Godlyke Inc. | 8 years ago
Due to popular demand we invited Rob Compa (Dopapod) over to give this thing a quick run through with a guitar. The results were really cool. Apologies for Rob's overzealous foot shaking the camera.
In the mid-90’s, electronic music manufacturer Akai Professional took a detour from their typical product offerings of samplers & workstations and released a series of dedicated effect pedals for Guitar & Bass.
Among these pedals was a ruby-colored gem called the SB-1 Deep Impact – designed for use with Bass Guitar, the Deep Impact contained a variety of fat, funky Synth-Bass sound presets that were user-tweakable and - more importantly – infinitely usable in a variety of musical settings.
While the Deep Impact failed to make an immediate impression, the aftershock continued to rumble long after the pedal was discontinued. Many high-profile Pros swore by the D.I. as their “go-to” box for creating fat, analog-esque Synth sounds with their Bass Guitars. Notable Deep Impact users include Mike Gordon of Phish, Paul Taylor of Jamiroquai, and Chris Wolstenholme of Muse.
The rarity and functionality of the Deep Impact coupled with these posthumous celebrity endorsements soon pushed prices on the vintage market well up near the $1000 mark.
Fortunately, Panda MIDI has resurrected the sounds and spirit of the Deep Impact in an all-new pedal that is more powerful, more feature-laden and yet costs less – introducing the Future Impact Mk. I!
Guitar playing and tripod shaking by Rob Compa (Dopapod).
