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Damage Control & Strymon – a letter to our devoted customers and fans

Damage Control and Strymon2010 has been an extraordinary year for us. In a tough economy, we were fortunate to be able to push our product ideas forward and create a unique line of high end pedals with our Strymon division. We’re now shipping six Strymon pedals, all of which are built in our factory just north of Los Angeles, California, USA.

As you might already know, in 2009 we teamed up with Strymon to begin developing new products together. It went so well that Strymon became a part of Damage Control. We’re a tight knit team and both companies are stronger now as one.

We are very excited about the new direction that we’ve been moving in, and have decided that for the foreseeable future, all new Damage Control products will carry our Strymon name. This includes the new Damage Control products currently in development that you may have seen on our blog. We’re extremely excited about these and working feverishly on them.

Focusing on Strymon will allow us to best reflect our new ideas, innovation and vision in our products. It will also allow us to focus our communication with customers, artists and fans. We invite all of our devoted Damage Control fans to check out what we’re dreaming up with Strymon.

Visit Strymon

Of course, our dedicated customers will still be able to get support for their existing Damage Control pedals. Just visit our support page at www.damagecontrolusa.com/support.

Damage Control support
 
 
 

Our goal is to create new paradigms is music electronics. We have a whole array of new projects brewing in the labs that we’re hard at work on. Huge thanks go out the customers and fans worldwide who have supported us through these crazy economic times. Without all of your support, we would not have been able to continue our dream of developing innovative music gear.

While the name may be different, we’re still the same five guys! Thanks for your support,
Gregg, Pete, Dave, Ethan, Terry

 
 
 
 
 
 

The last TimeLine contest

Congratulations to Dan S. of Santa Rosa, CA. The last TimeLine is yours. Thanks to everyone that entered, stay tuned for the next contest!

The last TimeLine contestYes, that’s right. TimeLine has been discontinued to focus our efforts on new products to be released later this year and next year. But we know that TimeLine is loved, earning critical acclaim and becoming a favorite delay pedal among guitarists across the globe. So we’re giving you a chance to win our very last TimeLine.

No purchase necessary to enter or win.

The rules:

  • Click the ‘Like’ button on the top of our Facebook page or on our Facebook link below.
  • Enter the contest form below.
  • That’s it!

The winner will be chosen randomly from the list of qualified entrants. Hurry, the contest ends September 1, 2010. Ok, go!

The prize:

TimeLineThe last TimeLine dual vacuum tube delay pedal. This is the last one, we have no more in stock!

 
 

The terms:

 

Enter the contest:

Congratulations to Dan S. of Santa Rosa, CA. The last TimeLine is yours. Thanks to everyone that entered, stay tuned for the next contest!

New pedal coming together…

Here’s a quick workbench photo of our latest Damage Control project! We’re hard at work on the sound design and nearly finished with the metalwork. Stay tuned for more information!

New DC pedal in progress

 
 

something we’re working on…

a little something we’re working on…
new dc pedal

 
 
 

GearWire review of Womanizer

Check out GearWire’s stompbox walkthrough review of Womanizer. It’s a couple years old but still a very nice in-depth review:

What’s up with Damage Control? Q&A

So, you may have asked yourself. What’s up with Damage Control? What the heck have these guys been up to?

Over the last couple years, we’ve been happily building TimeLine, Glass Nexus, Demonizer, Womanizer, Solid Metal and Liquid Blues for many satisfied customers and artists. During that time we transitioned our sales model from retail music stores to direct sales right through our website.

What is this Strymon I keep hearing about?

Late last year we teamed up with our friend Terry at Strymon Engineering and started working on some new products together. Things went so well that Terry came on board and Strymon is now a division of Damage Control. Strymon is dedicated to providing insanely high-quality, cutting edge, boutique music electronics.

strymon guitar effects pedals

What Strymon products are available?

Over the last few months we’ve released the OB.1 Optical Compressor, Brigadier dBucket delay, Ola dBucket Chorus & Vibrato, blueSky Reverberator and Orbit dBucket Flanger. And there will be more where these came from!

So. What’s happening with Damage Control products?

It’s official, we’re opening a new chapter in the Damage Control book. We have completed the final build of our existing line of products.

Whaaaat???

You heard us right. We’re discontinuing everything. We have limited quantities of our products available in our online store. Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever.

It’s time for Damage Control to push the envelope once again. To create new paradigms in music electronics that are unlike anything you’ve ever heard. We’ve got a whole new array of projects brewing in the Damage Control kitchen. In the coming months you will begin to see some sneak previews of what’s to come. We’re very excited about what’s going on in our labs and we hope you will be too. New Damage Control products are coming. Stay tuned.

Make sure to sign up for our email newsletter and we’ll keep you in the loop!

So if you want a Liquid Blues or a Demonizer, you might want to hop to it and head on over to our online store. And the last TimeLine out the door may very well become a collectors item!

In-depth youtube demo of TimeLine

Have you seen Passenger95′s incredibly in-depth 3-part demo of TimeLine?

Check it out below!