At Winter NAMM 2011, TC Electronic introduced the Shaker Vibrato, a new vibrato guitar effect pedal featuring exclusive TonePrint artist sounds. This vibrato effect joins four other new TonePrint-carrying pedals: the Corona Chorus, Flashback Delay & Looper, Vortex Flanger, and Hall of Fame Reverb.

As its name implies, the Shaker Vibrato pedal was designed to shake things up. This guitar effect features two types of vibrato: a classic true pitch vibrato and "latch mode" in which the effect is only active when you press and hold the switch. This option allows you to get both subtle vibrato and faux-whammy bar effects without having to tap the switch endlessly. The unit sports intuitive Speed, Depth, Color, and Ramp controls that let you create your own "shakes" or vibrato.

Compact, with easy battery access and high-grade components, the Shaker Vibrato pedal features TonePrint, along with a true bypass, an analog-dry-through design, and more.

TonePrint is a new feature that provides instant access to the sounds of our most loved guitar heroes. According to the manufacturer, TonePrint isn’t just a static preset, it’s a complete re-tuning of the pedal including the sound and how the pots react. In developing TonePrint, TC Electronic collaborated with world-renowned guitarists such as John Petrucci, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Joe Perry, Orianthi, and Doug Aldrich, to name a few. More TonePrints from other guitarists will be added in the future.

A simple USB cable connects these pedals to any PC or Mac, and each pedal is capable of holding one TonePrint at a time. The concept, however, is unlimited, so you can swap TonePrints as many times as you like. All of the custom-made TonePrints can be downloaded from TC Electronic’s Website for free.

Shaker Vibrato features:

• Two vibrato types: Classic true pitch vibrato and "latch mode" vibrato
• Speed, Depth, Color, and Ramp controls
• Spillover on / off: smooth and natural transitions between sounds
• TonePrint guitar tones right out of the box
• True bypass
• Analog dry-through -- no conversion of dry signals, for transparency and zero latency
• Lots of headroom -- pedal accepts instrument as well as line level / FX loop signals
• One-screw battery access for fast battery changes
• Compact size

TonePrint at a glance:

• Sounds created via collaboration, not emulation -- tuned by some of the world’s best guitar players
• More TonePrints from different artists to come in the future
• Simple USB-based tone transfer
• Available as free downloads
• Unlimited use -- swap TonePrints as many times you want

TC Electronic will begin shipping the new Shaker Vibrato guitar effect in February, 2011 for $177 (MSRP). Learn more at tcelectronic.com.