which change function depending on which effect is loaded

After choosing an effect from the online StompShop, a user downloads it to the iStomp pedal, overwriting whatever effect was previously in residence

The iStomp comes supplied with a power adapter and DigiTech Smart Cable

The iStomp on display at NAMM recently

The iStomp effects pedal effectively starts life as a blank canvas onto which the user paints a wall of sound in the shape of a downloadable effect

At launch, around 24 effects are available with more being added as time goes by, including exclusive DigiTech sonic designs, licensed sounds from other pedal manufacturers and legacy DigiTech and DOD classics

The iStomp from DigiTech allows users to change the pedal's guitar effects using an iOS device

Article Summary

The never-ending quest for killer effects pedals is an expensive and time-consuming passion that most electric guitar players will have to endure for much of their playing careers (unless you're lucky enough to hit on the perfect setup early on, of course). Effects veteran DigiTech has developed a stompbox that could well put that quest to bed. The iStomp effects pedal effectively starts life as a blank canvas onto which the user paints a wall of sound in the shape of a downloadable effect. Just like any other stompbox, the new pedal allows for fine adjustment of tone with parameter knobs, but if you fancy a brand new flavor of distortion or a completely different reverb to the one which is resident on the pedal, you can just buy the effect from DigiTech's online store and download it onto the iStomp via your iOS device.

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