Solid Gold FX Launches the NU-33 Vinyl Engine

October 22, 2020 · 3 sources

Solid Gold FX announced the NU-33 Vinyl Engine, a pedal the maker billed as "quite possibly the ultimate vinyl emulator with a 1/4\" jack"¹. The announcement came through a press release published by Premier Guitar on October 21, 2020, and the pedal reached availability the same week.

The NU-33 is built to recreate the sound and character of a vinyl record in a guitar signal chain, and its standout feature is control: it carries an assignable expression input with CV capabilities¹, which lets a player sweep the effect with an expression pedal or feed it control voltage from other gear. The maker's product page lists this as an assignable expression/CV input².

What the announcement established:

• The NU-33 is a vinyl emulator in pedal form, with a standard 1/4" jack connection¹.
• It has an assignable expression input with CV capabilities¹.
• It shipped after repeated delays through 2020¹.

A demo of the pedal appeared on Delicious Audio alongside the launch coverage³, giving players an early hear of what the vinyl effect does to a guitar signal.