“The
TimeFactor and ModFactor offer so much flexibility in a compact pedal.”
– Kevin
Hunter, guitarist.
LITTLE
FERRY, NEW JERSEY, August 26, 2008 — Looking for the perfect combination of
versatility, performance and portability, guitarist Kevin Hunter has added the
Eventide TimeFactor and ModFactor stompboxes to his repertoire. Hunter, the
former guitarist for Jive Records recording artist Lesley Roy, is currently
working on a project with producer Hal Willner (Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams,
Marianne Faithfull).
Hunter’s
list of credits speaks to his versatility as a guitarist. He has worked with a
variety of artists that includes Shania Twain, Janet Jackson, Al Jarreau and P.
Diddy, to name a few. When discussing Hunter’s influences (which range from pop
acts like the Beatles, Van Halen and Radiohead to less mainstream guitarists
like Alan Holdsworth), the roots of this versatility become apparent, as does
his need for a diverse array of effects. “I’ve gone through hundreds of
different effects boxes and am always trying to stretch my boundaries,” Hunter
said. “A friend of mine told me about the Eventide pedals and recommended I try
them out. I have an Eventide H8000FW in my recording studio in Amsterdam, and I called up Eventide and they
were able to answer all my questions.”
Hunter purchased a TimeFactor and a
ModFactor—Eventide’s first two stompbox models. Small enough to fit on a
pedalboard or in a gigbag, the TimeFactor and ModFactor are full-featured
Eventide studio-quality stompboxes. The TimeFactor twin delay stompbox includes 10 stereo or dual mono delay effects, including
Digital Delay, Vintage Delay, Tape Echo, Modulated Delay, Ducked Delay, Band
Delay, Filter Pong, MultiTap Delay, Reverse Delay and Looper. The ModFactor
modulation effects stompbox includes 25 of Eventide’s best modulation effects,
including multiple versions of Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, PolyMod, TremoloPan,
Undulator, Vibrato, Q-Wah, ModFilter and RingMod.
Since
Hunter purchased the TimeFactor and ModFactor pedals, they have become a
fixture in his rig, both in the studio and on the road. “I used to carry a lot
of effects boxes around with me but now I just carry the two Eventide pedals
with an expression pedal for each and a T Rex Dr. Swamp
distortion pedal,” he said. “They offer so much flexibility in a compact
pedal.”
About Eventide
Founded in 1971 in New York City, Eventide
is a leading developer and manufacturer of digital audio processing products
for recording, broadcast, and live performance. Headquartered in Little Ferry,
NJ, Eventide invented the H910, the first Harmonizer effects processor in 1975,
and introduced the H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer effects processor in 1987. Visit
Eventide online at eventide.com.