Fender The Pinwheel

The Pinwheel guitar effect from the American brand Fender emulates the legendary sound of Leslie speakers with rotating sound tubes. It is a box that offers a wide range of sound settings and a number of useful functions in a compact format. Guitarists and keyboard players alike will appreciate its services, thanks to the optional stereo/mono connection and the ability to adjust the frequency response with the Voicing switch.

The box offers three selectable emulations of famous speakers - probably the most famous Leslie 122 model inextricably linked with the sound of the Hammond organ, the Leslie 145 model and the Fender Vibratone cabinet produced in 1967-72, designed for electric guitars. Basic operations can be performed with the right footswitch, i.e. switching between the two basic modes Slow and Fast with different speeds of effect modulation, or pausing the modulation for a while (Brake).

The settings of the seven effect potentiometers determine the amount of modulated signal added to the clean signal (Level), the amount of added distortion (Drive), the EQ (Tone), the speed of the rotating speaker effect (Slow, Fast), the speed of the transition between Fast and Slow modes (Ramp), and the degree of effect modulation depending on the dynamics of your playing (Sens), i.e. the stronger the punch, the more pronounced the effect.

You can connect an expression pedal to the effect to determine the speed of the effect oscillation, or a footswitch to switch between Fast and Slow modes (select between exp/fs switch FS Select). The chassis of the box is made of lightweight, durable, anodized aluminum. The LED backlit potentiometers give you a perfect overview of the current settings even in the dark corners of the stage - anyone who has ever picked up a "black Peter" and played on stage in the dark will surely understand. The effect is powered by a 9V adapter (not included).