Fernandes Vertigo FX
F e r n an d e s has produc ed a wide
r a n g e o f inst r ume nt s, from the
S t r a to c as te r c opy played by B illie
Joe A r m s t rong, t o t he offsets
e m p l o y e d by t he Edge a nd Ed
O’ B ri e n . Th e c ompany a lso threw
i t s h a t i n t o t h e guit ar s-with-effects
g am e w i th t he Ve r t igo FX. Its
f u n ky o ff s et body lo o ks lik e the
l o v e c h i l d o fv a J azzmaster, F irebird
an d E x p l o rer, e nsur in g it will get
e v e r y o n e ’s at t ent io n even before
y o u ac c e s s t h e onboard effects.
And wh e n it c o mes t o effects, the
Ve r ti g o i s up t o t he t ask, with six
e ff e c t s b an ks e ac h c ont a ining four
d i ff e re n t pat c hes. A ll m a nner of
f u zz , d i s to r t ion, c hor us, a nd dela y
aw a i t y o u as yo u plu g into the
Ve r ti g o F X . Want a c r isp digita l
d e l a y ? A c t ivat e t he C le a n D ela y
p at c h . F e eling jazzy? How a bout
JA Z Z Y, wi t h it s promised “ Wa rm
j azz s o u n d w it h oc t ave overla ys.”
N e e d to b r ing t he ro c k? Power
D i s t o rt i o n is just w hat the doctor
o rde re d , wit h heavy distortion a nd
an a d d e d do u bling effe ct. W ith 24
e ff e c t s to c h oose fro m, a nd the
ab i l i t y to use up t o nin e effects a t
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TONE TALK //
once, the Ver t ig o FX
is a stra nge, b e a s t ly
crea ture ca pa ble o f
unloa ding a w ide
va riety of tone s a t
a m oment’s n o t ic e .
If tha t doesn’t s e ll
you, it’s only a
couple hundre d
buck s on the u s e d
ma rk et, so yo u
ca n’t a fford no t
to try it.
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